Above left: Hand finishing of top bracing.
You can specify your SuperNatural with either a solid spruce or solid cedar soundboard. The spruce-topped version delivers a rich, bright tonality that rewards even the most forceful playing – and what’s more, the sound will improve with age and regular use. The honey-coloured cedar models possess an alltogether darker, more luxuriant tone with a rounder bottom end making them the perfect choice for fingerpicking.
Both the spruce and cedar models benefit from hand-scalloped X-bracing which we fine-tune to suit the characteristics of the different soundboard materials. The backs and sides are of beautiful bookmatched rosewood, chosen to complement the inherent tone signature of the tops. The solid backs are braced to control bottom end response and maximise projection.
The SuperNatural Series does much more than pay homage to the master luthier. These truly are vintage instruments of the 21st century featuring technical innovations that have made Takamine famous. The acoustic-electrics* come equipped with our palathetic bridge pickup linked to the CoolTube preamp. This combination captures even the finest sonic nuance, delivering a warm, clear amplified acoustic tone that is simply breathtaking.
* We also produce pure acoustic versions of the SuperNaturals too, these models begin with the prefix 'AN'.
