Takamine Guitars introduces six new additions to its G Series acoustic-electric guitars at the 2025 NAMM Show.
The new GD21CE, GY21E, GN37CE, GD49CE, GN73CE, and GD74CE-12U will be available soon at Takamine dealers worldwide.
“We feel that the latest batch of new G Series guitars are among the most exciting Takamine has ever offered,” says Tom Watters, Director of Product Development for Takamine Guitars.
GD21CE
The GD21CE is a dreadnought cutaway guitar in Satin Molasses finish. Created with a solid spruce top and sapele back and sides, this affordable and attractive guitar includes Takamine’s TP-3G preamplifier with 3-band EQ, volume, and chromatic tuner for easy and efficient use for live performance and recording. The new GY21E offers a similar set of features, including the great-looking Satin Molasses finish, in Takamine’s compact New Yorker body shape.
The new GN37CE, available in a brilliant Pearl White finish, is now viable in Takamine’s popular NEX shape. This guitar offers a solid spruce top with maple back and sides for a shimmering, punchy, bold sound that is great across a wide variety of musical styles. It also features the TP-3G electronics system. The FX cutaway GD49CE is one of the most distinctive guitars in the Takamine lineup, with its Cosmic Black Sparkle finish that’s highlighted with red binding and accents. It features a spruce top with sapele back and sides.
GN37CE
GN73CE
Available in a striking Satin Black finish, the GN73CE is an NEX Cutaway-shaped guitar with a solid spruce top and sapele back and sides. Accented with white multi-ply binding and an attractive tortoiseshell acrylic pickguard, the GN73CE also features exciting ivoroid/abalone split-block fingerboard inlays, as well as Takamine TP-3G electronics. The GD74CE-12U is a very distinctive 12-string dreadnought cutaway designed for players who prefer the requinto style, and it is robustly constructed with double X-bracing, a reinforced 3-piece neck, and a unique bolt-on bridge to properly handle the extra tension of the unison double-course string setup. It offers a spruce top, flame maple back and sides, and includes Takamine TP-3G electronics.
For more information, please visit esptakamine.com.
GD74CE-12U
Takamine Guitars unveils their annual Limited Edition acoustic-electric guitar, the LTD2025.
Takamine Guitars (NAMM Booth 210D) has unveiled their annual special Limited Edition acoustic-electric guitar. Available in very limited quantities and created for serious musicians and instrument collectors alike, this year’s model is the LTD2025.
“The LTD2025 is a guitar with looks that match its superb sound,” says Tom Watters, Director Product Development for Takamine Guitars. “Each of these guitars are built one at a time, completely by hand, by Takamine’s renowned luthiers. We’re sure that this distinctive instrument will be coveted like our previous LTD models have been.”
Painstakingly handcrafted in extremely limited quantities by Takamine’s respected luthiers in Japan, the Takamine LTD2025 is an OM Cutaway guitar that features a top that’s crafted from solid Engelmann spruce, and a body made of exquisite Hawaiian koa, offering a rich and dynamic tonal quality. Its Antique Evergreen gloss finish not only highlights the guitar's aesthetic appeal, but also gives it a timeless and distinguished look.The LTD2025’s body boasts stunning tortoise binding along with abalone purfling, adding a touch of sophistication to its classic design. Its mahogany neck offers an ebony fingerboard that’s adorned with brass position markers, designed to age beautifully over time, enhancing its vintage charm.
The LTD2025 offers electronics that are equally impressive, featuring Takamine's renowned Palathetic pickup system and the retro-inspired CTF-2N FET preamp, providing both excellent sonic fidelity and a natural, warm tone.
For more information, please visit esptakamine.com.
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