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Taylor GS Mini-e Bass

Below is a demo of the new acoustic-electric bass from Taylor, the GS Mini-e.

It is a very small bass as it has a smaller-than-short-scale 23.5″ scale. To put that in perspective, many bass ukuleles have a 20″ scale length, and a short scale 6-string guitar such as the Fender Jaguar has a 24″ scale length.

Cool bass? Yes, but there’s a rather important thing to know about this particular instrument.

It has strings specifically made to work for this bass by D’Addario that have a nylon core with phosphor bronze winding. If you were to install a set of strings not made by D’Addario that use the same core and winding materials, finding something that works with the 23.5″ scale and works properly with the piezo pickup may be a bit of a challenge.

Check out the video below and post a comment with your opinion. What do you think of this itty-bitty bass?

Video demo

5 thoughts on “Taylor GS Mini-e Bass”

  1. BUT HOW DOES IT SOUND UNPLUGGED? That is the true test of its quality and value, because the purpose of an acoustic bass is, to not be, “Ball and Chained”, to an amp and power source, to be unteathered to participate in unplugged jams and especially if you’ve encountered a back injury, but need to be the firm foundation that every master bass player knows s/he is.

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  2. Like anything else that size, it’s fighting physics. It’ll sound like a cardboard box. To my ears, it already sound pretty compromised. The U-basses sound a heap better.

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  3. The bass is great. However, I think it is important to note that it requires a relatively experienced touch to play. If you are super heavy handed and/or have trouble playing with dynamics, then it isn’t going to work for you. It actually sounds fantastic unplugged. I have a Tacoma Thunderchief and this is much, much louder. It is not a typical instrument (no acoustic bass guitars are), so don’t expect it to sound like one. It does not sound like a cardboard box. It has great harmonic balance and lots of depth and character to the tone. Don’t take the advice of people sitting at home writing speculative reviews on the internet about instruments they have absolutely no real world experience with (doesn’t this sound like the world’s most pathetic pastime?).

    Cheers, Mates. 😉

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  4. I love it. Sounds way better than a u-bass to me unplugged and easier (more intuitive) to play. Honestly, I spent hours at Sam Ash playing all the different ones, paint the extra $200 to get this one because it played so much better. Action right on, no buzz on any frets.

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