Takamine EF450CTTTBB NEX Cutaway Guitar – Brown Burst

Takamine EF450CTTTBB NEX Cutaway

The Takamine EF450CTTTBB is a flagship-level acoustic-electric that showcases Takamine's proprietary Thermal Top Technology (TTT) — a heat-treatment process that replicates decades of natural wood aging in a fraction of the time. The result is a guitar that plays and sounds like a well-loved vintage instrument from the moment you pick it up.

Specifications

• Body Style: NEX Cutaway
• Top: Solid Spruce with Thermal Top Technology (TTT)
• Back: Solid Maple
• Sides: Figured Maple
• Finish: Gold Brown Sunburst (Gloss)
• Neck: Mahogany
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Scale Length: 644mm (25.4")
• Nut Width: 43mm
• Electronics: Takamine TP-4TD preamp with built-in chromatic tuner
• Binding: Multi-layer body and neck binding

What is Thermal Top Technology?

TTT subjects the spruce top to a carefully controlled heat-treatment process that alters the wood’s cellular structure — reducing moisture absorption, increasing stiffness-to-weight ratio, and producing the tonal complexity of a vintage instrument. You get enhanced sustain, improved resonance, and a voice that’s immediately open and expressive.

Why the EF450CTTTBB?

The combination of a thermally treated spruce top and figured maple back and sides produces a guitar with exceptional clarity, warmth, and visual drama. The gold brown sunburst finish highlights the stunning figuring of the maple, making this as much a showpiece as a performance instrument.