Taylor GS Mini-e Rosewood Plus

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Taylor GS Mini-e Rosewood Plus

Taylor

GS Mini-e Rosewood Plus

4.4 Expert Rating

Product Info

Article Number: 558660
Brand: Taylor
Model: GS Mini-e Rosewood Plus
Price: $1,208.90

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The GS Mini-e Rosewood Plus is a fantastic little package. The rosewood gives it a surprisingly mature, warm voice you wouldn’t expect from a mini, and the ES2 pickup is genuinely usable for gigs. It's perfect for traveling musicians, students, or anyone wanting a quality, compact instrument that sounds great both plugged in and out.

Product Description

  • Taylor GS Mini-e Rosewood Plus
  • Acoustic Guitar with Pickup
  • Style: Small Body
  • Top: solid sitka spruce
  • X Bracing with relief rout
  • Back and sides: Rosewood laminated
  • Neck: Sapele
  • Fingerboard: Ebony
  • Dot fingerboard inlays
  • Scale: 597 mm
  • Nut width: 42.8 mm
  • Nubone nut
  • 20 Frets
  • Pickup: Taylor ES2 system
  • Black pickguard
  • Micarta bridge
  • Nickel Taylor machine heads
  • Colour: Natural
  • high-gloss
  • Incl. Aero case

*Note:* Register your Taylor guitar to extend your warranty to 12 years.

PROS
  • • Solid Sitka spruce top delivers a surprisingly rich, full tone.
  • • Rosewood back and sides add warmth and sustain absent in other minis.
  • • Taylor ES2 pickup system provides excellent amplified clarity and feedback resistance.
  • • Sapele neck offers comfortable playability with a familiar Taylor feel.
CONS
  • • Laminated rosewood back/sides limit ultimate tonal complexity compared to all-solid instruments.
  • • Small body size might be too compact for players with larger hands or a preference for a fuller sound.
  • • High-gloss finish, while aesthetically pleasing, can feel a bit slippery for some.

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Key Features

Top Wood Solid Sitka Spruce
Back & Sides Laminated Rosewood
Neck Material Sapele
Fingerboard Ebony
Scale Length 597 mm
Frets 20
Electronics Taylor ES2 system
Weight 4.8 lbs

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Frequently Asked Questions

The rosewood model is noticeably warmer and richer, with more sustain; the mahogany version is brighter and more focused.
The neck is relatively slim, which is standard for Taylor, but the smaller body size might feel a little cramped for some with very large hands.
The ES2 is known for its feedback rejection; it's significantly better than many other acoustic pickups, though careful EQ adjustments are always recommended.

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