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It’s The GS Mini-e Bass — in Koa!

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The Taylor GS Mini-e Koa Bass is a fun-to-play acoustic-electric bass. Its compact, small-scale design is lightweight, comfortable, and easy on your hands. Enjoy a direct, punchy tone with plenty of vibrancy, courtesy of the GS Mini-e Koa Bass’s solid Hawaiian koa top and layered koa back and sides. Custom nylon-core D’Addario strings optimize this bass’s sound. A

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Discussed in The Praise and Worship Band Bassists Club in the TalkBass community

steve_rolfeca

I concede that they are interesting, but I view them as an upright equivalent roughly the same way I feel about Midi controllers as an acoustic percussion equivalent: they fill a hole, but don't sound truly convincing. Ever since I discovered these little nylon/bronze-strung guys, I've totally lost interest in "rubber basses". ... ... more

Bass4Jesus01

I've played a few of these recently. I must say, I normally dislike ABGs, but the minis are fun to play. Now someone needs to make a u-bass or a mini ABG that's as loud as an upright... Then I would buy one. ... more