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MGR/Matthew Garma « Takamine EG523SC »
Published on 12/23/03 at 15:00An uncle of mine sold me this guitar for $400, he bought it for about $600 dollars from a local music store (in Hawai'i) called Good Guys Music and Sound.
I love the flamed maple back and sides, the abalone and MOP inlays, the abalone rosette, the built in chromatic tuner, solid spruce top, the jumbo body with the nice tone, the pick guard is positioned that it will protect the guitar from my strumming (I dont have to worry about scratching the guitar), hardwoon maple neck, rosewood finger board, I can strum this guitar loudly and it will not give off a dull noise, it has a nice bright sound bass and treble are balanced (no lound booming sound ), strings are easy to install (there are no pegs), sounds good acoustically and plugged in.
Action is a little high, but action is adjustable. There is a slight buzz that I believe is coming from the electronics.
its okay (my likes and dislikes)
I am one of two guitarist that currently play music at the 5:00pm mass for my church. This guitar gets the job done, when I am picking I use a Boss Super Corus pedal, when strumming, there is no need for any enhancing equipment. In my household there are six guitars a Fender 3/4 classical, Fender Standard Stratocaster (Made in Mexico), Takamine EG124C Classical, Seagull S6 Cedar, Cort Earth 70/12 (12 str.). For acoustic sound its a hard decision between the Seagull S6 Cedar and Takamine EG523SC, but I would say the Seagull sounds better just a teeeny bit. However, the my Takamine EG523SC is much newer than my Seagull. I do not know how old my Seagull S6 Cedar is, it was purchased as a used guitar. The Takamine has a tighter, brighter sound while the Seagull has a mellower, softer tone. It really depends on what kind of mood my ears are in to really decide on the better sound.
As a guitarist I have been playing for about five years, I started when I was in the seventh grade. I play classical style, in church i play rhythm and I pick/pluck sometimes, and I like to strum and sing.
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I love the flamed maple back and sides, the abalone and MOP inlays, the abalone rosette, the built in chromatic tuner, solid spruce top, the jumbo body with the nice tone, the pick guard is positioned that it will protect the guitar from my strumming (I dont have to worry about scratching the guitar), hardwoon maple neck, rosewood finger board, I can strum this guitar loudly and it will not give off a dull noise, it has a nice bright sound bass and treble are balanced (no lound booming sound ), strings are easy to install (there are no pegs), sounds good acoustically and plugged in.
Action is a little high, but action is adjustable. There is a slight buzz that I believe is coming from the electronics.
its okay (my likes and dislikes)
I am one of two guitarist that currently play music at the 5:00pm mass for my church. This guitar gets the job done, when I am picking I use a Boss Super Corus pedal, when strumming, there is no need for any enhancing equipment. In my household there are six guitars a Fender 3/4 classical, Fender Standard Stratocaster (Made in Mexico), Takamine EG124C Classical, Seagull S6 Cedar, Cort Earth 70/12 (12 str.). For acoustic sound its a hard decision between the Seagull S6 Cedar and Takamine EG523SC, but I would say the Seagull sounds better just a teeeny bit. However, the my Takamine EG523SC is much newer than my Seagull. I do not know how old my Seagull S6 Cedar is, it was purchased as a used guitar. The Takamine has a tighter, brighter sound while the Seagull has a mellower, softer tone. It really depends on what kind of mood my ears are in to really decide on the better sound.
As a guitarist I have been playing for about five years, I started when I was in the seventh grade. I play classical style, in church i play rhythm and I pick/pluck sometimes, and I like to strum and sing.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com