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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


Hand Orientation: Right


Guitar Bridge System: Fixed


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


Top Material: Spruce


Neck Material Type: Mahogany


Number of Strings: 12


Guitar Bridge System: Fixed


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Wow! Takamine outdid themselves & Amazon Prime Is Outstanding
Praises to Takamine for producing a fine guitar for the common man. The finish is beautiful and attention has been paid to all the details. Best of all, the two-piece saddle gives this work of art perfect intonation (a problematic feature of most 12 strings regardless of price). The tuners are good quality and adjust easily, without the sloppy free-play of many other guitars in this price range. The electronics are very good and easily adjusted to output the full, deep, intrinsic bass that this guitar has acoustically (not as a result of the electronics). The neck is perfect and the action is equal to my six-string Taylor 714CE (remarkable for any 12 string). Clearly, Takamine is contending for market share and will be successful at capturing large segments of it if they keep up this level of craftsmanship and dedication to the customer. The body woods are beautiful and it looks and sounds like a much more expensive guitar. This sound is remarkably deep, yet balanced across the spectrum, unlike others I have tested in stores that have far to much treble for my taste. I find myself walking over to it on it's stand and just stroking the strings, course by course, to marvel at how well intonated they are and how wonderul it is to have a good-sounding 12 string. Thank you Takamine (and Amazon for the great price). A week later and the Takamine keeps getting better. The tuner is useful and accurate, especially for a 12 string. I trust it better than my own ears, thanks to the split-saddle intonation. The onboard preamp is simple to use and allows easy customization of the sound to suit your tastes. The band I'm with loves it and want me to figure out more songs to use it with. The satisfaction and pleasure continue to increase and the more I play it the more complex and "magical" sounds it produces for me. A month into owning the Takamine the electronics began to fail. Fortunately, I was still within Amazon's warranty period and received a replacement within 2 days and no charges. While I was disappointed at first, the replacement guitar was even better than than the original! The action is lower, tuners are better and the sound both deeper and louder. The only drawback is the wood is not quite as unique looking; the sides less colorfully figured and the top with some streaks natural to the wood, but like a mole on a pretty girl's face. But, guitars are meant to be heared and this one sings even better and is easier to play as well. One caveat to buyers - replacement electronics are only available through authorized Takamine dealers. Not direct from Takamine, not from third parties, but only from a dealer. Hopefully the electronics won't go bad beyond Amazon's warranty period, or it will cost about $100 to replace. Still, given the price of the guitar this is really not all that bad. For comparison purposes, since I live very close to Taylor guitar's factory, I gave their new 150e 12 string a try. The Takamine is every bit as good at half the price, though the Taylor has an edge in the looks department. Interestingly, Taylor has a new pickup, the Expression 2 that uses very similar pickup technology as Takamine (who call theirs the Parathetic pickup). Both systems move the piezo from under the saddle to behind the bridge. Again Takamine provides a significant benefit at half the price. Kudos to Amazon as well for standing behind their policy. Believe me, Amazon Prime is worth every penny! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2014 by RPowers
    • 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
    • Very nice guitar for the money!
This guitar is simple but is very well built with an excellent finish on the body. It was perfectly set up and plays well right out of the box. I have not plugged it in yet, but it sounds nice acoustic. I am an experienced player and guitar tech and I give it 5 stars!
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2019 by James W.
    • 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
    • Bang for the buck
Tuning pegs are cheap. Its certainly not a taylor but for the money i cant really complain. Electric tuner is cool and guitar sounds great plugged in. Unplugged it sounds decent but makes the cut. There is just this cheap feeling with this guitar but as i previously stated its not a taylor. You get what you pay for. Im personally satisfied with my purchase. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2020 by Amazon Customer
    • Great Guitar
Never tried a Takamine 12 string guitar. I've tried plently of other brands in guitar center like guild,bredlove, and other brands. Couldn't find a takamine 12 string near my house so I decided to buy it and try it out. Let me tell you its an amazing guitar I thought it would be cheap wood and all that like the others brands in guitar center nope it was the opposite. Great quality guitar love it. It shocked me how amazing it was put it like this its like one step down from Taylor. Takamine did an amazing job with this product. Worth the money. If you're wondering what type of genre of music I play its corridos miguel y miguel, ariel, and other artist in that genre. Also to answer another question I did put pares or pairs on the guitar and no problems at all putting them. I recommend just putting it half a step down Eb, putting it in a case, humidifier, and take care of it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2021 by steve
    • Not bad. I have seen way better from Takamine
Not bad. I have seen way better from Takamine. Even though this is lower series I think it should have been better.
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2014 by D. Harry Paul

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