Takamine Guitars News (October 2024)

Takamine Dreadnought Autumn Sweepstakes: Enter for a Chance to Win a G Series GD93CE Dreadnought Guitar & Gig Bag!

It ends October 31, so don’t delay… enter today! If you need a great dreadnought — and who doesn’t? — here’s a chance to win one right now. The Takamine GD93CE is at the top of the G Series range, delivering the thunderous sound you expect from an excellent dreadnought guitar. The GD93CE features a solid spruce top and special three-piece black walnut/quilt maple back construction, giving it an upscale feel and distinctive sound. Its slim mahogany neck and 12"-radius bound laurel fingerboard provide great feel and playability, while the 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. One lucky member of the Takamine USA community will win this outstanding instrument, along with a Takamine GB-W gig bag for a total retail of $899.98! Open to US residents only; no purchase necessary, enter by October 31 for a chance to win… and good luck from your friends at Takamine USA!

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¡Bienvenido México! Takamine USA Expands Distribution to our Southern Neighbor

ESP Guitars, the US distributor of Takamine Guitars since 2015, is now also the official Takamine distributor for Mexico! Takamine’s distribution in the country is being focused on four well-known multi-store dealers who service the Mexican musician market nationwide: Karma Music (Mexico City), Gama Music (Monterrey), Faly Music (Puebla), and JP Musical (Chiapas). Takamine has also added Spanish language display selection for its web site. ¡Vamos!

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Perfect Pairings: Takamine’s Matching 6-string and 12-String Guitars

From our value-packed G Series to our Pro Series, Thermal Top Series, Legacy Series, and even Signature Series, Takamine offers a number of our guitars in both 6-string and 12-string versions. Whether you’re outfitting gear for a Regional Mexican, Country, Pop, or Worship music project, you’ll match up exquisitely with these Takamine perfect parings!

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Guitar of the Month: EF360SC TT

Some guitars are just… extra special. Takamine’s EF360SC TT comes from our Thermal Top Series, where the solid spruce top is baked in a vacuum environment before being put to use in the guitar’s construction, paired with a solid Indian rosewood back. The result is the desired sound of a played-in vintage instrument in a new guitar with modern amenities, such as a slender neck, and exceptional CT4B II electronics. Simple and elegant, this is truly a world-class working guitar — ready for any stage near you!

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G Series GJ72CE/GJ72CE-12 Demo by Jake Allen

Whether you’re into 6-strings or 12-strings, Naturals or Bursts, the G Series GJ72CE and GJ72CE-12 are ready for whatever you have in mind. Here’s Jake Allen demoing both 6- and 12-string versions that bring you a mighty jumbo body style, solid spruce top, flame maple back and sides, and 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.

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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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