I own a lot of guitars and this is one of the best acoustic guitars I have ever owned/played. It's become my right arm since I bought it five years ago. It beats the sox off more expensive models.

I look for value in my purchases and helped one of my students pick this model out after trying anything from a $200 piece of junk to a $5000 Martin. These play like a dream and sound exceptional. Since the first one (not mine) I bought 2 more for me (need a backup during shows) and have recommended this guitar well over a dozen times. It's got big sound, tight - very reliable and playable action and is relatively inexpensive. I had over 30 guitars that I use in my studio and in performances, and I love this guitar(s). I plan to buy one for my dad for Christmas this year... Maybe he'll let me play it when I go visit.

I have had this guitar for about 2 years and I love it. I had it professionally setup right after I got it and it is even better. It stays in tune forever. I use this guitar plugged in at church and it has a wonderful rich sound. I have been playing for about 11 years, and this is really a nice guitar for the money.

Just purchased this guitar about 2 weeks ago. So far it sounds a little better than many others i've played that were used or store display. The look and feel guitar is great except for the top which is a little lighter than i wanted but looks great in good lighting. The tuner is nice and accurate and it sounds pretty good plugged in. Hard to explain however, that i may return this guitar due to its tonal quality, i feel that the interior may be affecting the dissonace and TQ.

Agreeing with previous reviews, this really is a beautiful piece of art of a guitar. I have owned guitars in different price ranges and it always amazes me how the price just does not matter (in many cases). I was looking at Breedlove, Epi Masterbuilt and even the Martin DXME and Taylor. I was astounded by how resonate this Takamine is when I heard it. Because the Acoustics room had dimmer lighting, I brought this one out into the store to look at it and I fell in love with it. To say that the pictures do not do it justice is an understatement. And it had more tonality than the 2 Martins and 1 Taylor I played. Although I am still getting a feel for it, every time I pick it up...it speaks volumes of how versitle it really is. And hey, bundle amazing sound and stunning beauty and it becomes a inspiring experience for the listener(s) as well as the player.