Taylor GS Mini

[L05HD28]

Anybody try or bought one of these yet?
Getting great reviews.

[petevee]

Played one today at LA Guitar Sales and I was quite impressed. Ted lined up a Larri parlor, a Baby, a Big Baby, and a CA Cargo for me and darn if it wasn't the best of the bunch. The Larri parlor did excel in fingerstyle but at half the cost there is no question which one I would throw in the back of my car.

[TrinityGuitars]

I am supposed to get my first one today. Looking forward to it. My list is 6 deep waiting for one and they are on allocation form Taylor.

[cc407]

Might head out to a Taylor Road Show (Downers Grove IL Sept 23) and try one out next week.

[TrinityGuitars]

My first GS Mini came in yesterday and I gotta say it is nice. It lives up to all the hype. I want one myself for my up coming Haiti trip. Hope I get another in before I go. I took a baby last time and that was cool to have but the Mini is much more of a real guitar. I think we will keep one as the " house " travel guitars for the  staff to use on trips.
Jim Holler

[Zohn]

I think we will keep one as the " house " travel guitars for the  staff to use on trips.
Jim Holler

wonder what Westinghouse will say at that suggestion? a company travel guitar... - nahhh, I'll want one for myself any way.


or go and work for Trinity guitars...

[Ted @ LA Guitar Sales]

Bob Taylor has a winner for sure. I had a few hours with a few Minis that went through the store and also with the prototypes that were made in the R Taylor shop and all were fantastic. The Mini features excellent playability, a comfortable body that doesn't require a strap to steady it, and it has a full, rich tone you don't expect from a smaller guitar. The pickup is a cinch to install and it sounds great plugged in.

I collect travel guitars and as soon as there is no longer a waiting list at the store I will certainly add one to my personal collection.

[SMan]

If the reviews are true I can see selling my Baby Taylor and moving up to the GS. 

[TrinityGuitars]

If the reviews are true I can see selling my Baby Taylor and moving up to the GS. 

The reviwes are true. Got the first one in this week and it sold today. I could have sold three if I had them. There were only three shipped to the North East and we had one. Like the reviews said a big guitar sound in a small size. Blows the baby out of the water.
Jim

[petevee]

Hey Jim, just wondering how you feel about Taylor sending 100% of the first few months production to Guitar Center. From what I can see GC is still the only ones getting most of them..

[eded]

I have wanted to try one since they were announced.  I called my local GC a couple weeks ago to see if they had any and got on the list.  I got a call that they had one in.  I said I'd try to make it up the next day.  They called back about 10 min. later to tell me it had sold.

Ed 

[TrinityGuitars]

Hey Jim, just wondering how you feel about Taylor sending 100% of the first few months production to Guitar Center. From what I can see GC is still the only ones getting most of them..

Well   I have had one already and sold it. Have 4 more on the way. We got one of the first three to go to dealers in the northeast. Taylor loves Trinity Guitars  So look at one at GC and call us for much better service.

[Mikeymac]

What's the scale length on the GS Mini? That's one thing that I feel has held the tone of the Larrivee Parlor back...

[Mikeymac]

What's the scale length on the GS Mini? That's one thing that I feel has held the tone of the Larrivee Parlor back...

Found the answer to my own question: scale is 23 1/2" - or a half inch SHORTER than the Parlor. The larger body must help make up for this in the tone department, from the positive comments I'm reading here.

[unclerufus]

I played one the other day and was pleasantly surprised. I actually liked it  better than my dad's Big Baby by a bunch. Great tone and outstanding projection from such a small guitar. Played some stuff in open g and dadgad and really sounded great. I might have to get one of these for myself and I'm not a huge Taylor fan. Dad liked it so much he plans on trading his Big Baby for one.

[LoMa]

So has anyone else compared it with a Larrivee parlor?

[flagstaffcharlie]

I was surprised to see these are made in Mexico models. I assumed because it was a GS model it was made in USA. Shows how little I know about Taylor I guess. It's reviewed in the new AG mag and gets a good review. It has a heel which has to be a major improvement over the Baby Taylor neck attachment. I wonder if they're going to eventually replace the babies with things like this. I just sold my Baby Taylor.

[LoMa]

wish it had a 1-3/4" nut and a wider string spacing at the saddle...
I am spoiled by my Martin Om that way...

[Jay Lowe]

Played one for a minute and a half last week and it came home with me. I agree with the positive comments above, and, yes it would be nice if it had a wider nut and a bit more spacing at the saddle....... but since I grew up playing dreads with narrow spacing I can still navigate it without a problem. The only issue that I have is with Taylor's marketing it as a guitar that will fit in the overhead on most planes. The domestic traveling that I do occasionally is usually on a 737 or similar and I'd bet that if I weren't one of the first on board I wouldn't find a place for it. It's just a smidgen too big for that............... but that's what I have a Voyage Air for. As for the frequent back porch/camp fire/easy chair gigs, it will be the first one I'll grab. Come to think of it, I can't see how it wouldn't do for a decent performance guitar, given a good amplification system.

Which brings up a question - does anyone have any experience with the ES GO pickup designed and marketed for it?

Jay