Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Ibanez: Talman acoustic

Tried the Ibanez Talman acoustic recently. This would appeal to players wishing for an acoustic with an electric solid body's neck profile. The instrument's acoustic projection isn't as rich when it's unplugged so be warned.

Ibanez Talman acoustic
Product availability: Swee Lee Co.
List: $474

5 comments:

Ijau D. Koceng said...

hahaha... sharktooth inlay

Anssi Sajama said...

Been looking at that for a while, but have not had the chance to test it :)

subversion.sg said...

it sounds superb only when plugged in, but that neck profile is very shred-friendly :-)

Anssi Sajama said...

A related question: There are guitar amps and there are acoustic guitar amps. Is it a must to pair an acoustic with an acoustic guitar amp or is it just that its not possible to get a perfect acoustic tone if paired with an amp designed for electric guitars ?

And would that Talman work without and amp around a campfire or is the sound so thin/weak/(insert proper adjective) ? (I like to think that around a campfire outside, the perfect tone is not so important as the perfect mood, but if the sound spoils the mood, then its not the right tool for the job :)

What do you think ? And thanks for your replies, always a joy to read :)

subversion.sg said...

in general, an acoustic guitar would be functional when plugged into any amps meant for instruments, bass amps included. however, acoustic guitar amps were designed, like you mentioned, to manifest the best string-body resonance as opposed to any other amps.

the Talman would still work without an amp/ unplugged, just that you'd get frustrated with how it'd sound like, compared to other guitars of the same nature. i hear better tones coming from Ibanez's AW models instead. it all boils down to the Talman's body design which isn't traditionally conceived to give off the best acoustic resonance.