Takamine Gd30Ce Black

Essential Information About the Takamine GD30CE Guitar

• Electro-acoustic dreadnought with cutaway: comfortable both at home and on stage, with easy access to the high frets.


• Solid spruce top: precise attack, beautiful dynamics, and clear projection.


• Mahogany back and sides: warm mids and rounded lows, ideal for accompaniment and rhythm playing.


• Takamine TP-4TD preamp with built-in tuner: simple and effective settings for live performance.

Takamine G30 Series: The Takamine Spirit in an Affordable Guitar

Backed by several decades of experience and inspired by feedback from artists worldwide, Takamine designed the G series to offer a wide selection of reliable and musical guitars. Within this range, the 30 series stands out for its varied formats and finishes while maintaining a beloved formula: a solid spruce top paired with a mahogany body, delivering a balanced sound and excellent versatility.

For Which Guitarists and Styles?

The Takamine GD30CE is aimed at both serious beginners and intermediate players seeking a robust electro-acoustic folk guitar that is easy to handle and stage-ready. Its dreadnought format is particularly suited for pop, acoustic rock, folk, and chanson: powerful chords, energetic strumming, as well as clear arpeggios thanks to good note-to-note definition.

Sound Characteristics

The solid spruce top provides clarity, responsiveness, and natural projection, ideal for cutting through a mix whether fingerpicked or played with a pick. The mahogany back and sides complement with full mids and controlled lows, producing a warm and balanced tone. The dreadnought body enhances presence in the lower spectrum and acoustic volume, while the TP-4TD electronics allow quick sound balance adjustments once plugged in, with the built-in tuner enabling seamless song transitions without wasting time.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

This guitar is designed for metal strings in 6-string configuration, so you can safely choose a set of 6-string folk acoustic (steel) strings, according to the gauge that suits your playing style (lighter for comfort, heavier for power and attack).

Technical specifications

Category	Steel String Shaped Body Electric-Acoustic	Marker	Point
Format	Dreadnought	Nbrs of frets	20
Left handed	No	Nut	Synthetic compensated bone
Cutaway	Yes	Electronics	préampli TP-4TD avec accordeur intégré
Strings	Steel	Cover/case	Optional
Nbr of strings	6	Neck Type	Glued
Top	Solid Spruce	Electroacoustic	Yes
Back&Sides	Mahogany	Color	Black
Neck	Mahogany	Finishing	Glossy
Nut Width	42.8 mm	Hardware	Chromed
Fingerboard	Rosewood

Type	Electro-acoustic	Headstock nut width	42.8 mm / 1.69"
Back and sides	Mahogany	Bridge nut	Two-piece compensated synthetic bone
Finish	Glossy lacquer	Nuts	Compensated synthetic bone
Number of frets	20	Number of strings	6
Inlays	Dot