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Post by gavdav on Feb 20, 2017 9:32:27 GMT
I will confess to being a massive guitar snob. I do love a good handmade plank, and I have probably half a dozen decent guitars but they're all a bit... British. And I hardly ever play in standard, but have recently been doing a bit more of that kind of thing. I'd sort of set my sights on a Gibson or an Epiphone equivalent for some country singer songwriter gigs. However...
I've been offered a Takamine EN30c - japanese made, wider fingerboard etc. for a good price and reviews look good. I haven't had chance to play it, but I know Takamine have been popular over the years - I'd really appreciate any heads up whether a guitar like this (probably early 1990s) is likely to be a keeper or if it will be another one of those just passing through. General Takamine thoughts sought!
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Post by mandovark on Feb 20, 2017 11:25:55 GMT
I've never owned a Takamine, but a couple of friends at uni (late 90s) had them and I checked out a few more in guitar shops. They always seemed like good value for money and the electro-acoustics had decent pickup systems (if you like the piezo sound).
If it's a country sound you're after, you might want to check out some Striking Matches videos - both of them play Takamines.
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Post by bellyshere on Feb 21, 2017 10:13:25 GMT
The Japanese Takamine guitars are generally very good. The EN30c is a Japanese one. If it's cheap i'll have it.
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Post by andyhowell on Feb 26, 2017 23:44:20 GMT
The electronics are very reliable and pretty well suited to most mixers/PAs
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