- Excellent price/value acoustic guitar
- Simple yet high performance instrument
- Punches above its weight
- No cons, just get this for a simple, yet extremely high value acoustic guitar
Hello there, back again with another acoustic guitar review. This time, we will be looking at an excellent, all-around dreadnought acoustic guitar that comes in fully acoustic or cutaway acoustic-electric options by the Takamine GD11M model acoustic guitars!
Table of Contents
Regular readers of my blog are already aware that Takamine is one of my favourite guitar brands, which I have encountered countless times during my service in the musical instruments industry. Takamine guitar company was founded in 1959 in Japan and has been active since then. They are very well known for their unique approach to guitar making, and I believe this is what really sets them apart from their competitors. 
Even though it’s a Japanese company, many guitars in its product line are made in China. This used to be a red flag for buyers; however, it’s all about how you design the whole manufacturing process, so no need to worry about the build quality. As a great example of this, I would highly suggest you check out my Takamine GD93CE acoustic guitar review, which is, in my opinion, a piece of art and still made in China! 
You can also check out my Takamine GN51CE review that features a uniquely designed jumbo acoustic guitar by the company.
This particular model we are looking at today is the GD11 series. Takamine‘s products usually reveal the body type as well as the fretboard material or the series of segmentation they come up with, such as Pro models, Signature models, etc. Takamine GD11M and GD11M CE also reveal that these guitars belong to a more affordable series featuring a dreadnought mahogany body. These guitars are so cleverly designed and released that they offer a tremendous amount of value among their competitors, and they are very, very affordable! 
Let’s have a quick demo of the guitar below, then I will provide tech specs right after that. In this video, all MyDukkan staff played a Takamine GD11M dreadnought acoustic guitar, including me (as the last player).
Sound Demo (no talking)
We all played a part in a different song in this video, and it was recorded with a Rode VideoMic Pro.
Tech Specs
| Takamine GD11MCE | Tech Specs |
|---|---|
| Type | Dreadnought (*or with cutaway electric) |
| Top | Mahogany |
| Back and sides | Mahogany |
| Bracing | Quartersawn X Bracing |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Laurel |
| Number of Frets | 20 Frets |
| Scale | 648 mm |
| Nut width | 43 mm |
| Bridge | Ovangkol |
| Pickup | *Takamine TP4T |
| Strings | D'Addario XTAPB .012 - .053 (Successor to the well-known EXP16 strings) |
| Colour | Natural Matte |
I hope this has been a quick and helpful insight for Takamine GD11 series acoustic guitars. The build quality is flawless at this price level. If you are looking for an all-around dreadnought acoustic guitar, I highly recommend checking out this model as well as other Takamine guitars. I can easily claim that Takamine has never let us down and has always amazed us with the value they offer! 
Pricing & Availability
Takamine GD11 is still actively manufactured and widely available across many music stores online. Naturally, Thomann offers the best pricing with the latest iterations featuring different finishes of this guitar.
Check out the Takamine GD11 on Thomann here
You may also want to check out Reverb, as there are many used and brand new GD11 acoustic guitars listed there.
Check out the Takamine GD11 on Reverb here
Lastly, you may want to check out Amazon. Although it is very difficult to find any Takamine on Amazon, there are usually some models listed there, too. You may be on your lucky day and order this from Amazon! 🙂
Check out the Takamine GD11 on Amazon here
Last but not least, I would also like you to check out my best-selling dreadnought acoustic guitar buying guide, which will definitely help you in choosing the best acoustic guitar for your needs.
Thanks for visiting my blog and supporting me so far! I will hopefully see you in the next review here!
