I don't like Takamines in general.  They sound thin and aren't anything special in the way they play.  I tried out one of these at the store and was underwhelmed.  And, the most negative take on this brand is that the manufacturer has some quality control issues.  I guess this guitar would be all right as a back-up, or for beginners.

I bought this guitar as a birthday gift for my boyfriend. I'm glad to report that he LOVES it!!! It sounded a lot better than I expected! Before I bought it, I read reviews on amazon, but also from several other web pages (just to make sure it was worth my money) and they all said that it was a great guitar for beginners and I would have to agree. I'm writing this review because I genuinely like this guitar (in fact I steal it from my boyfriend whenever I can) and recommend it to all beginners or people looking to give an acoustic as a gift!!!!

I received this guitar as a Christmas gift. It has a beautiful sound, and a gorgeous sleek look. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I don't see how anyone could give it a bad review. It's a good guitar for a great price. I play mine all the time.

this is my first written review, I must say something. I have bought many things online.
this is the worst purchase i ever made from zzounds. this guitar arrived broken at the top of the fret board. and the strings all buzz terribly on the top of the fret board. i bought it for a friend and i apologised for the embarassment . i unfortunately have to keep it home now.
WOW!!!

So far, I'm pleased as punch with this guitar. I haven't even gotten it set up properly yet, but with Elixir strings on it I think it sounds great, much better than my proper Takamine (which is over ten years old). The electronics are probably a lot better on a more expensive guitar, but this really is a great value.

This Guitar is the best sounding guitar for this price!!!!
I play at church with it connected to the mix console and the sound is really clean and gives a beautiful electric-acoustic presence in each song that I play.
I'm really happy with this product,if you would need a guitar for a heavy-duty performance frequence, then this is the instrument.!!!