The Takamine EG340SC is one of the fine guitars designed as part of the Takamine G-series, which are meant to be affordable guitars that don’t sacrifice on quality or sound. That is definitely true when it comes to this acoustic-electric. The top is solid spruce, and the back and sides are made from high-quality mahogany for an excellent tone and superb looks. The fingerboard is composed of rosewood and incorporates attractive abalone dot inlays. The rosette, or the design around the soundhole, is also composed of abalone. A pick guard is standard fare as well. The tuners are gold, and the glossy and natural finish gives a classic look. Additionally, the dreadnaught cutaway body style offers great dreadnaught sound with plenty of mobility for lead guitar playing. The tone is typically bright and clear when equipped with standard strings. The Takamine EG340SC is ideal for someone that is looking for plenty of mid-range tone.
TP4T Preamp
The Takamine EG340SC comes equipped with the TP4T preamp, one of the preamps designed specifically by Takamine for their G-series guitars. This preamp offers a three-band equalizer for easy adjustments. Also included with the preamp is a battery operated tuner that makes tuning on the go extremely simple. The gain pot offers a dynamic range and easy adjustments as well.
Great value, great sound
Out of the box, this guitar doesn’t need any additions. You may want to change the strings to your strings of choice, but the action is comfortable and the sound really shines. The pricing of this guitar compared to the sound may be confusing to those of us that think it costs thousands of dollars for an excellent guitar, but this Takamine can blow that misconception out of the water. The only downside to the guitar is that the tuning pegs are likely to tarnish over time.
Mellow, twangy, mid-range sound
If you love mellow, twangy, mid-range sounds, then the Takamine EG340SC is the perfect guitar for you. At a realistic retail price of only $499, it’d be incredibly hard to find a brand new guitar with this much oomph and gusto in the mid-range sound for less. Meant for intermediate to advanced players, this guitar will continue to grow with the player as they improve. Easy on the fingers and pleasing to the ears, the Takamine EG340SC offers a value vs. quality that can be expected from Takamine.
