| Elizabeth S. from Farmington MO USA |
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| Subject: | Heavenly Guitar for a Honky Tonk Angel |
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| I own a Santa Fe Special Edition Takamine that I have been playing for the last 15+ years. This new Takamine excels in both playability and looks. A beautiful guitar with fullness in tone and great action. I look forward to playing this guitar in the years ahead. |
| Reliability:
| This is a new purchase for me.... time will tell. |
| Overall:
| I've owned it for just about a week and I'm completely satisfied with my new guitar. |
| Playability and Feel:
| Feels great in my hands... has stayed in tune nicely. |
| Tone:
| A great full tone, exceeding much more expensive jumbo acoustics I have played in the past. |
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| This is a beautiful instrument. |
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| I have played it daily since getting it and it was great out of the box and is getting better. |
| Skill Level:
| Intermediate |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes |
| Date submitted:
| March 3, 2009 |
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| Duane from Cheyenne, Wy |
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| Subject: | From pickin' and grinnin' on the porch to a pro venue...This is your guitar... |
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| This is definitely a well made guitar...The inlays and rosette are immaculate, the frets are well dressed, the finish is great... |
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| I've only had it for 8 months, but it amazes me how well it holds a tune...Even when I'm banging on it, she stay's in tune... |
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| I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is looking for an acoustic/electric...No, you can't play mine, get your own...Love it !...The people at Takamine are great too...I had some questions, and my emails were answered in 2 days or less... |
| Playability and Feel:
| As it is a Jumbo, this guitar may be a little big for small frame people, but for me, it's great...I like to dance and move around to all parts of the stage, and surprisingly I didn't smack anybody with it... |
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| The tone of this Jumbo works for every genre...It's smooth and fat...I've played everything from George Strait to Clapton to Gospel Hymns...Works for everything.. |
| Finish:
| Finish is perfect, absolutely flawless...A beauty to behold...Several reviewers have complained the pre-amp is hard to understand, but if you look at Takamine's homepage, it is explained in good detail... |
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| The action on mine was a little high out of the box, but there were 4 or 5 shims underneath the pick up in the bridge...Take those out, half a turn on the truss rod, and your in business...I don't think that's out of line for a mass produced guitar... |
| Skill Level:
| Intermediate |
| Do you own this product?:
| I own it |
| Date submitted:
| 12/23/2008 |
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| dwhite1031 from Midland, TX USA |
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| Subject: | I own it, I love it |
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| Extremely well made, IMHO, it could be priced higher, I almost feel guilty for the price I paid. |
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| Very well |
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| I have owned a Gibson Hummingbird Custom and I actually like the playability and feel of this Takamine better. I am a professional musician and songwriter and it is my tool of choice for writing. |
| Playability and Feel:
| Fast and comfortable neck |
| Tone:
| Just right |
| Finish:
| Excellent finish |
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| Just needed a minor adjustment |
| Skill Level:
| Pro-Rock Star |
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| Skot from Chelan |
| deadtolove@hotmail.com |
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| Subject: | Love this guitar |
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| Very good build quality for this price point. An all wood guitar for less then a grand! And it sounds amazing to boot. The built in tuner works but it's not the best thing I've ever used. |
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| I've only had it for a month now but,I don't really expect any problems with it. |
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| Action a bit too high. Not by much but enough to notice. Other then that it's great.. |
| Playability and Feel:
| like I said the action needs lowered but otherwise it feels good, and plays well. |
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| The preamp is very nice. I love the eq bypass switch. I bypass it for recording and engage it for jamming. |
| Finish:
| Good looking guiatr. |
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| Needs to be lowered |
| Skill Level:
| Intermediate |