Epiphone Elitist Tak Matsumoto

[Rainmaker]

Don't know who the guy is - but does anyone have experience with this model of guitar?

http://www.epiphone.com/elitist/tak.htm

Bee

 

[dani]

Re: Epiphone Elitist Tak Matsumoto

tak matsumoto is a well known guitarist and teacher in japan. he is currently playing for a group name b'z and tmg. afaik, he is the only asian who has his own signature model from gibson. that must say alot about him. anyways, information should be available here.

http://www.gibson.jp/php/g_eg_list.php?brand=001&category_l=001&category_s=001

 

[jeremy]

Re: Epiphone Elitist Tak Matsumoto

i have only seen pictures but the guitar looks hot!! ive played an epi elitest lp and it was a very nice guitar. i never plugged it in, but it felt nice. the tak model is the one that really caught my eye looking thru the catalog

thanks for the info dani, i had no idea who he was

 

[dani]

Re: Epiphone Elitist Tak Matsumoto

no worries jeremy. tak is one amazing player. you should hear some of his stuff with b'z and tmg (tak matsumoto group) if you had the chance. and i do like his tak burst model. looks really good!

 

[B2D]

Re: Epiphone Elitist Tak Matsumoto

He did a guest spot with Steve Vai on one of Vai's songs from the Ultra Zone and they do a duel in the solo spots, trading off every 2 bars... i've listened to that song quite a few times and i swear to god I can't tell who's who!!!

I guess i should look into some of his other stuff.

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Epiphone Elitist Tak Matsumoto

I know the drummer in that band, Shane. I was trying to get him in my band, but then I realized the B'z are HUGE in Japan and he was getting paid bigtime.

I like the look of that Epiphone with the black binding and faux abalone inlays.
Looks better than the mustard striped Joe Perry disgrace. LOL

 

[mrid]

Re: Epiphone Elitist Tak Matsumoto

I knew I'd heard that name somewhere, and I just remembered it was from this site.

http://www.geocities.com/ferocious_1999/bz/amp.html

I stumbled upon it when I was looking for info on EVH's 3-tube 5150 setup.

 

[martinsixstringcustoms]

Re: Epiphone Elitist Tak Matsumoto

Thats a sweet looking guitar, but too much $$$$

 

[iDunnoMang]

Re: Epiphone Elitist Tak Matsumoto

hahahah

"You can also see his famous yellow tape - "RESTRICTED AREA - TOPLESS WOMEN ONLY - ACCESS ONLY IF YOU HAVE LEGS ALL THE WAY UP TO YOUR P****" - which doesn't make any sense at all, because if you think about it, every women has legs that reach her p****. (Actually the more I think about it, the more it confuses me. Perhaps it is a zen koan.) "

 

[danglybanger]

Re: Epiphone Elitist Tak Matsumoto

looks great, I'd play it. I really like the old Gibson Tak signature model... Les Paul Special style, beautiful.
dan

 

[strat_master]

Re: Epiphone Elitist Tak Matsumoto

Looks prety good, but way too much cash for an epiphone! Needless to say the elitsit line is great regardless of price range and if you can afford it or not.

 

[bryvincent]

Re: Epiphone Elitist Tak Matsumoto

check out his album:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...28/sr=2-2/ref=pd_ka_b_2_2/104-9812229-6342359

 

[Imp]

Re: Epiphone Elitist Tak Matsumoto

its good to hear epiphone accomodating players which arent just the ones on MTV i guess, and that is one nice guitar

only thing is, i dont like the script writing. surely it's distinctive enough as it is, with the inlays etc..