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Location: Stow, Ohio | Well here is my Takamine
It's a Takamine GX-100 Solid body with neck thru construction. Yup, Takamine made Solid Bodies in the 80's for about 5 minutes.
This is the second one I have owned, the first I had when I was in the USMC back in the 80's, it was cream colored. I got this one off Ebay for $185.00 and since it was an hour away I picked it up and paid for it in person.
pickups are the original Dimarzios.
Has a narrow neck and action to die for.
If you see any Takamine Solid bodies one Ebay, try one, they are great guitars. definately a treat to have.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | They were not quite as successful as the Ovation solid bodies. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | But by the sound of it, hold their value better ... |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | SOME people talk about Takkys here. ;) |
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Location: SoCal | Tak talk? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I owned on of those.....screaming metal guitar with a lightning fast neck. I think the pics are still in my OFC gallery.
Unfortunately, I sold it to Glenn for his kid and the delivery wagon broke the neck to where it become unfixable. Kinda sad....it was a great guitar for what it was.
I also owned the 200 and the 300 series but did not like them nearly as much. |
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Location: Stow, Ohio | Yup it is definately made for Metal.
I put a Washburn Wonder Bar on my first one. the trem would be worth more than the guitar now if I still had it.
It's funny, I put the Takamine in my Exploere case and it looks so small! |
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Location: ranson,wva | i want a tak classical with the cooltube preamp.....jason |
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Location: Stow, Ohio | Originally posted by Jason_S:
i want a tak classical with the cooltube preamp.....jason I dunno about that, how can you run a 12AX7 on a 9 volt battery? |
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Location: ranson,wva | dont ask me,im not the one who designed it but ive played one and it works.... http://www.takamine.com/?fa=detail&mid=1817&sid=68 this heres the one i want i belive they are powered by a external power source such as phantom power via xlr but i could be wrong....jason
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| The cooltube is great - on jW's Hirade it's quite superb. Easily the best piezo nylon sound, good as my Country Artist is. |
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Location: ranson,wva | didnt jean felix lelane play a hirade/tak classical?? thanks for the insight schrod'. ive not yet found a classical tak with the cooltube localy but i did play a steel string with it and it was the cats ass.....jason |
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Location: Stow, Ohio | Phantom power now that makes more sense. |
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Location: ranson,wva | i wonder if tak can retro fit the cooltube preamp into a older tak classical with the older electronics...jason |
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I noticed we talk about Takamines here also
