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At A Glance
- Top Wood
- Select Spruce
- Back Wood
- Mahogany
- Sides
- Mahogany
- Bracing
- Quarter sawn scalloped bracing
- Rosette
- Washburn Heritage
- Type
- Acoustic Guitars
- Shape
- 7/8 Grand Auditorium Mini, G Mini, Travel / Mini
- Style
- 6 String Acoustic
- Color
- Natural
- Finish
- Satin
- Strings
- D'Addario EXP-16 light set phospher bronze
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Fretboard
- Engineered Wood
- Number Of Frets
- 20 frets
- Inlays
- dots
- Nut
- Plastic
- Nut Width
- 1-11/16"
- Scale
- 23-1/4"
- Hardware
- Chrome hardware
- Bridge
- Alternative
- Tuners
- Chrome Diecast w/black buttons
- Includes
- Gig bag
Washburn positioned the AGM5K-A-U within its Apprentice Series as the entry point into the G-Mini body style — a 7/8-scale grand auditorium instrument aimed at beginners and players seeking a compact, travel-friendly acoustic-electric. It sat at the most affordable tier of the G-Mini range.
The body used a select spruce top over mahogany back and sides, braced with quarter-sawn scalloped bracing and decorated with a Washburn Heritage rosette. The satin finish kept the aesthetic understated. A mahogany neck with an engineered wood fretboard carried 20 frets over a 23-1/4" scale, with a 1-11/16" plastic nut and dot inlays. Hardware ran to chrome diecast tuners with black buttons and an alternative-style bridge, all in chrome. The guitar shipped strung with D'Addario EXP-16 light phosphor bronze strings and included a gig bag.
For setup adjustments, intonation work, or sourcing replacement hardware compatible with the alternative-style bridge and chrome diecast tuners, consult a qualified guitar technician who can assess the instrument directly.
STRAIGHT TALK
What Stands Out
Keep In Mind
From the people who own them
Nothing in The Vault is for sale. These records exist so the instruments stay documented after the manufacturer moves on — and the most useful part of that record is what owners add to it.
Owner photos
Put yours on the record.
The catalog shot showed one finish, under one light, a long time ago. Yours has been played. Photos from owners are what the next person finds when they are trying to identify a part, match a finish, or work out whether the one they just bought is really what the seller said it was.
What do you know about this one?
Specs only go so far. What actually fits, what breaks first, what the factory got right and what everyone ends up changing — that lives with the people who own them, not in a datasheet. Post what you know and it stays on this page for whoever comes looking next.
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From spec questions to full builds — players who have lived this gear since 2007.
Since 2007
Fit & Compatibility
- Bridge, tuner, and nut fit confirmed for your guitar
- Pickup and electronics compatibility checks
- Pedal power and amp/cab impedance matching
Mods & Upgrades
- Upgrade paths for the guitars you already own
- Wiring, routing, and hardware swap guidance
- Advice from people who actually do the mods
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- Discontinued and EOL guitars kept on record
- Specs, history, and known part compatibility
- Share your builds and mods with the community
