Takamine limited edition 2007

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Shipped From. The soundboard is solid spruce and the fingerboard polished ebony, with split configuration bridge saddles passing the strings through an ebony bridge.

It's a functional, rather than fussy, combination, and offers little to criticise in the construction stakes bar the laminate format of the sides a disappointment at this price. As is Limited Edition protocol, the LTD 's more exotic materials are saved for the soundhole rosette and fretboard inlays. In this instance, the rosette offers laser-cut imbuia, persimmon and acrylic 'clouds' that melt into the soundboard to stunning effect, while abalone has been neatly employed to fashion the lightning bolt that runs between the 12th and 21st frets.

The raindrop position markers at the lower register are less successful; their haphazard positioning looks more factory fault than force of nature.

If the LTD 's deep dreadnought body implies a mighty unplugged volume, then its pairing of the CTP-1 Cool Tube preamp with Takamine's Palathetic piezo pickup suggests a powerful performance under amplification. Cool Tube technology has been well-documented since its introduction at Winter NAMM the basic principle is that it incorporates a single 12AU7 dual triode vacuum tube for more responsive tone and has impressed Guitarist on the handful of instruments on which it has featured.

Its inclusion here starts to make this model feel very special. In recent years, Takamine has used its hourglass Orchestra Model shape as the base of the Limited Edition models - with excellent results. The LTD sees a return to the more traditional dreadnought format, and this could prove a dividing factor in the playability stakes. While the fretboard is as luxurious as we could have hoped thanks to unobtrusive fretwire and the polished nature of the ebony , and the neck profile fills the palm without swamping it, we felt the depth and weight of the LTD body added up to a playing experience that lacked a little of the speed and zip of its predecessors.

The flipside is a palpable sense of satisfaction and - as we will see - a rewarding and powerful tone. Takamine stresses that the LTD is "not built to hang on a wall", and its unplugged performance gave weight to that claim.

On paper, its combination of tonewoods are perhaps the most familiar in the book, but in practice, we felt this model was an excellent reminder of how potent the pairing of spruce and mahogany can be.

Pushing through open chords with a light plectrum delivered a balanced sparkle and enormous volume, while picking with fingers over the soundhole brought character and background to even the most prosaic riffs. The CTP-1 is a fantastic preamp with the ability to complement most styles of play, and its inclusion lifts the whole package. The EQ sliders are intuitive, and the presence of an auxiliary input jack and volume knob allowing players to control an additional pickup is inspired - but it's the 'Cool Tube' drive control where this system pulls ahead.

Setting the level of effect placed on the signal of the Palathetic pickup gave us access to aggressive highs, swollen lows and huge harmonic character, and left the Takamine in a strong position. MusicRadar The No. Home Reviews.