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....Which is good b/c you sure didn't get one. Talk about "clinical" and "uninspiring."
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The GSmini though has received real time feedback from folks who have largely been genuinely delighted with what an improvement it is. It's vastly better than the BT on intonation, tone and projection. Sure, maybe it doesn't match a full size guitar for tone, but it has it's own unique qualities - it really does have that growl and a playabilility almost like an electric when you get warmed up on it. |
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To each their own. To me, for the money, far better full-sized and parlor models exist. For now, it seems way too costly for something as niche and tonally compromised. I just expected something more progressive, though I expect Taylor will tweak it.
(See? I can criticize the product and still give much respect to the brand.) |
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But like the BT, the mini fills the need for those folks who want some performance in a smaller package.
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[QUOTE=MaineTim;2883302 Just curious what other strings you've tried, and the results? I've not used anything but the Exilirs, but was going to try some EXPs (which I use on my other acoustics) next time around, just to see.[/QUOTE]
Tim, I use EXP's on mine and I think they sound great. |
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Roger copy that.
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It's funny how this guitar brings out such polarizing opinions from people. I'm trying to think of any other make/model that has such an effect. Hmmmm....I guess that could be a whole separate thread...ha.
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I was one of the people that got a Baby Taylor when they first came out. After the novelty wore off, it didn't see much playing time. Then came the Big Baby.
Once again I had to have one and the same results soon followed. After the newness wore off, about the only playing time either of them got was when I set them up with a set of Nashville strings. Again just a novelty and I sold both guitars but for close to what I paid for them. Move forward to the GS Mini. Now a little less enthusiastic, I played a few of them. This time I knew that it was just another version of the Baby and it still had that look and sound. To be fair to the Mini, if I were to have any of the 3 guitars, it would be the Mini. These guitars are nice for what they are but they won't sound like a full sized guitar or even an OM sized guitar. I'll pass this time.
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While I don't think the GS Mini is the be all and end all, it certainly sounds much better than my Taylor Baby guitars. Plus the intonation is spot on which is not true of either Baby.
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I love playing mine......
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You think the GS Mini sounds smaller than the Baby and the intonation was bad?
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Why is it such a problem that I don't like them? It means more for those of you who do. Ed |
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I did play my GS Mini back and forth with my Baby to my wife and son (he has a pretty finely tuned ear) and the difference to them was night and day. Similar in the most general sense, but the GS Mini sounds much bigger. But then again, I wouldn't expect our tonal point of view to be the same since I saw in the FS threads that you love the T5 and I thought they sounded awful (and even tried twice buying two about a year apart and even adding a K4). At least they felt and looked great.... We can have differing opinions on whether the Baby and GS Mini feel flimsy. I don't think either does at all, but the Baby does feel a bit like a nice toy. |