Takamine Nex Electro 3/4 Natural Satin

Essential Information About the Nex Electro 3/4 Natural Satin Guitar

• 3/4 size with cutaway: easy to handle and comfortable access to the high frets, ideal for travel or smaller players.


• Solid spruce top: more dynamics, better projection, and beautiful note definition over time.


• Sapele body + mahogany neck: a warm balance, with present mids and well-controlled low register.


• TP-3G electronics: designed for amplified playing in rehearsals, on stage, or recording, without losing the "folk" spirit.

A compact electro-acoustic guitar that fits the spirit of modern folk

The Nex Electro 3/4 Natural Satin belongs to the family of current electro-acoustic folk guitars: lutherie focused on musicality, a compact format prioritizing comfort, and built-in electronics to easily switch from acoustic to amplified playing. Its "Natural" satin finish goes straight to the essentials and highlights the wood grain, while offering a pleasant daily touch.

For whom? An agile 3/4 folk guitar to progress, travel, and play amplified

With its 3/4 size and shorter scale length, this guitar is particularly aimed at players who want a softer feel under the fingers: young musicians, adults seeking a compact instrument, or traveling guitarists who want an easy-to-carry electro-acoustic. The cutaway adds real value for working on upper neck positions, melodies, or enriched chords.

In terms of styles, it is comfortable in pop, folk, variety, vocal accompaniment, and anything requiring precise rhythm and clear fingerstyle playing. Plugged in, the electronics also allow for more "live" contexts: rehearsals, small stages, worship, or direct recording, with a ready-to-use instrument.

Sound character: solid spruce, sapele, and short scale for immediate response

The solid spruce top is the heart of projection: it favors attack, clarity, and dynamics. On a folk guitar, this translates into chords that "breathe," readable arpeggios, and better nuance when varying intensity with a pick or fingers. Solid wood also has the advantage of opening up over time, gaining breadth and harmonic complexity.

The sapele back and sides provide a mahogany-like color: rich mids, a warm tone, and a homogeneous response, very appreciated for accompanying vocals. Combined with the mahogany neck, you get an instrument with a stable feel and coherent timbre, with a sense of continuity between right-hand playing and left-hand note sustain.

Its short scale length (570 mm) offers a string tension softer than a standard scale: bends are more accessible, barre chords often require less effort, and the instrument responds quickly, which suits accompaniment playing and rhythmic patterns well. Finally, the laurel fingerboard contributes to a clear and direct balance, with a crisp attack and good precision on isolated notes.

Recommended compatible accessories

To get the most out of this steel-string electro-acoustic folk guitar, you can consider a steel folk string set (to maintain brightness and definition), a tuner (clip-on or pedal depending on your use), picks suited to your attack, as well as a guitar stand and a string winder for maintenance. A humidifier can also be useful if the instrument is stored in a dry environment.

Technical specifications

Category	Steel String Shaped Body Electric-Acoustic	Nut Width	42.5 mm
Format	3/4	Fingerboard	Laurel
Cutaway	Yes	Scale (mm)	570 mm
Strings	Steel	Electronics	TP-3G
Nbr of strings	6	Color	Natural
Top	Solid Spruce	Colours	Natural Satin
Back&Sides	Sapele	Finishing	Satin
Neck	Mahogany

Back and sides	sapele	Scale length	570 mm / 22.44"
Finish	satin	Number of strings	6
Color / Finish	Natural Satin / natural