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Takamine Guitars Debuts Six New G Series Guitars

Takamine Guitars Debuts Six New G Series Guitars

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

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