A solid spruce top and solid flamed maple back and sides with flawlessly executed sunburst finish (even on the bound headstock) give the Takamine TF450SMSB Acoustic-Electric Guitar old-world visual aesthetics while the Cool Tube electronics deliver creamy tone from an actual tube mounted inboard. It's luxurious throughout with bound ebony fingerboard, abalone rosette and fretboard inlays, multi-ply body binding, and split compensated saddle.