With the Takamine EF508C
The Nex body shape is a body shape specially developed by Takamine, which is considered a "slimmed-down jumbo" according to the manufacturer. It produces a silky sound, which optimally supports singer-songwriters in particular and skillfully underscores the vocal parts. So Takamine impresses here again with innovation and constant improvement of the products, and musicians and offer the best quality and performance.
While the fully solid construction ensures high assertiveness, selected tonewoods create a balanced sound. The sapele body enriches the full sounds with bright, clear tones, while the cedar top adds a warm note. The combination of cedar wood, which has proven itself in guitar making, and exotic sapele results in a perfect balance, which is fully developed after a short playing time thanks to the fast sound development of cedar.
Due to its pleasant weight, the slim mahogany neck fits extremely well in the hand and, together with the rosewood fingerboard, allows the fretting hand to glide effortlessly over all 21 frets. Thanks to the generous cutaway, unhindered access is possible even to the higher registers.
To permanently withstand the string tension, other reinforcing elements such as the robust palisander bridge and its two-part bone inlay also play an important role. furthermore, the special construction of the saddle enables clean intonation, while die-cast chrome tuning machines guarantee high tuning stability.
Thanks to the in-house CT4B II preamp, amplified playing is also absolutely convincing. The active system has various setting options, with the help of which the sound reproduction can be perfectly adjusted to any situation. Thus, in addition to a volume control, it has a 3-band equalizer for individual adjustment of bass, midrange and treble, as well as an integrated chromatic tuner for clean tones.
Rounding out the Takamine EF508C