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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Takamine Acoustic Left Hand And Electric Left Hand Oriented Guitars

By Zane J Freeman

Takamine is the first name that should come to mind when you're shopping for an acoustic left-handed guitar. Based out of Japan, Takamine uses Kaman Corporation to distribute its guitars in America. Every A/E guitar that they sell comes with their proprietary pre-amp/EQ, and that includes their acoustic left-handed guitars.

Every Takamine acoustic electric guitar can be ordered in left hand style.

Two series of Takamine acoustic electric left-handed guitars stand out from the many offered by the company. The G series has several kinds acoustic electric guitars in both right and left hand models. Many include a solid spruce top with nato sides and back. Nato helps make instruments great.

No comparably priced instrument has the quality of the Takamine guitar for left-handers. Unlike certain other guitar makers, Takamine has never altered its design. Takamine guitars have the classic dreadnought configuration with molded sides and a flat back. Thus, the acoustic tones that players know and love has never changed. The guitar will never fall out of a player's lap in the middle of a set.

Only one change has been made to any of their guitars, namely that some of the acoustic left hand guitars now have a cutaway. Single cutaways are superior, because they increase the player's range by making it easier to play high notes. The majority of models have relatively small necks with 20 frets; the neck joins at the 14th fret, making frets 15 to 20 easier to play. This becomes even more important when you need more power for rhythm riffs and leads. Takamine electric guitars for left handers contain wonderful pre-amps and EQs, usually with Takamine's proprietary TK4N electronics. Players can adjust the middle range while they're playing, and the notch filter can also be tuned.

Speaking of the pre-amp and EQ, the ones built in to every Takamine acoustic electric guitar left handed edition is exquisite. Most of the G series are made with Takamines TK4N electronics. This set up allows the musician to manually adjust the mid-range on the fly if needed and has a notch filter which is tunable.

I cannot finish this one without a word on Takamines Natural series. This is a more upscale model from the G series and features a Mahogany back and sides with a solid cedar top. Still, the Takamine Natural acoustic electric guitar left handed version is a great value for the money.

The Natural series of Takamine guitars also deserves mention. The Natural model is more expensive than the G series, and it comes with a solid cedar top and mahogany sides and rear. It is still an excellent value for its cost, because the quality of the wood is so high. The acoustic left-handed guitars produce excellent, clear tones, whether you buy an electric version or not. Takamine's attention to detail really shows when you use light to medium steel strings.

I am unable to complete this one without speaking on Takamines Natural series. This looks like a greater upscale model from the G series and has a Mahogany back and sides with a solid cedar top. Yet, the Takamine Natural acoustic electric guitar left handed variant is a real value for your money. - 18424

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