The EGS-430SC: Satin Finish cutaway acoustic with Nato back and sides, Solid Cedar top, Gold machines, N4B electronics and bound fingerboard.

The G Series from Takamine has created great controversy. Play a G Series guitar and you're apt to think it's one of the finest acoustic/ electrics made. That's because it is. Actually, each one is made under the commanding rule of the luthiers who hand craft the guitars of the pros. Which is precisely why the G Series feel so good, and sound so good. The contention, however, comes down to this: How can such fine instruments be so incredibly affordable?

There is no simple answer. But what we can tell you is that these guitars rival the mid and many upper line models of other popular makers. Be it construction, the woods chosen, or the playability, nothing in the G Series has been sacrificed.

The necks, needless to say, are flawless. Professionally tapered with a radius fingerboard and a 1-9/16" nut width, your fingers will glide through chords and scales as easily as a knife slices through butter. Above all are the electronics that find their home in these stringed instruments. The preamps in the G Series are the very same style and performance systems that were found on our pro series guitars.
 

with free gig bag($25), setup($50) and a one year warranty