I had a chance of trying out the Taylor mini bass in one of the local shops and it is indeed an impressive guitar.
I think it had slightly higher action that I expected but it was still very comfortable to play, probably due to a short scale and flexible strings.
The sound coming out of it was gorgeous, exactly what I had in mind, very 'acoustic'.
But I've noticed that their direct competition - Guild Jumbo Junior Bass - is out in stores now with much better price, apparently it uses the same kind of D'Addario strings.
Judging from only one video it sounds pretty good as well. I might wait for more reviews of the Guild Bass and if it is in the Taylor GS mini bass league there is no need to pay extra.
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