TobiasT

Thanks guys, very much appreciated. I already tried playing around with the EQ but it really changes the overall sound (surprise!😉) and should not be the solution to this problem. And I dont think it really solves the dynamic issue at all. The acoustic sound of the guitar (and in particular the G-String) is fine so it should not be an issue with the hardware (saddle) either, I guess. I, thus, would think it has to do with the contacts as garthman suggests. I am not a great technician and cannot repair, so I will just return the guitar and see whether I can find a different one. Thanks again, Regards TT

I have bought a Takamine GD-30 two months ago. I played it for a while and did already some recording (scrumming). Today I tried some recording (pick-up not microphone) with picking licks. I first connected the guitar to my Golden Age Preamp (which is connected to my Edirol FA-101 soundcard). I was a little shocked when I heard the result because the mid strings (in particular G-string) sounded like they were hardly recorded (very thin and not much there) compared to the higher and lower strings. I, then, tried recording directly through my soundcard inputs; same result. The equalizer setting of my guitar is completely neutral. The jacks inside the guitar are connected to the pre-amp. I have used the cable and the preamp for other recordings and not experienced that kind of "malfunction" so I can rule out that either cable or soundcard are the problem. I am a little worried that that pick-up/preamps of the guitar are not functioning properly. However, interestingly it appears to work properly when picking the higher or lower strings; this problem really occurs only when picking the middle strings. Does anyone have a clue what the problem could be. I am not entirely sure how the preamp of the guitar actually works (is that a piezo pick-up which woul pick-up each string in which case the piezo could be the cause?). Any suggestions are highly appreciated. Best Tobias