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Takamine GD20 Acoustic Guitar - Natural Satin

6-string Acoustic Guitar with Solid Cedar Top, Mahogany Back and Sides, Okoume Neck, and Ovangkol Fingerboard - Natural
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An Affordable Takamine Dreadnought

The Takamine GD20 dreadnought acoustic guitar will elevate your stage presence with its big, rich sound and stunning classic good looks. With its solid cedar top and okoume back and sides, the rosette-adorned GD20 resonates with bold dreadnought tone. You get impressive playability, courtesy of a comfortable ovangkol fingerboard with a 12" radius. If you're in the market for a great-looking, sounding, and playing acoustic, we've got yours: the Takamine GD20 acoustic guitar.

Great sound is in the details

The Takamine GD20 acoustic guitar benefits from premium tonewoods and Takamine's painstaking attention to detail. With its solid cedar top and okoume back and sides, the GD20 serves up big, clear dreadnought tone. And with its natural finish and classic rosette, your fans' ears won't be the only sensory organs riveted on your performance. If it's beefy dreadnought power and visual presence you're after, the Takamine GD20 guitar is for you.

Takamine - 50 years of quality, great sound, and playability

The Takamine GD20 dreadnought acoustic guitar benefits from a half-century of Takamine guitar-crafting knowhow. Launched in 1962 at the foot of Japan's Takamine mountains, Takamine has been designing and building acoustic guitars that are seen in the hands of some of music's biggest stars. With quality and value as guiding principles, Takamine's instruments employ the finest tonewoods, construction techniques, and technical innovations.

Takamine GD20 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Features:

  • Classic dreadnought body style
  • Solid cedar top with okoume sides and back
  • Ovangkol fingerboard with dot inlays
  • Satin-finished mahogany neck
  • Quartersawn X-bracing

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Tech Specs

  • String Type: Steel
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Body Shape: Dreadnought
  • Body Style: No Cutaway
  • Back & Sides Wood: Okoume
  • Top Wood: Solid Cedar
  • Finish: Gloss
  • Color: Black
  • Body Bracing: Quartersawn X-bracing
  • Neck Wood: Mahogany
  • Neck Shape: Slim
  • Radius: 12"
  • Fingerboard Material: Ovangkol
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Pearloid Dots
  • Number of Frets: 20
  • Scale Length: 25.315"
  • Nut Width: 1.6875"
  • Nut/Saddle Material: Synthetic Bone
  • Bridge Material: Ovangkol
  • Tuning Machines: Chrome Die-cast
  • Strings: D'Addario, .012-.053
  • Case Included: Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: TAKGD20NS

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Rated 5/5

Awesome Guitar

I bought this guitar to leave on my stand in the living room so I can just pick it up and play whenever . Great sounding guitar and nice looking too . Very comfortable and light . I do have expensive Gibsons , Taylor's and Takamines but this guitar is a great addition to the family . Sweetwater is an awesome place to order from as they helped you strait through the process from order to delivery . Thanks Sweetwater !!
Rated 5/5

Awesome tone and big sound!

I got this from Sweetwater with that 55 point check and received it tuned up and ready to go. From the moment I struck the first chord I was hooked! It’s an amazing instrument and it’s build quality is bar none! Thanks Sweetwater for the awesome customer service and attention to detail. I won’t buy anything else except from you guys. You should get ten stars for the amazing customer service and detail you give each instrument and your customers from start to finish, kudos!
Rated 5/5

Best value (Sound vs dollars)

I have the predecessor to this guitar (The GS330S.) It's basically the same guitar, but without the split saddle. These guitars are quite simply the best value that you can get for the money. I've compared them to other guitars, side by side. Nothing in this price compares to the sound that you can get from this G series guitar. The natural finish allows for a natural, woody sound. The guitar doesn't have scalloped bracing, but it doesn't need it, as there is plenty of bass being produced by this guitar, already. There is a nice balance of highs and lows on these guitar. The cedar top (soft wood) with the natural finish, probably takes a few high harmonics away (maybe not as bright as a spruce top), but the highs are fine on this guitar (listen to the video that is provided by the rep to hear them.) This guitar has a balanced sound. This is one of my favorite guitars. I would not hesitate to recommend this guitar to anyone, especially if they are on a budget. You can spend more money on a guitar, and maybe get a bit better sound than this guitar, but you'll be hard pressed to find a guitar that sounds as good as this one, in this price bracket. One thing that I don't care for on this new design is the split saddle. If you want to put in a piezo pickup, that is a standard design, I don't see how it will work with a split pickup. You probably have to buy a special design one for the split saddle. That makes this guitar slightly less flexible in terms of options. However there are always sound hold pickups. I wouldn't recommend an I-beam style pickup for this guitar as the feedback, and controlling it is an issue (believe me, I've tried it. It sounds good at low amplification, but anything that is a bit louder results in feedback, unless frequencies are notched out.) A piezo pickup would be a good solution, but with the split saddle, well you get the point. I think that a temporary sound hole pickup is a good option. Put it in when you play, take it our when you finish (no need to drill holes in the guitar, that way, either.)
Music background: Singer/songwriter who plays jazz (solo) at wineries in Northern California
Rated 5/5

Perfect

After i placed the order, sweetwater has keep me posted all the way from package to shipment and delivery. The guitar come in very good package and I am very satisfied about the purchase.
Rated 5/5
Wow! Played several guitars before purchasing this one. The sound is amazing warm and loud, which surprised me with the soft cedar top. the neck is very comfortable also. I would put this guitar up against many high dollar guitars. Don't let the price fool you. Its a great guitar
Music background: not professional
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