Takamine EG523SC12 12-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Black

Other products by Takamine

Product Features

• Solid spruce soundboard
• Flamed maple back and sides
• Jumbo body style
• Abalone rosette
• Active electronics with onboard EQ

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 30.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002E4YYW
• Item model number: EG523SCB-12
• Average Customer Review: No customer reviews yet. Be the first.
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,609 in Musical Instruments (See Bestsellers in Musical Instruments)

  Popular in this category: (What's this?)

  #54 in

  Musical Instruments > Guitars > Acoustic-Electric Guitars

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Takamine Guitars are crafted from the finest handpicked tonewoods, hand-crafted by expert luthiers, all providing players with an unmatched excellence and surprising affordability. Play one today and you'll play one for a lifetime.

Specifications:

Body Shape:	Jumbo C/A
Rosette:	Abalone
Top:	Solid Spruce
Inlays:	Block MOP and Abalone
Back:	Flamed Maple
Sides:	Flamed Maple
Fingerboard:	Rosewood
Electronics:	TK4NT
Tuners:	Chrome
Features:	12-String Model

Takamine Electronics:
The TK4N preamp gives you a tunable notch filter and switchable midrange contour.
Takamine made great advancements with their palethetic pickup, and set the standard for the industry. Other manufacturers soon offered acoustic/electric models, but none has reached the level of sophistication and performance set by Takamine. Our Takamine pickup is like no other. It's an integral part of the guitar's design, not a retrofit like most other ""factory"" systems. Six individual piezo transducers are embedded in the bridge plate where they sense both string and soundboard vibration. Takamine also pioneered the slider control preamp style for the acoustic/electric guitar. No other guitar company had the technological advancements that Takamine set in place, and to this day no other guitar company can achieve that level of quality in the market.

About Takamine
Nestled at the base of Takamine Mountain in Sakashita, Japan, Takamine Guitars have over 40 years of history dedicated to innovation and improvement to the art and craft of guitarmaking. What first began as a small family business has evolved into one of the leading guitar manufacturers In the world, depended upon by some of the best players and biggest names in the music industry.

So what's the deal? Why are there so many Takamine players? We'd like to think that it's because we've earned your respect. Takamine has made technological advancements that have surpassed other guitar makers. Takamine prides itself in their dedication and loyalty to fine luthiership and it is shown through each Instrument the company makes.

Takamine had its early beginnings while guitar playing and music was gaining popularity in Japan during the early 60's. As their business grew they saw the need to develop their skills and attract design and manufacturing talent. One of the most important additions to the company was one Mr. Mass Hirade.

Hirade joined Takamine in 1968, and made great improvements upon design and build quality, and set forth with his staff to energize and strengthen the business. The factory began producing their world class ""Classical"" that to this day still carry the Hirade name. Through Hirade's dedication and commitment to Takamine, he was able to begin an overseas trading business in 1975. Takamine Guitars were able to reach out to guitar players around the world. Takamine was finally placed in the hands of musicians who had only heard about their great sound and fine craftsmanship.

Product Description

The Takamine EG523SC12 12-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar sounds great plugged in or unplugged. Jumbo body style provides a cool profile, comfortable playing, and a huge solid spruce soundboard for big volume and titanic tone. Glowing, gorgeous flamed maple back and sides plus an abalone rosette make this guitar flash fantastically in stage lights. Active electronics with onboard EQ translate all that tone into the electrical world with total fidelity.