Takamine Wood Shop: Black Walnut
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News flash: guitars in the modern era are made of many different kinds of wood, and the choice of wood — especially in and acoustic or acoustic-electric guitars — has a huge impact on the tone and responsiveness of the...
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Buyer's Guide: Top Ten Takamine Guitars Under $500
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...
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Maddie Rice: From Colbert to SNL with her Takamine
This brilliant young guitarist has already been seen in the house band of two huge TV shows, and will just keep getting better along with her Takamine P6N.
...Eagles Announce 2022 Hotel California Extended Tour Dates
The Eagles – Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit, with Deacon Frey and Vince Gill – have extended the Hotel California 2022 Tour with even more concert dates being added. Each show will feature the iconic Hotel...
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Coming in January: Takamine Showcase 2025
Gather 'round, young ones, and let us tell you a story from ancient yore. Back in the pre-Internet era, musical instrument manufacturers would go to the NAMM Show in late January and announce new products. At the show, they'd...
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GN11MCE NS
$449.99
This all-sapele Cutaway NEX sized Takamine is great for acoustic blues, fingerstyle, or roots music. The low gloss natural satin finish adds a great old-school vibe to the instrument. Like all Takamine guitars, the transition...
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G Series GD30CE-12 Demo by Leo Gama
Here's guitarist Leo Gama on the Takamine G Series GD30CE-12, a stage-worthy acoustic-electric dreadnought 12-string guitar that features solid-top construction, a soft Venetian-style cutaway and a superior-sounding Takamine...
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The Undeniable Kezia Gill
If you’re among the many familiar with the soulful British singer-songwriter Kezia Gill, her sweep at last month’s BCMA Awards (Album, Song and Entertainer of the Year) was likely no surprise. Kezia’s critically acclaimed...
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Calista Garcia Changes the World for You
Just after midnight on March 3rd 2020, one of the deadliest tornadoes in US history touched down just west of Nashville and proceeded to rip through the city, obliterating everything in its path. As the winds howled and...
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WInner's Circle: GD93CE Sweepstakes
Thousands of you entered for a chance to win our recent "Dreadnought Autumn" Sweepstakes with its grand prize of a G Series GD93CE dreadnought guitar and a gig bag. But there could be only one winner, and it's Brandon Laesch...
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Coming May 27: Takamine Showcase Spring 2022
Mark your calendars now. On Friday May 27, Takamine Showcase is back, and you’re not going to want to miss it. This video-based event will include great guitar demos featuring expert guitarists Jake Allen and Mark Blasquez...
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ESP Guitars Expands Distribution of Takamine Guitars to Mexico
LOS ANGELES, CA (OCTOBER 1, 2024) – ESP Guitars, the US distributor of Takamine Guitars since 2015, has announced that effective October 1, 2024, the company has also expanded their business with the acclaimed Takamine brand...
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Mitch Rossell Rises with "Son"
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...
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Takamine NAMM Show 2023 Preview
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...
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Morgan Myles Shows “The Voice”
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...
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The Life and Times of Glenn Frey's Number One
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,...
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Meet Jackson Dean
When veteran artist manager TK Kimbrell approached us with a couple of recordings from a new artist he was working with, we were, of course, curious. Our history with Kimbrell dates back to the very beginnings of Takamine in...
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GD37CE-12 PW
$949.99
12-string guitars benefit greatly from the quick, punchy, reflective nature of maple back and sides. This is showcased nicely in the GD37CE-12 PW from Takamine's high-value G-Series. Finished in elegant gloss pearl white,...
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Steve Postell and Immediate Family
If you are one of the many fans of Denny Tedesco’s award-winning film The Wrecking Crew, then you are familiar with the elite group of LA-based session musicians who created the backtracks for many, if not most, hit...
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GD74CE-12U
$1,199.99
Over the years, Takamine 12-string guitars have graced many styles of music, from folk, to pop, to rock and beyond. One key adoption over the last few decades has been our 12-string guitar's role in many styles of regional...
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GN71CE BSB
$699.99
Featuring Takamine's compact but big-sounding NEX body style, solid-top construction, elegant appointments and an upgraded electronics system, the GN71CE is a sleek and stylish acoustic/electric guitar that is all about great...
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Takamine Earns its Way to Lainey Wilson Stage
For six months and 38 shows, 24-year-old singer-songwriter phenom Jackson Dean opened for Grammy, CMA, and ACM Entertainer of the Year award winner Lainey Wilson , and every night Jackson would rock his Takamine P3D from one...
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Takamine Guitars Rocks the 2025 NAMM Show
Here’s some perspective for you.
Takamine Guitars was founded in 1962, making it one of the most established and respected brands in the world of acoustic guitars. But the NAMM Show started a full 60 years before that,...
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U2’s Bono and The Edge (and his Takamine) Perform in Kyiv, Ukraine
On May 8, 2022, legendary artists Bono and The Edge of Irish rock/post-punk band U2 performed a surprise acoustic concert at the Khreschatyk subway station in Kyiv, Ukraine, a location that is being used as a bomb shelter...
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WInner's Circle: GY93E Sweepstakes
Our recent giveaway sweepstakes for a Takamine G Series GY93E plus a GC-S hardshell case turned out to be one of the most popular, highly-entered promotions in our history. It's no real surprise, though; the GY93E is a...
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Takamine Artist Focus: Keith Wallen (Breaking Benjamin)
Keith Wallen (left) with his Takamine P6JC, with Breaking Benjamin bandmate Jasen Rauch and his P7DC.
Most people know Keith Wallen from his role as co-rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist in the multi-platinum hard rock...
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