Lâg Tramontane T200JCE

French guitar made in China (like all LAG "non custom") with a rigorous specifications, which can achieve a sound and aesthetic quality very very good.

Table in solid red cedar, which produces a particularly warm and punchy sound.

Back and sides Tropical Khaya (African Mahogany) rolled, certainly, but that sound perfectly, with an outstanding record of harmonics.
Recall that guitars like Gibson and Martins have rolled back and sides mahogany and are sold at around € 5,000, so let's not complexed to buy a guitar with back and sides that are not solid.

Tropical Khaya also handle with good routing.

Button in Indonesia Rosewood (no mark: creepy).

Headstock veneer with rosewood inlay indonesia brand maple (sublime).

Finish Varnish "French Satin", a non-glossy varnish, which provides a sense of sobriety, like: "hey dude this is a guitar to play, not to play ..."

The rose is a reminder of Indian rosewood on the contour, with a Mahogany Occitane around the cross button.

On the preamp, it is on Lag Studio Plus, so the top of the preamp in Lag. 5 types of sounds are arranged, each more beautiful than the others. Versatility guaranteed.

The beautiful just lost a point (9/10) for its Chinese-made ... I know, I'm a little chauvinistic ... I would have preferred a guitar Made in France, it would have been the class (although the price would not have been the same)
That said, it is not because it is China that does not ring ....

UTILIZATION

So if your question is? "And the strings are close to the handle?"
The answer is "oh yes!"

And allows ease of impressive game.
The handle is comfortable to play and it does not happen playing 3 hours of tendinitis in a row.

The cutaway is great because the shape of the heel allows access to acute EASY!

The weight is perfect for sitting or standing play.

Trus rod adjustable in both directions.

SOUNDS

In view of the characteristics and use, it is reasonable to ask: "hey, that's all well and good, but it sounds or not?"

It sounds?
So that to sound, it sounds and not a little ....

This guitar has an impressive sustain that has nothing to envy the big guns ... and remember the price ...

His sound is warm and soft with well rounded bass and midrange present. The highs are also very clear and sharp (especially when playing open strings). After we rest on warm woods, so incomparable with a spruce top and maple back (we agree).

You do not argue with the tastes and colors, so if you want to know if you like the sound it projects, try !!

OVERALL OPINION

I played on many acoustic, including, to name a few:

- Guild F50 (spruce-maple) with a very crisp and clear sound (€ 2,550 for non-solid back and sides, remember ...), very good but not really sustain the sound I want. A little too flat. USA manufacturing

- Takamine EF508KC (all Koa) with a very warm sound (1200 €), but a little difficult to discern the treble. Japan manufacturing

Then I knew Lag. A little reluctant at first, but because Chinese conquered all that has been said before.

I realized that the opinions were very good on the acoustic, so I took my courage in both hands and I went to test it in the store ...

I've tried all series of the T66 and the T400 is the association cedar / mahogany that won me over.

Finally a guitar "without makeup" that sounds like it would ...

The value and breathtaking report.

If I Had to Do It All Over Again, I would not hesitate.
For those looking for a guitar Bling-Bling, go your way ...

TRUE jumbo manufactured in China. => Large volume cash, small arms go your way.
For the rest, the friend Makos has said almost everything, except:
Red Cedar SOLID beautiful effect,
Mahogany back and sides ROLLED ==> on an electro at this price nothing indecent.
I will not dwell on the head of the beast: it's very, very, VERY beautiful.
Finally, the only downside is the rose: Who is the ch **'re stuck his Panini sticker on my guitar?
(No or abalone inlay fine wood as on the head ... but a sticker. ==> So far only disappointment on this guitar.) No that was the 10 live! ^ ^

UTILIZATION

The handle is nickel rather round for a good grip and very modern at the same time and end (I had a Ibanez electro before this one, I'm not too homesick.
For ergonomics I'm repeating myself but it is a jumbo so the body is impressive and unfortunately does not suit the smallest of us but rest assured you Lag thought you also with its auditorium models.
the heel of the neck has a pretty special cut that allows a "very" good access to acute (one is a folk I so remember this is not a Vigier Excalibur but the last boxes are easily accessible.
The rest is nothing to say great job. I expected to see the quality of the assembly and finishing (including frets) to use, yet everything seems OK but I read here and there some advice that suggested that some had Tramontane frieze problems due to poorly glued frets. Stay tuned and at worst a passage in the luthier to sublimate the beautiful might not be bad (good and then I remember we bought the 450E excavator and if it was well looked elsewhere .... b it deserves 50balles put more in a small luthier setting )

SOUNDS

I joined Makos for the richness of its unplugged, pure happiness. Its still quite typical of the cedar top and the bass drum sound that color => this is not a dreadnought sitka, try / listen completely before cracking the look.
Preamp side is good too, with a Nanoflex under saddle piezo pickups that works wonders. The particularity of Lag preamp / shadow that is distinct 5 presets are saved on the beast ==> + + cool quick adjustments and sound great
- B suddenly it leaves little room in search of his SON. can still bypass these presets to get back on equalization stupid with a knob that allows you to balance the highs and bass.

Ha and a little quibble: The batteries are of the preamp button batteries (not 9v, not LR6, but the fucking button batteries that cost an arm ...). I have this guitar for about a week so I expected to see autonomy.

OVERALL OPINION

So I bought this shovel to 450E there one week after much hesitation / testing. I was impressed by the look and character of the instrument, not the dreadnought "m. All-the-world."
In short it is finished (with not concern me frieze and no frets who want to get the trunk ... yet ^ ^) and sounds like hell.
Most (in addition to everything else: p) head, inlay logo lag in maple veneer rosewood headstock stressed by mechanical black matte is just to die.
Least: the rose "Panini" (good and may be the preamp does not "make her sound")
Excellent value for money: You made France for the same price? ^ ^
This is my second acoustic electric and I think in the short term, the account will stop there! Seduced and filled