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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
Description

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.

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