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Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will mark their return to the road in early February, 2023 with a string of to-be-announced US arena dates, followed by European stadium shows kicking off on April 28th in Barcelona and...

It had been a while since we'd been in touch with long-time friend, singer/songwriter Kelly McGrath. A pandemic, some cancelled tours, and other viral distractions had kept us from running into each other in the usual places....

Check out this cool demo of the sweet and sleek P3FCN from Tak’s popular Pro Series 3 by renowned Brazilian guitarist Gustavo Guerra. His cool rendition of Stevie Wonder’s "Isn’t She Lovely", featuring both fingerstyle and...

Everyone at Takamine USA sends our hearty congratulations to Toshiyuki Matsumoto of Lake Oswego, OR. He's the winner of our most recent sweepstakes, and his prize is a great one: a Takamine G Series GD51CE in Gloss Natural...

Over the 21 seasons of NBC’s top-rated series The Voice, Takamine guitars have been a common sight. If a contestant isn’t playing one, team coach Blake Shelton probably is – or gifting one to a finalist. After tuning in all...

In their November/December 2022 issue #337, the respected Acoustic Guitar Magazine has reviewed Takamine's CRN-TS1 guitar from the Thermal Top Series, and we felt compelled to share some of their words. The extraordinarily...

Listening to eX, the latest album from power duo Williams Honor, one can’t help but reflect upon of the massive talent pool we’ve come to associate with the relatively tiny state of New Jersey. Considering the cast of musical...

Everyone at Takamine USA sends our congratulations to Charles Arnold of Campbellsville, Kentucky. Out of thousands and thousands of people who entered, Charles is the winner of our recent TSP158C-12 sweepstakes. He received...

In September of 1991, a rosewood back-and-sides, spruce-topped dreadnought model EF360S -- SN #91072458 -- would reach final stages of completion at the Takamine Guitar factory in Sakashita, Japan. There it would be set up,...

Photo credit: Art Brewer It is with real sadness and a sense of great loss that we at Takamine learn of the great David Lindley’s passing. And while we wish to express as much, effectively eulogizing the legendary...

Thousands of people entered our recent GD51CE Sweepstakes, but there could be only one winner, and it's Harold Pedraza of Brentwood, NY. Harold is going to be one happy camper when he gets his new G Series guitar and...

If you're new to the world of musical instruments, you might not have ever even heard of the NAMM Show. It's a trade show that, for decades, was held every January in Anaheim, CA, and brought together nearly every...

Nothing pleases designers and builders of acoustic guitars more than when world-class players like Chuck Ward choose to partner with their creations. That same high applies to 6-string wizards like Ward when they first...

American Idol winner and Takamine player Chayce Beckham recently returned to the Idol stage to deliver a strong live performance of his recently released single "Till the Day I Die", and to remind America just exactly why he...

Photo by Trevor George Mitch needed a new acoustic guitar. He wrote songs for a living and wanted a six-string that inspired – one with some songs in it. It would also be nice if that guitar could somehow fill a massive...

Regional Mexican music is a term that applies to many distinctly different genres, and includes extraordinary music being made beyond the borders of Mexico. Such is the case with Conexión Divina, an all-female, Gen Z band...

Recently, Takamine lost a dear friend with the passing of the multifaceted and amazingly talented Alan Arkin – a loss that has left us deeply saddened and more than a little sentimental. We came to know Alan when he appeared...

If you're in the Southern California area and like guitars, here's a hot tip for you. On Saturday, July 29 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, the inaugural ocV!BE Guitar Festival is kicking off with Takamine as a sponsor!...

The Vegas residency is back. Commonly considered one of the last bastions of sustaining revenue for recording artists, the traditional music tour is quickly losing its practical value for many acts as touring costs skyrocket...

E Street Band Hall of Famer, Crazy Horse member, and prolific solo artist Nils Lofgren recently released his latest album Mountains, and fans and critics alike are saying it may be the best of his impressive 50-year catalog....

Thousands of Takamine fans across the USA entered for a chance to win our latest sweepstakes prize, but only one was lucky enough to get randomly selected as the winner. That person is Thomas W. Swahn, Jr. of Chelsea, VT, who...

The holiday season is approaching quickly, and if you’re like many Americans, you’re on a tight budget for this year’s gift-giving plans (even if the recipient is yourself). Therefore, here are some ideas on how to get a new...

This year marks the 30th anniversary since Toby Keith introduced himself with "Should Have Been a Cowboy", his first of 68 singles and 32 number-ones leading to 40 million albums sold, 100+ million BMI broadcasts and 10...

You can Yelp and Trip Advise all you like, but if you travel with any regularity, it’s going to happen. A late-night hotel check-in yields zero evidence of a reservation. The National Taxidermist convention is in town and the...

Embedded center stage at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville is a six-foot circle of well-worn white oak and sturdy maple flooring extracted from the ancient stage of country music’s mother church, the Ryman Auditorium. The...