This is a style of acoustic guitar and is one of the most recognizable. Conjure up an image of an acoustic. The design created by Christian Frederick Martin in , Pennsylvania—remains the go-to.
To this day, the dreadnought is one of the most popular guitars around the globe. The shape also serves a purpose in sound. You can expect a rich tone and booming projection.
With its beautiful shape and single cutaway, it looks alluring. An interesting fact, the name dreadnought comes from the battleship HMS Dreadnought. So what could a battleship and guitar have in common? Its distinctive clarity and resonant tone make it a joy to behold. It projects with the unmistakable loudness of a dreadnought. While some hardware might not be up to your standards.
The plastic bridge saddle for one. This guitar is a professional pick for sound and playability. Adaptable enough to stand strong in any genre. Jumbos came onto the scene a little later than dreadnoughts.
It was the Gibson Super Jumbo, released in that introduced the world to the qualities of a jumbo body. Jumbo-bodied guitars offer something a little different to dreadnoughts. Their characteristic makes them a strong backbone to a track and perfect for rhythm. The science is quite simple. A bigger body means extra wood and increased room for the sound to reverberate. Noel Gallagher and Bob Dylan are two artists that use a jumbo body acoustic. Taking Noel Gallagher as an example.
The chords he plays on the jumbo compliment a twangy lead. Capable of holding its own on stage or in a studio capacity, the jumbo body gives a load of volume.
The spruce top with the maple back and sides balances the tone. You can expect shimmering highs and balanced mid frequencies. Some are wary of jumbo guitars. This is a common concern because of their sheer size.
And here lies the competition. Classical guitars are a misunderstood breed, conjuring up images of thrift store finds. We often consider them as first guitars because of their smaller dimensions. Truth is, in the right hands, they can amaze with unique coloration. The purity of sound is sheer beauty.
With origins in Spain, we often associate them with flamenco music. Its shape is enchanting. The smooth Venetian cutaway is pretty but also provides access to upper registers.
So how does it play? Classical guitars have wider fretboards compared to steel-string guitars. The GC5CE is no different. More so a heads up of what to expect. Another word of warning, changing the nylon strings on a classical guitar is difficult.
The GC5CE is a smooth player with a comfortable mahogany neck and laurel fingerboard. You might have a pleasant surprise. A beautiful warm-bodied sound, whether acoustic or plugged in. For the trained classical player or the inquisitive genre-pushing guitarist. The GC5CE will offer all-around joy. This is a parlor acoustic. A parlor is one of the smaller body sizes you can buy. The shrunken body shape is once again the fruits of the work of CF Martin.
Like the dreadnought, the parlor has stood the test of time. The narrower and smaller body joins the neck at around the 12th fret.
While some may find parlor guitars cramped, others find it less intrusive. The smaller size also has portability benefits. Traveling is much easier with a parlor than a jumbo. What not to expect is bass projection. The lack of low end is apparent, but considering its size, this is no surprise. What you can expect is a travel-sized acoustic with superb definition. It excels in high-end crispness. For softer genres like folk and indie, this guitar will sound at home.
With its brilliance in the upper frequencies chords will shine like a true parlor. The Takamine GY93 is a parlor that would appease beginners and intermediates alike. But its qualities also lend it to studio use. A nice option to have for brighter coloration of strumming and fingerpicking. Considering the price range, the build quality is top stock. And the sound of the GY93 New Yorker?
Its sparkling brightness is worthy of a place on the Rockefeller Christmas Tree. One of the prominent features of guitars in the G Series is their playability across the board. It takes playability to the extreme! This is a grand concert body-shaped guitar. The GF30CE also has a shorter scale length, so is on the easier side to play. For smaller hands or younger musicians who play fingerpicking and strumming—this is ideal.
This guitar also delivers a well-balanced mid-range tone. Concert guitars are tight and focused. The GF30CE is a prime example of the precision of a concert guitar.
The durability of this guitar has come under scrutiny. So why do so many people judge taks on the g-series and yet taylor and martins get a pass at that price range. I know that gc and other music stores mostly stock only g-series, but it was the g-series that led me to the pro series. For months I compared the high-end g series models in gc to the taylor and series, and the martin dx series. I keep going back to the sound, quality, and features of the g-series taks to the taylors and the martins, and I could not justify paying the same price for a entry level martin or taylor that if it wasn't for the name, would sell for half the price.
The dx series aren't even real wood but are all high pressure laminate, and the taylor and series have solid tops and laminate backs and sides, but the wood quality is subpar for what taylor charges. I went with the g series and 3 taks later I have never look back.
The problem is most people don't know what they are looking for when they go into a place like gc and want to buy a guitar.
They either assume that taylors and martins are superior because they are popular or because of the price tag, but just because something is popular or expensive, doesn't make it better than another brand. Got the whole set up for a couple hundred bucks. The guitar was in almost new condition except for very high action but it has very good fit and finish for a guitar in it's price range. I fixed the action and replaced the plastic saddle with a LR Baggs unit I had laying in the drawer and added bone pins which I also had on hand.
Instead of exposing my expensive guitars to damage I used the G series guitar for pratice, camping and fishing trips, let inexperienced players and little kids wail on it, and just to have handy on the stand without worry of damage. It's a Korean model and has a beautiful spruce top with lam hog body. It sounds like a Gibson when played fingerstyle which is how I use it with that nice Gibson blues thump.
It's pretty thin when played with a pick but passable. I have at least hours on it with no issues So I say However I would also recommend buying a used pro-series Tak over a new G series. Great advice, thanks. I found they sound ok doing finger style as well. Great deal with the SKB case Posted: Sun Jul 01, am.
I have a Korean made GSS dreadnought, the one with the solid cedar top. It sounds and plays good. Yes, I can and do fingerpick on it. Page 1 of 2. Go to page 1 , 2 Next.
Previous topic Next topic. Post subject: G Series — Are they really that bad? Post subject: Re: G Series — Are they really that bad? Tacky wrote: There are no free rides Couldn't have said it better myself, although with Takamine you get a lot more ride for your money Tacky wrote: Btw, in the US we have Takamine, G-series and Jasmine. The Dragon series still say Takamine on the headstock, with a small "D Series" subscript.
You can spot them by the first letters of the model number: D for acoustic only and ED for electro-acoustic. An Ebony fingerboard is a masterful addition, bringing beauty and feel to the playing surface. A touch of elegant detailing in the form of an abalone rosette and Maple binding draws everything together with subtle taste. This truly is refined guitar building. This beautiful Takamine borrows a little style influence from Kalamazoo and filters it through into a familiar-yet-unique style that captivates.
Significantly, this guitar has a torrefied top. A what? The benefit for the player is a loud, strident and well-defined tone that is seasoned and detailed like never before. Torrefied guitars sound very similar to guitars that are over a century old! Looking a little further, this EF reveals itself to have Flamed Maple for the back and sides! These are just two of the select models we have available at the moment. We invite you to take a much closer look , whether it be on our site or in person at one of our guitarguitar stores.
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