Taylor GS Mini Mahogany

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Taylor GS Mini Mahogany

Taylor

GS Mini Mahogany

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Product Info

Article Number: 396723
Brand: Taylor
Model: GS Mini Mahogany
Price: $657.80

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The GS Mini Mahogany is a clever little instrument – it really punches above its weight class. The mahogany top lends a pleasing warmth and clarity, making it a fantastic songwriting companion or a reliable travel guitar. It's a great option for beginners or experienced players who appreciate a comfortable, portable, and well-built instrument.

Product Description

Taylor GS Mini Mahogany, 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

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

PROS
  • • Mahogany top delivers a surprisingly warm, focused, and articulate tone.
  • • Sapele back and sides provide excellent projection and sustain for its size.
  • • Ebony fingerboard offers a smooth, fast playing experience and excellent note clarity.
  • • Compact size and gig bag make it ideal for travel and songwriting on the go.
CONS
  • • Plywood back and sides limit the potential for complex overtones compared to all-solid wood guitars.
  • • Shorter scale length might feel cramped for players with larger hands.
  • • While versatile, it lacks the tonal breadth of a full-size dreadnought.

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Key Features

Top Wood Mahogany, solid
Back & Sides Sapele plywood
Neck Material Sapele
Fingerboard Ebony
Scale Length 597 mm (approximately 23.5 in)
Frets 20
Electronics None (acoustic only)
Weight Approximately 4.5 lbs (estimated – Taylor doesn’t publish GS Mini weights)

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Sitka Spruce version is brighter and more versatile, while the Mahogany offers a warmer, more mellow tone with a slightly more focused midrange.
The neck is relatively slim, which many find comfortable, but the shorter scale length might feel a bit cramped for those with very large hands – it's worth trying if possible.
Because it's an acoustic-only model, you’ll need to plug it into an acoustic amp or PA system to amplify it, but it won’t have the built-in electronics of a Taylor-e series.

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