Takamine Guitars News (April 2024)

Enter by April 30 for a Chance to Win a G Series GY93E!

Time is ticking away, and we don’t want you to miss out on an opportunity to win an amazing guitar! One lucky member of the Takamine USA community is going to get a G Series GY93E, a guitar that features a comfortable parlor-style New Yorker body, a solid spruce top, distinctive three-piece black walnut/quilt maple back construction, a slim mahogany neck, and an onboard Takamine TK-40D preamp system gives you a built-in tuner, three-band EQ and gain controls, mid contour switch, notch filter and EQ bypass switch for the ultimate in versatility and sound quality. The winner will also get a GC-S hardshell case, bringing the total retail value of this prize package to $959.98! No purchase necessary; open only to US residents who enter by April 30, 2024. Good luck from your friends at Takamine USA!

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G Series GN11MCE Demo by Jake Allen

Sapele may be somewhat new to you as a tonewood for guitar crafting, but luthiers have used it for decades to create great-looking, excellent sounding instruments. With a look that resembles mahogany, sapele also has a great sound that’s also reminiscent of its more well-known cousin, and is a more sustainable wood as a bonus. Jake Allen shows it off in this demo of the GN11MCE, a very affordable all-sapele cutaway NEX-sized Takamine that’s great for acoustic blues, fingerstyle, or roots music, and includes Takamine’s own TP-4T electronics, complete with an equalizer and chromatic tuner built-in.

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Guitar of the Month: G Series GD51 BSB

The GD51 is a classy dreadnought that features deluxe cosmetic appointments, solid-top construction, and a warm, resonant sound that will bring out the best in your music. Combining a solid spruce top with black walnut back and sides, the GD51 pumps out all the big, bold tone players expect from a dreadnought, and looks superb in its Gloss Brown Sunburst finish.

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Jackson Dean Goes Classic R&B on a Takamine TC132SC

Singer-songwriter Jackson Dean was barely 20 years old when he signed with a record label and started a life of recording and touring. For the past few years, his go-to guitar was the Takamine Pro Series P3D for both stage and studio. When the young country star reached out to us to get ahold of one of our top-tier nylon-string classical guitars, we were intrigued… until we heard the result. Then we were just blown away.

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GD34CE Demo by Mark Blasquez

Guitarist Mark Blasquez is here with a great demo of a great guitar: the G Series GD34CE. It's a classic-looking cutaway dreadnought that is inspired by Takamine's Legacy Series EF341SC. Carrying much of the EF341SC's look and appointments, this value packed G-Series guitar is a gorgeous, great sounding instrument. Deriving its core sound from a solid spruce top with sapele back and sides, this dreadnought is pure Takamine in its voice; shimmery, bold, and booming. The guitar goes to the stage with ease, due to Takamine's TP-3G electronics, featuring a 3-band EQ and chromatic tuner.

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How We Make Takamine Guitar Demos the Way We Do, and Why

We hear from people pretty often who enjoy the great demos we make for our Takamine guitars. Most comments and very complimentary, but some of them wish we would do more demos using the built-in electronics of the guitar. Others would prefer we feature different playing styles or music genres. However, there is a method to our madness, and we’re happy to explain in detail about our choices for Takamine guitar demos.

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Beautiful Bursts

Chances are that if you own an acoustic guitar or two, they’re in a natural finish, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But if you’ve never tried out a guitar with a spectacular sunburst finish, you’re missing out on a whole other look and vibe that might really connect you and your music with your audience. Here are five of Takamine’s coolest sunburst-finished guitars, spanning a wide range of prices and features.

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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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