Now Available at Northeast Music Center!
Takamine G Series GN71CE-NAT (s/n: TC22042552)! Note: Guitar Does Not Come With A Hardshell Case or GigBag.
Solid Spruce Top | Black Walnut Back & Sides | NEX Body | TK-40D Electronics | Natural Gloss
Takamine has spent decades building acoustic-electric guitars for musicians who need an instrument they can confidently take from the living room to rehearsal and onto the stage.
The Takamine GN71CE-NAT captures that philosophy beautifully.
Built around Takamine's comfortable NEX body shape, the GN71CE combines a solid spruce top with black walnut back and sides, a slim mahogany neck, bound laurel fingerboard and Takamine's versatile TK-40D preamp system.
The result is an acoustic-electric that feels comfortable in your hands, delivers a rich and articulate acoustic voice, and gives performing musicians serious control when it's time to plug in.
Available now from Northeast Music Center.
GN71CE-NAT HIGHLIGHTS:
• Takamine NEX body
• Venetian-style cutaway
• Solid spruce top
• Black walnut back and sides
• High-gloss Natural finish
• Slim mahogany neck
• Bound laurel fingerboard
• 12" fingerboard radius
• 1.6875" (42.8 mm) nut width
• 21 frets
• Maple body, neck and headstock binding
• Abalone rosette
• Maple dot inlays
• Gold die-cast tuners with amber buttons
• Synthetic bone nut
• Split bridge saddle
• Takamine TK-40D preamp system
• Built-in tuner
• 3-band EQ and gain controls
• Mid contour switch
• Notch filter
• EQ bypass switch
NEX BODY — A TAKAMINE ORIGINAL
The NEX is one of Takamine's signature body designs.
Think of it as a more compact interpretation of a Jumbo—large enough to produce a full, confident acoustic voice, yet shaped to feel comfortable against the player.
Its tonal balance makes the NEX particularly effective for singer-songwriters and vocal accompaniment, where the guitar needs to sound full without competing unnecessarily with the voice.
Strum it and you get body and projection.
Back off your attack and the guitar retains detail.
Move onto the stage and the body shape works naturally with Takamine's electronics.
It's a design created around versatility.
SOLID SPRUCE — A RESPONSIVE FOUNDATION
At the heart of the GN71CE is a solid spruce soundboard.
Spruce remains one of the most successful acoustic-guitar top woods because of its combination of dynamic range, clarity and projection.
It can respond delicately to a lighter touch while still having enough headroom for stronger strumming.
That makes the GN71CE a particularly adaptable guitar for musicians whose playing style changes from song to song.
BLACK WALNUT BACK & SIDES
Paired with the solid spruce top are black walnut back and sides.
Walnut brings an attractive visual character to the GN71CE while helping create a clear, balanced acoustic voice with good note definition.
Together, spruce and walnut give this Takamine enough warmth to sound inviting while retaining the articulation needed for chords and individual notes to remain distinct.
It's a combination that works particularly well with the versatile character of the NEX body.
BUILT FOR COMFORT
Takamine gives the GN71CE a slim mahogany neck with a 12" radius bound laurel fingerboard.
For players moving between electric and acoustic guitar, the relatively slim neck profile can feel immediately comfortable.
The 1.6875" nut width provides a familiar playing surface for chords, lead work and general-purpose acoustic playing, while the cutaway provides easier access to the upper register.
This isn't an acoustic guitar that asks the player to fight it.
It's designed to be played.
TK-40D — SERIOUS CONTROL WHEN YOU PLUG IN
This is one of the areas where the GN71CE really earns its place as a Takamine.
The onboard TK-40D preamp system provides considerably more control than a simple volume-and-tone acoustic pickup.
Players have access to:
• Built-in tuner
• Gain control
• Three-band EQ
• Mid contour switch
• Notch filter
• EQ bypass switch
That notch filter is particularly valuable in live environments, where acoustic feedback can quickly become a problem.
Rather than treating the electronics as an afterthought, Takamine gives the performing musician tools to actually shape and manage the amplified guitar.
For a player regularly working through a PA or acoustic amplifier, that's a meaningful advantage.
DETAILS THAT ELEVATE THE GUITAR
The GN71CE isn't purely functional.
Takamine gives the instrument a tasteful collection of appointments that make it feel noticeably more refined.
Maple binding accents the body, neck and headstock.
An abalone rosette provides an elegant focal point around the soundhole.
Gold die-cast tuners with amber buttons complement the natural finish.
And the gloss treatment brings out the visual character of the spruce and black walnut.
It's handsome without becoming excessive.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Model
• Takamine GN71CE-NAT
• Finish: Natural
• Orientation: Right-Handed
Body
• Body Shape: NEX
• Cutaway: Yes
• Construction: Solid Top
• Top: Solid Spruce
• Back & Sides: Black Walnut
• Finish: High Gloss
• Rosette: Abalone
• Binding: Maple
• Pickguard: Yes
Neck
• Neck Wood: Mahogany
• Neck Profile: Slim
• Fingerboard: Laurel
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.8 mm)
• Frets: 21
• Inlays: Maple Dots
• Neck & Headstock Binding: Maple
Hardware
• Tuners: Gold Die-Cast with Amber Buttons
• Nut: Synthetic Bone
• Saddle: Split Bridge Saddle
• Hardware Finish: Gold
Electronics
• Preamp: Takamine TK-40D
• Built-In Tuner
• Gain Control
• Three-Band EQ
• Mid Contour Switch
• Notch Filter
• EQ Bypass Switch
WHY THE GN71CE MAKES SENSE
There are plenty of acoustic-electric guitars that sound good sitting on the couch.
The GN71CE needs to do more than that.
Its solid spruce top and NEX body give it the acoustic foundation to be enjoyed unplugged, but Takamine's TK-40D system makes this guitar especially attractive for the musician who intends to perform with it.
Church.
Coffeehouse.
Club.
Acoustic duo.
Solo performance.
Full band.
The GN71CE was designed with the understanding that eventually someone is going to plug a cable into it.
And when that happens, the electronics matter.
THE NORTHEAST MUSIC CENTER PERSPECTIVE
At Northeast Music Center, we like acoustic-electric guitars that make sense for the musician they're designed to serve.
The Takamine GN71CE-NAT offers an appealing combination of a solid spruce soundboard, comfortable NEX body, distinctive black walnut, easy-playing neck and genuinely useful stage electronics.
For the guitarist looking for one instrument that can handle practice, songwriting, rehearsal and live performance, there's a lot of value here.
And when you purchase from Northeast Music Center, you're dealing with musicians who understand that an acoustic-electric guitar isn't simply about how it looks on a specification sheet.
It needs to feel right.
It needs to sound right.
And when you plug it in, it needs to work.
That's an area where Takamine has built its reputation—and it's exactly why guitars like the GN71CE continue to make sense for working musicians.
The Takamine GN71CE-NAT NEX Acoustic-Electric Guitar is available now from Northeast Music Center.
