GS Mini-e Koa Bass
The small-scale acoustic bass loved the world over for its authentic tone and part of the now legendary GS Mini series of travel guitars - the GS Mini-e Koa bass offers a completely different take on the 4 string experience. Unbelievably easy and satisfying to play, players of all ages and ability will love the 10-inch shorter scale length - from children new to the instrument, 6 string players who struggle with the standard wide fret spacing of traditional bass instruments and pro bass players looking for a fun weekend toy. Custom nylon-core strings feel slinky yet responsive on ultra-comfortable neck, with close fret spacing for painless movement around the fretboard and a dual prong bridge pin design facilitates maximum resonance whilst ensuring a tight hold. The lightweight but highly resonant body features a stunning, rich figured solid koa top that adds warmth and sparkle to the tone, with climate resilient layered koa back and sides. The overall voice is punchy and direct, with a top end chime that helps transient clarity, and the GS Mini-e Koa Bass carries even at low levels with the touch of the delicate player and beginners. The perfect tool for song-writing, jamming and tracking demos - it comes with a durable gig bag and preloaded with high quality stage and studio ready ES-B electronics.
GS Mini
A scaled-down GS that?s anything but small.
- Scaled-down Grand Symphony body
- Great for all playing styles
- Considered a modern-day parlor guitar
The award-winning GS Mini was designed to be the ultimate musical companion, wherever you go ? or stay. Inspired by the big, bold sound of Taylor's GS body shape, the Mini scales things down without skimping on sound, packing a ton of tone into a comfortable travel size and giving you a guitar that's full-voiced and incredibly fun to play. Think of the Mini as a modern-day parlor guitar, perfect for playing around the house but also built to fit an active lifestyle.
Inspired by the big, bold sound of Taylor?s Grand Symphony, the GS Mini scales things down without skimping on sound. The guitar manages to pack a ton of tone into a comfortable, travel-and couch-friendly guitar that?s full-voiced and incredibly fun to play.
Layered Koa
Layered Hawaiian koa offers players a gorgeous visual aesthetic paired with long-lasting resilience and vibrant tone. Though less sonically complex than solid wood, layered koa ensures clarity and balance while remaining strong and stable through travel and humidity changes.
Hawaiian Koa
A hardwood top such as koa produces a natural compression, so there tends to be more of a controlled, sustaining ?roll-in? effect to a note. An all-koa guitar will produce a strong fundamental focus, with a splash of top-end shimmer. As a tropical hardwood, a koa top will initially project a bright and focused tone, especially together with koa back and sides, but as it's played, it matures into an increasingly warm, rich, sweet sound with healthy overtone ""bloom,"" especially in the midrange. A common mistake is when a ""bright"" player buys a koa-top guitar in part for its visual beauty, finds it to be too bright, and doesn't play it enough to allow the wood to develop its resonant tone. Goes Well With: Fingerstylists who play more with the pads of their fingers and tend to have a meatier touch. Bright players need to be careful because of koa's existing brightness.
ES-B
This version of our ES-B electronics incorporates Taylor?s Expression System® 2 piezo design elements and features a multifunctional onboard preamp with a built-in digital chromatic tuner and active tone-shaping EQ control. The preamp/tuner unit features an LED display for tuning and low battery indication, along with a Volume control and 3-band EQ. The preamp/tuner is powered by a 9v battery. With an alkaline battery, battery life expectancy when using the preamp only is over 500 hours, and when using the tuner is over 50 hours. Plugging in the guitar will activate the battery. A low battery indicator on the LED display (located on the preamp circuit board) will light up when the battery reaches 4.5 volts.
Body
- Back Config : Layered, 2-Piece
- Rosette Size : Three Ring
- Back/Side Finish : Matte
- Top Finish : Matte
- Rosette Material : Plastic
Neck
- Neck Width : 1-11/16"
- Type of Neck Joint : Scarf
- Fretboard Wood : Ebony
- Heel Length : 3"
- Fretboard Inlay : 4mm Dot Italian Acrylic
- Heel Cap Binding : Black
- Neck/Heel : Tropical Mahogany
- Neck Finish : Matte
Peghead
- Peghead Type : Paddle - GS Mini
- Headstock Overlay : Copafera
- Peghead Logo : Plastic, White Rub-On Decal
Other
- Bridge Pins : Black
- Edge Trim : Black/White/Black
- Scale Length : 23-1/2"
- Tuners : Die-Cast Chrome
- Strings : D'addario Acoustic Mini Bass
- Body Width : 14 3/8"
- Nut & Saddle : Nubone Nut, Micarta Saddle
- Truss Rod Cover : Black Plastic
- Number of Frets : Renaissance
- Case : Structured Gig Bag
- Body Length : 17 5/8"
- Body Depth : 4 7/16"
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