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Takamine GD30CE-12NAT Dreadnought 12-String Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar

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Color: Natural


Features

  • Solid spruce top and mahogany back and sides that produce a rich, resonant sound
  • Slim mahogany neck and 12"-radius rosewood fingerboard provide great feel and playability
  • Takamine TP-4TD preamp system gives you a built-in tuner and three-band EQ and gain controls for excellent amplified performance and versatility
  • Rosewood bridge. Nut Width-1.875 inch
  • Elegant Natural gloss finish

Description

The GD30CE-12 is a stage-worthy acoustic/electric dreadnought 12-string guitar that features solid-top construction, a soft Venetian-style cutaway and a superior sounding Taka mine electronics system. Ready for any performance situation, the GD30CE-12 features a solid spruce top and mahogany back and sides that produce a rich, resonant sound. The slim mahogany neck and 12"-radius rosewood fingerboard provide great feel and playability, while the onboard Taka mine TP-4TD preamp system gives you a built-in tuner and three- band EQ and gain controls for excellent amplified performance and versatility. Other great features include a rosewood bridge, synthetic bone nut and split bridge saddle, rosewood head cap, pearloid rosette and dot inlays, chrome die- cast tuners and a beautiful gloss finish. Available in Natural.

Brand: Takamine


Color: Natural


Top Material Type: Spruce


Body Material: Mahogany


Back Material Type: Mahogany


Neck Material Type: Mahogany


Fretboard Material Type: Rosewood


Guitar Pickup Configuration: piezoelectric


String Material Type: Phosphor Bronze


Hand Orientation: Right


Item Weight: 6 pounds


Product Dimensions: 44 x 6 x 20 inches


Item model number: GD30CE-12NAT


Batteries: 1 9V batteries required.


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: June 24, 2013


Back Material: Mahogany


Body Material: Mahogany


Color Name: Natural


Fretboard Material: Rosewood


Guitar Pickup Configuration: piezoelectric


Scale Length: ~25.5 inches


String Material: Phosphor Bronze


Top Material: Spruce


Neck Material Type: Mahogany


Number of Strings: 12


Guitar Bridge System: Fixed


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Definitely a winner.....
I think the best things about this guitar are the fit and finish and the overall appearance. It is definitely a good looking guitar. The body finish is a deep high-gloss, and underneath that is a flawless spruce top, nice black and white bindings that compliment the appearance, and matched mahogany sides and back. The sound hole rosette is understated and blends in with the overall look of the guitar. The neck has a smooth satin finish that won't ever feel sticky. Of course the neck is a little wider than a 6-string, but I think it hits the sweet spot of being able to properly space the string pairs without becoming too wide. Combined with the thin neck profile, it is a comfortably shaped neck. The headstock face has a very thin, almost black veneer. Originally, looking at images, I couldn't tell if the headstock was painted black or if it was wood grain as it appeared completely different depending on which image you were looking at. In my case, the guitar I received does have a very dark color to the headstock veneer, but there is subtle wood grain showing through, and the overall appearance is very pleasing. The fretboard itself is dark, not quite ebony dark, but close, and the white position markers on the side stand out cleanly. The position markers on the fretboard face are small and match the sound hole rosette. Out of the box, the set up was almost perfectly spot on. I did tweak the truss rod very slightly in order to further reduce the neck bow, and I did deepen the A and D string nut slots slightly only in order to ensure barre chords play as easy as possible, but those were a couple very minor tweaks. I am now a huge fan of the Takamine split bridge saddle. The intonation is really good, especially for a 12 string guitar, and I believe the split saddle has much to do with that as it seems to take one set of compromises out of play. The guitar is on the loud side (not a bad thing), and to me, especially with the set of strings that came with the guitar, it seems very open and resonant. You definitely get that pleasant 12-string jangle. Fingerpicking gives you a great, complex sound. With a flat pick, it is possible that you may want a bit more of a controlled, distinct tone as it does become very full when strummed, but I think that's something you could always handle with a string change if need be. In my case, I'm going to reserve judgement for a few more weeks until the strings settle down. As far as playability goes, the spacing on the string pairs is a pretty good compromise between ease of play and avoiding too much coming from string collisions. Out of the box, the action was approaching excellent -- the action is on the low side, with no fret buzz. In my case, I did make a couple minor tweaks, but were they 100% necessary? Probably not. The neck shape is comfortably thin. The strings measure out as a set with 10 thousandths diameter E-strings. With those strings, barre chords are a bit more work than for a 6-string, but it's not that much of a difference given the excellent action. I like the position of the on-board tuner, and I like the body shape and the cut-away. All in all, I'd have to say this is a really good guitar, especially considering the price. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2024 by Brian
    • Awesome 12-string Lots of guitar for the money
This 12-string is awesome. This is the second 12-string I have owned. The first one I owned was an intermediate/cheap model that has lasted me 13 years and I decided to upgrade. I wanted something nicer and easier to play. Before purchasing the GD30CE-12NAT I considered the following: Breedlove Pursuit 12 (Concert body, not as loud as a dread more for playing plugged in) Martin D12X1AE (Dread body, No body cut, electronics are primitive, No built in tuner) Seagull Coastline S12 (Dread body, No body cut, Cedar Top, thick neck) Seagull Excursion Walnut 12 SG (Dread body, No body cut, Very bright) Takamine GJ72CE-12NAT (Jumbo body, more for strumming power, electronics too fancy for me) Taylor 150e (Dread Body, No body cut, electronics are primitive, No built in tuner) After reading all the reviews on these and pouring through many threads on acoustic forums. I weighed all the options. I kept coming back to the GD30CE-12. There wasn't any talk about these guitars as recommendations on any forums, mostly Taylor/Martin/Seagul/Breedlove ... so I was kind of leery. I did however read some awesome reviews on this guitar on Amazon & Musiciansfriend. The GD30CE-12NAT had all the options I was looking for (electric, built in tuner, cutaway, solid spruce top, mahogany neck, dreadnought for playing unplugged). One thing that had me concerned is that it may be poor quality as the price was on the lower end of the products I was considering and I didn't want another intermediate/cheap guitar. I decided to try one and I am glad I did. This 12-string plays like a 6-string. The neck profile is thin (similar to my Seagull Entourage 6-string)with a slightly larger nut width to accommodate the 12 stings. The Action is very low too with no fret buzz just perfect right out of the box. Takamine must have some awesome quality control. It looks like it's set up must have to meet some tight specs and was measured by two independent inspectors before shipping (little inspection card attached with measurements at various fret positions) Fret work is nice properly dressed (there are no sharp edges sticking past the finger board) This is by far the easiest 12-string I have ever played. It came shipped with 10's and I have no problems playing barre chords. I would put 9's on my old 12 string to help make barring easier but that old guitar had such a fat neck profile that it only helped a little. This Takamine won't be getting any 9's. The Guitar has a nice balanced tone. What's bad about it? ....Nothing to really be concerned about the electronics/tuner are in a slightly awkward spot but it's usable. The tuner has an auto off function that turns off too soon sometimes I have to turn it back on 2 or 3 times before I get through all 12 strings. I really don't mind though as I have more expensive guitars that if you forget the tuner on when you put it away it will stay on and drain your battery. It is built in China but who cares as the quality is every bit as nice as North American made guitar. You could spend $1000 more for Guild/Taylor/Martin and not get something this nice. Takamine has won me over. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2015 by TkVoice
    • Awful
I was really impressed with this guitar until, I tried to connect it to my amp! This guitar would give me a little buzzing sound a tried a new battery and same issue! Looks like I wont be shopping Takamine guitars again!!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2016 by Jesus Andrew Gutierrez Torres

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