To go back to your original question, which did not include Cordoba, the Tak and the Yammy are pretty similar in that they both have a long-scale 14-fret neck, 1 7/8" nut width, solid spruce tops and rosewood back and sides. One difference is that the Tak has laminated sides, while the Yamaha is all solid. They both have state-of-the-art pickup systems. I've owned the Tak 135 and played the maple version of the 1200 in GC. The Tak is deeper bodied, which may result in a more pleasing acoustic sound. As you say, however, the Tak is quite a bit more expensive than the Yamaha. I'd guess that your Japan vs. China thought could be right, especially when you consider that Takamine charges much less for its non-Japanese series.
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