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It’s been a long time since I got to write those wonderful letters ;-).
After my Larrivee got destroyed by a drunk idiot in a bar gig I started looking for something more suitable to gigging - good pick-up, tough, reliable. I considered either a good Seagull or a Takamine, which led me to a Japanese Takamine EAN16C. I picked it up yesterday - the action was high but the guitar is immaculate. I got out the sand paper and Allen key and got to work. The set-up is now very close to that of my D-28, which is one of the best set-up acoustics I’ve ever played (was done by Pellerin, if the og owner can be believed). The guitar has rosewood back and sides, with a spruce top - all solid wood from what I gather. It is an older model - 2002 - so it doesn’t have the Cool Tube preamp, although from what I’ve read it’s an easy swap-in. The pickup is very clear, however, and gives an honest projection of the guitar’s tone, which, although it has similar tone woods to my fore-mentioned D28, is on the bright side. I bought it to play live, so as long as it has a good set-up and the pickup works well I’m fine. I may still try an Artist series Seagull - I caught a duo playing the Old Triangle in Halifax last weekend and the guitar player was using the sunburst OM Artist and I was very impressed by its tone - and he was a solid strummer too. We’ll see - so far I’m happy with the Tak.
After my Larrivee got destroyed by a drunk idiot in a bar gig I started looking for something more suitable to gigging - good pick-up, tough, reliable. I considered either a good Seagull or a Takamine, which led me to a Japanese Takamine EAN16C. I picked it up yesterday - the action was high but the guitar is immaculate. I got out the sand paper and Allen key and got to work. The set-up is now very close to that of my D-28, which is one of the best set-up acoustics I’ve ever played (was done by Pellerin, if the og owner can be believed). The guitar has rosewood back and sides, with a spruce top - all solid wood from what I gather. It is an older model - 2002 - so it doesn’t have the Cool Tube preamp, although from what I’ve read it’s an easy swap-in. The pickup is very clear, however, and gives an honest projection of the guitar’s tone, which, although it has similar tone woods to my fore-mentioned D28, is on the bright side. I bought it to play live, so as long as it has a good set-up and the pickup works well I’m fine. I may still try an Artist series Seagull - I caught a duo playing the Old Triangle in Halifax last weekend and the guitar player was using the sunburst OM Artist and I was very impressed by its tone - and he was a solid strummer too. We’ll see - so far I’m happy with the Tak.