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Hey @Dage ;
The “tell” is when you said “it was a lot of money”. I agree, that $700 or $800 is a lot of money. However, given the price range of guitars, that’s pretty darn cheap. The GS Mini is one of the best guitars you can buy for under $1000. At that price point all the manufacturers use plastic parts. When you have a guitar that looks that good, plays that well, and sounds that good, you have to make some clear, notable differences between it and guitars that cost 4 or 5 times as much. Consequently, you must pay over $2000 to get bone nuts and saddles… usually.
You get what you pay for, and what you got was a great guitar. It’s not a “showcase” guitar. Save up your pennies and pay $3500 to $5000 and you will have a “showcase” guitar. It’s all in what you want.
My most expensive guitar cost me $800. I have 2 others that cost $700. Then I have another 6 guitars that cost under $500. I love all my guitars and think they sound and play great. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Do I sometimes get a little envious of the very cool and special guitars that others can afford? Yeah, but I get over that pretty quickly when I pick up one of my beauties and start making it sing.
So my first “advice” would be to love your little GS Mini. And second? If you really must, go to Luthiers Mercantile International (lmii.com) and replace those plastic parts with the materials of your choice. The bonus would be you could learn some DIY guitar maintenance.
MG 😀