Takamine FT340BS Ltd (Japan) - natural

As every year, the Japanese brand graces us with several superb limited editions, and 2023 is no exception with the TAKAMINE Made In Japan Limited Edition FT340BS. This Dreadnought-style electro-acoustic naturally features all-solid-wood construction with Sitka spruce top, Sapele back and sides and rosewood fingerboard. Its generous, clear and dynamic acoustic tones are superbly balanced and perfectly reproduced by the CTF-2N pre-amp. It's an updated version of the original preamp dubbed "Brownie" by brand aficionados. This system, whose warm, naturally saturated grain might suggest the presence of a tube, has seduced many artists, and not the least: Ry Cooder, David Lindley, the Eagles, James Taylor, Jackson Brown, Bruce Springsteen...