Best Thinline Guitars With Gold Hardware in 2023
Here are the top Thinline style guitars with Gold hardware.
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 TSP158C
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- Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- From Takamine's 2020 Thinline series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 24.8"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Spruce top
- Arched Maple back
- Maple sides
- Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: CT-3N (Preamp/Active)
- Fixed bridge
- Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Takamine tuners
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Takamine TSP158C
Takamine TSP158C
- 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. Takamine TSP158C-12
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- Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- From Takamine's 2020 Thinline series
- Made in Japan
- 12 strings
- 24.8"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Spruce top
- Arched Maple back
- Maple sides
- Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: CT-3N (Preamp/Active)
- Fixed bridge
- Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Takamine tuners
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Takamine TSP158C-12
Takamine TSP158C-12
- 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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3. Takamine TSP100
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- Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- From Takamine's 2021 Thinline series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 24.8"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Quilted Maple top
- Arched Maple top
- Arched Maple back
- Quilted Maple sides
- Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: CT-3N (Preamp/Active)
- Fixed bridge
- Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Takamine tuners
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Takamine TSP100
Takamine TSP100
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Bone Saddle
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Laminated Top Wood
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
4. Takamine TSP178ACK
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- Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- From Takamine's 2019 Thinline series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 24.8"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Arched Koa top
- Arched Koa back
- Koa sides
- Mahogany neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: CT-3N (Preamp/Active)
- Fixed bridge
- Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Takamine tuners
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Takamine TSP178ACK
Takamine TSP178ACK
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Bone Saddle
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Laminated Top Wood
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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5. Takamine TSP178AC
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- Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- From Takamine's 2019 Thinline series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 24.8"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Figured Maple top
- Arched Maple top
- Arched Maple back
- Flame Maple sides
- Mahogany neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: CT-3N (Preamp/Active)
- Fixed bridge
- Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Takamine tuners
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Takamine TSP178AC
Takamine TSP178AC
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Bone Saddle
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Laminated Top Wood
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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6. Yamaha APX1200II
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- Neck profile shape: C (9 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (9 votes)
- From Yamaha's 2015 APX series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.6"'' scale
- 15.75" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Spruce top
- Solid Rosewood back
- Solid Rosewood sides
- African Mahogany neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: SYSTEM63 (SRT System) + SRT Piezo Pickup (Preamp/Active)
- Ebony bridge
- Acoustic C Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Die-Cast Gold w/Black Buttons (TM29GB) tuners
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Yamaha APX1200II
Yamaha APX1200II
- Expensive Wood
- Electronics
- Solid Top Wood
- Solid Side Wood
- Solid Back Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- Low-Quality Material Saddle
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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7. Epiphone PR-5E
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- Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
- From Epiphone's 2012 Modern Acoustic series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Select Spruce top
- Select Mahogany back
- Select Mahogany sides
- Mahogany neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Sonicore (Preamp/Active)
- Pau Ferro bridge
- Acoustic C Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Epiphone Premium Die cast tuners
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Epiphone PR-5E
Epiphone PR-5E
- Expensive Wood
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No High-Quality Nut
- Low-Quality Material Saddle
- Laminated Top Wood
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
