Takamine Guitars News (September 2023)

Enter by Sep 30 for a Chance to Win a Limited Edition Series FT340 BS Dreadnought!

As usual, summer is speeding by, and before you know it, everyone will be wearing flannels and drinking warm beverages that taste of pumpkin spice. But as long as you enter by September 30, you’re in the running for a new Limited Edition Series FT340 BS! Takamine is making only 300 pieces of the FT340 BS, an outstanding acoustic-electric dreadnought guitar. In addition to its solid spruce top, it offers rare and beautiful burled sapele back and sides. It also comes with Takamine's retro-inspired CTF-2N “Brownie” FET preamp with 2-band EQ, notch filter, and onboard tuner, making it easy to use for both stage and studio work. No purchase necessary; open to US residents only. Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. See the full rules at the entry link, and good luck from your friends at Takamine USA!

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Limited Edition Series FN15 AR Demo by Mark Blasquez

Another great new addition to our Limited Edition Series, the FN15 AR is based on the design of Takamine's revered Natural Series. This guitar pairs a solid cedar top with spectacular Amazon rosewood back and sides for a powerfully musical combination. Limited to a run of just 300 pieces worldwide, the FN15 AR features a newly-designed rosette pattern and a smooth satin finish, much like the original Natural Series offered, as well as the retro-inspired CTF-2N preamp that includes 2-band EQ, notch filter, and built-in tuner. Check out this demo by Mark Blasquez!

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Garth Brooks Stays in Vegas

The touring life has been rewarding for Garth Brooks, the world’s best-selling solo artist of all time. Even so, with the challenges of going city-to-city across the country and around the world, Garth has a new plan for his live shows that start later this year and extend deep into 2024: Vegas, baby! The man/myth/legend is taking up a residency at the $100 million Colosseum at Caesars Palace, and might end up being some of the best shows ever for this Takamine-playing icon.

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Dealer Spotlight: Salinas Music 123

Located in beautiful Monterey County, CA, Salinas Music 123 offers instruments primarily focused on the city’s rich musical tradition that’s highly influenced by its vibrant Hispanic population. No matter what style of music you play, Salinas Music 123 is a great choice for the purchase of your next Takamine guitar. They offer excellent customer service, financing plans, and have a terrific selection of available instruments that include many of Takamine’s 12-string models as well as value-packed G Series guitars and more.

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Get a G Series Guitar Today

What’s holding you back from writing and recording a great song, or getting up on stage and performing it? If the answer is that you can’t afford a high-quality guitar, we’re about to remove that obstacle entirely. Takamine’s G Series are value-priced guitars that deliver the sound, playability, and stage-ready features that will let you move ahead with your musical dreams today.

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Calista Garcia Delivers Beautiful “Flowers”

We love checking in with the lovely and talented singer-songwriter Calista Garcia. The new video for her song “Flowers in My Hair” was shot at the one-and-only Coney Island, NY, and her latest album Confessions reflects Calista’s Latin, blues, and roots influences. Note that she’s using her Takamine Legacy Series EF341SC in this fun and breezy beachside video!

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Guitar of the Month: GD11MCE

What is sapele? It’s a beautiful and sustainable wood that offers a consistent and balanced guitar tone that’s similar to mahogany, but with a slightly brighter, more shimmery sound, which works well whether you’re a hard strummer or a delicate fingerstylist. The GD11MCE is a dreadnought cutaway with a Natural Satin finish that gives it that terrific old-school vibe. When it’s time to plug in, the transition to the stage is made effortless with the addition of Takamine’s own TP-4T electronics, complete with an equalizer and chromatic tuner built-in.

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Tech Corner: Understanding Scale Length

Can slight differences of the scale length of a guitar make drastic differences in playing feel and tone? 100% yes. Scale length is measured as twice the distance between the nut and the 12th fret of a guitar, and the difference of less than an inch impacts everything from sustain to whether or not you can bend a string. Takamine’s Tom Watters teaches you more on the topic, and then you can hear the difference for yourself when expert player Jake Allen tries out the Pro Series P4DC (644mm, or 25.35" scale length) versus the Limited Edition CP6SSDC (630mm, or 24.8" scale length).

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Four Great Takamine 12-Strings

Especially in the early days of Takamine, our acoustic guitars first gained worldwide attention for two things: being able to easily plug in and take to the stage, and the remarkable popularity of our 12-string models. Today, while Takamine is known for a wide range of guitar types for different players in various styles of music, our selection of 12-string models remains as vibrant as ever. These guitars are being used not just for strummed pop, country, and worship music, but are a crucial element for many artists in the Regional Mexican music genres. Here are four great Takamine 12-string models at different prices so you can choose the one that’s right for you.

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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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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