N(A)GD Takamine CP3NYK New Yorker

Legionreturns

I've upgraded my electric fleet, so thought I should turn my attention to my acoustic as I'm still using my relatively cheap tanglewood.

I was originally looking for something like a GS mini, but got a great deal on this, and it sounds incredible both through the pickup and acoustically. It's far far better than the Taylor!

I'll get my own pictures and some sounds up soon.

BRISTOL86

Oooh I like that a lot. 

Legionreturns

Here's some blurb: 

"The Takamine CP3NYK New Yorker is an electro acoustic guitar ideal for professional use such as recording or live performances. It benefits from a red Cedar top, which is combined with back and sides in Hawaiian Koa, and a Mahogany neck. The Takamine CP3NYK has a 12-fret neck joint to take full advantage of the small new yorker (Parlor) body. Smaller bodies allow the guitar to be hugged closer to the player and allows for fingerstyle playing. Equipped with Takamine's legendary electronics, the CP3NYK features a CT4B II preamp to boost your performance."

johnnythefox

Been thinking about one of these myself ,looking forward to the sound clips

rico

Ahem - wrong forum

Legionreturns

rico said:

Ahem - wrong forum

Oops... Yeah sorry. I'm used to hanging out with the cool kids... I don't even own a tweed jacket!

Fixed!

Strangefan

@rico ; prob is if you put an acoustic NGD it wont get any responses, , its more visiable here,  

Legionreturns

It IS still a guitar  

Legionreturns

You're right though @Strangefan ...there's cobwebs in here! 

And a faint smell of patchouli and wee on the 1980s carpet

Legionreturns

Here's a really detailed review, and a large part of the reason I chose it

Strangefan

Forgot to say that's a fantastic guitar tho, takamine iny view are the industry standard for gigging acoustics! 

TimmyO

Looks great

erky32

I was originally looking for something like a GS mini, but got a great deal on this, and it sounds incredible both through the pickup and acoustically. It's far far better than the Taylor!

...shopping around on the web it looks twice the price of a GS-mini, ...do you think its worth the extra? ...just interested to know why it won your vote, because I quite fancy downsizing from my Larrivee L-05, I prefer a smaller bodied acoustic and both of these are on my radar. I'm quite attracted to the wider 45mm nut on this, and the electronics, and it looks a more up-market finish. Has it got the same neck comfort as a Taylor? ...I really need to see one real!!

Legionreturns

A number of reasons to be honest. 

It's got a huge, crystal clear acoustically plus the pickup is streets ahead. The slightly shorter scale length suits me (12th fret neck join) for what I play and I found the neck actually way more comfortable than the mini. 

It's not really a fair comparison given the price difference, they're not direct competitors. I found that whilst the sound on the mini is big and bold, the body on this makes the sound much clearer whereas the mini has some muddying in the mids. The sustain from a simple a or g chord is ridiculous because of the through strings instead of pins and the hardware is beautiful. The other extra is the hardcase vs gig bag, although the Taylor bag is nice, the case for this is one of those that is reassuringly secure. 

Legionreturns

For those interested, I have now done an initial review over here