Takamine EG440SC

See description.
Just a clarification on the original strings are D'Addario EXP16 - 12/53.

UTILIZATION

The Takamine is a good guitar for beginners, with mechanical quality, quality manufacturing, a massive table, good grip for a child of 13/14 years.

SOUNDS

Strucutre its manufacturing gives a pleasant sound but lacks a bit of power and depth in graves.Le sounds warm and well balanced is.
Waiting to try it with an acoustic amp.

OVERALL OPINION

Bought it a week ago after trying many store, my son chose it for its warm and round, despite its "lack" of acoustic power in public place. Nice build quality, made in China is not a guarantee of poor quality.
Acquired in Sonovente.com Bundle for excellent value for money.

This is a mini jumbo cutaway with what is rather a nice solid spruce. for the rest of the woods, I lack a bit of info ...
This is a Chinese-made. must admit that the finish could be improved, I have a report to the store because it was sorely lacking polish in places, but still acceptable, especially in this price range.

in electronics, piezo preamp and simple, so effective.

UTILIZATION

This is the main strength of this guitar I think. the handle is fine and enjoyable trs touch because of satin varnish. Access in sharp is easy and well thought out. you scratch and you get a sound I like, powerful and without pos "gling" untimely. Easy living ... mdiator as in the fingers, no problem.

SOUNDS

As for sound, it's pretty serious, round but by varying the attack and technique, I think we can be misled in many style. In any case, to scrape the bar singing campfire songs, was the fact ...
for now, I have not tried too electro for lack of a right amp, but on a very light orange, a good DJ does. I'll have it bothers some in the recording home studio to see what it was in the belly ...

OVERALL OPINION

had a good week now that I Discoveries, and a few hours on the clock ... I do not know if it's the honeymoon effect, but for now I'm satisfied (apart from the return box vendor for cosmetic reasons, but that even when their importance. ..)
I tried a package in this price range, sometimes more Chréa (notament I think the Ibanez EW 50), but the Takamine is well above its simplicity and immediate handling, with the sound you need.
Certainly it is not an exceptional guitar, but the ratio quality price is right, and aa the air of being a serious and enjoyable instrument to play. That's all I ask him to put in my tracks acoustic models of rock to make me happy by singing the old times ...

Guitar made in China
Solid spruce top, back & sides Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge.
TP4t preamp with tuner and 3-band equalizer.
markers and abalone rosette, black binding
mini jumbo shape.
satin polyurethane (I think ...)
more info: https://www.takamine.com/?fa=detail&mid=1976&sid=527

UTILIZATION

- The handle is it fun?
Yes, very fine polish not too slippery, not too hanging, so perfect at this level.
- Access to acute (recent freight) is it easy?
yes, thanks to the cutaway.
- Ergonomics is it good (in terms of shape, weight ...)?
Excellent ergonomics, the shape is very nice, the guitar is not too heavy.

SOUNDS

- They are suitable to your style of music?
to the rhythm, accompanied by singing, and to sometimes some solos, it is perfect.
- With what (s) amplifier (s) or effect (s) do you play?
I use a 50W marshall sound. I use a little reverb and delay, to have a beautiful sound.

OVERALL OPINION

I use the guitar for a week. I love the sound, ergonomics, look (abalone rosette, throws her =))
I tried many other models before buying it (lag, cort ...)
excellent value for money, I would do this choice, if the opportunity presented itself.

Guitar made in China
Solid spruce top, back & sides Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge.
TP4t preamp with tuner and 3-band equalizer.
markers and abalone rosette, black binding
mini jumbo shape.
satin polyurethane
color can be a bit dull.

UTILIZATION

The handle is rather nice, access to acute is easy.
to the weight that is nothing to say, the guitar is rather light.
the shape of the guitar is really nice.
to which the settings is simple sanitation, and effective.
I change the original string and have half of "martin" more flexible, comfort is improved and the sound is too.

SOUNDS

Guitar with his really great. it is suitable for style folk, pop rock, and even possibility of solo. this guitar also have a nice little sound distortion.
If not in use "normal" ^ ^ this guitar has a typical crystal-clear sound takamine.
level amp I use a guitar amp, line six spider III 30w amp and an acoustic, but I prefer to use with the amp electric.
this guitar really is an idyllic Autan my taste with no amplification or amplification has one arrives easily find an acoustic guitar sound ^ ^.

OVERALL OPINION

I use this guitar for a year and she sue me for that first seduced by the sound and shape. as soon as I went I knew assay to buy it. an excellent value for money. with experience. I choose to do it again for its really great and I like the look pretty despite the table a bit dull at the beginning, since it has become even darker and more beautiful. =)