Best Takamine Acoustic Guitars With Walnut Back in 2023
Here are the top Takamine acoustic guitars with Walnut back. It's a hard wood with a chocolate color that is often used to give an elegant finish. Since it's quite expensive and rare, it's mostly used for guitar tops.
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 GD71CE

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- Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- From Takamine's 2013 G series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.4"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Spruce top
- Black Walnut back
- Black Walnut sides
- Mahogany neck
- Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: TK-40D (Preamp/Active)
- Fixed bridge
- Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Takamine Die-cast tuners
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Takamine GD71CE
- Expensive Wood
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Synthetic Bone 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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2. Takamine GD51CE

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- From Takamine's 2018 G series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.4"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Spruce top
- Black Walnut back
- Black Walnut sides
- Mahogany neck
- Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: TP-4TD (Preamp/Active)
- Fixed bridge
- Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Takamine Die-cast tuners
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Takamine GD51CE
- Expensive Wood
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Synthetic Bone 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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3. Takamine GN71CE

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- From Takamine's 2017 G series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.4"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Spruce top
- Black Walnut back
- Black Walnut sides
- Mahogany neck
- Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: TK-40D (Preamp/Active)
- Fixed bridge
- Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Takamine Die-cast tuners
- Compare Specs >
Takamine GN71CE
- Expensive Wood
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Synthetic Bone 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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4. Takamine GN51CE

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- From Takamine's 2014 G series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.4"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Spruce top
- Black Walnut back
- Black Walnut sides
- Mahogany neck
- Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: TP-4TD (Preamp/Active)
- Fixed bridge
- Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Takamine Die-cast tuners
- Compare Specs >
Takamine GN51CE
- Expensive Wood
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Synthetic Bone 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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5. Takamine GY51E

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- From Takamine's 2020 G series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 24.8"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Spruce top
- Black Walnut back
- Black Walnut sides
- Mahogany neck
- Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: TP-4TD (Preamp/Active)
- Fixed bridge
- Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Takamine tuners
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Takamine GY51E
- Expensive Wood
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Synthetic Bone 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
6. Takamine GC5CE

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- From Takamine's 2017 G series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.6"'' scale
- Flat Fretboard Radius
- Solid Spruce top
- Black Walnut back
- Black Walnut sides
- Mahogany neck
- Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: TP-4T (Preamp/Active)
- Fixed bridge
- Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
- 19 Medium frets
- Takamine Gold tuners
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Takamine GC5CE
- Expensive Wood
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Synthetic Bone 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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7. Takamine GC6CE

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- From Takamine's 2020 G series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.6"'' scale
- Flat Fretboard Radius
- Solid Spruce top
- Black Walnut back
- Black Walnut sides
- Mahogany neck
- Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: TP-4T (Preamp/Active)
- Fixed bridge
- Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
- 19 Medium frets
- Takamine tuners
- Compare Specs >
Takamine GC6CE
- Expensive Wood
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Synthetic Bone 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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8. Takamine GD51

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- From Takamine's 2021 G series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.4"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Spruce top
- Black Walnut back
- Black Walnut sides
- Mahogany neck
- Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: (/)
- Laurel bridge
- Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Takamine Die-cast tuners
- Compare Specs >
Takamine GD51
- Expensive Wood
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Synthetic Bone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Electronics
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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9. Takamine GC5

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- From Takamine's 2019 G series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.6"'' scale
- Flat Fretboard Radius
- Solid Spruce top
- Black Walnut back
- Black Walnut sides
- Mahogany neck
- Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: (/)
- Fixed bridge
- Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
- 19 Medium frets
- Takamine Gold tuners
- Compare Specs >
Takamine GC5
- Expensive Wood
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Synthetic Bone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Electronics
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock