Takamine Gn51Ce Brown Sunburst - B Stock

A Refined Electro-Acoustic Guitar in the Spirit of the G50 Series

With the G50 series, Takamine focuses on two qualities that guitarists often prioritize: visual elegance and musical versatility. The GN51CE-BSB fits perfectly into this approach with its highly appealing Brown Sunburst finishing, solid construction, and carefully considered features, making it easy to move from the living room to the stage.

Within the range, this model occupies a particularly interesting position: more sophisticated than an input-level folk guitar, yet accessible and intuitive enough to appeal to a broad audience. Its NEX body shape, close in spirit to an auditorium, offers an excellent compromise between tonal projection, comfort against the body, and playing precision. This is the kind of guitar you choose when you want an inspiring instrument without unnecessary weight or excess.

A Guitar Designed for Versatile Musicians

The Takamine GN51CE-BSB is an excellent choice for a serious beginner guitarist looking to invest directly in a rewarding instrument, but it will reveal even more of its potential in the hands of an intermediate or advanced player. Its mahogany neck with a slim profile makes chord changes easy, from open chords to more precise movements across the entire fretboard.

Its cutaway clearly expands the playing range for passages high up the neck, which will appeal to guitarists who enjoy enriching their accompaniment with more modern voicings, detailed arpeggios, or melodic lines. In terms of styles, it feels equally at home in folk, pop, French variety, singer-songwriter music, fingerpicking, and acoustic accompaniment. It is also very well suited to live performance, rehearsals through an acoustic amplifier or console, and performances in small ensembles.

A Full, Warm, and Expressive Tone

The solid spruce top plays a central role here. It provides the instrument's attack, clarity, and natural projection. On this type of folk electro-acoustic guitar, a solid spruce top delivers a lively response, with excellent definition both when playing with a pick and during more nuanced fingerpicked arpeggios. Notes speak quickly, remain clear, and retain genuine musicality when played with varying dynamics.

The rosewood back and sides enrich this foundation with greater depth, warmth, and harmonic complexity. The result is a denser sound, with generous low frequencies, singing highs, and pleasing sustain. This tonewood combination works particularly well for guitarists who want a broad tonal range capable of supporting both energetic strumming and finer, more detailed parts.

The auditorium-style NEX body shape also contributes to this sonic identity. Less bulky than a large body designed for raw power, it promotes a balanced, comfortable, and controlled response, with strong presence without excessive bulk. You gain greater midrange precision, which is especially valuable for vocal accompaniment, while retaining enough projection to play solo with a full sound.

Once plugged in, the GN51CE-BSB retains its acoustic character while offering the flexibility expected from a genuine modern electro-acoustic guitar. The Takamine 4TD series preamp lets you quickly adjust the tonal balance according to the room, amplification system, or your picking-hand attack. The built-in tuner is a real everyday advantage, particularly during rehearsals, quick changes on stage, and practice sessions where you want to stay focused on playing.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

To get the most out of this guitar, you can safely pair it with a 6-string folk steel-string set designed for electro-acoustic guitars of this size. A steel-string folk guitar capo is also an excellent choice for changing keys without altering your chord shapes. Finally, since this is an electro-acoustic model, a 6.35 mm instrument jack cable is a logical choice for connecting it to an acoustic amplifier, mixing console, or interface.

Technical specifications

Category	electro-acoustic folk	Nut and saddle	compensated synthetic bone
Body shape	auditorium	Controls	3-band equalizer
Color	Brown Sunburst	Control	gain
Neck	mahogany	Gig bag/case	optional
Nut width	42.80 mm / 1.69"	Product condition	Stock-B
Number of frets	20	Observed defects	tear, scuff and finish defect around the heel, on the player's side of the body and near the preamp
Inlays	dots	Availability	1 product only
Number of strings	6