Taylor is well known for building guitars that are easy to play. And while the company offers a full line of standard-size guitars, its travel-size Baby Taylor and GS Mini have found fans beyond those looking for an instrument that’s easy to travel with. Using a scaled-down version of Taylor’s GS body shape and a 23.5-inch scale length, the guitar is about ¾ of the size of a typical guitar, making it perfect not only for travel, but also for players who struggle with the dimensions of larger guitars. Peghead Nation Beginning Guitar instructor Adrianne Serna has also found that it’s perfectly suited to her original acoustic pop songs.

SPECS: ¾-size body with 14-fret neck. Solid Sitka spruce top. Laminated sapele back and sides. Bolt-on mahogany neck. Ebony fingerboard and bridge. 23.5-inch scale. 1 11/16-inch nut width. Enclosed chrome tuning machines. Satin finish. Made in Mexico. $678 list/$499 street. taylorguitars.com

Taylor’s Definitive Guide to Buying an Acoustic Guitar Peghead Nation’s Teja Gerken highlights Taylor’s new guitar-buying resource with helpful examples and clips from recent guitar demonstrations. Read More

Shubb C1 and FineTune Capos A look at Shubb’s two main guitar capo designs. Read More

Santa Cruz OO-Skye Eric Skye demonstrates his 00-size Santa Cruz signature model. Read More

Collings OMH2 and 001MH Mark Goldenberg demonstrates his pair of Collings flattop guitars. Read More

PRS Private Stock Tony McManus Signature Model Peghead Nation’s Celtic Guitar instructor Tony McManus discusses and demonstrates his signature model guitar. Read More

Lowden Thomas Leeb Signature Model The percussive fingerstylist discusses and demonstrates his primary guitar. Read More

Blueridge BR-160 An affordable dreadnought built with solid Indian rosewood and Sitka spruce. Read More

Blueridge BR-43 An affordable, vintage-inspired 000. Read More

2003 Gibson Original Jumbo Reissue Americana and blues singer-songwriter Danny Click demonstrates his go-to acoustic guitar. Read More

National Reso-Phonic El Trovador and ResoRocket Mike Dowling demonstrates his pair of National Guitars. Read More