This Takamine EF740FS-TT Thermal Top is a high-end Japanese-built electro-acoustic from Takamine’s professional series, handcrafted in Sakashita, Japan. Designed for serious players, this model features Takamine’s Thermal Top technology, which heat-treats the spruce top to replicate the tonal characteristics of a well-aged vintage guitar. The result is a guitar with excellent resonance, quick response and a beautifully open acoustic tone straight out of the case.

The OM / orchestra cutaway body provides exceptional clarity and articulation, making this model particularly well suited for fingerstyle, folk and acoustic blues while still offering strong projection and balance for strumming.

Construction features an all-solid wood build, with a thermally aged Sitka spruce top paired with solid sapele back and sides, delivering warm lows, detailed mids and crisp top-end sparkle.

Electronics are handled by Takamine’s Palathetic undersaddle pickup system paired with a discreet TLD-2 line driver preamp integrated into the output jack, providing a natural amplified tone without the need for a large side-mounted control panel.

Visually, the guitar features a distinctive slotted headstock, gold hardware, ebony fingerboard and bridge, and a gloss natural finish that highlights the beautiful grain of the woods.

A fantastic professional-grade acoustic that works equally well for stage, studio or home playing, offering the reliability and plugged-in sound Takamine guitars are famous for.

Includes original Takamine hard case.

Basic Specifications

Brand: Takamine

Model: EF740FS-TT

Series: Thermal Top

Made in: Japan (Sakashita factory)

Body Shape: OM / Orchestra Cutaway

Top: Solid Thermal-treated Sitka Spruce

Back & Sides: Solid Sapele

Neck: Mahogany

Fingerboard: Ebony

Bridge: Ebony

Scale Length: 644mm / 25.4"

Nut Width: 47.5mm

Electronics: Takamine Palathetic pickup + TLD-2 line driver

Finish: Natural Gloss

Case: Hard case included