Taylor GS Mini Mahogany B-Stock

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Steel-Striing Guitar

A guitar that somehow manages to feel small but sounds great - with the tonal warmth of a mahogany top.

The GS Mini is a good choice as a high-quality travel guitar and a perfect songwriting tool.

Body shape: Small Body
Top: Mahogany, solid
X bracing with relief rout
Back and sides: Sapele plywood
Neck: Sapele
Fingerboard: Ebony
Dot fingerboard inlays
20 Frets
Scale: 597 mm
Nut width: 42.8 mm
Nut and saddle: Nubone
Machine heads: Chrome
Black pickguard
Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Medium Art.516199
Colour: Natural
Includes gig bag
Made in Mexico

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Available since August 2016

Item number 400857

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Design GS Mini

Top Solid Mahogany

Back And Sides Sapele

Cutaway No

Fretboard Ebony

Nut width in mm 42,80 mm

Frets 20

Pickups No

Colour Natural

Case No

Incl. Gigbag Yes

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A first-class travel guitar

There are countless travel guitars, and plenty of parlour guitars too. All these instruments are smaller than standard guitars – unfortunately though, none of them exactly look or sound very sexy. Taylor's GS Mini series, on the other hand, is a category all of its own: They are smaller and more manageable than full-size guitars, but they deliver more volume than travel guitars and, most importantly, players don't have to compromise on sound. Taylor has achieved this with the GS Mini Mahogany's relatively large yet incredibly manageable body, and as its name suggests, the model shown here has a top made of warm-sounding mahogany. And as if that weren't enough, the guitar can be made stage-ready in seconds with a special sound hole pickup.

Little baby brother

The Taylor GS Mini Mahogany is a scaled-down version of the Taylor GS, which also lends the Mini its round, voluminous appearance. It has a scale length of 23.5" (59.7cm), which is 2" (or 5cm) shorter than that of full-scale instruments. Taylor's patented "relief rout" and ingenious X-bracing give excellent dynamics to the rich, warm sound provided by the aforementioned mahogany top, and the back and sides in turn are made of laminated wood, with the outer layer consisting of sapele. Taylor also uses sapele for the neck, which is joined to the body with Taylor's proprietary screw construction, and as with all Taylors, the GS Mini's fingerboard is made of ebony. With this combination of woods, the GS Mini Mahogany generates a deep, full-sounding tone that is also perfect for fingerstyle playing.

Great sound even on the go

No true guitarist wants to leave their beloved instrument at home when they're travelling, which is where the Taylor GS Mini Mahogany comes in: With its scale length of just under 60cm, players can look forward to an incomparably relaxed playing feel wherever they take it. Other travel guitars can be considerably smaller, and some might even fit into a rucksack – but who wants that? Passionate guitarists want a guitar with a great sound. Despite its size, the GS Mini Mahogany has a punchy,full-bodied sound that can really hold its own against larger "orchestra" models. And when the time comes to take it travelling, a sturdy gig bag is included in the price.

About Taylor Guitars

Taylor Guitars was co-founded by Bob Taylor in California in 1974 and from the outset specialised in the construction of high-quality acoustic guitars. By focusing on state-of-the-art manufacturing methods and very high standards of quality, Taylor Guitars has made it into the top echelon of fine guitar makers. Names such as Taylor Swift, Leo Kottke, Prince, David Gilmour, and former US President Bill Clinton are a testament to the popularity of the instruments, which are also reputed for their playability. The creation of a second workshop in Mexico has meant that Taylor guitars are also in the mid-priced segment.

From the beach to the fireplace to the sofa

Of course, a travel guitar wants to be out on the road, and the Taylor GS Mini Mahogany is designed specifically for just that – it's not only easy to handle, but also extremely robust thanks to its laminated body. So it doesn't matter whether it is being played by the campfire on the beach or by the fireplace in a log cabin, or whether the player wants to curl up with it on the sofa (not a good idea with a dreadnought!) or enjoying a quick bit of songwriting at their desk: It's a great guitar to have close to hand just about anywhere that a high-quality, compact instrument is needed. And thanks to its easy-to-fit pickup – available separately – the guitar can even be taken on stage!

In the spotlight

Relief Rout

The term "Relief Rout" refers to a special routing method that Taylor uses on its acoustic guitars: A specific amount of wood is removed from around the edge of the underside of the guitar's top, which means that the wood here is thinner and the join between the guitar's top and sides is less rigid - similar to a speaker cone with a rubber surround. This gives the top a lower resonant frequency and thus gives the guitar a deeper and fuller sound.

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