Review: Takamine GD11M-NS acoustic guitar

Comprehensive review of a fantastic entry level Takamine dreadnought that punches well above it's weight in terms of tone.
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[@UCISAUNG]

This is the sound of acoustic guitar which I was looking for, after across fender, yamaha and ibanez

[@double_humbucker]

me too planning to buy this.brand nice sound guitar.

[@jimmycricket5366]

Very good, informative presentation and a talented guitarist. Lovely video, thank you sir!

[@jeangepetto3232]

A very sincere and complete review. Thank you Bob Guerrero

[@selliantuttimusi6735]

What a passionate review. I had a very similar Jasmine guitar (which I think is owned by Takamine). It played and sounded amazing like but sadly it got stolen. I want to buy this guitar now.

[@sudamerikan24]

Hey man!! What a great review...the most informative that i saw about this guitar!! I bought one yesterday...she will come to me next week. Thanks!!

[@MisterBridges]

Many thanks for your review... I have just bought one for myself (I bought one for my son about three years ago and he loves it too)... very happy to hear what you say about it.. I'm very much a beginner 😊

[@Ziggizagos]

Man - I love the way you explain this guitar. Thank you - I will definitely buy one. Greetings from Warsaw, Poland!

[@marcinrymarczyk8016]

Did you buy it? Greetings From Poland ;)

[@bhobg]

Thanks! There is a demo of a GD10 on YT of some Polish guy just an incredible musician! 🇵🇱

[@tommy39413]

Kupiłeś? Polecasz. ?

[@alainfig]

Thanks for the review. Just got mine. Excellent guitar!

[@susanroycroft89]

Thank you Bob, for your accurate description of the wood used in it's construction, that's what Really matters to me here in NZ, and nice playing too, keep it up, regards Don

[@MartinJG100]

Best review I have seen for this guitar. I have the NEX (baby jumbo) version with the cutaway and electrics. Also a very similar mellow, rounded and well balanced sound with enough bass when you want it! Well built too.

[@bhobg]

Many thanks!

[@felipeceri]

Thank you so much for the review man! It was very detailed and informative. Well done :)

[@johnmccann9187]

Very good review, Bob! Thoughtfully presented. You have a very good right-hand touch! 👍👍

[@michaelsouthcott1647]

The Takamine I purchased is similar excepting the addition of an electronics package; which is okay in my opinion but probably inferior to a Fisman's package. It is too plain in my opinion so I am thinking of adding pearl fret dots to the fret board and upgrading the tuning knobs to gold or copper colored ones. I am very happy with this 2024 model of GD 11 MCE NS so I can finally leave a guitar in alternate tuning and continue my intermediate training and play in public with a decent instrument.

[@kzwize]

Very good review. I really apreciated the content. Thank you very much! Have a wonderful day!

[@sebaagodsson278]

Takamine Guitar is so beautiful and i love this guitar ♡

[@simonfleury6969]

Perfect review! Thanks from Canada

[@primozkovacic1841]

Nice review. I have one of these, too. I bought it in November. I only wish I could play like you. :) Thanks!

[@johninkelham]

Great review, I enjoyed it

[@bhobg]

Thanks!

[@KenTeel]

Thankfully, the saddle is NOT compensated. The split designed saddle makes it a real pain in the a$$ if you want to install a standard piezo style pickup under the saddle. Besides. no one really cares if the sounds is a teeny weeny bit off (heck even the pull or push or your finger, when fingering a chord, will do this, and does this all the time.) I would not buy a guitar with a split saddle. Years ago Takamine didn't do this nonsense to the saddle, You could buy a Takamine with just a one piece saddle and they worked just fine. Takamine is doing themselves a disservice by putting a two piece saddle on their new guitars (attempt to sell proprietary pickups?) Takamine makes great guitars, but this limitation made mandatory by their split saddle is too much. About this review: Good job. Thanks !! You really did a nice job of showing this guitar. PS: Modern laminates are amazing. De facto, you pointed that out in this review. The technology, in the making of laminate is so good, that laminate top guitars, are about 95% of the sound of a solid top. In some cases, laminate tops make for a less boomy guitar (on certain notes), making them actually a better guitar to record with. Also the durability of a laminate top, makes it a better choice for going into environments where temperature can fluctuate, or there are more "bumps" to incur. Modern technology is making these inexpensive guitars, amazing. About the brightness: The mahogany or Nato wood makes for less harmonic content on plucked note. This gives the sound a more flute like quality. The fundamental frequency has more presence.

[@jeffj3665]

Thats a great deal on that guitar. Thanks for sharing.

[@natomaranan6385]

Niiiiccceee! For an all laminated body guitar and for the price, I can say na ang ganda tumunog ng gitara niyo po Sir! 👍🔥

[@konstantineguruli]

Thank you so much, Bob for perfect explanation and comparing with Yamaha f310 as well. This Takamine is lovely but I think TAKAMINE GD10 NS SERIES 10 sounds even better. It is bit more expensive but sound is more clear I think. What would you suggest?

[@churobmoko9604]

Very informative review! Thanks Sir!

[@archofthecross]

Active ka din pala sa KZbin pre😃 The M on the model code confirms that it is Mahogany and not Sapele The ESP Takamine website is for the US market only and they may have placed Sapele there mainly because of the scarcity of Mahogany that requires some sort of certificate to produce and sell guitars with Mahogany. The Takamine website has the correct info.

[@methatlovescats3602]

Ty Bob

[@RockNRoll__]

Muntik nako bumili niung Yamaha f310. Eto na lang.. Salamat Sir!! 🤘

[@bhobg]

Nahawakan ko isang F310 sa Lyric. Lubhang pangit tunog at workmanship. Mas okay ang mga FG ng Yamaha.

[@RockNRoll__]

@@bhobg How about the intonation sir? di po ba pinaayos sa luthier yan?

[@donenzoworld-canada9460]

panalo sa review.. bumanat ka pa ng love of a lifetime hah.. salamat pare. looking forward to have a takamine guitar someday. sayang laminated pala sya and not solid top? cheers

[@Ikbalrizkya]

Nice review Man, but I wonder did you adjust the nut? So you have a good string action

[@juliehall4478]

Enjoyed this review . Have you ever played an Epiphone DR 100 . Not sure which one to buy for my son . he wants to strum along to Oasis

[@АлишерАрыстанбеков-п7д]

Got this guitar several months ago. Was having a hard time choosing between Fender CD60S All Mahagony and this one. Which one would you personally prefer to buy? I definitely liked it. The best strings gauge for this guitar is 11-52 in my opinion

[@mariajose-y8c1n]

Love this Bob👍👍👍👍

[@potatogab1927]

akala ko americano, gulat ako bigla nagtagalog hahaha. nice review btw thanks 🙌🏼

[@lululala5433]

Thank you very much

[@ytmember2136]

Super informative video. Can you please tell whether this model(s) have shimms under the saddle that are removable to adjust action ? Also does it intonate the E1 string ( especially with A Major ).

[@wernerziemerink]

I finally bought the same model as in your review. Thank you for the review. Love this guitar so much. What is the song you play while finger picking? I am looking for something extra to learn.

[@BarakTheWonderer]

Thank you.

[@christianmunoz2409]

Gracias, saludos desde chile

[@nicotolentino8038]

Same po tayo nainlove din ako sa mga covers ng Buildex Pagales...Kaya gusto ko din bumili ng Takamine.kea lang hndi sya available dto sa cabanatuan...Kung papipiliin po kau Clifton or Takamine? Same prize range lang...

[@deransamasas]

hey do you know that what gauge strings the guitar came with is it 012?

[@gerruksh3593]

I also want to know that

[@bhobg]

Good question. I suspect 12 but could be 11

[@gaetanobarbone7932]

I Gentleman, have listened very carefully to your review. I have the cataway model and I confirm everything you said about this guitar. It is wonderful to play it. However, I noticed that compared to others it is a little heavier. Have you noticed?

[@bhobg]

Sorry I have not played the MCE cannot comment on the weight.

[@mikemelvinva]

I just bought the cutaway and yes I noticed it is heavier than my Taylor 214 Koa cutaway. I bought this for the unplugged sound quality. The electonics are a bonus. I was looking for something I could travel with that would not break me if I had to gate check and did not survive the flight. Super happy so far.

[@gaetanobarbone7932]

@@mikemelvinva I Gentleman, at the end, which one you prefer, your takamine Gd11 or Taylor 214?

[@michaelsouthcott1647]

I noticed that too. For it's size it seems heavier, maybe because the sound box is deeper or it uses more extensive bracing. As it is I like the weight, without the awkwardness of handling a very large guitar. The sound is great and I I would choose this guitar over most others in it's price range excepting a top end Taylor or Martin since I am primarily a finger style player.

[@danilokb]

Love Of A Lifetime - Firehouse 😉

[@bhobg]

Yes a rather shitty rendition haha!

[@WilliamGallegos]

Could you send me the chords you played at the begining please??

[@dangerdanger1044]

8.5k! What a good price Man! I saw some of this at a higher price.

[@andregoncalves0]

Takamine or the Yamaha FG800?

[@francisnieto9765]

Priced at 14k...prang mas okay p ung bagong AAD50 ng ibanez, un solid top na pero hndi all-mahogany

[@joribabes4260]

Hello po. Ano po pinag kaiba ng GD11M-NS sa GN11m-ns??

[@antocitania4291]

HI! I have a question: who is the best guitar Takamine GN11M-NS or Ibanez AW54-OPN ???

[@bhobg]

Sorry have not played the Ibanez

[@ЯрикБугаян]

What strings do you use?

[@ralphpayag9514]

Naka standard tuning ka ba sir? Or half step lang?

[@ethelbalahadia4678]

Sir san nyo po nabili? looking din po ako ng seller sa lazada lng kc ung alam ko...

[@bhobg]

Nakita ko sa FB marketplace lang

[@Anonymouuze]

2nd hand nyo nabili boss or brandnew?

[@bhobg]

Segunda mano

[@BabeTheAstrologer]

Red-ily available LOL!