Takamine EG124C G Series Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Classical Guitar  

I want to say first off to clear confusion from previous h/c reviews, that it's not a 'suggestion' that this is a 'Plywood Spruce' top guitar, it's a fact. When I bought it, it was described as a 'solid spruce', both here and at the Takamine site. I got confirmation of the error at both sites, and was not confusing it w/the solid top version of the guitar. Since then, they both sites corrected the description. The electronics on my eg124c, moreover, is the basic Tp-4t. Everything else is as described.

I think this guitar is of good quality, however, I'm getting a phantom buzzing coming from the sound whole that's not, I believe, caused by the fretboard/string alignment that I need to investigate further. Maybe other owners know what I'm talking about, and can tell me what it is.

When working properly, a better than average value. The guitar's strength is its versatility.

I'm looking into the problem w/buzzing, but I still feel this is a good guitar, and recommend it. The sound heretofore is very articulate acoustically, but not as 'warm' as regular full shaped classicals. You can get it to that warm place w/the proper amplification. I'm using a Fishman Loudbox Mini w/very satisfying results. All the string/fretboard cures for the buzzing haven't work, and the problem doesn't translate electronically, so i'm still trying to cure that. The build-quality, still, seems a step above Yamaha's in this price range, and there are no issues w/playabilty.