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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

3195.0. "Ibanez Talman" by TARKIN::VILLANI () Mon May 06 1996 15:52

I was  wondering if anyone could give me any info on this guitar.  I took my
12 y.o. son out looking for a new guitar on Saturday (he wanted a Fender Strat), but
after  seeing  and  playing  lots of others he liked the Ibanez Talman.  The
Retail  was  479$ one place had it for 449$ and another was trying to unload
one that its had awhile for 349$. 

thanks

Don
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3195.1thumbs upRICKS::CALCAGNIjust back'in over the catsTue May 07 1996 08:4314
    From what I've seen, these are nice guitars for the money.  Well made,
    with good tone and several useful sounds.  They also have a
    cheesey/futuristic vibe that's kind of fun and come in some wild
    colors.  GP magazine has reviewed these very favorably fwiw.  If I
    were 12, I'd want one (heck, I still do :-).
    
    The original Talman bodies were made of some hi-tech composite; as such
    they played very smooth and even, but seemed oddly "different" from
    wood.  I just read that they've switched to wood bodies on these for
    the current models, but since this one seems to have been hanging
    around I'd bet it's the composite job.
    
    /rick
    
3195.2Retro mutegenMILKWY::JACQUESVintage taste, reissue budgetTue May 07 1996 09:095
    I tried one of these myself and thought it looked interesting, and
    the neck had a nice feel to it.  To me it looks like a take-off on
    the Charvel Surf-Caster. 
    
    Mark
3195.3SMURF::PBECKRob Peter and pay *me*...Tue May 07 1996 11:253
>    the Charvel Surf-Caster. 
    
    A guitar made entirely of ice cream?
3195.4ASABET::pelkey.ogo.dec.com::pelkeyprofessional hombreTue May 07 1996 12:288
   << A guitar made entirely of ice cream?


HAR!!!!




3195.5Cold and emotionless, thoughSSDEVO::LAMBERTWe &#039;:-)&#039; for the humor impairedTue May 07 1996 14:374
   Yeah, it's got a real smooth tone...

   -- Sam

3195.6SMURF::PBECKRob Peter and pay *me*...Wed May 08 1996 08:481
    I'd have thought it would have a pretty fat sound ...
3195.7ASABET::pelkey.ogo.dec.com::pelkeyprofessional hombreTue May 14 1996 14:527
Sorta looks like a funked out jazzmaster huh ???


as seen in the manny's catalouge anyway...