Takamine Guitars News (July 2023)

Takamine Welcomes Conexión Divina to Artist Family

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 based in Los Angeles who have added their own modern twist to the sound of sierreño music. We’re happy to announce that all three of the young talents in this red-hot band — Liz Trujillo (lead vocals, guitar), Ashlee Valenzuela (12-string requinto guitar), and Sandra Calixto (bass) — are now official members of the Takamine artist family.

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G Series GN93 Demo by Mark Blasquez

Guitarist Mark Blasquez demos the all-acoustic GN93, a guitar that offers the sleek and curvaceous NEX-style body with a solid spruce top and distinctive three-piece black walnut/quilt maple back construction. Other premium features include maple body, neck and headstock binding, dark wood rosette and body purfling, abalone dot inlays, gold die-cast tuners with black buttons, and a beautiful gloss finish.

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Guitar of the Month: TC135SC

Handcrafted at Takamine’s pro series facility that has been building precision quality instruments over five decades, the TC135SC is a true hybrid crossover nylon string guitar designed with the Latin and jazz player in mind. The top is solid spruce for versatility and extended dynamic range. The solid rosewood back aids in projection and adds to the brilliance of the guitar. It also includes Takamine's proprietary CTP-3 Cool Tube™ preamp system, making it the perfect stage-ready nylon-string acoustic-electric.

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Takamine Artist Mitch Rossell Rises with “Son"

Mitch Rossell is the real deal. He wrote "Ask Me How I Know”, a number-one hit for Garth Brooks in 2016, and then got a coveted opening slot on the 2022 spring and summer dates of the Garth Brooks Stadium Tour. When Mitch took the stage in front of tens of thousands of fans, the guitar he trusted for his biggest gig ever was the Takamine CRN-TS1, a slot-head, slope shoulder dreadnought from Takamine’s sonorous Thermal Top Series.

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Dealer Spotlight: Hermes Music

The story of Hermes Music goes back to 1982, when a musician had a dream of giving his fellow musicians what he would’ve liked to have had when he went in search of an instrument: excellent service, fair prices, and most importantly... respect. Today, Hermes Music not only operates ten successful locations in Texas, but is also one of the world’s most respected musical instrument distributors. You can find your next Takamine model — 6- or 12-string guitars or even acoustic-electric basses — via the excellent selection at Hermes Music.

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Find Your Next Guitar with the Takamine Guitar Finder

Why should the simple act of finding the right guitar be so difficult? Answer: it isn’t, not when you use the Takamine Guitar Finder. Select between various criteria — price range, body shape, top wood, body wood, scale length and more — and let us give you some fresh new ideas on what your perfect guitar might be.

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Spotlight: G Series Classical

Here’s a fact: not everyone can afford a handcrafted guitar built at Takamine’s pro series facility, nor does everyone need a guitar with that level of prestige. That doesn’t mean you can’t get a fantastic, value-packed guitar that will inspire you to create great music for years to come. Whether you’re striving to play in the style of Andrés Segovia or want a nylon string for pop, Latin, or jazz on a budget, check out the traditional nylon-string offerings from the Takamine G Series Classical range.

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Tech Corner: CTP-3 CoolTube™ Preamplifier

Is there really a vacuum tube in Takamine’s acclaimed CTP-3 CoolTube™ preamplifier? Yes there is! Does it make a difference in tone? Yes it does! Here’s Tom Watters with a detailed explanation of this versatile, great-sounding preamp found in many of Takamine's higher-end guitars, providing extreme tone flexibility with 3-band EQ that features shelving filters for +/- 12dB on each frequency, plus semi-parametric midrange control, precise onboard tuning and more.

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Get More Free Music Training from Musicians Institute Online!

If you’ve just bought any Takamine guitar (or are planning to soon), you just got a lot more than you realized. Takamine USA is proud to have partnered with the world-renowned leader in contemporary music education, Musicians Institute, on a special offer for people who purchase our instruments: three free months of access to a wide selection of MI Online’s courses.

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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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