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Simon
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randomorwhat 
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Posted 31 May 2004 - 08:38 AM
I've been looking to get another electro-acoustic (for no real reason other than I love guitars!), and I've been looking at this one on e-bay for quite a whil, not necessarily to buy, just because I love the model.
I was wondering whether you could offer any help / comments about it. It is here:
E-bay page
Simon
I was wondering whether you could offer any help / comments about it. It is here:
E-bay page
Simon
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Posted 31 May 2004 - 11:59 AM
This is a quality Takamine. As the ebay page says, it is a new model. I think it may well be the follow-up to the one I play. Given the money, I'd buy it.
It has cool features too: Built in chromatic tuner, notch filter, and, of course, all the standards.
Let's wait what Grzeg has to say here.
It has cool features too: Built in chromatic tuner, notch filter, and, of course, all the standards.
Let's wait what Grzeg has to say here.
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Posted 31 May 2004 - 12:00 PM
The inlay around the soundhole is the same as on mine. Apart from the colour, I do think this guitar may very well be the same as mine. The body shape and the woods are the same too.
"Play one today and you'll play one for a lifetime."
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Posted 31 May 2004 - 12:28 PM
QUOTE (capo2nd @ May 31 2004, 05:00 PM)
"Play one today and you'll play one for a lifetime."
Sounds like a good idea to me!
I need a job, and after about half a year of saving, who knows?
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Posted 01 June 2004 - 08:53 AM
Awesome,
I love takamine's....they are all very sexy...and only get better with age.
T^roy
I love takamine's....they are all very sexy...and only get better with age.
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Posted 01 June 2004 - 12:57 PM
I think I have that (almost) exact same one. I bought mine about 3 - 4 years ago and it did not come with the tuner, but has a built in EQ.
Very nice guitar. I think this one is an upper middle level guitar. My bud just bought a tak with the oversized body. Holy smokes does that thing ever sound good!
Play one and see what you think! I find the necks are a bit smaller on the Tak's and the fretboard has a very nice fee to it. I love 'er!!
Great quality guitar and I find they are a bit cheaper (in price) than others in the music store, not compromising sound quality.
Very nice guitar. I think this one is an upper middle level guitar. My bud just bought a tak with the oversized body. Holy smokes does that thing ever sound good!
Play one and see what you think! I find the necks are a bit smaller on the Tak's and the fretboard has a very nice fee to it. I love 'er!!
Great quality guitar and I find they are a bit cheaper (in price) than others in the music store, not compromising sound quality.
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Posted 02 June 2004 - 12:04 PM
QUOTE (rex-7 @ Jun 1 2004, 06:57 PM)
Play one and see what you think! I find the necks are a bit smaller on the Tak's and the fretboard has a very nice fee to it. I love 'er!!
Great quality guitar and I find they are a bit cheaper (in price) than others in the music store, not compromising sound quality.
Great quality guitar and I find they are a bit cheaper (in price) than others in the music store, not compromising sound quality.
Amen.
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Posted 02 June 2004 - 12:11 PM
QUOTE (rex-7 @ Jun 1 2004, 05:57 PM)
I think I have that (almost) exact same one. I bought mine about 3 - 4 years ago and it did not come with the tuner, but has a built in EQ.
Very nice guitar. I think this one is an upper middle level guitar. My bud just bought a tak with the oversized body. Holy smokes does that thing ever sound good!
Play one and see what you think! I find the necks are a bit smaller on the Tak's and the fretboard has a very nice fee to it. I love 'er!!
Great quality guitar and I find they are a bit cheaper (in price) than others in the music store, not compromising sound quality.
Very nice guitar. I think this one is an upper middle level guitar. My bud just bought a tak with the oversized body. Holy smokes does that thing ever sound good!
Play one and see what you think! I find the necks are a bit smaller on the Tak's and the fretboard has a very nice fee to it. I love 'er!!
Great quality guitar and I find they are a bit cheaper (in price) than others in the music store, not compromising sound quality.
Thanks a lot for the advice matey
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Posted 02 June 2004 - 06:26 PM
Get a ibanez talman man
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Posted 03 June 2004 - 02:52 AM
QUOTE (jshrel24 @ Jun 3 2004, 03:56 AM)
QUOTE (guitarfan19 @ Jun 2 2004, 06:26 PM)
Get a ibanez talman man
i dunno what that is, but i think id rather have a tak
Who wouldn't? As far as I'm concerned, Ibanez acoustics are poo.
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Posted 03 June 2004 - 04:04 AM
It does look quite nice, but I think I'll stick to trying to get the Tak
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Posted 03 June 2004 - 07:34 AM
QUOTE (randomorwhat @ Jun 3 2004, 09:04 AM)
It does look quite nice, but I think I'll stick to trying to get the Tak
Nice?! That's pure ugly. It's like an electric guitar, three inches thick with a hole in it .
Probably sounds better plugged in.
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Posted 03 June 2004 - 11:29 AM
what kind of prices do they go for- euro's that is. i want a decent acoustic and they seem to be the way to go
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Posted 03 June 2004 - 11:32 AM
QUOTE (evileye @ Jun 3 2004, 12:34 PM)
QUOTE (randomorwhat @ Jun 3 2004, 09:04 AM)
It does look quite nice, but I think I'll stick to trying to get the Tak
Nice?! That's pure ugly. It's like an electric guitar, three inches thick with a hole in it .
I actually quite like it; why I know not!
And metallica_fan_03: take 320 and multiply it by 1.4, which is....
Around 450 euros methinks
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Posted 04 June 2004 - 03:54 PM
thanks
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Posted 04 June 2004 - 04:24 PM
QUOTE (randomorwhat @ May 31 2004, 01:38 PM)
I've been looking to get another electro-acoustic (for no real reason other than I love guitars!), and I've been looking at this one on e-bay for quite a whil, not necessarily to buy, just because I love the model.
I was wondering whether you could offer any help / comments about it. It is here:
E-bay page
Simon
I was wondering whether you could offer any help / comments about it. It is here:
E-bay page
Simon
I've played this model a few times and my only gripe is the fingerboard, the rosewood isn't exactly brilliant quality and feels a little 'dry' and 'harsh', you would expect that on a cheap guitar, if only they spent a couple of bucks more on a quality rosewood and a few bucks less on those on-board chromatic tuners, but otherwise it's quite a reasonable guitar.