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              Best Dreadnought Guitars With Maple Back in 2023

              Here are the top Dreadnought style guitars with Maple back. This is one of the most popular types of wood used in all kinds of guitars. It's heavy, strong and compact, which makes it great for necks. However, it's also used for fretboards, bodies and tops due to its light color, resistance and beautiful patterns. When it comes to tone, it highlights the mid and high frequencies.

              Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.

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              1. Takamine EF341DX

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              Takamine EF341DX
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              Playability 85
              Sound 86
              Build quality 87
              Value for money 76
              Overall Score 86

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              • Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
              • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
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              • From Takamine's 2020 Legacy series
              • Made in Japan
              • 6 strings
              • 25.4"'' scale
              • 12" Fretboard Radius
              • Solid Cedar top
              • Maple back
              • Maple sides
              • Mahogany neck
              • Rosewood fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: CT4B II (Preamp/Active)
              • Fixed bridge
              • Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
              • 20 Medium frets
              • Gotoh tuners
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              Takamine EF341DX
              • Made in Japan
              • Expensive Wood
              • Bone Nut
              • Top Brand Pickups
              • Electronics
              • Bone Saddle
              • Solid Top Wood
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • Laminated Side Wood
              • Laminated Back Wood
              • No Compound Radius Fretboard
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

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              2. Gibson Elvis Dove

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              Gibson Elvis Dove
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              Playability 82
              Sound 89
              Build quality 89
              Value for money 72
              Overall Score 87

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              • Neck profile shape: C (2 votes)
              • Neck speed (thickness): Slightly chunky (1 vote)
              • Pickups noise: Noiseless (3 votes)
              • Pickups power: Clean (3 votes)
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              • From Gibson's 2022 Acoustic Custom Shop series
              • Made in United States
              • 6 strings
              • 25.5"'' scale
              • 12" Fretboard Radius
              • Solid Sitka Spruce top
              • Solid Maple back
              • Solid Maple sides
              • Mahogany neck
              • Indian Rosewood fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: LR Baggs VTC (Preamp/Active)
              • Rosewood Dove with Mother of Pearl Dove Inlays bridge
              • Acoustic Rounded Set neck
              • 20 Medium frets
              • Keystone Waffleback tuners
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              Gibson Elvis Dove
              • Made in United States
              • Expensive Wood
              • Bone Nut
              • Top Brand Pickups
              • Electronics
              • Bone Saddle
              • Solid Top Wood
              • Solid Side Wood
              • Solid Back Wood
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • No Compound Radius Fretboard
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

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              3. Takamine EF381DX

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              Playability 82
              Sound 86
              Build quality 87
              Value for money 75
              Overall Score 85

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              • Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
              • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
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              • From Takamine's 2021 Legacy series
              • Made in Japan
              • 12 strings
              • 25.4"'' scale
              • 12" Fretboard Radius
              • Solid Spruce top
              • Maple back
              • Maple sides
              • Mahogany neck
              • Rosewood fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: CT4B II (Preamp/Active)
              • Fixed bridge
              • Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
              • 20 Medium frets
              • Gotoh tuners
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              Takamine EF381DX
              • Made in Japan
              • Expensive Wood
              • Bone Nut
              • Top Brand Pickups
              • Electronics
              • Bone Saddle
              • Solid Top Wood
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • Laminated Side Wood
              • Laminated Back Wood
              • No Compound Radius Fretboard
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

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              4. Takamine EF341SC

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              Playability 85
              Sound 86
              Build quality 82
              Value for money 79
              Overall Score 84

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              • Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
              • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
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              • From Takamine's 2014 Legacy series
              • Made in Japan
              • 6 strings
              • 25.4"'' scale
              • 12" Fretboard Radius
              • Solid Cedar top
              • Maple back
              • Maple sides
              • Mahogany neck
              • Rosewood fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: CT4B II (Preamp/Active)
              • Fixed bridge
              • Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
              • 20 Medium frets
              • Takamine tuners
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              Takamine EF341SC
              • Made in Japan
              • Expensive Wood
              • Bone Nut
              • Top Brand Pickups
              • Electronics
              • Bone Saddle
              • Solid Top Wood
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • Laminated Side Wood
              • Laminated Back Wood
              • No Compound Radius Fretboard
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

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              5. Taylor AD27e Flametop

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              Taylor AD27e Flametop
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              Playability 82
              Sound 89
              Build quality 84
              Value for money 75
              Overall Score 85

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              • Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
              • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (6 votes)
              • Pickups noise: Noiseless (5 votes)
              • Pickups power: Clean (4 votes)
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              • From Taylor's 2022 The American Dream series
              • Made in United States
              • 6 strings
              • 25.5"'' scale
              • 15" Fretboard Radius
              • Solid Big Leaf Maple top
              • Solid Maple back
              • Solid Maple sides
              • Hard Rock Maple neck
              • Eucalyptus fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: Expression System 2 Electronics (Preamp/Active)
              • Eucalyptus bridge
              • Acoustic Taylor Standard Set neck
              • 20 Medium frets
              • Taylor Nickel tuners
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              Taylor AD27e Flametop
              • Made in United States
              • Ivory Tusq Nut
              • Electronics
              • Ivory Tusq Saddle
              • Solid Top Wood
              • Solid Side Wood
              • Solid Back Wood
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • No Expensive Woods
              • No Top Brand Pickups
              • No Compound Radius Fretboard
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

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              6. Takamine EF381SC

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              Playability 82
              Sound 86
              Build quality 82
              Value for money 78
              Overall Score 83

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              • Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
              • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
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              • From Takamine's 2016 Legacy series
              • Made in Japan
              • 12 strings
              • 25.4"'' scale
              • 12" Fretboard Radius
              • Solid Spruce top
              • Maple back
              • Maple sides
              • Mahogany neck
              • Rosewood fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: CT4B II (Preamp/Active)
              • Fixed bridge
              • Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
              • 20 Medium frets
              • Takamine tuners
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              Takamine EF381SC
              • Made in Japan
              • Expensive Wood
              • Bone Nut
              • Top Brand Pickups
              • Electronics
              • Bone Saddle
              • Solid Top Wood
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • Laminated Side Wood
              • Laminated Back Wood
              • No Compound Radius Fretboard
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

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              7. Epiphone Masterbilt Frontier

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              Playability 85
              Sound 89
              Build quality 75
              Value for money 88
              Overall Score 83

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              • Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
              • Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
              • Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
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              • From Epiphone's 2020 Masterbilt series
              • Made in China
              • 6 strings
              • 25.5"'' scale
              • 12" Fretboard Radius
              • Solid Sitka Spruce top
              • Solid Maple back
              • Solid Maple sides
              • Mahogany neck
              • Indian Laurel fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: Fishman Sonicore (Preamp/Active)
              • Indian Laurel bridge
              • Acoustic C Set neck
              • 20 Medium Jumbo frets
              • Gold, Keystone Buttons tuners
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              Epiphone Masterbilt Frontier
              • Expensive Wood
              • NuBone Nut
              • Top Brand Pickups
              • Electronics
              • Bone Saddle
              • Solid Top Wood
              • Solid Side Wood
              • Solid Back Wood
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • Made in China
              • No Compound Radius Fretboard
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

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              8. Taylor 250ce-BLK DLX

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              Playability 82
              Sound 89
              Build quality 79
              Value for money 78
              Overall Score 83

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              • Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
              • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (6 votes)
              • Pickups noise: Noiseless (5 votes)
              • Pickups power: Clean (4 votes)
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              • From Taylor's 2019 200 series
              • Made in Mexico
              • 12 strings
              • 25.5"'' scale
              • 15" Fretboard Radius
              • Solid Lutz Spruce top
              • Solid Maple back
              • Solid Maple sides
              • Hard Rock Maple neck
              • West African Crelicam Ebony fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: Expression System 2 Electronics (Preamp/Active)
              • West African Crelicam Ebony bridge
              • Acoustic Taylor Standard Set neck
              • 20 Medium frets
              • Satin Black tuners
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              Taylor 250ce-BLK DLX
              • Expensive Wood
              • Ivory Tusq Nut
              • Electronics
              • Synthetic Bone Saddle
              • Solid Top Wood
              • Solid Side Wood
              • Solid Back Wood
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • Made in Mexico
              • No Top Brand Pickups
              • No Compound Radius Fretboard
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

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              9. Epiphone Dove Studio

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              Playability 85
              Sound 86
              Build quality 74
              Value for money 92
              Overall Score 82

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              • Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
              • Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
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              • From Epiphone's 2012 Epiphone Inspired by Gibson series
              • Made in China
              • 6 strings
              • 25.5"'' scale
              • 12" Fretboard Radius
              • Solid Spruce top
              • Select Maple back
              • Select Maple sides
              • Mahogany neck
              • Indian Laurel fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: Fishman Sonicore (Preamp/Active)
              • Indian Laurel bridge
              • Acoustic SlimTaper D Set neck
              • 20 Medium Jumbo frets
              • Grover Rotomatic 14:1 tuners
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              Epiphone Dove Studio
              • Expensive Wood
              • NuBone Nut
              • Top Brand Pickups
              • Electronics
              • Plastic Saddle
              • Solid Top Wood
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • Made in China
              • Laminated Side Wood
              • Laminated Back Wood
              • No Compound Radius Fretboard
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

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