Jasmine by Takamine ES31C Dreadnought

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Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . 8 out of 10 Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :.. 8.4 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :. 9.1 out of 10 Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :. 9.5 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :.. 8.9 out of 10 Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :.. 8.8 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10 Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :.. 8.4 out of 10

Individual User Reviews

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . 8 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10

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"Amazing guitar at a great price!"

Feature:
Very well-built and extremely durable. I love the finish on it. No built-in tuner or anything fancy, but for the price, what do you expect?

Quality:
The only difference I've noticed between this and the actual Takamine is the built-in tuner and the neck is a little wider on these. Wonderfully built guitar! I've had this guitar for over 4 years, it's been through extremes of heat and cold (one winter night I left it in my car on accident and it even made a nice split in the paint) still stays perfectly in tune, even with traveling. This guitar has been to multiple states and even took a trip to Germany with me.

Value:
Easily worth double or triple the typical selling price.

Desirability:
I have this one, but like I said, it's been all over with me and is scratched to hell. I've been thinking about getting the Takamine G-series "equivalent" but I may just get another one of these.

Sound:
Amazing sound when not hooked up to an amp, slightly awkward when it is. I never have any reason to amp mine anymore anyway, but I love this guitar.

Ease of Use:
Very nice guitar. Very easy to use, great for beginners - pros

Support:
Heard good things about Takamine, but I've never had to deal with their support.

Overall:
Had it for over 4 years and no real complaints. Plan on keeping it a very long time!

User: a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 2/20/2008

Style of Music: rock

Location: Pana, IL, United States

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10

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"kercha!"

Feature:
Really great looking except i think the white color on it is a little too plasticy looking, other than that, gnarly!

Quality:
excellent guitar here, for real, the wood is very nice the tuning machines are better than most, and the whole playing ability is awesome!

Value:
this is a crazily serious guitar, great for beginners, intermediates, and even experts! it is better than most $500 guitars! i'm quite experienced too, i've been playing since i was 8 and i am now 32. i needed some cheap guitar to play on for a while, and now i dont think i will get a different one, i like this one the way it is.

Desirability:
oh yeah!

Sound:
Sounds great!! Really awesome guitar!

Support:
cool stuff!

Overall:
i would say 9.5 just because i didnt fully like the tiny hint of plastic looking white color on it, but they dont have 9.5 so i rate this baby 10!

User: a customer from yahoo.com

Submitted: 12/9/2004

Style of Music: rock, punk, soft rock, alternative, classical, drum, guitar, and that good stuff

Location: KS

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . . 7 out of 10
Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . . 7 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . . . 6 out of 10
Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . . . 6 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . . . 6 out of 10
Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . . . . 5 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . . . . 5 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . . . . 5 out of 10

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Feature:
A normal electric pickup, nothing special....

Quality:
Good Bargin for the money

Sound:
High action and not great tone but good for the money

Submitted: 11/15/2004

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10
Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10

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"A wonderful guitar for a wonderful price."

Feature:
No accessories, but the electrics are nice in it. Never had trouble with it and it sounds great. Nice guitar

Quality:
Beautiful. Superb quality all the way through. Plays wonderfully after riding with me 1/2 hour or more to play. Couldn't ask for better craftsmanship than this, and for the price it's unbeatable

Value:
Are you kidding? This price for this guitar? I can't imagine getting a better quality instrument that sounds this good for this price. One of the best deals I've ever found.

Desirability:
Everyone loves this guitar. The rich black finish adds a little distinction to it. In a world of woodgrains, the black makes it look a little different, and I think a little better. Even if this guitar didn't sound as good or wasn't made as well as it is it would still be worth it just for the look of it.

Sound:
Compared to the Martins the guys I play with use this guitar stacks up quite nicely. They paid 3 times as much as I did and my sound quality is almost as good.

Support:
I have not had any need to contact the company so far.

Overall:
A 9 seems a little low to me, but it's not quite a 10. I'll play this thing until it breaks, which should be a very long time from the way it's made. You can pound on it or lightly strum it and it sounds wonderful either way. Can't beat the quality for this price. Yeah, there are nicer guitars out there, but for several times the price. If you want a good guitar but don't want to have to take out a loan to get it then I would definitely give this one a good look.

Submitted: 10/4/2004

Style of Music: Classic Country, Classic Rock, Bluegrass.

Location: Alabama

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . . 8 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: . 9 out of 10

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"One of the best acoustic guitars made. Takamine quality without the Takamine price."

Feature:
It could use a built-in tuner, but for the price, it can't be beat.

Quality:
One word...Takamine

Value:
Don't let the price fool you, this guitar is awesome and I would pay three or four times as much as I did for this guitar.

Desirability:
Excellent shape and color, I love the way it feels, plays, and sounds.

Sound:
Excellent Rich sound. It's a Takamine through and through.

Overall:
This guitar is as good as everyone else said it is. If something happened to this one, I'd definitely be buying another one.

User: a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 3/12/2004

Style of Music: Rock, Praise

Location: Rosamond, IL, U.S.A.