Jasmine By Takamine S34C NEX Acoustic Guitar

This guitar has become *the* guitar I recommend to students looking for a starter acoustic steel string guitar. The price has been this low for quite some time. The guitar is a full size guitar, same depth as a drednought and same width at the lower bout, but because of the NEX style body (which just basically means it has a very narrow waist like a Jumbo) it sits very low on your leg which gives it the feel of a smaller body guitar but all the desireable sound characteristics of a drednought. The cutaway is also nice, allowing better access to the higher frets. I have seen quite a few of these guitars come thru my door and they almost always need a bit of a set up (adjusting the string height etc) and a new set of strings and I always string them up with Elixir Acoustic Light Polyweb guitar strings. This brand of strings really works well with this guitar. For this plus the cost of a set up and strings, it is an excellent playing guitar for a beginner student or someone looking for a decent acoustic that wont break the bank. Of course it's not the great sound you would get from a solid top guitar but that would also run you hundreds of dollars more. Great value, good sound, certainly a guitar to consider as your first acoustic or as a value minded acoustic guitar.

Allright, I've had the guitar for a couple of months and have to join the bandwagon. It really is a good buy. I just wanted a camping/beach guitar to replace my $10 flamenco garage sale guitar whose bridge was pulling up. Right away upon receiving it I took off the silly cheapo pick guard and it looks much better. The sound is very bright, unlike other cheap guitars I've tried in local music shops. Sure the sustain leaves a bit to be desired but in general this thing sounds good, especially when strumming chords, even with the strings that came with the guitar. I did change out the strings for some extra lights since I like to bend a lot (usually play a strat) and even with extra lights the sound is sufficient. The action as delivered is as low as it can go without buzz. The bridge does seem to pull the soundboard up slightly towards the back of the guitar but I honestly am not too concerned since if I get 5 years out of this for 80 bucks I'll be happy. Hopefully I'll get a lot more. I have been playing this guitar a lot. Sound and action are what matters for me and for an inexpensive guitar this one fits the bill without any modifications needed.

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Product Description Jasmine guitars are designed by the same craftsmen who make the world's hottest-selling all wood acoustic guitar…takamine. this full-line consists of mini jumbos, dreadnoughts, 12-strings, cutaways and acoustic/electrics all with popular body styles and features for today's player. each model features all-wood construction, popular finishes, ping machines, durability, and quality, "takamine level" construction and d'addario exp strings for rich tone and long life and the woods notice the japanese laminated spruce tops (solid spruce tops on some models), the fully bound rosewood fingerboards. select jasmine models include a kmc music designed cp-100 in-bridge pickup and pre-amp system. an exlusive series of guitars at remarkably affordable prices.

Product Features
• Spruce top
• Nato back and sides
• Rosewood fretboard
• Natural finish
• Silky balance to the tone that supports vocals beautifully
• Lifetime warranty

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