Product: Takamine JS341 Jasmine classical
Price Paid: USD 100
Submitted
10/05/2007
at
12:37pm
by
texasb5
Features
:
7
Made in China. It's called the "Studio Series" Classical. Very nice finish, dreadnought body (only 3-1/2" thick) with a laminated spruce top & mahogany sides, generic chrome tuners with white pearl buttons that work & look nice.
Rosewood neck has 19 frets (628mm scale). Since this is a 3/4 scale classical, the width at the nut checks in at 1-13/16" and 2-3/8" at the body. Overall length is 38" and widest part of the body is 13-1/4". Came with a gigbag. No electronics.
Sound
:
7
For a thinline type guitar, it sounds good. Sounds more full than an Ibanez thinline acoustic I owned once. It's not as deep as a full size classical, but I still like it. It would sound good miked if playing live.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
Set-up from the dealer already...it was ready to go.
Since Chinese guitars can be hit or miss, I was very happy with the feel of this neck. No sharp or lifting frets.
Since it's a smaller width neck than a full-size classical, it is VERY comfortable.
Reliability/Durability
:
9
This seems like a tough little guitar. I've heard Takamine made good stuff and they do. The hardware seems really good. It hardly ever goes out of tune (rare for a classical). It has no strap button, but those are cheap & easy to add. I'd gig with it without a backup. I bought it as a travel/vacation guitar because of the size. It's done great so far.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
1 year warranty I believe. Never dealt with the company before.
Here's the site link of my model:
http://www.jasmineguitars.com/JS341.html
Overall Rating
:
9
I've played for fun the past 30 years. I would replace it with the same model if lost. It's perfect as a travel guitar or a pick-it-up-and-play-it-when-you-feel-like-it guitar. I may add a pickup later, but it's great for what I want, and it's an easy to play classical. Great quality for the price too.
