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ENDS SOON: Enter for a Chance to Win a Thinline Series TSP158C-12

ENTER BY NOVEMBER 30! Handcrafted in Japan, the Takamine Thinline Series offers a perfect combination of outstanding build quality, uncompromised sound for both acoustic and plugged-in performance, and incredible playing comfort. The TSP158C-12 is a 12-string guitar that’s perfect for pop, rock, country, regional Mexican, and worship musicians, and features a solid spruce top, maple back and sides, ebony fingerboard, and Takamine's CT3N electronics, providing effortless stage amplification and controls. Along with its included SH100T case, the TSP158C-12 in See Thru Black finish is a $2,399.99 value. This sweepstakes is open to US residents only; no purchase necessary. Good luck from your friends at Takamine USA!

Guitar of the Month:
G Series GD35CE and GD35CE-12

Available this month via the Takamine USA site or your Takamine dealer, the first thing you’ll notice about the new GD35CE and GD35CE-12 is their striking brilliant Pearl White finish. But the next thing that will blow your mind about these outstanding dreadnought cutaway guitars is their shockingly low price. They feature black/white/black binding over the body, fingerboard, and headstock, gold hardware, pearl dot inlays, and a beautiful abalone rosette. Perhaps more importantly, the sound is pure Takamine dreadnought; balanced, aggressive, yet totally in control dynamically. They come equipped with our legendary TP-3G electronics to make live performance a thing of ease, and include a convenient, sturdy gig bag.

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Takamine Community Members: Get Free Music Training from Musicians Institute Online!

Takamine USA is proud to have partnered with the world-renowned leader in contemporary music education, Musicians Institute, on a special offer for members of the Takamine USA Community. As of immediately, all members get a full month of access to a wide selection of MI Online’s courses in Guitar, Bass, Vocal, Drum, Visual Media, Keyboard, and Musicianship. You’ll have one month from the date of sign-up to go through as many sample course as you want. ALSO: for people who purchase a new Takamine guitar after August 1, 2022, you will be eligible to receive a free expanded three-month course program. If you’re ready to become a better musician right now, get started on your Musicians Institute Online courses today… a free service brought to Takamine USA Community members by Musicians Institute and Takamine!

Takamine Artist Spotlight: Williams Honor

"There isn't any artist, tour, writing or recording session where my Takamine twelve isn't my first grab. It accompanies me everywhere I go and is always the blueprint mechanism for anything I'm working on. From my first record, Mr. Reality in 1992 (produced by Danny Kortchmar) to my current project, Williams Honor, the big and balanced sound of the EF381SC has been the cornerstone. I cherish the sound of that guitar.” - Gordon Brown, Williams Honor

Takamine Dealer Spotlight:
Drum City Guitarland

Located just west of Denver in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Drum City Guitarland, Inc. was founded in 1965 by professional drummer Ronny Kae, but it didn’t take long for their business to expand beyond the world of percussion. Today, this terrific store is owned and operated by his sons Tim and Jason Kae, and they’ve turned Drum City Guitarland into one of the country’s most respected retailers for great musical instruments, which include their excellent selection of Takamine G Series, Legacy Series, and Limited Edition models.

VIDEO:
Takamine Interview - Holly Henderson

We tried hard to find something not to like about UK-based singer-songwriter Holly Henderson, but we failed. Super talented? Yes. Sweet and funny? Check. And while beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, no one can deny that Holly has everything that most musicians would want to be. Learn more about this fascinating performing songwriter, including what she's up to musically and why she chose to play Takamine.

Acoustic Guitar Magazine Reviews the Thermal Top CRN-TS1

We were honored with this fantastic review of the Thermal Top Series CRN-TS1 in the respected Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s Nov/Dec 2022 issue. Reviewer Emile Menasche writes, "If the Takamine handles the subtle and expressive stuff with grace, it really comes to life when you roll up your sleeves and strum big chords. Think Americana, country rock—any genre where you want, say, an open G chord to jangle at the top and punch hard at the bottom. The tone is big and muscular, but it’s lean muscle, with no tubby undertones to muddy the sound. Thanks to the fretboard radius, barre chords are especially easy to play, and they sound huge. With all six strings vibrating clearly, a barred F rings like an open E."

VIDEO:
Pro Series P3FCN Demo by Jake Allen

The always-amazing Jake Allen does this demo of the Takamine Pro Series P3FCN. This guitar delivers classic nylon string tone in modern live and recording environments. Features: solid cedar top, solid sapele back, fan style bracing, ivory binding, dark purfling, concentric-ring rosette with wood marquetry, wood "dot-in-dot" inlays, gold tuners with amber buttons, and the highly acclaimed CT4B II preamp system with three-band EQ, volume control and built-in tuner.

Try the Takamine Guitar Finder!

Here’s how it works: select your price range, your preferred body shape, woods, number of strings, types of electronics, and just about any other criteria (including right- or left-handedness), and let the Takamine Guitar Finder do the work for you! You might find the perfect guitar that you hadn’t even heard of before, and maybe for less money than you thought!

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.