Takamine

EF740FS-TT

PRICE: £1,699 (inc case) ORIGIN: Japan TYPE: Orchestra cutaway electroacoustic with 12th-fret neck join TOP: Solid thermal treated (torrefied) spruce BACK/SIDES: Solid sapele MAX RIM DEPTH: 119mm MAX BODY WIDTH: 390mm NECK: Mahogany SCALE LENGTH: 644mm (25.35”) TUNERS: Open geared brass and ivoroid NUT/WIDTH: Bone/47.5mm FINGERBOARD: Ebony FRETS: 20/medium BRIDGE/SPACING: Rosewood/ 56mm ELECTRICS: TLD-2 preamp WEIGHT (kg/lb): 1.9/4.1 RANGE OPTIONS: Thermal Top series also includes the cutaway NEX-shape EF450C-TT (£2,169, available in Brown Sunburst and transparent Black Burst), noncutaway Orchestra CP7MO-TT (£1,499) and dreadnought EF360S (£1,419) LEFT-HANDERS: No FINISHES: Natural Gloss (reviewed) PROS A vintage, lower end voice; unique proposition for an OM shape CONS Control over the TLD-2 preamp would be beneficial, or the choice of a CoolTube instead