Early days still at Winter NAMM 2017, but the new Taylor Guitars GS Mini Bass has to be a contender for the most fun you can have at the show. The sapele and spruce thumper took some ingenuity to get together (designer Andy Powers had to have special nylon-core strings manufactured to make the idea work.) But it sounds fantastic, will probably record like a dream, and feels unexpectedly slinky, rubbery, and expressive. Look for a street price of around 600 bucks.