Takamine is, along with Yamaha and Ibanez, one of the biggest acoustic guitar manufacturers from Japan. They are the only one among these three brands dedicated solely to the production of the acoustic and acoustic-electric instruments. Their catalog is divided into two main segments, the G line which caters to the lower portions of the market and the Pro series, made for semi and fully professional musicians. For the fall of 2013, Takamine introduces the seductive TLE-M1 model. It is an orchestra guitar with non-cutaway design and exclusive selection of both tonewoods and hardware. It`s body is made of Malaysian Blackwood and Sitka spruce. Solid blackwood comprises the back and side panels, while the top is made of spruce. Flamed maple is used for the binding around the edges. Top is also adorned with a single-circle rosette and tortoise shell pickguard. Ebony bridge is fit with a two-piece bone saddle and has a piezo pickup installed underneath it. Neck is made of mahogany and it`s attached to the body with a standard 14th fret dovetail joint. 20-fret fingerboard on it`s top is made of ebony. Gold-plated tuners, 25-1/2" scale and 12" fingerboard radius complete the specs list. Takamine sets the MSRP at staggering $4,899.99.

TLE-M1 Full Specs

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Body Shape OM
Body Type Hollowbody
Body Construction Acoustic
Body Wood Blackwood
Body Top Wood Spruce
Binding Maple
Pickguard Yes
Bridge Rosewood
Number of Pickups 1
Bridge Pickup Type Piezo
Controls Preamp
Controls Volume
Controls Tone
Neck Wood Mahogany
Neck Shape Series Standard
Neck Joint Dovetail
Fingerboard Material Ebony
Number of Frets 20
Fingerboard Inlays Snowflake
Hardware Gold
Number of Strings 6
Tuners Die-cast
String Nut Bone
Scale Length 24-2/5"
Nut Width 1.6875" (1-11/16")
Finish Gloss
Fingerboard Radius 12.00"
Custom Features: Controls: Volume, 4-band EQ, Two Notch-Filter Controls, Dual-Pickup Mix Control. Special Electronics: CT4-DX Preamp with 4-band EQ, Two Notch-Filter Controls, Dual-Pickup Mix Control (If Second Pickup is Added), Volume Control, Onboard Tuner and Palathetic™ Under-Saddle Pickup.

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Body Shape
OM
Dreadnought
Body Type
Hollowbody
Hollowbody
Body Construction
Acoustic
Single cutaway
Body Wood
Blackwood
Maple (Flame)
Body Top Wood
Spruce
Spruce
Binding
Maple
Ivoroid
Pickguard
Yes
No
Bridge
Rosewood
Rosewood
Number of Pickups
1
1
Bridge Pickup Type
Piezo
Palathetic Pickup
Controls
Preamp/Tone/Volume
Tuner
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Neck Shape
Series Standard
Custom
Neck Joint
Dovetail
Dovetail
Fingerboard Material
Ebony
Ebony (Bound)
Number of Frets
20
20
Fingerboard Inlays
Snowflake
Bird
Hardware
Gold
Black
Number of Strings
6
6
Tuners
Die-cast
No
String Nut
Bone
Bone
Scale Length
24-2/5"
24-3/4"
Nut Width
1.6875" (1-11/16")
1.75"
Finish
Gloss
Gloss
Fingerboard Radius
12.00"
12.00"
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