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Here we have a signature Takamine for Garth Brooks. I'm not a Garth fan but there is no denying the stranglehold he had on the genre for a majority of the 90s. And, honestly with all the insipid "bro-country" dominating the charts lately something like Garth would be a breath of semi-fresh air.
I am, however, a fan of Takamine. This is a great example of one of their mid-high range acoustics of the 1990s. The pinless bridge is likely as good as that on any high quality guitar, the cedar top is a great choice for strumming and fingerpicking, and I believe these also had the Takamine Palathetic pickup. They are monster pickups and a big part of how Takamine survived as a company in the early years.
All that said, I hate this guitar.
Yes, I hate it. And for only one reason.
That sound hole.
That bloody goofy guitar shaped sound hole.
It looks like an idea that a child had in art class, or worse yet, it looks like a logo. I'm sure somebody thought it was clever.
They were wrong.
Am I alone in this hatred?
Currently listed at $1200 Canadian.
R.W. Haller
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Guitar
Takamine GB-7C Garth Brooks Signature Guitar.
guitarz.blogspot.com:
I am, however, a fan of Takamine. This is a great example of one of their mid-high range acoustics of the 1990s. The pinless bridge is likely as good as that on any high quality guitar, the cedar top is a great choice for strumming and fingerpicking, and I believe these also had the Takamine Palathetic pickup. They are monster pickups and a big part of how Takamine survived as a company in the early years.
All that said, I hate this guitar.
Yes, I hate it. And for only one reason.
That sound hole.
That bloody goofy guitar shaped sound hole.
It looks like an idea that a child had in art class, or worse yet, it looks like a logo. I'm sure somebody thought it was clever.
They were wrong.
Am I alone in this hatred?
Currently listed at $1200 Canadian.
R.W. Haller
© 2015, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - the blog that goes all the way to 11!
Please read our photo and content policy.
- Takamine Ea-360 Electro-acoustic Guitar, A.k.a. The Takamine Flying A
guitarz.blogspot.com: I've written before on this blog about the curiosity that is the Takamine Flying A. It's basically an acoustic Flying V that looks af if it has been over-inflated with an air-pump. Of course you can get more V-like acoustic...
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guitarz.blogspot.com: I knew Allan Holdsworth's face years before I'd ever heard him play a note. Way back in 1985 he was predominantly featured in my Ibanez catalogue of guitars. In fact, I think i played one of his Ibanez signature models...
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