The solid sitka spruce top has a satin varnish finish and is bordered by black / white / black purfling around the edges, which matches nicely with the black and white three-ring rosette around the full-sized 4" soundhole. The GS Mini is a classy looking little guitar, with a definite Taylor vibe to the aesthetics. Based on my experiences with the review unit, I'd say they nailed those goals. Taylor took the features that made the Baby so popular and expanded on them with the GS Mini, with the intention of creating a guitar that could serve equally well as a travel companion or modern-day parlor guitar for use around the house. As handy and as useful as the Baby has been, it does have some limitations most noticeably, it doesn't offer the volume and projection of a full sized instrument, nor anywhere near the full range frequency response of a large guitar. Their own Baby Taylor model has been a big success and a part of their product line since 1996, and for the past few years, I myself have been fond of keeping one handy when working in the studio - not only for it's own unique and slightly quirky recorded timbre, but also as a guitar I can grab and use to quickly demonstrate musical ideas and suggestions to other musicians.
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