Takamine Gd71Ce Brown Sunburst

Essential Information About the Takamine GD71CE Guitar

• Electro-acoustic dreadnought with cutaway: power, projection, and easy access to the higher frets.


• Solid spruce top: precise attack, great dynamics, and excellent response to both fingerstyle and pick playing.


• Rosewood back and sides: rich, defined sound with deep bass and bright trebles.


• Takamine TK-40D preamp with built-in tuner: 3-band EQ, gain, and mid contour for controlled stage sound.

The Takamine GD71CE: The Spirit of the G70 Series, Designed for the Stage

Part of the G70 series, the Takamine GD71CE was designed to offer a refined finish, true acoustic quality, and more complete electronics, while remaining affordable. With its dreadnought cutaway format, it follows the tradition of versatile guitars capable of performing well in both solo playing and accompaniment, at home or on stage.

Who Is It For, and Which Styles?

The GD71CE is aimed at motivated beginners as well as intermediate players seeking a reliable and expressive electro-acoustic. Its dreadnought format favors styles that require presence and body: pop, acoustic rock, folk, country, and strumming. The cutaway and neck playability also make lead parts and chords higher up the neck more comfortable.

Sound

The solid spruce top provides clarity, definition, and excellent sensitivity to nuances: the harder you attack, the more the guitar responds with vigor. The rosewood (back and sides) complements this balance with a wide spectrum, beautiful note separation, and generous sustain, ideal for open chords and detailed arpeggios. Plugged in, the TK-40D electronics allow quick EQ adjustments (3 bands), gain control, and mid sculpting via the contour to find your place in a mix, with the built-in tuner always at hand.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

This guitar is strung with metal strings: you can therefore use steel acoustic string sets (bronze/phosphor bronze type) with the gauge of your choice. Since the gig bag or case is optional, choose a model suited to the dreadnought format.

Technical specifications

Category	Steel String Shaped Body Electric-Acoustic	Nbrs of frets	20
Format	Dreadnought	Nut	Synthetic compensated bone
Left handed	No	Electronics	préampli TK-40D avec accordeur intégré
Cutaway	Yes	Cover/case	Optional
Strings	Steel	Headstock	Stained walnut
Nbr of strings	6	Neck Type	Glued
Top	Solid Spruce	Electroacoustic	Yes
Back&Sides	Rosewood, Black Walnut	Color	Sunburst
Neck	Mahogany	Colours	Sunburst
Nut Width	42.5 mm	Finishing	Glossy
Fingerboard	Rosewood	Hardware	Gold
Marker	Point

Type	electro-acoustic	Number of frets	20
Back and sides	rosewood	Number of strings	6
Finish	glossy lacquer	Saddle nut	compensated synthetic bone in 2 pieces
Inlays	dot	Gig bag/case	optional