The Scoop
Andy Powers, CEO, President and Master Builder of Taylor Guitars has introduced a side project of his, Powers Electric – a new electric guitar brand. The new brand hearkens to early electric guitar designs of Southern California and Powers’s love for them, and his roots hailing from the area. Powers Electric’s flagship model, the A-Type, is designed with proprietary pickups and a wide array of colors inspired by classic automotive colors.
Our Take
Of all the people to go the way of the Newport Folk Festival, we must admit that Andy Powers would be among the last people to land on our bingo card. In any event, Powers Electric looks to be quite an impressive guitar brand right off the bat, something you’d probably expect from someone as experienced as Powers. It is enough to make you wonder, though, how does the head of one of the world’s biggest acoustic guitar companies still have the time and energy for a side passion project of this scale? Whatever kind of coffee Andy Powers is drinking, we’ll have what he’s having.