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Your cart is empty.With its mighty jumbo body style, solid-top construction, stunning cosmetic features and premium electronics, the GJ72CE-12 is a commanding acoustic/electric 12-string guitar that is built to perform. Featuring a solid spruce top and flame maple back and sides, the GJ72CE-12 produces all the lush, robust sound that players expect from a jumbo 12-string guitar. The slim mahogany neck and 12"-radius bound rosewood fingerboard provide great feel and playability, while the onboard Taka mine TK-40D preamp system gives you a built-in tuner, three-band EQ and gain controls, mid contour switch, notch filter and EQ bypass switch for the ultimate in versatility and sound quality. Other great features include a synthetic bone nut and split bridge saddle, rosewood head cap, abalone rosette, abalone "reversed mountain" inlay at the 12th fret, gold die-cast tuners with pearl buttons, and a beautiful gloss finish. Available in Natural and Sunburst.
Stephen M Holak
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2018
After reading the reviews both here on Amazon and on other musical instrument review sites, I decided to take a gamble and order this guitar sight unseen--something I would not normally do; I've always tried an instrument out in a store first. Given all the positive feedback, I was cautiously optimistic that I'd get a decent instrument, but I did sort of mute my expectations.When it arrived and I unpacked it, I found a well-constructed and gorgeous guitar. 12 strings are notoriously difficult to tune and keep in tune, but the guitar was only about a half-step flat, and the onboard tuner did a great and intuitive job; I was up and playing in 5 minutes.And what sound! The jumbo body just booms the sound, yet it rings out in that gorgeous 12-string manner. And play-ability: the action was already fairly low, and I actually found it easier to play than an Ovation Celebrity 6-string that I keep light gauges on. Not only is it easy to play for a 12-string; it's just a wonderful guitar to play. I have heard mild criticism of the electronics, but have not yet run it through an amplified setup yet, so can't speak to that--but all in all, a great value for the money, and highly recommended.
Kevin Brooks
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2017
I rarely write product reviews, but I am so pleased with this guitar that I needed to write one for others that may be looking at the same or similar guitar. After extensive research and trying to find a store where I could actually sit down and play this guitar, I ended up purchasing it from Amazon. Nobody within 50 miles had one in stock, they all could order it, but so could I. So I took a chance at ordering online without having first played it, which is something that I don't like to do (I like to touch and hear before buying). With Amazon Prime, the guitar was received exactly when expected and in perfect condition. After reading all of the reviews I could find and watching the u-tube video reviews, I knew I would probably like it. I was more than pleasantly surprised to find out that all of the reviews I read online through Amazon and other Sellers were 100% on the mark. The guitar is beautiful and the action is perfect, especially for a 12 string. I have another 12 string acoustic guitar (Suzuki Nagoya) that I paid quite a bit more for and it is not even close to the action and playability of the Takamine. The action on the Takamine is even better than my Martin HD-28. The headstock is absolutely beautiful with the gold tuners, and the grain on the body is, again perfect. I have another Jumbo Acoustic (Guild F-50 Blond) and the cutaway on this one compared to the Guild makes it a lot easier to play especially below the 12 fret. The built in tuner is also on the mark, although a little different form other tuners I have as it reflects the "D" and B" stings in lower case, but that's just from somebody used to upper case letters on a tuner. I have only played it for about a couple of hours now, after initial tuning but I am confident that I will continue to love the design and quality of this guitar. I would highly recommend this guitar for the money to anyone looking for a 12 string with great playability and a bright, full 12 string sound.
SGJ
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2016
This is my third 12-string guitar. (The other two were an old entry-level Martin Sigma and a $750 Washburn J28S12DL.) Of the three, this is by far the easiest to play (especially on the upper frets) and the most responsive to a light touch, even bare fingers; out of the box, the action (string height) was very low and even. (If you have a heavy hand, you might prefer to raise the action, but I like it as-is.)The projection and intonation seem good, and the tone is quite "bright" (strong treble), possibly because of the maple sides and back. (My Washburn, also maple, was also quite bright.) If you like a bright "shimmering" 12-string tone that cuts through other instruments, this could be good for you. If you want a chunky, growly bass, buy a different guitar. I'm giving it four stars because, for me, the tone is *almost* too bright, although I'm still pretty happy with it. Small adjustments might be possible by playing with different strings — it comes with D'Addario strings, and I've found in the past that Elixir strings seem to give a slightly warmer tone.Visually, a very attractive guitar. Tone and playability comes first, but a nice-looking guitar is important to me too; it just begs me to pick it up. There are no fretboard markers (except for the inlay on the 12th fret), but there are the usual dots on the upper edge of the fretboard (which are all you should be using when you play anyway). (Contrary to the description on Amazon, the neck is maple, not mahogany. This is good. Visually, mahogany would clash with the sides/back of the guitar. Also, maple is a harder wood, and 12-strings put a lot of tension on the neck.)I bought a to go with it, and it seems like a good pairing — it's a snug fit because of the large headstock, but not uncomfortably so, and a well-made bag for the price.
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