Jasmine By Takamine S34C NEX Acoustic Guitar

by Jasmine by Takamine

Product Features

• Spruce top
• Nato back and sides
• Rosewood fretboard
• Natural finish
• Silky balance to the tone that supports vocals beautifully
• Lifetime warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 41.5 x 20 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0002GXZK4
• Item model number: S34C
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (165 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #2 in Musical Instruments > Guitars > Acoustic Guitars > Acoustic

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The NEX guitar body is a scaled-down Jumbo at heart. It has a silky balance to the tone that supports vocals beautifully.

Jasmine guitars are designed by the same craftsmen who make the world's hottest-selling all wood acoustic guitar…takamine. this full-line consists of mini jumbos, dreadnoughts, 12-strings, cutaways and acoustic/electrics all with popular body styles and features for today's player. each model features all-wood construction, popular finishes, ping machines, durability, and quality, "takamine level" construction and d'addario exp strings for rich tone and long life and the woods notice the japanese laminated spruce tops (solid spruce tops on some models), the fully bound rosewood fingerboards. select jasmine models include a kmc music designed cp-100 in-bridge pickup and pre-amp system. an exlusive series of guitars at remarkably affordable prices.

Features

• Spruce top
• Nato back and sides
• Rosewood fingerboard
• Natural finish

Product Description

Jasmine guitars are designed by the same craftsmen who make the world's hottest-selling all wood acoustic guitar…takamine. this full-line consists of mini jumbos, dreadnoughts, 12-strings, cutaways and acoustic/electrics all with popular body styles and features for today's player. each model features all-wood construction, popular finishes, ping machines, durability, and quality, "takamine level" construction and d'addario exp strings for rich tone and long life and the woods notice the japanese laminated spruce tops (solid spruce tops on some models), the fully bound rosewood fingerboards. select jasmine models include a kmc music designed cp-100 in-bridge pickup and pre-amp system. an exlusive series of guitars at remarkably affordable prices.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

108 of 108 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This guitar DOES have a BIG SOUND for a small price, March 25, 2005

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Wilhelmina Gaudy "coolartsybabe" (Beaverton, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jasmine By Takamine S34C NEX Acoustic Guitar (Electronics)

I was thrilled when my guitar arrived and even more so after I tuned it and began to play.

My guitar is absolutely beautiful. The finish is flawless. And it's got that new guitar smell...ahhhhhh.

It does have a pick guard (that is not shown in the photo on any website or in any catalog) which pleases me. It would be a shame to scratch the surface while strumming with a heavier pick. I read one review on a music vendor's website where the reviewer complained about Takamine and Jasmine printed all over the pick guard. And they were right about that...but I found it very easy to remove all these words by simply peeling off this protective sticker. Dah.

The strings are a little heavier than I like but I'll be changing them in a few weeks anyway.

The sound and craftsmanship is anything but what you would expect from such an affordable guitar and everything you'd expect to pay more for. It has a rich, full bodied sound.

I am now a diehard Takamine fan.

104 of 104 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great guitar for the price!, May 26, 2009

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Stephen M. Wells - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jasmine By Takamine S34C NEX Acoustic Guitar (Electronics)

I normally don't write reviews, but this is an exception because I've been so pleased with this guitar. To be up-front, I didn't buy this through Amazon, but instead through a local retailer, at a similar price.

To prep you for what I'm about to say, what I write is absolutely true, and from the heart of a pleased customer.

Starting at age 13, I've been playing steel string guitar now for the last 37 years. When I was 16, I loved guitar playing so much that I committed to save up an entire summer's worth of life guard wages to buy myself a Martin D-35 guitar. I did so, and still have and love this guitar today - my main guitar.

A while ago, I was at a local music store waiting for a non-guitar related service of some kind, and while I was waiting, I pulled a few guitars from the hangers on the wall, and messed around with some of my stock guitar riffs and pieces I know.

Among those guitars was this Jasmine S34C guitar. I was really impressed with the sound, and had to double-check the price tag to overcome my disbelief.

I probably played that guitar for another 1/2 hour, amazed at the great sound, appearance, and playability of such an inexpensive guitar. Action was easy and close, yet the neck absolutely straight, the fit and finish was flawless.

Over my years of guitar playing, I've sampled many guitars, often in settings such as this, and I have to say, I have not played a guitar that I enjoyed as much as this one selling for anything less that $700.

I've purchased a couple of these now for family members, and if I didn't have easy access to one around the house (my daughter's guitar), probably would have bought one for myself, just for a variety from my D-35.

I have to say that on one of them, I did need to file one of the high frets down slightly to remove a slight buzz - due in part to the very close action of the strings. I found that the action varied a bit among the 4 S34C's at the store, so you may find that you want to modify this slightly if you have the capability (fairly simple). I chose the one that had the most desirable action for my tastes, but all of them were acceptable.

Anyway, this guitar comes very close to closing the gap between low priced guitars (and this is a REALLY low priced guitar!) and high priced guitars over $1000, such as my Martin. Honestly, if my Martin were lost, stolen or destroyed today, I would not (even if I could) pay the high price to get a new one. Much as I love that guitar, the Jasmine S34C would be sufficient to satisfy me. It kind of hurts that such a high quality guitar can be purchased so cheaply! (makes my Martin seem way over-priced) If it weren't for name-brand appeal, I believe the high-priced guitars would be pushed out of the market place by ones such as this from Asia.

As mentioned in other reviews here, it is rather light-weight, which can feel a bit strange, if you're used to a heavier guitar, and the finish is matte, not gloss - also a bit unusual, but I like it.

All in all, I personally feel this guitar is an absolute steal, and would not hesitate to recommend it highly.

52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sounds Good...But Quality A Different Story!!!, November 24, 2010

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C. Glaser "Chris G" (Midland, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jasmine By Takamine S34C NEX Acoustic Guitar (Electronics)

I had this guitar for three days. I opened it, looked it over, had a few dings and scratches, the strings looked good (no corrosion), basically looked like a $90 guitar.

But I will say this...It sounds pretty good!! For a guitar in this price range with the stock strings on it, it really shocked me how outstanding it did sound....so now onto the 3 star review

Anytime you get a new guitar, it is required by most guitar players to put your strings on it. As I was changing the strings, and I own three guitars so I am experienced in this regard, the nut flew off. I removed two strings and was polishing the fret board when it flew off, across my living room. I had to remove all the strings and was going to attempt to put the nut back on when I noticed the neck had a two inch crack in it now and the headstock was easily bendable

Most people would have given 1 star for this guitar if this happened to them. But I realize I bought a $90 guitar, that sounded good, decent quality, and more or less had some bad luck. Not all these guitars are flawed like mine (just check out the reviews) and as I return it to amazon, I seriously contemplate trying another.

I give this guitar 3 stars for the quality issue, not the sound. I see alot of 1 star reviews for this guitar based on the strings being "corroded" which is plain silly. Review this guitar on its build, sound, etc, not something you can correct. I do recommend this guitar, but keep in mind, it is a cheap guitar and a decent value! Some wil be great, some will have issues.