Rich Casciato from Taylor Guitars stops by the studio again to talk about V-Class bracing in Grand Concert guitars and share a couple of his worst dad jokes. Next, filmmaker, photographer, and Saosin bassist Chris “Boosti” Sorensen makes his debut appearance on the podcast to talk about his trips to Cameroon, where he’s been directing a full-length documentary on the Ebony Project and sustainable forestry.

We talk about how Taylor creates new guitars with 16-year Taylor veteran Engineering Project Manager Crystal Lawrence, then chat with touring circuit pros Terry Myers and Glen Wolff about using DI boxes to get the perfect live tone.

The guys chat with Tracey and Vance Marino from the  to introduce their organization and talk about the process of writing music. Then, the hosts dig into Taylor’s new line of guitar picks with Chief Business Development Officer Keith Brawley.

We dive into our spring ebony replanting project with Scott Paul, Taylor’s Director of Natural Resource Sustainability. Artist relations pro Devin Malone makes his Taylor debut and chats about the Nashville music scene and cultivating relationships with new talent.

Hosts Cameron and Jay chat with Damian DeRobbio, production manager at San Diego’s Belly Up, one of the city’s best-loved concert venues. Chris Cosgove, the tonewood buyer for Taylor Guitars, stops by to provide insight into our wood sourcing process, and talks about close calls with falling trees and coral snakes in the jungle.

Cameron and Jay sit down with Andy Powers, master guitar designer and the architect behind the new Grand Pacific round-shoulder dreadnought, to talk acoustic inspiration, the power of V-Class bracing, design choices, and more.

Cameron and Jay talk to longtime Taylor photographer Tim Whitehouse on his last day before retirement before diving in to a conversation about guitar effects with Jeff and Jordyn from BOSS. This episode includes a demo of the Taylor V-Class 414ce.

In this episode, our hosts chat with Taylor artist Juno about launching her musical journey and her role on the popular Fox show, Empire. Cameron and Jay also talk guitar care with Customer Service Manager Glen Wolff and share updates from Summer NAMM 2018.

The guys are joined by Taylor District Sales Manager Rich Casciato, who shares his thoughts about what makes a great guitar collection and demos a 522ce 12-Fret. After that, Jonah Matranga, Taylor artist and member of Far and Onelinedrawing, stops by to chat about his solo work and reminisce about Far album Water & Solutions on its 20th anniversary.

In this conversation about Taylor’s latest efforts to create a more sustainable future, Bob Taylor joins Tony Polecastro, Cameron and Jay to share what he’s learned while working to transform an ebony sawmill business in Cameroon over six years. Bob talks about the challenges and progress along the way, his love of the Cameroonian people, and why standardization is the way out of chaos. He also explains why planting trees has become his mission, and sheds light on two current projects: an innovative ebony replanting program, and his work to plant a koa forest in Hawaii. As usual, Bob serves up a few nuggets of inspiring life wisdom along the way.