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Post by rob on Jan 3, 2019 11:56:48 GMT
Still on the hunt for a nice electro nylon guitar, i was heading towards a godin multiac but i've decided that may be a bit of a one trick pony so moving on i was looking at the takamine tc135sc thats a crossover nylon with a spruce top and the cooltube pickup. I'm somewhat into the atkins, reed style of playing but also some classical and jazz styles so maybe the slightly narrower nut would help in some of those styles. So does anyone have any experience with this particular guitar or any thoughts, i can't seem to find one locally so it may be a bit of a blind purchase, any thoughts greatly appreciated. www.takamine.com/TC135SCRob
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Post by bobcarter on Jan 4, 2019 7:43:59 GMT
No experience of that one, I'm afraid, though I found a few demos on YouTube and it sounds lovely.
Probably a much more budget option that what you're after, but I've got a Vintage Roger Williams, which I think was a good buy for the price. Quite average acoustically but sounds very nice plugged in - the Fishman Ink+ isn't bad.
Good luck with your search!
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Post by andyhowell on Jan 4, 2019 10:05:28 GMT
Takemine make a very decent guitar. They are of course, best known for their amplification and are about as good as you can get for an easy, stage ready guitar. Acoustically I find they are always nice and mellow if not a bit limited — sometimes I think bland.
If you are going to be playing this purely acoustically then there may be other better options but plugged in this will almost certainly be good. The crossover design makes a far better option for steel string players.
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Post by jangarrack on Jan 4, 2019 11:20:18 GMT
I've had a few Takamines over the years and for me, the Japanese built models are excellent. The last one I had was the TF740FS which I still miss as the build quality, playability and sound were all superb, unfortunately just a bit too large in the for body for me otherwise I would have certainly kept it. I also had an Takamine EN60C which was still a Japanese built 14 fret nylon crossover but with mahogany/cedar body and a lower spec pre-amp. Again, the quality was superb, but acoustically very tame, which I thought was probably due to it being a 14 fret nylon on a small body.
I currently have a fairly old Taylor NS32CE nylon which is pretty similar in dimensions to the Takamine EN60C but is a 12 fret and it is an amazing little guitar which I can thoroughly recommend as a crossover. They don't make this model anymore but probably worth a try if you see used one anywhere.
I also thought about a TC135C once for a while, but much prefer a cutaway 12 fret and have found that the more I've got used to nylon strings, the more I wish for a full width neck.
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Post by rob on Feb 4, 2019 12:56:26 GMT
Thanks for your thoughts, not purchased anything as yet but i think the fullish width neck would suit me best so i think i'm on the search for a takamine tc132sc if a used one ever comes sailing by. Rob
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Post by jangarrack on Feb 4, 2019 18:19:19 GMT
For me and from my own experience, 12 fret is the way to go and if you're happy with the wider neck, which I also prefer, then another Takamine you may want to consider is the TH5C. Very similar to the TC132CE but all solid throughout. I never thought to mention it before, but I also had for a while a Yamaha SLG100N silent guitar, which providing you don't expect it to be something it's not is actually a lot of fun with a good pair of headphones. I really would quite like to get one of later ones with the much improved electronics. Jeff
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