Terada Acoustic

This is a Japanese-made acoustic. It has a solid spruce top, with laminated rosewood back and sides. The neck and bridge are ebony. The finish is in high-gloss, but it is not thick and plastick-like. Tuners are gold plated and very high quality. The most striking feature of this guitar are its inlays -- it looks just like a Martin D-45. Pearl surrounds just about every edge on the guitar. This version is from 1979.

This Tarada sounds beautiful. Keep in mind, though, that it has aged for almost 20 years. To my ears, it has the perfect bluegrass sound- nice balanced tone, destinct (but not too strong) bass, and smooth highs. However, it sound versitile enough for just about any acoustic music. Best of all -- no "wolfy" guitars sounds.

This guitar is 19 years old, so factory setup is unknown. However, the store I bought it from set it up beautifully. Fit an finish are great. Bookmatching is flawless, and binding/pearl work is magnificient (better than some newer guitars I have seen).

This guitar is built well enough to withstand live playing. It has already neen around 19 years, so I don't think it will fall apart any time soon. Although the quality is great, I never gig without a backup (even with quality gear). The finiish looks brand new.

Out of warranty, and the company is probabl;y out of business.

I have been playing for 8 or so years. I had about $500 to spend on a used acoustic, and this one blew everything away. If it were stolen or lost, I would buy another in the same condition (if I could find one). I love its sound and loks.