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Joined: May 2004 Posts: 2850
Location: Midland, MI | Hrmm, now this is interesting. A Takamine shredder? Whodathunk it. |
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 Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127
Location: 6 String Ranch | The cool Tak to get is the acoustic Vee. |
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Joined: January 2003 Posts: 1498
Location: San Bernardino, California | They made 8 or 9 electrics (and I think some basses).
http://search.ebay.com/takamine_Electric_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfromZR10QQsacategoryZ33034QQsosortorderZ2QQsosortpropertyZ2QQsotrZ2
The GX-200 reminds me of a GP. |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750
Location: Scotland | Sometime in the early/mid-80's Takamine did an acousic Flying V. The one I played was owned by Nick Lowe, and it was crap. Nick however is a national treasure and one of the best English songwriters ever (along with Shane McGowan, Kirsty Mccoll & Boo Herwerdine) Memory may be playing tricks here, but I think I rememeber Dave Edmunds with a Takamine acoustic Explorer, the single was "Queen Of Hearts" by Hank Devito, with Carlene Carter singing backup. Those days are somewhat blurred |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 10583
Location: NJ | you sure he didn't play a hamer bass in that video? or was it the cruel to be kind video? |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750
Location: Scotland | Al, can't remember, it would be nice see some of that stuff on DVD. Dave Edmunds was playing the exlplorer/V thing, but I'm sure it was owned by Nick. Nick owned at least 2 or 3 Hamer Basses & I know he had an 8-string & a 12 string. It's been a while, I must make the effort to get back in touch with some of those guys. |
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 Joined: August 2002 Posts: 8307
Location: Tennessee | Nick came out on stage at an Elvis Costello show at the Greek Theater at US Berkeley and if memory serves correct, played a Jaguar on a couple of tunes, including "What's So Funny". |
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 Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127
Location: 6 String Ranch | I don't think Tak ever made an Explorer acoustic. Danny Ferrington did, maybe it was one of those? Or a custom job. |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 10583
Location: NJ | ferrington would be right.
I remember that video with him playing a sj 200 |
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Joined: July 2004 Posts: 338
Location: Omaha | Getting back to the Tak...
That doesn't look like a dovetail neckjoint...
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 Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127
Location: 6 String Ranch | I don't think that they were bolt-ons. Maybe a big center joint, like an SG is constructed? |
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Joined: January 2003 Posts: 1498
Location: San Bernardino, California | Mostly set-neck with a few through-neck models. |
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