New HV GS Mini, what are your thoughts?

[ctkarslake]

Your GSmini is gorgeous!  No way would I trade it for a more "plain" one...

[Kim]

if you were in NY, I'd trade in a heartbeat. Engelmann is a very difficult wood to get your hands on nowadays. any that you can find on a guitar is a keeper.

Source of claim?

[pjroberts]

if you were in NY, I'd trade in a heartbeat. Engelmann is a very difficult wood to get your hands on nowadays. any that you can find on a guitar is a keeper.

Source of claim?

Pretty well known that usable Englemann and/or German / European Spruce is getting harder to come by compared to Sitka. My reference for tone wood info is the site tonewood data source, by no means an authority, but informative, and does echo Steppie's comment (which I agree with). Check out the site: http://tonewooddatasource.weebly.com/wood-details-c-g.html.

I have an HV also, and cannot say enough about this beauty-beast. Lights up the place!