The LTD2024 isn't just a guitar, it's a piece of art that celebrates the intricacies of our universe and the beauty of music. Its limited release makes it a sought-after item for collectors and a prized possession for serious musicians. With the LTD2024, players can expect a blend of aesthetic beauty, acoustic innovation, and a touch of cosmic wonder.
Takamine Guitars is pleased to announce the release of the LTD2024 Limited Edition model, already referred to by many as the “Solar System Limited Edition”. 2024 is a leap year, the quadrennial event of re-calibrating our drifting human calendar to the solar system and the inspiration for the LTD2024. With each of the eight planets delicately positioned on the ebony fretboard, our Earth clearly distinguished by its distinct orbit around the Sun, the LTD2024 encourages the contemplation of our planet’s magnificent journey through space with every note played. Central to the design is the Sun, stylistically portrayed at the 12th fret as a swirling symbol of lifegiving energy projecting pale hues across the upper bout and lower headstock of the guitar, renewing the term ‘sunburst’ to its truest form.
Hand-crafted at the Sakashita factory in the foothills of the Japanese Alps, known for centuries as the source of highly detailed, handcrafted woodwork, the LTD2014 boasts an NEX cutaway body of rosewood back and sides and a solid spruce top with bracing and tone bars hand-selected and tuned by Takamine master craftsmen, Tohru Hirokawa. A black carbon saddle not only transfers sound in a superior fashion, but also fits nicely into the deep-space motif.
To ensure the naturally warm and balanced tones of this finely tuned instrument are faithfully projected on stage, the recently released CTF-2N preamp, a celebrated throwback to the FET technology of the famed "Brownie" preamp, was selected. The very natural-sounding CTF-2N preamp in tandem with Takamine’s legendary Palathetic pickup, makes the LTD2024 one of the most sonically honest acoustic-electric guitars ever created.
Thoughtfully made with Takamine's renowned attention to detail, the LTD2024 boasts a NEX cutaway body, hand-selected bracing, a black carbon saddle for superior sound transfer, and is equipped with the state-of-the-art CTF-2N preamp for exceptional amplified tones.
The LTD2024 is not just a musical instrument, but a collector's piece that captures the harmony of the universe, offering a perfect blend of aesthetic elegance and acoustic excellence.
Features
- A Fingerboard Odyssey Through the Solar System
- Engineering Excellence in Acoustics
- Sun-Inspired Artistry and Design
- Revolutionary Amplification for the Stage
- Penumbra Blue: inspired by the astronomical concept of a Penumbra
Specs
Type | Acoustic/Electric |
Colour | Penumbra Blue Fade |
Orientation | Right Handed |
Number of Strings | 6 |
Body Shape | NEX with Cutaway |
Body Material | Solid Sitka Spruce Top with Solid Indian Rosewood Back and Indian Rosewood Sides |
Body Finish | Gloss |
Neck Material | Mahogany |
Fretboard Material | Ebony |
Number of Frets | 20 |
Fretboard Inlays | Beautifully Inlaid Solar System |
Nut Width | 1.675" (42.5mm) |
Electronics | CTF-2N Preamp System with 3 band EQ, Onboard Tuner & Palathetic Pickup |
Bridge | Ebony with Split Carbon Graphite Saddle |
Tuners | Black Chrome with Black Chrome Buttons |
Strings | D'Addario EXP-16 |
Case/ Bag | Semi-Hard Case |