Takamine OM CW LTD 2025 Glossy Antique Evergreen

An LTD 2025 Edition: The Takamine "Workshop" Spirit Serving a Characterful Aesthetic

The LTD 2025 belongs to Takamine's limited series family, guitars conceived as signature instruments rather than mere variations. The idea is clear: to offer meticulous lutherie, distinctive wood choices, and an immediately recognizable visual identity, without ever sacrificing playability or sonic coherence.
The Glossy Antique Evergreen finish gives this OM a unique presence, halfway between vintage elegance and bold modernity. The tortoiseshell purflings highlight the body lines with a classic touch, while the brass "dot" inlays enhance the "living" instrument feel: their patina naturally evolves over time, making the guitar personalize itself through both playing and use.
Made in Japan, Sakashita factory, this LTD targets guitarists seeking a limited edition with real personality, both in the inspiration it provides and its ability to fit into demanding musical contexts.

An OM Cutaway Designed for Precision: For Which Guitarists and Styles?

With its OM (Orchestra Model) format and cutaway, the Takamine LTD 2025 is primarily aimed at intermediate to advanced musicians who want a comfortable, responsive electro-acoustic guitar nuanced enough to convey detailed playing. The OM size is an excellent compromise: more balanced and controlled than a large body, while maintaining a solid foundation for accompaniment.
It particularly shines in fingerstyle, modern folk, pop, and any playing style where clarity on enriched chords, arpeggios, and precise voicings is sought. The cutaway facilitates melodic lines and high-register licks without straining the left hand or altering your playing landmarks.
Plugged in, the LTD 2025 becomes a reliable partner for stage and studio: the goal is to achieve a natural reproduction, with credible attack and a dynamic range that remains musical, even when playing softly or with marked touch variations.

Sound

The sonic signature of this LTD 2025 rests on a very expressive wood duo. The Engelmann spruce top is appreciated for its quick response and ability to highlight nuances: it reacts to the slightest attack change, favors dynamic variations, and provides a flexible playing feel, ideal for "shaping" the sound at your fingertips. On an OM format, this often translates into precise attack, clear note definition, and clean articulation even when harmonies thicken.
The Hawaiian koa on the back and sides complements the set with present and musical mids, elegant brightness, and warmth that avoids any harshness. This combination supports delicate rhythms very well (where detail is desired without bass overflow) and highlights melodic phrases, especially in the high register. The overall sound favors balance: controlled lows, mids that "carry" in a mix, and clear highs without harshness.
For amplification, Takamine equips this LTD with the CTF2N preamp featuring FET technology. The advantage of this approach is to maintain a credible acoustic character once plugged in: a more natural attack, warmer harmonic reproduction, and a less "artificial" feel in live contexts. In practice, this helps retain the Engelmann spruce/koa personality on a sound system or audio interface, with a response that remains dynamic and expressive.

Technical specifications

Category	Steel String Shaped Body Electric-Acoustic	Fingerboard	Ebony
Format	Orchestra	Nbrs of frets	20
Left handed	No	Electronics	CTF-2N
Cutaway	Yes	Cover/case	Gigbag
Strings	Steel	Neck Type	Glued
Nbr of strings	6	Electroacoustic	Yes
Top	Solid Engelmann Spruce	Color	Green
Back&Sides	Massive Hawaiian koa, Hawaiian Koa	Finishing	Satin varnish
Neck	Mahogany	Hardware	Gold

Type	electro-acoustic guitar	Information (bridge, tuners, saddle)	not provided by the manufacturer
Back and sides	Hawaiian koa	Preamp	Takamine CTF2N
Purflings	tortoiseshell	Technology	FET (improves fidelity and natural sound reproduction)
Finish	Glossy "Antique Evergreen"	Manufacture	Japan, Sakashita factory
Scale length	25.35" / 644.00 mm	Limited edition	yes
Nut width	42.50 mm / 1.67"