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MGR/Danno « Takamine EG530SC »
Published on 10/01/03 at 15:00I got it at Guitar Center for $450 + hard case (included for free). Haven't picked up the guitar for over three years, and wanted to get back into it. I usually play electric, but always wanted a nice accoustic-electric. This one was by far the nicest of the ones I tried for less than $1000.
Love the lows! Nice, smooth neck and great, bright sound. Preamp with tuner is cool, though it doesn't really go out of tune too much--nice for non-standard tuning since the tuner is chromatic. Awesome full body sound, and, oh did I mention that it sounds amazing? Haven't played too much plugged in, but tried it at the store and sounded sweet.
I can't think of much--the adhesive holding the wires to the pickup inside the body came loose a few times, which caused the wires to hang freely inside the body of the guitar. I firmly stuck it back to the inside wall of the guitar and it hasn't come loose since. It is also a bit large. Since I am used to an electric, it took a few days to get used to its girth, but since it sounds so damn good (probably because of the size) I don't consider it a flaw at all.
The workmanship is beautiful. The materials are excellent and it is very solid.
If you are still reading this, then you should stop now and just go buy one. I tried many other guitars, including Ovation, Gibson, Fender, Ibanez and others. Takamine stood out with it's full sound and easy playability. For the price, you can't do better.
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Love the lows! Nice, smooth neck and great, bright sound. Preamp with tuner is cool, though it doesn't really go out of tune too much--nice for non-standard tuning since the tuner is chromatic. Awesome full body sound, and, oh did I mention that it sounds amazing? Haven't played too much plugged in, but tried it at the store and sounded sweet.
I can't think of much--the adhesive holding the wires to the pickup inside the body came loose a few times, which caused the wires to hang freely inside the body of the guitar. I firmly stuck it back to the inside wall of the guitar and it hasn't come loose since. It is also a bit large. Since I am used to an electric, it took a few days to get used to its girth, but since it sounds so damn good (probably because of the size) I don't consider it a flaw at all.
The workmanship is beautiful. The materials are excellent and it is very solid.
If you are still reading this, then you should stop now and just go buy one. I tried many other guitars, including Ovation, Gibson, Fender, Ibanez and others. Takamine stood out with it's full sound and easy playability. For the price, you can't do better.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com