Recently I added the Takamine TSF48C Santa Fe to my arsenal of guitars and it is fast becoming my favorite. I own four Takamine guitars and like the others the TSF48C Tak is reliable, strikingly good looking, very playable, and the sound is unbeleiveable. My goal was to purchase mainly a fingerstyle guitar but with the ability to be an all round player. I Checked out the Taylor CE714 and CE814 and my local dealer gave me am unheard of price on either of these units but in the end the Tak won my heart in appearance, sound, and all round quality, and at a price much more in line with reality. I've owned Martin's, Gibson's and others but in my opinion The TSF48C Santa Fe with it's ebony finger board and bridge, bone nut and saddles, solid spruce top, solid rosewood back and sides, and killer cooltube electronics with tuner is too good of a deal for any guitar player to pass up. Order yours now. You will not be disapointed.

I have been a long time Martin player but was getting tired of mic'ing at gigs. Checked out many guitars (Martins, Taylors, Gibson, Guild)and found the Takamine to play and sound the best of them all. Sounds good acoustically but when you plug it in, watch out. Great sound and versitle for the price. Has turned into my favorite guitar. Buy it, you won't be sorry!

The Takamine ESF48C Acoustic-Electric is a very versitile guitar. With it's on board EQ you get everything from a silky clean sound to full body crunch. I can not begin to tell you how many times this guitar has saved me. From cranking it out in a 5000 seat arena to a room full of 20 people unplugged, the guitar has always performed flawlessly. A very dependable instrument.

This guitar is similar to the ESF40C Acustic-Electric in which I own. This is the same guitar Howie Day uses and this is build of that same guitar. They body and everything. This guitar is unbelieveable. Plugged in or not. The tone just makes you melt. You can really feel the tone and this acustic hits hard and rips when plugged in. Get it. I've only played a few guitars including Taylors that can match this sound.

I tested this guitar out acoustically. What suprised me was the sound. The tone suggested 12 strings when in fact it only has six. The guitar would sing the notes with clear sustain. It is a flatpicker's dream guitar or a finger-picker's guitar. I did not bother plugging the guitar in. I fell in love with the acoustic alone sound. If I could have only two acoustics, this would be one. The other would be a Larrivee parlor for tight places and small rooms.