Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, 42.5 mm nut width and 644 mm scale length
CT4B II preamp
Cherry stain finish
Case included
Takamine EF508C Limited Santa Fe at a glance
With the Takamine EF508C Limited Santa Fe, the traditional Japanese manufacturer presents a fully solid acoustic guitar in a limited edition exclusively for Germany and Austria. The high-quality instrument has numerous premium features that will delight passionate acoustic guitarists and convince them with the best materials and full equipment. Thus, in addition to a pickup system for amplified playing, the guitar is also equipped with the sturdy GC Flattop Case, which ensures safe transport.
Only in Germany and Austria: Takamine EF508C Limited Santa Fe!
In-house construction
Takamine's innovative body shape: Nex
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.
The tried and tested and the exotic for the best sound results
Tonewoods: Cedar meets Sapele
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.
Traditional woods and a clever design allow for pleasant handling
Comfortable playability
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.
Clean intonation and stable tuning
Intonation and tuning stability
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.
CT4B II for a transparent, dynamic guitar sound
Takamine CT4B II pickup
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.
The attractive appearance attracts all the attention
Appealing design
Rounding out the Takamine EF508C Limited Santa Fe is its attractive design. The cherry stain finish in high-gloss lacquer skillfully sets off the grain of the woods, while the bridge and fretboard made of rosewood harmonize perfectly with each other. The visual highlights are undoubtedly the soundhole rosette with Native American pattern and the matching inlay at the twelfth fret.