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Takamine EAN40C NEX Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar (with Case)
Solid cedar top and mahogany back. CT4B 3-band graphic pickup with chromatic tuner. Rosewood fretboard.
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Description
Acoustic sound set free. The Takamine Natural Series was conceived to give you the biggest and widest acoustic sound possible. Solid cedar tops, solid mahogany backs, a thin satin finish and no pickguard anything that could possibly impede the vibration of the soundboard was purposely left out.
The theory works. Naturals are so alive with sound that they nearly jump out of your hands. The clean and simple approach of the Naturals has been imitated by other makers, but nothing yet has compared to the purity of style and sound of the original.
CT4B
A warm-sounding 3-band graphic with an extremely stable and accurate chromatic tuner. Great for non-standard and open tunings.
Rosette: Tinted wood rings
Top: Solid Cedar
Inlays: None
Back: Solid Mahogany
Sides: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Electronics: CT-4B
Tuners: Gold with Amber Pearl
Features: Scalloped bracing
The theory works. Naturals are so alive with sound that they nearly jump out of your hands. The clean and simple approach of the Naturals has been imitated by other makers, but nothing yet has compared to the purity of style and sound of the original.
CT4B
A warm-sounding 3-band graphic with an extremely stable and accurate chromatic tuner. Great for non-standard and open tunings.
Technical Info
Body Shape: NEX CutawayRosette: Tinted wood rings
Top: Solid Cedar
Inlays: None
Back: Solid Mahogany
Sides: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Electronics: CT-4B
Tuners: Gold with Amber Pearl
Features: Scalloped bracing
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Takamine EAN40C NEX Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar (with Case) Reviews
10 out of 10
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"Great, Great peace of Takamine Art Work and Musical Instrument"
Feature:
The preamp is great, but to me the features are whats not added. It has no special inlays, nothing on the frets, no pick-guard. Just plain great sound from this guitar. The mechanics are great, and stays in tune really well.
Quality:
The quality is perfection. Very smooth finish, no problems anywhere, and I really inspected this guitar all over. The back of the guitar, is a site to behold. The wood grain is perfect. The fit is perfect for me, I love the grand auditorium make, it fits perfect in my arms.
Value:
For $1000.00, I do not think you can find any guitar that sounds better than this. I have played other, more expensive guitars, and really none of them are any better than this Takamine.
Desirability:
Again, the "sex appeal" is the natural sound that they have achieved with this EAN40C. Is there anything on here that when looking at it will make you say WOW? No there isn't. But I play guitar for the sound, and if you add the sound as part of the definition of "sex appeal", this guitar has it....
Sound:
The sound coming out of this Takamine is fantastic. It just rings out, and is a very warm expressive sound. When Takamine made this guitar without the shiny polish and made it with just the satin finish, they were looking to avoid anything getting in the way of the natural sound. Wow...they were spot on. You can feel the vibration on the top of the guitar when strumming. The sound is deeper than I was expecting, and that is a good thing. The sound without the preamp is fantastic, I actually prefer it over plugging it in. When plugged, it sounds great, but nothing beats a great acoustic natural sound.
Ease of Use:
Strum or pick, easy. The action was set perfect (for me), right out of the box.
Support:
What makes the support the best, is I have never needed them. This is my 3rd Takamine, and I have never had to call them at all.
Overall:
I expect to have this Takamine for years to come. The only thing that you should probably expect from this guitar that some people may not like, is it will show it's use in time. With the Satin finish, no pick-guard, the scratches, pick marks from strumming, are all going to show. But that is what will add to this guitar, it will age with you, and only get better with time.
The preamp is great, but to me the features are whats not added. It has no special inlays, nothing on the frets, no pick-guard. Just plain great sound from this guitar. The mechanics are great, and stays in tune really well.
Quality:
The quality is perfection. Very smooth finish, no problems anywhere, and I really inspected this guitar all over. The back of the guitar, is a site to behold. The wood grain is perfect. The fit is perfect for me, I love the grand auditorium make, it fits perfect in my arms.
Value:
For $1000.00, I do not think you can find any guitar that sounds better than this. I have played other, more expensive guitars, and really none of them are any better than this Takamine.
Desirability:
Again, the "sex appeal" is the natural sound that they have achieved with this EAN40C. Is there anything on here that when looking at it will make you say WOW? No there isn't. But I play guitar for the sound, and if you add the sound as part of the definition of "sex appeal", this guitar has it....
Sound:
The sound coming out of this Takamine is fantastic. It just rings out, and is a very warm expressive sound. When Takamine made this guitar without the shiny polish and made it with just the satin finish, they were looking to avoid anything getting in the way of the natural sound. Wow...they were spot on. You can feel the vibration on the top of the guitar when strumming. The sound is deeper than I was expecting, and that is a good thing. The sound without the preamp is fantastic, I actually prefer it over plugging it in. When plugged, it sounds great, but nothing beats a great acoustic natural sound.
Ease of Use:
Strum or pick, easy. The action was set perfect (for me), right out of the box.
Support:
What makes the support the best, is I have never needed them. This is my 3rd Takamine, and I have never had to call them at all.
Overall:
I expect to have this Takamine for years to come. The only thing that you should probably expect from this guitar that some people may not like, is it will show it's use in time. With the Satin finish, no pick-guard, the scratches, pick marks from strumming, are all going to show. But that is what will add to this guitar, it will age with you, and only get better with time.
Submitted: 03/31/2009
Style of Music: Country, Oldies
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