Jasmine By Takamine S34C NEX Cutaway Acoustic Guitar

I wanted to do this review of the Jasmine by Takamine S34c nex Acoustic Guitar because it is the #3 selling acoustic guitar behind it’s sister and #1 selling Jasmine S35  at amazon.  I also wanted to know what’s the difference between these two Takamine by Jasmine acoustic guitars.  The Takmine s34c is also one of the best selling acoustic guitars on several other sites I checked.

The Takamine S34c has a spruce top which  is the most common wood used for acoustic guitar tops.  It has nato back and sides (mahogany like), 21-fret mahogany neck, dark-stained rosewood bridge and fretboard, satin finish and covered chrome tuning machines.

The Jasmine 34c is a cutaway acoustic guitar.  This is a guitar body style with a contoured upper bout that allows the player to reach the upper frets of the guitar more easily.  If you’re just beginning to play acoustic guitar,  this probably is not too important as you won’t be playing the upper frets much.  But, later on as you start learning scales it is convenient being able to get to those upper frets easier.

Ok, so I wanted to know what is the difference between the Jasmine S35 and the S34c NEX.  They’re both roughly the same price.

So you can see except for the cutaway, there’s not much difference in the guitars.  The Jasmine S34c NEX has a high gloss finish as compared to the S35.  You can see the difference in the video’s below.

Every guitar website I looked at while researching the  S34c almost always received 4 or 5 stars.

Here’s some comments from amazon.com:

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. – Gaudy

I normally don’t write reviews, but this is an exception because I’ve been so pleased with this guitar. I was really impressed with the sound, and had to double-check the price tag to overcome my disbelief. – Stephen

This is a very good guitar for a beginner. Has a nice sound and handles well. – Rob

It gets 4.5 stars at amazon.com >>>>See more amazon.com reviews for the Takamine Jasmine S34c NEX

Even at Music123 (probably wouldn’t get as many reviews as amazon)  the Jasmine S34C NEX gets 4.5 stars out of 27 reviews.

So it appears everywhere I look – at about $99 this is a very good acoustic guitar for a great price!