Ibanez TCM50-VBS

OK.

The head stock was damaged so I returned it.

Looks great, sounds just okay

Bought this thinking it looked like a Danny Farrington copy which is a cool thing. I've had it now over a year and while it looks great, it doesn't sound great and feels a little small and toy like. Will probably sell it. Points for trying, Ibanez.

Unbeatable value for money!

The guitar is really beauty to see. Feedback with the fingerboard is really pleasant.

The guitar sounds is rock because of slim size of the harmonic box.

Perfect middle range guitar: absolutley recomanded!

She's a keeper

I was looking for an electric/acoustic guitar for practising at home, composing and perhaps the occasional acoustic jam. I watched a few videos and read as many reviews I could about the TCM50 until I decided to purchase the guitar. Its the first time I purchased an instrument without checking it out (no music store in Brisbane had one at the time). Delivery was very quick and once I opened the parcel and played a few chords, I was sure I'd keep her. The acoustic sound is surprisingly good, not like a dreadnought (I had a Gibson J45 before), but good enough for what I need. The build quality is flawless. The electric sound is great, big and full. I'm playing through a Yamaha THR5a and couldn't be happier. Great buy. Highly recommended.

It's alright

Pros:

- Small & lightweight

- Cheap alternative

- The cut away gives great access to the higher frets

- Looks great and unusual for an acoustic

Cons:

- All the weight is at the headstock so when you let go for a moment it will dip down forward

- Since getting it the strings have raised up really high making it awkward to play. despite adjusting it multiple times.

Overall:

It's a fine little guitar but not something I'd use to gig with etc.

Good for taking around for practice./travel.

Sound quality is not great, plugged in its still very thin sounding.

Great small body guitar. Excellent for stage.

Good quality guitar, very comfortable for playing because of small body and attractive shape which was main reason for me to buy this guitar. Action is low, great for soloing. Not as loud as regular acoustic guitar when playing without amp but enough volume for practice at home.

I play it in an acoustic band plugged directly into mixer without effects and it does have a little iron sound but when plugged into my acoustic amp Ibanez TA35 sound is much better.

Magnetic pickup allows playing without annoying feedback that was always happening when playing my previous acousticguitar with piezzo pickup.

Great guitar overall!

So I bought this guitar a couple of Months ago and I'm still blown away by it. It sounds amazing both plugged in and out.It was actually used to record a song I was putting on an E.P for college and the tutor could not believe how a small sounding guitar sounded so big.

It looks great and it's got quite a weird body design, but it's small, lightweight and easy to carry around. The only thing I find as a fault is the lack of built in tuner. It even has a cover so you can slide open the truss rod cover to adjust it instead of having to use screws (they literally thought of everything).

It's been gigged and it handles itself very well, No going out of tune or bum notes/hissing/scratching noises/etc.

Small guitar with a big sound, the finish it beautiful and it's a beauty to play, What more can you want from a guitar under 300 euro?

Great guitar

Bought this because of the cool look and electric-guitar-like pickup system.

It's quite a small guitar, so without an amp it does not sound very loud. But with an amp the sound is so beautiful and creamy. The sound is quite metallic at times, which might not be everyone's cup of tea, but i really like it.

For the price, this is an awesome guitar.

My experience of acoustic guitars in the past has been of high actions, wide necks and bulky bodies. I mostly play electric but was looking to get a more acoustic sound for a project. The Talman is perfect. The neck, frets and strings will feel familiar if you come from electric guitars. The body is also much shallower, making it much more comfortable to play, particularly sitting down.

The sacrifice is clearly on volume and perhaps it lacks real depth of tone, but for my needs the sound is perfectly sufficient.

I haven't used the pick ups and pre-amp much, but it has sounded good on the few occasions I've plugged it in to my amp.

Build quality is excellent and represents good value for money in my view.

Beautiful instrument

Item exactly as it appears in the photos. Souds good, looks good!