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Continue ShoppingTakamine EF360GF Glenn Frey Signature Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Natural
6-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar with Rosewood Fingerboard, Includes Hardshell Case.
Takamine EF360GF Glenn Frey Signature Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Natural
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- $2,399.00
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Brand New
- $2,399.00
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“It’s warm,” he says, “but especially for playing live it’s important to have a guitar with a distinct high end and not too many overtones in the low and mid ranges. That’s a great sound for sitting in your living room, but a live sound engineer has to squash it. For mixing live, it’s better to have a guitar that’s perfect mid-to top, because you can always add lows. That switches the posture from defensive mixing— taking something away from the guitar—to adding to it in order to fill a few things out.” Frey continued, “Some designers and engineers from Takamine took my Number One for a couple days and made extensive measurements of every part of the guitar, from the thickness of the top and exact placement of the braces, to the thickness of the finish—everything about it.” After making copious notes, they returned to the factory to make two prototypes: one exactly like the original with a laminated back, and one with a solid back. Frey decided he liked the solid back best, so that became the Glenn Frey model. Regarding the almost Spartan simplicity of the instrument, Frey said it was important to him to keep the guitar affordable as well as extremely functional. The key for him was sound and usefulness. He explained that, “the finish and inlay and bells and whistles don’t have anything to do with that. We took a pretty straightforward approach to it; the only thing it has is the little ‘GF’ on the headstock. I’ve had ten or twelve of these in my hands, and they all sounded great and needed very little set up.”
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- Brand: Takamine
- UPC: 190262011729
Description & Specs
“It’s warm,” he says, “but especially for playing live it’s important to have a guitar with a distinct high end and not too many overtones in the low and mid ranges. That’s a great sound for sitting in your living room, but a live sound engineer has to squash it. For mixing live, it’s better to have a guitar that’s perfect mid-to top, because you can always add lows. That switches the posture from defensive mixing— taking something away from the guitar—to adding to it in order to fill a few things out.” Frey continued, “Some designers and engineers from Takamine took my Number One for a couple days and made extensive measurements of every part of the guitar, from the thickness of the top and exact placement of the braces, to the thickness of the finish—everything about it.” After making copious notes, they returned to the factory to make two prototypes: one exactly like the original with a laminated back, and one with a solid back. Frey decided he liked the solid back best, so that became the Glenn Frey model. Regarding the almost Spartan simplicity of the instrument, Frey said it was important to him to keep the guitar affordable as well as extremely functional. The key for him was sound and usefulness. He explained that, “the finish and inlay and bells and whistles don’t have anything to do with that. We took a pretty straightforward approach to it; the only thing it has is the little ‘GF’ on the headstock. I’ve had ten or twelve of these in my hands, and they all sounded great and needed very little set up.”General
| Series: | Takamine Signature |
| Artist Name: | Glenn Frey |
| Product Color: | Natural |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | .012-.053, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Dreadnought |
| Body Material: | Rosewood |
| Body Finish: | Gloss |
| Top Material: | Spruce |
| Bracing Pattern: | X-Bracing |
| Body Binding: | Ivory |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Fingerboard Material: | Rosewood |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 42.5mm |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 11.81" |
| Scale Length: | 25.35" |
| Number of Frets: | 20 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Set Neck |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Pearl Dots |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Neck Binding: | Ivory |
Electronics
| Acoustic Electronics: | CoolTube CT4B II Preamp System |
| Controls and Switching: | 3-Band EQ, Volume, Tuner |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Chrome |
| Bridge: | Rosewood |
| Tuning Machines: | Gotoh Chrome |
| Saddle: | Bone |
| Pickguard: | Black |
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