Detail 01
TP-4TD sidemounted preamp
Provides onboard amplification controls, a built-in tuner, and 3-band EQ.
Product detailSKU #1500000210810
TakamineGD-30CE-12 12-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Wine Red
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Built around a 12-string dreadnought voice, the GD-30CE-12 pairs a solid spruce top with mahogany back and sides in a slim, cutaway body. The Wine Red finish gives it a defined stage look, while the slim mahogany neck and ovangkol fingerboard are designed for comfortable playing across all 12 strings. Its sidemounted TP-4TD preamp brings a built-in tuner and 3-band EQ to amplified stage or studio setups.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Amplified singer-songwriter sets that benefit from onboard tuning and 3-band EQ control.
- Stage or studio work requiring a right-handed 12-string acoustic-electric with a single cutaway.
- Players seeking a 12-string dreadnought with solid spruce top and mahogany back and sides.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players.
- Players who need a case or gig bag included with the guitar.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Single cutaway
Shapes the slim dreadnought body with a cutaway on one side.
Detail 03
12 strings
The instrument uses a 12-string configuration.
Detail 04
25.3-inch scale; 1.875-inch nut width
These are the guitar’s specified scale length and nut width.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01A case or gig bag is sold separately.
- 02The guitar is right-handed.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does the GD-30CE-12 have onboard electronics?
Yes. It has a TP-4TD sidemounted preamp with a built-in tuner and 3-band EQ.
02What woods are used for the body?
It has a solid spruce top with mahogany back and sides.
03How many strings does it have?
It is a 12-string guitar.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
2 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup/preamp
- Yes
- Pickup Configuration
- Sidemounted preamp
7 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Saddle and nut
- Synthetic bone
- Number of strings
- 12
- Number of frets
- 20
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 12
- Scale Length
- 25.3"
12 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Red
- Feedback filter
- No
- Back and sides
- Mahogany
- Top Material
- Solid spruce
- Body Type
- Dreadnought
- Neck finish
- Satin
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Neck wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Ovangkol Neck wood: Mahogany Scale length: 25.3" Number of frets: 20 Neck finish: Satin Electronics Pickup/preamp: Yes Brand: Takamine Configuration: Sidemounted preamp Preamp EQ: 3-band Feedback filter: No Tuner: Yes Other Headstock overlay: Rosewood Tuning machines: Die-cast chrome Bridge: Rosewood Saddle and nut: Synthetic bone Number of strings: 12 Special features: Case: Sold separately Accessories: Country of origin: China
- Country of Origin
- China
- Top wood
- Solid spruce
- Body finish
- Gloss
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 25.3"
- Nut width
- 1.875" (48 mm)
19 detailsOther
- Configuration
- Sidemounted preamp
- Tuner
- Yes
- Neck shape
- Slim
- Case
- Sold separately
- Bracing pattern
- Quartersawn X
- Tier
- new
- Category Source
- detail
- Fingerboard
- Ovangkol
- Cutaway
- Single
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Die-cast chrome
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Brand
- Takamine
- Body type
- Dreadnought
- Country of origin
- China
- Source Id
- site51500000210810
- Preamp EQ
- 3-band
- Headstock overlay
- Rosewood
- Bridge
- Rosewood
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