Oh My GOD, I bought a Takamine!!!

[ryopan]

a friend of mine has one and i was mega impressed w/ it. just a great gutiar all across the board. congrats on the new axe.

[MitchMan3687]

The higher end taks have a very balanced tone. Right up there with Martins and more bassy than Taylors. They make superb guitars.

true. I agree 100%

[gravedigger]

thanks guys for all your cool words. I like the guitar a lot and I'm actually almost finished writing a song with it holy shit eh??? a song. oh well. maybe you'll here it on the radio some day... ahhhaaaahhshhshshhhhahahh. I'm fuckin' funny ain't I? well maybe not but I sure am drunk. hey CAVE, my Tak sounds better than your Taylor!














well no, but who cares.

[barcode]

pic of my Tak:

http://www.lowmotion.org/u_users/51/tak_on_wall.jpg

[isaac]

a little red x? never heard of that model.

i'm in a smartass mood. don't mind me. *whistles*

[grock]

what it does lack is in the bass but I can handle that. for a 12-string, big loud boomy bass is not very favorable anyway.

i hope this doesn't hijack the thread, but have you ever heard leo kotke. he is a 12 string genius. you might want to check him out. i think a twelver sounds awesome in dropped open tunings. Open C (CGCGCE all down except the b string goes up to C and E/G both stay the same) on a 12 is a favorite. check out led zepplin "friends" for a taste. and slide on a 12 is awesomer. check out jon butler trio "betterman" or "Pickapart"

the other thing is i like to trade the unwound A octave string for a wound .22 or .23. i gained some understanding of why this is better since i began playing lap steel. here is an excerpt.

Those Bothersome Middle Gauges
Either unwound or wound strings can be used for pitches at or near A below middle C (gauges .020 to .024). However, this range of gauges presents some peculiar problems.

Unwound strings over .020 gauge can have a sort of "squirrely" sound due to the thickness of the core wire. You can almost hear the pitch blurring or sounding indefinite. This is really noticeable for .024 gauge and even .022 gauge. The advantage of unwound strings is they aren't as noisy as wound strings when using Hawaiian-style vibrato with the bar (that is, sliding the bar across the strings instead of rolling the bar). Note also that unwound strings in this range tend to be "unstable" from the point of view of intonation. Even the slightest drop or rise in temperature (from the heat generated by your palms, for example) can throw the string noticeably out of tune.

Conversely, wound strings in this range are more clear sounding, stable, and definite in pitch, but are more noisy when using Hawaiian vibrato.

Many players will base their selection of middle gauges on tonal blend. Wound strings in this range tend to have a bright, buzzy tone quality and can "stick out" when played in combination with higher unwound strings. For example, some C6th players (some great ones, I might add!) like to use an unwound .024 gauge G string, which blends well with the unwound strings above it (A, C, and E). Others find that the tonal differences between the wound and plain strings make the blended sound fatter. A lot depends on how you pick and, quite honestly, what you like to hear.

Use of wound or unwound strings is a personal choice and for most players involves some compromise. Personally, I prefer the stability and clarity of wound strings and can live with the more scratchy vibrato, but I know plenty of great players who would disagree with me.
http://www.hawaiiansteel.com/learning/gauges.html