What brand is better for an acoustic electric guitar, Ibanez or Takamine?
I’m looking to buy a new acoustic electric guitar and I’ve narrowed it down to two. One is an Ibanez and one is a Takamine. Is one of these brands better than the other/of better quality? The people at stores always just tell me it depends what you’re looking for…but that doesn’t really help!
First let me say, that I’ve been playing the acoustic guitar for over 10 years. By “playing” I don’t mean a couple of hours a week. I play professionally and with other professionals. Over those 10 years, I have have played pretty much most brands of acoustic guitars from Taylor, Gibson, Martin, Breedlove, Takamine, and Fender etc. When it comes to acoustic guitars, I have both a lot of knowledge and experience playing them.
With that said…dollar for dollar you will get much better sound, playability, features, and quality from a Takamine than an Ibanez. One thing you want to stay away from is Jasmine, which is Takamine’s lower end guitars. They sound good and have decent features, but they’re not as good as an original Takamine. Takamine is known for their steel string acoustic guitars, much like Taylor and Martin are. Ibanez is more known for their electric guitars.
Don’t get me wrong, Ibanez makes some nice sounding acoustic guitars, especially their higher end models like the Artwood Series. But Takamine’s in the same price range will be much better. Here’s a little experiment you can do. Go to your local guitar retailer. Take a Takamine guitar that you’ve been looking at and play it for about 5-10 minutes. Find an Ibanez guitar in the same price range with similar features and play it also. You will see what I’m talking about when I say that the Takamine will be better!!
When you look at the Takamine guitars, make sure you get a solid top!! A solid top will sound much better than a laminated top because solid wood resonates better than laminated wood. You should also make sure that the guitar sounds almost identical whether plugged in or unplugged to an amp. Look at and play different body styles to see which one is more comfortable for you. I personally like the dreadnought and NEX body styles. The NEX body style is a Takamine exclusive.
If you want, let me know what Takamine models you’re looking at and I’ll tell you whether or not I’ve played that specific guitar. If I did, I’ll give you the pros and cons of the guitar.
I hope this helps : )
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