Description
Takamine P3NC NEX Acoustic Electric Guitar – Made in Japan
Warm Cedar Tone. Japanese Craftsmanship. Stage-Ready Performance.
The Takamine P3NC is a premium Japanese-built acoustic-electric guitar that combines warm, responsive tone with the reliability and performance features that have made Takamine a favourite of working musicians around the world.
Part of Takamine's acclaimed Pro Series, the P3NC features the company's popular NEX body shape, a solid cedar top and professional-grade electronics, making it equally at home on stage, in the studio or in your living room.
Built for players who value comfort, musicality and dependable plugged-in performance, the P3NC is an acoustic that rewards every touch.
What Is a Takamine NEX Body?
Takamine's NEX body shape has become one of the company's most popular designs, offering a comfortable alternative to a traditional dreadnought.
Often described as Takamine's take on a Grand Auditorium, the NEX delivers a balanced voice with excellent projection while remaining easier to hold and play for extended periods. It offers much of the fullness and volume of a dreadnought but with a more focused and articulate response.
For many players, it represents the perfect middle ground between comfort and power.
Whether you're fingerpicking, accompanying vocals or strumming confidently, the NEX body shape adapts beautifully to a wide range of playing styles.
The Warmth of Cedar and Mahogany
One of the standout features of the P3NC is its carefully chosen tonewood combination.
The solid cedar top produces a warm, mature and highly responsive voice that reacts beautifully to a lighter touch. Unlike spruce, which often requires a heavier attack to fully open up, cedar responds immediately, making it a favourite among fingerstyle players, singer-songwriters and expressive acoustic performers.
Paired with a solid sapele back and mahogany sides, the result is a rich, balanced tone with warm lows, strong mids and smooth highs.
This combination creates an acoustic that feels intimate and musical while still offering plenty of projection when needed. It excels at vocal accompaniment, fingerstyle arrangements and dynamic acoustic performance.
Built for the Stage
Takamine has built its reputation on creating some of the most reliable stage acoustics available.
The P3NC features Takamine's renowned Palathetic pickup system paired with the CT4B II preamp, delivering a natural and articulate amplified sound.
Features include:
- Three-band EQ
- Volume control
- Built-in tuner
- Takamine Palathetic pickup system
Whether you're performing through a PA system, acoustic amplifier or recording interface, the P3NC provides consistent, professional results.
Premium Japanese Craftsmanship
Handcrafted in Japan, the P3NC showcases the attention to detail that has made Takamine's Pro Series so highly respected.
Premium appointments include:
- Solid cedar top with hand-scalloped X bracing
- Solid sapele back
- Mahogany sides
- Mahogany neck
- Rosewood fingerboard
- Rosewood bridge with split bone saddle
- Pinless bridge design
- Venetian cutaway
- Gold die-cast tuners with amber buttons
- Ivory binding with dark wood purfling
- Wood marquetry rosette
- Natural satin finish
- Takamine SH200A hard case included
Why We Love It
The P3NC offers something different from many modern acoustic guitars.
Where spruce-topped guitars often focus on brightness and headroom, the cedar and mahogany combination delivers warmth, responsiveness and a more intimate playing experience. Combined with Takamine's comfortable NEX body shape and exceptional electronics, it creates a guitar that feels equally at home on stage or on the couch.
For singer-songwriters, fingerstyle players and musicians looking for a premium Japanese-built acoustic-electric with character and refinement, the P3NC is a standout choice.
Specifications
- Series: Pro Series 3
- Body Shape: NEX (Grand Auditorium) with Venetian Cutaway
- Top: Solid Cedar
- Back: Solid Sapele
- Sides: Mahogany
- Neck: Satin Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Bridge: Rosewood with Split Bone Saddle & Pinless Base
- Nut Width: 42.5mm (1.675")
- Electronics: Takamine CT4B II Preamp with Palathetic Pickup
- Finish: Natural Satin
- Machine Heads: Gold Die-Cast with Amber Buttons
- Case: Takamine SH200A Hard Case Included
- Made in Japan
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