Taylor GS Mini-e Mahogany
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Taylor
GS Mini-e Mahogany
Product Info
Article Number:
396730
Brand:
Taylor
Model:
GS Mini-e Mahogany
Category:
Other Acoustic Guitars
Price:
$812.90
* Prices may vary. Check retailer for current pricing and availability.
The GS Mini-e Mahogany is a fantastic option for singer-songwriters, travelers, or anyone wanting a compact guitar with a big sound. The mahogany top provides a rich, mellow tone that's perfect for fingerstyle or strumming, and the ES-B pickup system makes it stage-ready. It’s a surprisingly well-built instrument that punches way above its size class.
Product Description
Taylor GS Mini-e Mahogany, Acoustic Guitar
- A guitar that somehow manages to feel small and sounds big. The GS Mini-e Mahogany is a great choice for a high-quality travel guitar as well as a perfect songwriting tool - with the warmth of a mahogany top.
- Style: small body
- Top: solid mahogany
- 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: Nubone
- Bridge: Micarta
- Machine heads: Chrome
- Black pickguard
- Pickup: Taylor ES-B
- Factory strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Medium (Art. #516199#)
- Colour: Natural
- Includes Taylor soft case
*Note:* Register your Taylor guitar to extend your warranty to 12 years.
PROS
- • Solid mahogany top delivers a warm, focused, and articulate tone.
- • Taylor ES-B pickup system offers exceptional amplified clarity and feedback resistance.
- • Sapele back and sides provide surprising projection for a small-bodied guitar.
- • Ebony fingerboard provides smooth playability and a crisp, defined feel.
CONS
- • Sapele plywood back and sides limit the overall resonance and complexity compared to all-solid wood.
- • The shorter scale length might feel cramped for players with larger hands.
- • While versatile, the mahogany top’s tone is less bright and cutting than spruce.
Product Video
Key Features
Top Wood
Solid Mahogany
Back & Sides
Sapele Plywood
Neck Material
Sapele
Fingerboard
Ebony
Scale Length
597 mm (23.5 in)
Frets
20
Electronics
Taylor ES-B
Weight
4.8 lbs (estimated)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mahogany offers a warmer, more focused sound with less high-end sparkle than spruce, making it ideal for a more intimate or mellow vibe.
Yes, the ES-B is renowned for its simplicity and natural amplified tone; it provides a clear, balanced sound without excessive brightness or artificiality.
Absolutely; Taylor’s build quality is excellent, and the GS Mini is known for its durability, making it a reliable instrument for years of playing.
