Takamine GB72CE Jumbo Acoustic Bass Guitar – Sunburst

4-string Acoustic-electric Bass Guitar with Spruce Top, Maple Back, Maple Sides, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and TK-40B Preamp with Onboard Chromatic Tuner – Sunburst

This Jumbo Acoustic-electric Bass Rules!

In the market for an acoustic-electric bass? We have your axe: the Takamine GB72CE. When you take the stage with the GB72CE, all eyes and ears will be on you. With its solid spruce top, flame maple back and sides, and quartersawn-X bracing, this is one gorgeous, toneful jumbo. And the TK-40B preamp amplifies that great tone perfectly, letting you fine tune it with 3-band EQ, gain and mid-shift controls, and a bass-boost switch. Sporting a speedy neck and graceful Venetian cutaway, the GB72CE delivers top-notch playability (this is a Takamine, after all).

Takamine GB72CE 4-string Acoustic-electric Bass Guitar at a Glance:

• This bass is ready for stage and studio
• Takamine – over 50 years of quality, great sound, and playability

This bass is ready for stage and studio

With its solid spruce top and maple back and sides, the Takamine GB72CE serves up rich, resonant sound. The slender maple neck sports a 16″-radius rosewood fingerboard for fast fretting, while the onboard Takamine TK-40B preamp system provides a built-in tuner, 3-band EQ, gain and mid-shift controls, a bass-boost switch, and EQ bypass for big-time versatility. The dovetail neck joint and graceful Venetian cutaway give you super-comfortable playability, while the rosewood headcap, pearl dot fingerboard inlays, abalone rosette, and lovely gloss finish deliver a major dose of class.

Takamine – over 50 years of quality, great sound, and playability

The Takamine Pro Series GB72CE acoustic-electric bass is the result of over a half-century of Takamine guitar-crafting knowhow. Launched in 1962 at the foot of Japan’s Takamine mountains, Takamine has been designing and building acoustic guitars that are seen in the hands of some of music’s biggest stars. With quality and value as guiding principles, Takamine’s instruments employ the finest tonewoods, construction techniques, and technical innovations such as the proprietary TK-40B preamp system found in the GB72CE.

Takamine GB72CE 4-string Acoustic-electric Bass Guitar Features:

• Solid spruce top; maple back and sides; quartersawn-X bracing
• Slim maple neck; 16″-radius rosewood fingerboard for fast fretting
• TK-40B preamp system with built-in tuner
• 3-band EQ (with bypass), gain and mid-shift controls, bass-boost switch
• Rosewood headcap, pearl dot fingerboard inlays, abalone rosette

Tech Specs:

• Number of Strings: 4
• Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
• Body Shape: Jumbo
• Body Material: Flame Maple (Back, Sides), Solid Spruce (Top)
• Body Finish: Gloss
• Color: Sunburst
• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Radius: 16″
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Inlay: Dots
• Number of Frets: 21
• Scale Length: 34″
• Nut Width: 1.77″
• Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
• Bridge/Tailpiece: Rosewood with Compensated Synthetic Bone Saddle
• Tuners: Chrome Die-Cast
• Controls: 3-band EQ (with bypass), gain and mid-shift controls, bass-boost switch
• Strings: D’Addario EXP PBB170 Coated Phosphor Bronze Bass, .045-.100
• Manufacturer Part Number: TAKGB72CEBSB