The Acoustic Guitars Every Player Needs

They say that variety is the spice of life, and that’s true across a wide range of things. In terms of acoustic guitars, it’s not just a luxury to have more than one instrument; it’s a necessity. The sound and playability of various types of acoustics — dreadnoughts, 12-strings, nylon-stringed guitars and much more — are so different that no one guitar gives you all you could ever need. Here’s a list of the standard types of acoustic guitars in any serious player’s arsenal, along with some great suggestions of Takamine models in each category.

Takamine/ESP/ENGL Acoustic/Electric Showdown Judging Underway!

If you submitted a video for our recent Takamine/ESP/ENGL Acoustic/Electric Showdown contest, you are not alone. Not by a long shot. We ended up with a massive number of entries, and a lot of them as truly excellent. The entry period is now closed, and our judging panel is hard at work watching each video one by one. We will be announcing the grand prize winner and 10 runners-up in the first week of February with a special feature on the Takamine USA/Mexico site. 

Good Luck!

Try the Takamine Guitar Finder

At Takamine, we want to make it easy for you to choose your next guitar. That’s where the Takamine Guitar Finder comes in. Choose your price range, the body shape you like, the woods put into play, and you’ll get a list of guitars that meet your criteria. Give it a try… there may be a great guitar out there that’s just waiting to be picked up and played by you!

Get To Know the Takamine CTF-2N Preamplifier

The CTF-2N preamplifier is what’s being included on several of Takamine’s handcrafted guitars, including some of the most recent Limited Edition models. It was inspired by one of Takamine's legendary early FET preamp models, affectionately known as the “Brownie”. The CTF-2N has that legendary sound, allowing you to plug in and deliver iconic Takamine tone while adding the more modern functions of easy battery access, a chromatic tuner, and a notch filter.

Spotlight: Takamine G50 Series

With solid-wood tops, terrific build quality, and excellent components, Takamine’s G50 Series guitars offer an incredible amount of value. From the rockin’ GF49CE to the New Yorker-sized GY51E to the big sunburst dreadnought delight of the GD51CE, the G50 Series simply gives you a better guitar than you thought you could get.

Get It Before It’s Gone: LTD2025

While we’ve just entered a new year, we still have a few of our special limited edition model available. The LTD2025 is an OM cutaway guitar with back and sides made of gorgeous Hawaiian koa, paired with a top made of Engelmann spruce, and finished in distinctive and beautiful Antique Evergreen finish. This is truly a special guitar, and only 300 were manufactured in total for the whole world. If you’re interested in the LTD2025, get it now, because once it’s gone, it’s gone forever.

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.

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.