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Beautiful, Rich Koa Looks and Tone!





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The Takamine Legacy JEF508KC NEX 6-string acoustic-electric guitar sounds as good as it looks. With a fully bound, NEX cutaway body comprised of a figured koa top, back, and sides, you get warm tone and natural response. The mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard meets the body at a traditional dovetail joint, giving you lasting sustain. The Legacy JEF508KC has the CT4B II preamp which uses Takamine's iconic Palathetic pickup - long revered as one of the truest, most organic acoustic-electric pickups available. Handcrafted and finished in natural gloss to highlight the gorgeous Koa grain, the Legacy JEF508KC NEX 6-string acoustic-electric guitar will be your favorite!





Koa looks and great koa tone





Koa is beautiful ? there's no denying it. But when it comes to tone, it's hard to come by another wood more balanced for response and fullness of sound. The Legacy JEF508KC body is constructed completely of superior figured koa, giving you a guitar that will play and age consistently throughout its life. The mahogany neck and rosewood fingerboard give you a smooth and precise fretting surface while producing full, enveloping sustain.





True Takamine quality keeps you playing





Based on traditional guitar-building techniques, Takamine has been handcrafting acoustic guitars like the Legacy JEF508KC for over 50 years. Using dovetail neck joints and scalloped X-bracing for tone and structural integrity has earned the company a reputation for building guitars that last a lifetime. Innovations in pickups for acoustic guitars have furthered that reputation and made the company's guitars a favorite with pro players like Garth Brooks and Kenny Chesney, both of whom have signature model Takamine acoustic guitars.





CT4B II preamp system gets you heard





The Legacy JEF508KC is outfitted with Takamine's CT4B II preamp system with a 3-band EQ for tone shaping, tuning, and using the proprietary Palathetic pickup. Designed with one, individually shielded piezo-electric element per string, each element is attached to the guitar's top and bridge. With 12 times the mass of most pickups, these elements pick up broader frequency and dynamic ranges and are designed to touch the saddle to pick up a blend of the string and the resonance of the soundboard providing accurate and complete tone even when you're playing your hardest. And since you're buying your new Takamine from Sweetwater's Guitar Gallery, you know the electronics have been tested and will be working for you right out of the box.





Takamine Legacy JEF508KC NEX Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:


A distinctively voiced acoustic-electric guitar with comfortable NEX-style small jumbo cutaway body


100% all-koa body construction for beauty, tone, and consistent aging


Dovetail-jointed mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard and abalone snowflake inlays


CT4B II preamp with Takamine's iconic Palathetic pickup


Natural gloss finish shows off koa grain beautifully