Washburn Comfort G-Mini 55 Koa Travel Size Acoustic Guitar, Natural

I am so so so happy with my Washburn. I was looking for a quality midpriced guitar that was smaller than the full size. I am more kid sized than adult sized. I noticed the difference in playing the 7/8th guitar size immediately. I no longer had pain in my hand and the chords rang true with minimal effort. The sound on this guitar is impressive for its size. It was worth the extra $200 (over my Jasmine full-sized) guitar to buy this beauty. My only complaint is that my fingernails are wearing down too fast because I can't stop playing it. =) I have switched over to using a pick and now it is much louder which is good for me and bad for my family. I don't regret purchasing this fine instrument.For more playing comfort and for people with shoulder issues, use with a "POYOLEE Leather Guitar Neck Strap Button Guitar Headstock Strap Tie, Black/Anti Copper." The loop takes the pressure off the left shoulder. The only drawback is the strap can start sliding down your back. But-- a small price to pay for pain-free guitar playing.

I have a Washburn dreadnaught(fullsize) guitar that sounds great, so I thought it'd try out this smaller one for traveling and porch playing. It is small! Much smaller than the dreadnaught but about the size of Taylor Gs-Mini. Out of the box it was pretty easy to play once in tune and stayed in tune. The build is very nice, I didn't find and flaws in construction. It sounded a bit boxy when I first played it, but someone else said to give it a day and play it a bunch and it will change. So, I did and it did! It's not big sound but responds nicely and only gets boxy if you strumming hard - my guess is that all guitars this size have the same limitation. I'm not sold on the comfort arm contour yet - because of the size I found it a bit difficult to hold it in place maybe just need time to adjust. The fit and finish are nice and the matte coating looks good. While it can't compare to the Gs-Mini in sound it does complement it nicely and is much less expensive. My wife plays the Gs-Mini and they sound good together. Strangely, I saw another guitar that looks identical to this by other manufacturers (Islander, Redlands), so you might want to look around before purchasing.

Middle-aged beginner here. I did a lot of research before buying, and this guitar seems to be a good fit so far. I like the 7/8 size and comfort design (makes it more comfortable on your right arm at the top edge). The Koa wood is very attractive. My only complaint would be Amazon did not ship with care. The guitar was in it's gig bag inside it's manufacturer's box -- but then that was just plopped into a great big Amazon box with zero additional padding (no paper, no packaged air). Luckily it arrived unscathed, but not a great way to treat a $300 instrument and could easily have been damaged getting slammed around or if a heavy box had been dropped on top of it. This guitar is widely available at the same price from lots of music stores - I only ordered from Amazon because I had the option to purchase in payments. If you can afford to buy it outright, I'd recommend ordering directly from a small music retailer who will treat the instrument with care. It was very out of tune up on arrival, but easy enough to get in tune, and comes with D'Addario coated phosphor bronze strings, which are good quality.

After receiving my guitar, I immediately noticed the E and A notes buzzing. I took it to the best guitar repair shop in town, and sure enough...a beveled neck, fret sprout, and overall...either previously damaged or a manufacturer's defect. I am discouraged from buying another instrument sight unseen and from Amazon...If I was to buy from any instrument seller again online, I would request videos, and perhaps a track record of ownership and/or tune-up report from a reputable music store. Lesson learned on my part, unfortunately.

Great sound. Very nice build quality. Nice gig bag. I bought this instead of a Taylor GS mini because of the better price. I installed a pickup system. It will be perfect for gigs.

Like I said mahogany wood deadens the sound.