Detail 01
23-inch scale length
Creates the shorter-scale feel described for smooth chord playing and access farther up the neck.
Product detailSKU #1500000422860
TaylorGS Mini Sapele Acoustic Guitar - Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The GS Mini Sapele brings a solid torrefied Sitka spruce top and layered sapele back and sides to Taylor's compact GS Mini format. Its shorter 23-inch scale and slim GS Mini neck profile make chord work and movement along the ebony fingerboard more approachable. The small body is intended for portability, while the gig bag gives it a protected way to travel to lessons, rehearsals, or home sessions. This model is acoustic only, with no pickup or preamp listed.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Taking an acoustic guitar to lessons, band practice, or home sessions with the included gig bag.
- Players wanting a shorter-scale GS Mini with a compact body and familiar steel-string nut width.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Plugged-in use without adding separate amplification equipment, as no pickup or preamp is listed.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Layered sapele back and sides
Adds warmth and resonance alongside the solid torrefied spruce top.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, six-string acoustic guitar.
- 02No pickup or preamp is listed.
- 03A gig bag is listed.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does the GS Mini Sapele have onboard electronics?
No. The pickup/preamp specification is listed as no.
02What case comes with it?
A gig bag is listed.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup/preamp
- No
7 detailsPlayability
- Saddle & nut
- Micarta/NuBone
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- 20
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 23-1/2"
10 detailsBody & build
- Back & sides
- Layered sapele
- Color
- Natural
- Top Material
- Solid Torrefied Sitka spruce
- Body Type
- Taylor Grand Symphony Mini
- Neck finish
- Satin
- Neck Wood
- Neo-tropical mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Genuine West African ebony
- Country of Origin
- Mexico
- Top wood
- Solid Torrefied Sitka spruce
- Body finish
- Satin
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 23-1/2"
- Nut width
- 42.8 mm
17 detailsOther
- Case
- Gig bag
- Bracing pattern
- X
- Accessories
- None
- Tier
- new
- Category Source
- detail
- Fingerboard
- Genuine West African ebony
- Cutaway
- No
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Chrome GS Mini
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Neck Shape
- Taylor GS Mini
- Body type
- Taylor Grand Symphony Mini
- Neck Wood
- Neo-tropical mahogany
- Country of origin
- Mexico
- Source Id
- site51500000422860
- Headstock overlay
- Copafera
- Bridge
- Genuine West African ebony
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