Takamine GD71-BSB acoustic western guitar

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Takamine GD71-BSB acoustic western guitar
Product no: 9000-0007-0156 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Takamine's G70 Series comprises a range of stylish instruments featuring great looks and first-grade sound quality. The GD71-BSB is such an instrument. Despite its luscious looks, it comes at a surprisingly low price. This western guitar offers you that famous Takamine sound and an excellent playing experience, even for beginners and more advanced players who are on a limited budget. In other words, the Takamine GD71-BSB means affordable quality.
Takamine GD71-BSB: solid top dreadnought
This steel-string acoustic guitar features a dreadnought-model body, which is almost the largest size available except for the jumbo. As a result the GD71-BSB produces a very full, deep sound. Yet, thanks to its top made of solid spruce, it also provides an open, articulated sound. Its beautifully grained rosewood sides and back do not only look great, but also contribute to the warm yet bright sounds of the guitar. The top of the GD71-BSB is finished with a gorgeous Brown Sunburst high-gloss lacquer.
Hardware and details
The details of the Takamine GD71-BSB are subtle yet very tasteful. For instance, the fretboard is decorated with maple position markers. The bindings along the body, fretboard and headstock are also made of maple and the rosette and dots in the bridge pins have mother-of-pearl accents. This guitar is equipped with high-quality gold-plated tuners with appealing amber-coloured buttons. The split bridge saddle provides optimal intonation and clarity and is, just like the string nut, made of synthetic bone which makes for a better sound and doesn't wear as quickly as plastic does.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets 20
Number of strings 6
Body construction solid top
Cutaway no
Electro-acoustic no
Wood type (back) rosewood
Fretboard wood rosewood
Wood type (soundboard) spruce
Wood type (sides) rosewood
Includes cover no
Includes case no
Colour burst
Left-handed no
Body type dreadnought

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging) 4,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging) 108,0 x 48,0 x 15,0 cm

Product specifications

  • acoustic western guitar
  • series: G70
  • colour: sunburst, high-gloss
  • model: dreadnought
  • top: solid spruce
  • bracing: X-bracing, quarter sawn
  • sides and back: laminated rosewood
  • neck: mahogany, gloss finish
  • fretboard: rosewood
  • fretboard radius: 12 inches / 305 mm
  • scale length: 25.4 inches (644 mm)
  • string nut: 42.8 mm, synthetic bone
  • number of frets: 20
  • tuners: sealed, self-lubricating-type, gold-plated with amber-coloured buttons
  • bridge: rosewood, with two-piece saddle made of synthetic bone
  • pickguard: tortoise
  • strings: D'Addario EXP16 Coated Phosphor Bronze (.012 - .053)

Details:

  • deluxe maple position markers
  • maple bindings along the body, neck and headstock
  • elegant abalone/mother-of-pearl inlay (rosette) around sound hole
  • 2-piece bridge saddle for optimal intonation and purity of tones
  • ivory-coloured bridge pins with abalone/mother-of-pearl dot

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