Friday, March 27: Takamine Presents Jose Macario Workshop at JP Musical in Chiapas, Mexico

Friday, March 27: Takamine Presents Jose Macario Workshop at JP Musical in Chiapas, Mexico

Our Takamine friends in Southern Mexico are in for a treat. Takamine artist Jose Macario of the acclaimed band Ladrones is making an appearance on Friday, March 27 at 4PM at JP Musical in Chiapas. Jose will be there talking...
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Takamine Welcomes Miguel Montoya (Miguel y Miguel) to Artist Roster

Takamine Welcomes Miguel Montoya (Miguel y Miguel) to Artist Roster

Takamine Guitars is proud to welcome Miguel Montoya, founder of the iconic and legendary musical group Miguel y Miguel, to our artist family. Born in Angostura, Sinaloa, Mexico, Montoya established Miguel y Miguel in 1983,...
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Buyer's Guide: Top Ten Takamine Guitars Under $500

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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GD74CE-12U

GD74CE-12U

$1,399.00
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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Maddie Rice: From Colbert to SNL with her Takamine

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.

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LTD2025

LTD2025

$3,199.00
Takamine is proud to present LTD2025, our annual special Limited Edition guitar. This year's elegant offering is an OM cutaway guitar with back and sides made of gorgeous Hawaiian koa. Koa is a silky smooth, syrupy tonewood...
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Eagles Announce 2022 Hotel California Extended Tour Dates

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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The Acoustic Guitars Every Player Needs

The Acoustic Guitars Every Player Needs

Fact: different types of guitars offer different tones, different vibes, and different ways they can inspire you to play at your best. We all start the same way… with one guitar that we get to know and hopefully love. But...
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P10DC

P10DC

$8,999.00
This dreadnaught cutaway represents the top tier of the Pro Series guitars. Built with the highest grade solid Sitka spruce tops and premium solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, the P10DC starts with awesome tonewoods,...
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Takamine Welcomes Dariell Cano to Our Artist Family

Takamine Welcomes Dariell Cano to Our Artist Family

Takamine Guitars is proud to welcome Regional Mexican artist, producer, and songwriter Dariell Cano to our roster of artists. Hailing from Grand Rapids, Michigan but now based in Southern California, Dariell has emerged in...
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P10NC

P10NC

$8,999.00
This NEX cutaway represents the top tier of the Pro Series guitars. Built with the highest grade solid Sitka spruce tops and premium solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, the P10NC starts with awesome tonewoods, then...
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The Undeniable Kezia Gill

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

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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Best of the Best: Top-Tier Takamine Guitars

Best of the Best: Top-Tier Takamine Guitars

Most of you know that Takamine makes a wide range of acoustic guitars. Many of them are designed for people looking to get a lot of bang for their buck, and we’re proud to offer a wide variety of guitars in our G Series,...
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WInner's Circle: GD93CE Sweepstakes

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

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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WInner's Circle: Taka-Mini Summer Sweepstakes

WInner's Circle: Taka-Mini Summer Sweepstakes

We received thousands and thousands of entries to our recent Taka-Mini Summer Sweepstakes, where the winner got their choice of our two great Taka-Mini guitars... the all-mahogany GX11ME or the spruce-topped, sapele backed...
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ESP Guitars Expands Distribution of Takamine Guitars to Mexico

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"

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 Wood Shop: Black Walnut

Takamine Wood Shop: Black Walnut

News flash: guitars in the modern era are made of many different kinds of wood, and the choice of wood — especially in acoustic or acoustic-electric guitars — has a huge impact on the tone and responsiveness of the...
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Takamine Wood Shop: Sapele

Takamine Wood Shop: Sapele

News flash: guitars in the modern era are made of many different kinds of wood, and the choice of wood — especially in acoustic or acoustic-electric guitars — has a huge impact on the tone and responsiveness of the...
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Takamine NAMM Show 2023 Preview

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”

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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RNV460C

RNV460C

$3,199.00
The RNV460C marks the first guitar in Takamine's new Revival models… limited editions that update some of Takamine's most beloved and storied guitars. Based on the popular TNV460C from the Nashville Series, the RNV460C has...
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GD30CE-12 BLK

GD30CE-12 BLK

$749.00
The GD30CE-12 is a stage-worthy acoustic/electric dreadnought 12-string guitar that features solid-top construction, a soft Venetian-style cutaway and a superior-sounding Takamine electronics system. Ready for any performance...
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Takamine Wood Shop: Rosewood

Takamine Wood Shop: Rosewood

News flash: guitars in the modern era are made of many different kinds of wood, and the choice of wood — especially in acoustic or acoustic-electric guitars — has a huge impact on the tone and responsiveness of the...
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The Life and Times of Glenn Frey's Number One

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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