Best Taylor Steel String Acoustic Guitars in 2025

6-string Acoustic Guitar with Mahogany Top

Layered Sapele Back

Sides - Natural

Body Body type: Taylor Grand Auditorium Cutaway: Yes - Venetian Top wood: Solid Sitka Spruce Back & sides: Layered Rosewood Bracing pattern: Taylor Standard II Bracing (Forward Shift Pattern) Body finish: Gloss 6.0 Top, Satin 5.0 Back and Sides Orientation: Right-Handed Neck Neck shape: Standard Taylor Profile Nut width: 1 11/16" (42.8mm) Fingerboard: Genuine African Ebony Neck wood: Sapele Scale length: 25 1/2"<b

HAND-BUILT GUITARS WITH RICH SOUND: Rated top 2% in USA. Zager is a small custom guitar shop that builds only a handful of guitars weekly. Buying direct allows you to bypass retail, meaning you’re getting a custom hand-built guitar for half the price

PLAY LONGER, MOVE FASTER: Zager's guitars allow you to move faster and play longer with no pain. A custom bracing system so you barely have to press to form chords, custom string spacing to prevent buzzing & custom soft metal frets softer on fingers

THE ORIGINAL, JUST SMALLER: Our original hand made guitar we’ve been building for 32 years - just 15% smaller for easier playing for smaller players. Solid spruce/mahogany, dreadnought Style, venetian cutaway, AURA system

HAND-BUILT GUITARS WITH RICH SOUND: The ZAD80 is rated in the top 5% of acoustics in national & international publications competing with guitars 2-3x its price. Buying direct bypasses retail - for a custom hand-built guitar for 1/2 the price

PLAY LONGER, MOVE FASTER: Zager's guitars allow you to move faster and play longer with no pain. A custom bracing system so you barely have to press to form chords, custom string spacing to prevent buzzing & custom soft metal frets softer on fingers

80 SERIES, SMALLER SIZED: Our ZAD80 series plays a little easier & more powerfully than our regular series. The OM Size is just 15% smaller making it easier to hold. Solid Cedar/Indian Rosewood, full abalone & pearl inlay

15/16 Size Dreadnought

1 11/16 inch Nut Width

24 7/8 inch Scale Length

HAND-BUILT GUITARS WITH RICH SOUND: Rated top 2% in USA. Zager is a small custom guitar shop that builds only a handful of guitars weekly. Buying direct allows you to bypass retail, meaning you’re getting a custom hand-built guitar for half the price

PLAY LONGER, MOVE FASTER: Zager's guitars allow you to move faster and play longer with no pain. A custom bracing system so you barely have to press to form chords, custom string spacing to prevent buzzing & custom soft metal frets softer on fingers

SMALLER PARLOR SIZED: Our Parlor size guitars are 25% smaller than our full size guitars + 2 inch shorter neck design. Children or small adults (under 5 ft tall) don’t have to reach as far for certain chords making playability even easier

HAND-BUILT GUITARS WITH RICH SOUND: Rated top 2% in USA. Zager is a small custom guitar shop that builds only a handful of guitars weekly. Buying direct allows you to bypass retail, meaning you’re getting a custom hand-built guitar for half the price

PLAY LONGER, MOVE FASTER: Zager's guitars allow you to move faster and play longer with no pain. A custom bracing system so you barely have to press to form chords, custom string spacing to prevent buzzing & custom soft metal frets softer on fingers

SMALLER TRAVEL SIZED: Hand built with the same precision as our larger guitars, just 25% smaller. Our Travel Electric with built in auto tuner allows you to plug into any amplifier or PA system giving you the same power as our full size guitars

HAND-BUILT GUITARS WITH RICH SOUND: Rated top 2% in USA. Zager is a small custom guitar shop that builds only a handful of guitars weekly. Buying direct allows you to bypass retail, meaning you’re getting a custom hand-built guitar for half the price

PLAY LONGER, MOVE FASTER: Zager's guitars allow you to move faster and play longer with no pain. A custom bracing system so you barely have to press to form chords, custom string spacing to prevent buzzing & custom soft metal frets softer on fingers

20 SERIES, THE NO FRILLS BASIC: Our basic no frills guitar designed and confirmed to often outperform $1000+ models. Dreadnought Style, sitka spruce top, solid wood construction

6-string Acoustic-electric Guitar with Mahogany Top

Eucalyptus Fingerboard - Natural

Sapele Back Sides

6-string Acoustic Guitar with Sitka Spruce Top

Ebony Fingerboard - Natural

Rosewood Back Sides

Limited-edition 6-string Acoustic-electric Guitar with Spruce Top

Ebony Fretboard - Satin Sunburst

Walnut Back Sides

6-string Acoustic-electric Guitar with Sitka Spruce Top

Taylor ES2 Electronics - Natural

Sapele Back and Sides

Each 1:4 scale ornamental replica guitar

Individually handcrafted with solid wood and metal tuning keys

Comes complete with a high-quality miniature adjustable A-frame stand and guitar case gift box

Body Body type: Dreadnought 3/4th-Scale Cutaway: No Top wood: Solid Sitka Spruce Back & sides: Layered Sapele Bracing pattern: Taylor Standard Baby X-Bracing Body finish: Matte 2.0 Orientation: Left-Handed Neck Neck shape: Taylor Standard Baby Profile Nut width: 1 11/16" (42.8mm) Fingerboard: Genuine African Ebony Neck wood: Sapele Scale length: 22-3/4" Number of frets: 19 Neck finish: Matte 2.0 Elec

Conceived as a starter guitar for kids, the lovable Baby Taylor has maintained its enduring appeal in part by being a legitimate musical instrument that anyone can enjoy

The three-quarter-size Dreadnought helped touring musicians like Taylor Swift sketch new musical ideas on the road, and it's been a reliable musical accomplice for travelers seeking inspiration while trekking the world

6-string Acoustic Guitar with Mahogany Top

Ebony Fingerboard - Natural

Sapele Back Sides

6-string Acoustic-electric Guitar with Spruce Top

Ebony Fingerboard - Natural

Walnut Back Sides

Acoustic-electric Guitar with Koa Top

Ebony Fingerboard - Natural

Sides with Mahogany Neck

Body Back/Side Material: Neo-tropical Mahogany

Top Material: Neo-tropical Mahogany

Fingerboard Material: West African Crelicam Ebony