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Takamine GN20CE Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Natural Satin

6-string Acoustic-electric Guitar with Cedar Top, Okoume Back and Sides, Mahogany Neck, and Rosewood Fingerboard - Natural
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Small, Light, and Lush

Looking as great as it sounds, the Takamine GN20CE-NS acoustic-electric guitar delivers distinctive sound and performance. At Sweetwater, we've always been amazed by Takamine's consistent quality and attention to detail. The first time you play the GN20CE-NS, you'll be impressed by its warm, detailed sound and light, lush delivery. Dark-toned, yet bursting with overtones, the GN20CE-NS's quiet tone lends itself especially well to fingerpicking. Extremely comfortable, the GN20CE-NS's slim satin-finish neck provides excellent playability. Finally, the GN20CE-NS's onboard Takamine TP4T preamp system delivers outstanding amplified performance. Plugged or unplugged, you'll love the Takamine GN20CE-NS acoustic-electric guitar!

NEX body combines performance and playability

A proprietary body shape developed by Takamine, the NEX body style is essentially a scaled-down jumbo. Extremely comfortable to play (especially for smaller players) the NEX body style brings a silky balance to a guitar's tone that lends itself especially well to vocal accompaniment. The NEX body style, while small, will provide you with full-sized sound whether you're onstage or unplugged.

Takamine's TP4T preamp system provides rich and natural sound

The GN20CE-NS utilizes Takamine's TP4T preamp, giving you rich, clear-sounding amplified output - instantly. A full-featured preamp system, the GN20CE-NS's TP4T electronics provide you with a handy onboard tuner plus an active shelving EQ with bass, middle, and treble sliders. It also sports a low battery indicator, which is actually even more useful than you might think. And since the preamp is switched on by and off by plugging in and unplugging your GN20CE-NS, it's hard to accidentally drain the the 9-volt battery.

Takamine produces guitars of amazing quality, sound, and playability

The Takamine GN20CE-NS acoustic-electric guitar benefits from a half-century of Takamine guitar-crafting knowhow. Launched in 1962 at the foot of Japan's Takamine mountains, Takamine has been designing and building acoustic guitars that are seen in the hands of some of music's biggest stars, including Glenn Frey, Bruce Springsteen, Bruno Mars, and Toby Keith. With quality and value as guiding principles, Takamine's instruments employ the finest tonewoods and construction techniques - something you'll discover for yourself as soon as you pick up your GN20CE-NS for the first time.

Takamine GN20CE-NS 6-string Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:

  • Solid cedar top and okoume back and sides produce a warm and detailed sound
  • Slim satin-finish mahogany neck provides great feel and playability
  • TP4T preamp system for excellent amplified performance
  • Chrome die-cast tuners keep you in tune

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Tech Specs

  • String Type: Steel
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Body Shape: NEX
  • Body Style: Single Cutaway
  • Back & Sides Wood: Okoume
  • Top Wood: Solid Cedar
  • Finish: Satin
  • Color: Natural
  • Body Bracing: Quartersawn X-bracing
  • Binding: White/Black
  • Neck Wood: Mahogany
  • Neck Shape: Slim
  • Radius: 12"
  • Fingerboard Material: Ovangkol
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Pearloid Dots
  • Number of Frets: 20
  • Scale Length: 25.315"
  • Nut Width: 1.6875"
  • Nut/Saddle Material: Synthetic Bone
  • Bridge Material: Ovangkol
  • Tuning Machines: Chrome Die-Cast
  • Electronics: Takamine TP-4TD Preamp with Built-In Tuner
  • Strings: D'Addario, .012-.053
  • Case Included: Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: TAKGN20CENS

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Rated 5/5

Takamine GN20CE-NS - NEX Body, Natural

Oh man Aaron, This thing sounds and plays like a dream! Nice and buttery action. Thanks so much, I love it! It is everything I knew it would be! 25 years ago I found a Takamine in a shop of some kind and it had a bullet hole in it and still sounded and played great. They wanted $60 bucks more than I had and so I couldn't get it. I swore I was going to own one someday. and thanks to you I now have it! Again, I love it!
Music background: 41 years as a musician and 30 years on both sides of the studio, Music electronics repair and maintenance.
Rated 5/5

Excellent

Great Acoustic for the money!!! Even the lower end Takamine has a beautiful tone and playablity.....
Love playing this plugged in or just sitting around. Takamine has one of the finest EQ's in the business. Will always play Takamine...
Rated 5/5

very nice guitar, especially st this price

After a minor FedEx SNAFU concerning delivery, I finally got this beauty. As all my Sweetwater purchases, it came well-packed; so well, it was practically still in tune. The fit & finish are excellent, and it sounds & plays great with & without an amp. The neck carve is perfect for me, sort of a flattened "C" shape, and the satin finish looks really nice; kind of understated while allowing the wood grain to show through. I would definitely recommend this guitar to anyone, of any skill level.
Music background: long-time amateur/hobbyist
Rated 4.5/5

Takamine GN20CE-NS review

My first acoustic. I wanted something with a similar neck to an SG and a relatively low action for practice. The Tac was recommended by a friend and I am happy with it. The body seems thick, but I'm used to much thinner electric guitars. The intonation is dead on. The neck is smooth and well shaped. The frets are nicely polished and smooth on the sides of the neck. It feels really sturdy and sounds good too. The pre-amp sounds excellent plugged into my Orange amp and the built in tuner is a handy feature.
Music background: Always learning
Rated 4.5/5

Acoustic 1

Awesome Guitar Not my Taylor but a good go to in a pinch the play ability is outstanding
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