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The Takamine Pro JP7DC dreadnought acoustic-electric guitar instantly rewards new owners with rich sonics, low-flying good looks, and smooth playability onstage or off. Solid rosewood back and sides paired with a solid Sitka spruce top issue a familiar, refined tone that lets players cover a multitude of styles through small variations in dynamics and technique. Looks are hardly an afterthought, as the JP7DC comes with maple binding, an abalone rosette, and other riveting appointments. Moreover, this dreadnought contains exceptionally potent electronics that infuse tone with a real vacuum tube's saturated harmonic warmth. Whether you strum it onstage for crowds or alone at home, the JP7DC exudes detailed craftsmanship and a passion for acoustic innovation. It's what the pros play ? grab yours from Sweetwater today!





Solid tonewoods at the ready





The Takamine Pro Series JP7DC is painstakingly sculpted from spruce, rosewood, ebony, and other tonewoods that showcase Takamine’s attention to detail. A solid spruce top churns out voluminous power with a touch-sensitive, dynamic response. Supporting spruce are back and sides carved from solid rosewood. Rosewood gives tone astounding note-by-note detail with emphatic depth that highlights fundamentals while rewarding precise technique. Plus, scalloped X-bracing maximizes how tonewoods respond, and an ebony fingerboard makes navigating the neck and frets a breeze. And the finishing touch? A stage-friendly gloss finish that arrests the audience’s eyes while the JP7DC’s tonewoods captivate their ears.





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





The Takamine Pro JP7DC acoustic-electric guitar is the result of over a half-century of Takamine guitar-crafting know-how. Launched in 1962 at the foot of Japan's Takamine mountains, Takamine has designed and built acoustic guitars for 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 CT4-DX preamp system found in this guitar.





Takamine's flexible CT4-DX preamp system





The JP7DC features the unique Takamine CT4-DX preamp, a system offering two channels and ample flexibility. Used with the Palathetic under-saddle pickup, it offers four-band EQ (low, low mid, high mid, high) and two notch filter controls to reduce feedback. Add a second pickup (the Takamine Tri-Ax, for example), and the CT4-DX gives you independent control over both pickups, each of which will then has a 2-band EQ and a notch filter control. You can also alter the mix levels of each of the pickups. Finally, the CT4-DX features a volume control and onboard tuner.





Takamine Pro JP7DC Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:


Stage-ready dreadnought body shape with cutaway and premium appointments


Solid spruce top and solid rosewood back and sides provide a classically rich and versatile sound


Scalloped X-bracing balances projection for an even-keeled dynamic response


Mahogany neck with an asymmetrical carve for ergonomic comfort across the entire scale


Ebony fingerboard laced with premium inlays


Rosewood bridge, split bone saddle, and ivory endpins let strings vibrate freely with stable intonation


Tasteful maple/dark wood binding and an abalone rosette complete a total professional package with a distinguished look


Built-in CT4-DX preamp augments tone with unparalleled richness and warmth