Need some imput about Takamine

[Jose Duitama]

Has anyone ever played the Takamine EG 334 SC

[walfordr]

You might have better luck in the Acoustic forum.

[GAS Man]

I haven't played one of those models but I did buy a EF341SC for my son.

Takamines are good guitars, but the are possibly better suited for "cutting through the mix" in a band situation.

For solo work you might want to consider that, as a general rule, USA brand names tend to have more bottom end to their tone. Gibson, Martin, Fender, Guild, Washburn, etc.

Last year I picked up a Epiphone Masterbilt with solid spruce top and rosewood back and sides (forget the exact model no.) but I was very impressed with the projection and blance of its tone.

It seemed to hit all the highs and lows and every thing in between. I would have bought that guitar, but that year my wife bought me a Martin, so I graciously accepted her generous gift. But the E.C. model she bought me wasn't really as much to my liking as the bigger broader tone of the Masterbilt Dreadnaught. I mean, it wasn't just boomy, it had a really balanced articulate tone.

But that was a sampling of one.

[DenverDave]

Yeah - I own a EG334SC. It's a good guitar for what it does. They are pretty well built and have a pickup system that is a notch above most of the rest of the EG models. It sounds great plugged in and the EQ in the pickup gives it a lot of tonal variation and a good bottom end. The newer models have the pickup with the tuner built in. I got mine to be a stage guitar and I really like it so far. It can't touch my other acoustic - which is a custom built beauty - but it does the job well. I played a bunch of Takamine's before choosing this one and it, along with the EG530SSC and the EG523SC, seemed to me to be the best of the EG series Taks. I would haved loved to have gotten a EF series - but they are another $300 - $400 and more than I could afford.

[pipedwho]

Originally posted by Jose Duitama Has anyone ever played the Takamine EG 334 SC

Was playing one a few weeks ago - excellent value for money for an amped live performance guitar and it still sounds good unplugged.

[stratogabor]

I had one.....it was just OK-traded up to the TAN16C-huge improvement!!
I think there is a made in Japan A/E
model in black that you could buy for about $850 EAN10C perhaps

[Beachbum]

I'm a huge Takamine fan, I swear by them.

Best overall guitars for combination of studio, stage, and general purpose.

I'm of the opinion that you can't go wrong with a Takamine.