Takamine Guitars News (March 2021)

Adirondack Spring Sweepstakes: Enter for a Chance to win a Limited Edition CP5D-OAD

Ah, Spring. As the snows melt and the sun warms the forested wilderness, it’s an ideal time to get inspired by a world-class handcrafted guitar… and we want to make that happen for you. Takamine customers based in the USA can enter for a chance to win the Limited Edition CP5D-OAD, an elegant dreadnought that pairs the grand sound of its Adirondack spruce top with beautiful and toneful ovangkol. It features small diamonds in its ebony fingerboard and ivory colored binding, a slender, comfortable neck and Takamine's legendary CT4 DX electronics, and one lucky member of the Takamine community will call it their own. No purchase necessary; see entry page for details, and good luck!

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VIDEO DEMO: Jake Allen Plays the Legacy Series TF77-PT

Handcrafted in our Japan facility that has been building precision quality instruments over five decades, the TF77-PT matches a solid cedar top to solid Hawaiian Koa back and sides to create a harmonic richness and dynamic playing experience. It also includes Takamine’s proprietary CTP-3 Cool Tube preamp system paired with the unique Palathetic under-saddle pickup for peerless amplified response.

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Guitar of the Month: Pro Series P1JC

There’s nothing truly like the massive tone of a finely-crafted jumbo acoustic guitar. The Takamine P1JC offers great warmth, balance and harmonic richness from its "X"-braced solid cedar top and sapele back and sides. An elegant Venetian cutaway offers optimal access to the upper registers. Other premium features include a mahogany neck and rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, and the highly acclaimed CT4BII preamp system with three-band EQ, volume control and built-in tuner.

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Takamine Showcase 2021 Video Event Replay

While thousands of people checked out the “Takamine Showcase 2021” video event when it first aired in January, we want everyone to experience this amazing collection of guitar demos, artist interviews, and series spotlights. We’ve now made the show available on-demand to watch and re-watch to your heart’s content. Enjoy!

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VIDEO DEMO: Mark Blasquez Plays the Thinline Series TSP100 DBS

The TSP100 Deep Blue Sunburst is a gorgeous premium-class acoustic-electric guitar that represents all the properties that Takamine set out to achieve with the Thinline Series; expressive tone, outstanding build quality, and incredible comfort. This model adds a deep quilted maple top, back, and sides along with colorful abalone rosette and purfling, and an ebony fingerboard with Takamine's striking "Grassflower" inlay pattern.

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Takamine Interview: The Accidentals

What do you get when you combine extraordinary talent with great songwriting and a true love of performing live? Answer: The Accidentals, featuring Takamine artists Katie Larson and Sav Buist. We hit them up for this Zoom-based interview where they talk about their go-to guitars: the Pro Series P5DC WB and the Thermal Top Series EF450SC TT.

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Ben Allen Joins Takamine Artist Roster

Ben Allen found thrills in his youth as a dirt bike racer, but his first time performing live music at an open mic show was even more exhilarating. From then through his successful run on NBC’s The Voice to recent sold-out shows, this Florida-based musician has had one thing in common at every gig. “I can literally and proudly say I’ve played a Takamine guitar every single gig I’ve ever played, 1,500 and counting, adding to the many reasons I’m so proud to be on the Takamine roster.”

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Spotlight: Legacy Series

Some of the best known and most beloved Takamine models in history might not be found in our popular Pro Series, TT Series, or G Series. Instead, if you’re looking for some of the all-time classic Takamine guitars, take a look into the Legacy Series. It’s comprised of instruments that have established themselves over the decades as integral to the fabric of pop, rock, and country music… guitars like the EF341SC, the TSF40C, EF508KC and many more.

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Takamine Guitars, Cases, Apparel, and Accessories at ShopESP

Takamine is distributed in the USA by ESP Guitars. While we encourage you to get your next guitar from an authorized Takamine dealer, if you’ve looked for a specific Takamine online or your local music store and haven’t found the model you want, we offer a “BUY NOW” button on many of the product detail pages at esptakamine.com, allowing you to get your next guitar, case, or some cool Takamine merchandise that will be shipped to you straight from us.

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