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08-04-2016, 09:37 AM
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GS Mini: Spruce v. Mahogany v. Koa v. Engelmann
*Referring to the top woods.
It's now 08/2016 and all variations have been out for some time now, so I'm assuming we've all tried at least 3 out of the 4 (I've never tried the Engelmann Holden Village). I'm going to have to give the nod to Mahogany. Spruce is definitely the loudest. I wanted to like the Koa, but the sound doesn't match the looks. Your thoughts / favorite? 
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08-04-2016, 10:17 AM
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I bought the spruce top / rosewood model. I didn't care for the mahogany or koa as much, but they are nice. I'm not sure any of these can compete with a standard sized guitar. But, they certain have their advantages in comparison to other travel sized instruments.
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#3
08-04-2016, 10:21 AM
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We've owned both the spruce top and the mahogany top versions. There was a definite preference for the mahogany. It sounded almost as good as a 322 / 324 at roughly one-third the price.
Koa is pretty, but in the Mini it does not shine tonally as expected (to my ears, and I really LIKE koa).
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08-04-2016, 06:26 PM
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Only tried the spruce in addition to the Mahogany that I have.
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08-04-2016, 08:03 PM
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The one koa I tried did not sound as good as either the spruce or mahogany. I went with mahogany because the particular one in the store had a pretty striped look and I thought in the long run it might be a bit more rugged than spruce (mahogany is about 1/3 Janka harder than spruce).
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#8
08-04-2016, 11:24 PM
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I've played them all and, to me, the mahogany sounds better than any of the others...much warmer.
Which is why I own one. 
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#9
08-05-2016, 05:12 AM
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It seems our preferences for tops on GS Minis mirrors our preferences for anything else. They sell all the options because everyone likes different things.
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08-05-2016, 10:25 PM
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I'll let you know, I'm going to sneak over to GC tomorrow to test some, lol.
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08-06-2016, 06:42 AM
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BTW, I don't think they are offered in Englemann.
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