Takamine Guitars News (June 2025)

G Series GY21E Demo by Jake Allen

Hot tip: when you see a “Y” in the name of a Takamine G Series guitar, that’s indicating it’s one of our “New Yorker” body styles. New Yorker-shape guitars are comfortable, sound great, and are some of the least challenging when it comes to managing performance dynamics. Here’s the always-great Jake Allen to show off the value-packed GY21E SM, finished in our popular Satin Molasses finish for a warm and rootsy vibe.

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In Stores Now: Limited Edition LTD2025

At this moment, the world population is just over 8 billion people. But Takamine is only making 300 of the beautiful annual Limited Edition model, the LTD2025. That means that just 0.0000000375% the people on this planet will be able to own one… and you can still be one of them. Features: OM cutaway design, Hawaiian koa back and sides, solid Engelmann spruce top, beautiful Antique Evergreen finish, ebony fingerboard and bridge, abalone rosette and purfling, classy tortoise shell-colored binding, and CTF-2N preamp.

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Spotlight: G Series Classical Guitars

Perhaps you’re not planning on becoming the next Andrés Segovia… or maybe you are. But either way, a great nylon-string classical guitar should be in the arsenal of every musician. They offer a beautiful tone that is unmistakable and impossible to replicate on other instruments. And with Takamine’s value-packed G Series, your next nylon-string classical guitar is great-sounding, great-playing, and within your budget.

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Hozier Adds Dates to ‘Unreal Unearth’ Tour

"Too Sweet," the first track from Andrew Hozier-Byrne (aka Hozier) has topped the charts in 14 countries. And now, over 80 dates into his ongoing Unreal Unearth tour, it turns out that Hozier's show is just getting started. He and his beloved cedar-top, satin-finish P3NY “New Yorker” guitar from Takamine’s popular Pro Series 3 will spend Summer 2025 doing a wide range of stadium and arena dates as well as summer festivals.

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Takamine Artist Gallery

What does a Takamine player look like? A guy in a cowboy hat? A lady in a flowing dress? An iconic singer-songwriter onstage? A busker on a street corner? Turns out that all of the above are accurate. This collection of photos of Takamine’s extensive artist family shows them with their guitars in all the environments where they make use of the world’s best acoustic-electric guitar brand, bar none.

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Flashback: “Play Your Takamine” Contest Winner Joey Nicholson

Ah, the good old days… of summer 2024. Okay, it wasn’t that long ago. But last year, we held a contest called “Play Your Takamine,” and the winner — Joey Nicholson — delivered an outstanding performance of his original song “Breezeway.” Perhaps sometime soon, we can host another performance-based contest, and Joey’s excellent entry from last year will give you a good idea about the level of talent from the Takamine players of the world.

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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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