Buying a backup guitar . . .

TimmyJ4140 · Post by **TimmyJ4140** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:31 pm

I currently play a Takamine EF341SC. I love this guitar, and am probably not going to upgrade it for quite a while. However, I'm the music director of a teen program at my church, and I play my guitar at mass every week, so I'm lookin' for a backup guitar, because I can't just replace a string during the middle of mass. Lookin' in the $300-$500 range, and really don't need anything phenomenal, just somethin' that sounds okay plugged in. I play through a Marshall AS50R. Any ideas you guys might have, I was lookin' at some Ibanez's, but in reality, I could buy a cheaper Takamine with the same pickup, I could care less about how it sounds unplugged. Anyhoo, any suggestions?

sunglassesatnight · Post by **sunglassesatnight** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:50 pm

In that range, for an A/E, I can't think of anything better straight out of the box than one of the Tak G-Series guitars.

TimmyJ4140 · Post by **TimmyJ4140** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:54 pm

SimsUK wrote:In that range, for an A/E, I can't think of anything better straight out of the box than one of the Tak G-Series guitars.

Yeah? I was thinking along those same lines, the unplugged sound really has no bearing because I'll most likely only be playing this thing through my amp, so I might even buy one online without playing it

, simply based on my experience with my current Tak. Tak makes some quality shit. Fuck Taylor or Martin.

Well, fuck Taylor.

sunglassesatnight · Post by **sunglassesatnight** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:57 pm

That's what I meant. The G-Series' electronics are pretty solid right off. Tak's quality control is pretty decent too, so it's not a super worry buying a guitar like this online. Might want to play a few in person first to see what best fits you, of course.

TimmyJ4140 · Post by **TimmyJ4140** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:59 pm

Of course I'd play a couple, for shits. I'm not really worried about buying something like a G-Series online, again, I've had nothing but good experiences with Tak, and it's really the plugged-in sound I'm lookin' for, along with okay acoustic feel. Thanks Slimer.

Still open to other suggestions however.

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:36 am

I second the G series

ut4ever8 · Post by **ut4ever8** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:46 pm

if your just playing plugged in I'd have to say a Tak is your best bet as well.

RunsWithBuffalo · Post by **RunsWithBuffalo** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:48 pm

I agree on the tak, however its worth playing a few alvarez...s (how do you make alvarez plural?) too.

TimmyJ4140 · Post by **TimmyJ4140** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:26 pm

Yeah, I think I might go with the EG340SC. Assuming I find one and play it and like the way it feels, which I'm sure won't be a problem, I've liked the feel of just about every Tak I've laid my hands on. Thanks fellers.

6_strings_for_life · Post by **6_strings_for_life** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:11 pm

Hey how do you like that amp? Ive been looking into getting its big brother the AS100D, I know its pricey but the functions on it look amazing.

TimmyJ4140 · Post by **TimmyJ4140** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:15 pm

I like it. Simple, good tone. Obviously, I'd rather plug directly into a P.A., but this does the trick nicely.

IDrinkTooMuch · Post by **IDrinkTooMuch** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:37 pm

hey i have a tak G series as my backup too. you really can't go wrong for the price. it looks great and sounds great, plugged in or not.

Festivus · Post by **Festivus** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:08 pm

RunsWithBuffalo wrote:I agree on the tak, however its worth playing a few alvarez...s (how do you make alvarez plural?) too.

Alvari

TimmyJ4140 · Post by **TimmyJ4140** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:21 am

Anyone got any opinions on Ovations? Yes, I know that plastic isn't really a great sound wood

, but my former bandmate had a mid-range (?) Ovation that sounded great plugged into this little Fender acoustic amp, really nice, clean acoustic sound, and so I haven't counted them out in my search for a backup. I'm gonna go play a couple at GC tomorrow, see if anything strikes me.

iha · Post by **iha** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:26 am

i like ovations.

also, what about seagulls?