Takamine ES-31C

Product: Takamine ES-31C Jasmine
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 03/30/2005 at 05:14am
by Anonymous
Features : No Opinion
- Acoustic electric with cutaway
- Made in Indonesia
- 21 frets
- Tone and volume EQ
- No accessories
Sound : 7
With acoustics I usually play classical type songs, and some stuff like Elliott Smith. This guitar sounds pretty nice. But not as good as everyone else is saying. But I think 99% of Harmony Central reviews are WAY too generous.. It could be a little louder in my opinion. The strings need to be changed immediately. Plugged in it sounds good, but the EQ knobs do very little unless its all the way off or on. For the money it's quite nice. So I'll give it a 7.
Action, Fit, & Finish : 7
The action is a bit high, but it's not too bad. I guess I got lucky, considering I've heard a lot of complaints about others. The intonation and everything else was fine. My biggest complaint is the wood that the fretboard is made of. I don't know what it is, but it feels really gritty. Bends feel SO rough.
Reliability/Durability : 7
I haven't gigged with it, and don't plan to
...I don't see why it wouldn't be though. The tuners could be better, but they stay in tune good enough for me. Customer Support : No Opinion
I haven't delt with the company.The store I bought it from are complete douches, though. I won't be shopping there anymore.
Overall Rating : 7
I've been playing about 3 years. I don't have any other acoustics to compare it to. If it was lost I think I'd save my money a little longer. It's not a bad guitar...especially considering the price. But there's a lot of things that could be better about it.