Opinions please

LundiMardi

Right, i miss having an acoustic and soon i'm actually going to need one, so i want to buy one on a budget and i came across this Ibanez Tayman, it's only €250 and is supposed to be good value, particularly when hooked up to an amp, all reviews are good so i think i'll order one in a couple of weeks. Plus it's uber sexy!!!!

I know i'm not gonna get a master piece of a guitar but i reckon it'll do me, i may up my budget come a couple of weeks but for now this has my vote, any comments?

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Voodu Child

Not interested in a Taylor big baby are you?

LundiMardi

A new one is out of my price range for the minute, and when i buy the guitar above i'll be using a credit but maybe in the near future.

Voodu Child

Ah grand, the only reason i mentioned it is ive a nice one lying around, and i never really play it, I might be selling it and a few other axes soon to get an Ibanez jem...

LundiMardi

Cool and the gang, if i have the cash in a couple of weeks i may be in contact.

LundiMardi

So, anyone any comments on the Ibanez? A good purchase maybe? maybe not?

jcoote

i like it!! very good value for money there..i'd go for it cos i don't think u'll get too much better for €250

LundiMardi

Yeah that's what i was thinking, and lets face it, it is one SAWEET looking geetar indeed.

It's supposed to be guitar for 'electric players', as in players who rarely play acoustic(not me, i love acoustic), it's supposed to feel more like an electric, which is very appealing.

jcoote

that is appealing..i don't really play acoustic because i just don't like the feel of them but i would try that one for sure...the preamp n the pup is also a nice feature

LundiMardi

indeed, looking forward to getting my hands on it, i was only a click away from ordering it the other night, just ONE click:) But i don't really have the money at the moment:(

You should get more into playing acoustics man, they're brilliant, but if you play a horrible one then it just feels wrong, but a really high quality acoustic just feels and sounds incredible.

jcoote

it does but i've always got **** to buy when it comes to electric...just never got round to em i suppose... i'd love the tom petty martin tho (thats lotto winnin stuff btw)...money is a whore

LundiMardi

tell me about it, i couldn't even afford 250 for this acoustic:( But i do need one now, our singer gave me a disc of 20 songs he done with just vocals and acoustic, and it made me realise how much i enjoyed my old acoustic. I want to do a few acoustic gigs for the laugh.

jcoote

i've played 1 or 2 acoustics and i have to say it does nothin for me love rockin an dweird sound has to be...i'd only really get an acoustic for the odd song or the be a mobile guitarist for house parties etc...or i could just use a micro cube

LundiMardi

heh, i refuse to get a cube, it's cool to be the minority, that's why:)

There's just some things that aren't supposed to be played on an acoustic.

jcoote

whats not supossed to be played on acoustic...speking of acoustic have u ever heard the acoustic version of number of the beast off the soundtrack to the film spun acousticly...savage acoustic song...acoustic

LundiMardi

Never heard it meself.

Sorry, i meant some things are not meant to be played on an electric, D'Oh!

jcoote

ah ha yeah i agree...if u come across it u should have a listen totally different angle on it...billy corgan does the music for the film so maybe its zwan who does that song not sure anyways, guitar looks really good

LundiMardi

yeah i had a read of that when i picked it, reassuring to say the least.

jcoote

indeed it is sounds very versatile ...only asversatile as the player i suppose tho...i'd really like to hear it plugged in..u haven't played one have u

LundiMardi

no haven't touched it, doubt there would be many lying around in music shops in town.

jcoote

nah not at that price although its probably about 750 in town :rolleyes:...where did u see it ishi was it

LundiMardi

I was looking on www.musicstore.de, the search is alot better than thomann, you can search by brand, so i went through each brand of acoustics looking for the cheaper ones and seeing if anything was worth buying. Searching on Thomann is impossible if you don't actuall know what you want.

jcoote

yeah thomann is a nightmare like that but i won't fault em cos everything except my wah and guitar are from them so..