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Jeff K. uploaded the video G Series GD34CE Demo by Daniel Barragan

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Jeff K. uploaded the video G Series GD38CE Demo by Leo Gama

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Jeff K. posted the article Hozier Adds Stadium and Arena Dates to ‘Unreal Unearth’ Tour

It doesn’t seem like two years since we visited Andrew Hozier-Byrne at rehearsals for his then-upcoming Unreal Unearth tour. With dates booked, a new band onboard, and scores of new material to share, Hozier and Co were going......Read more
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Jeff K. posted the article Congrats to Legacy Sweepstakes Winner Darlene Capps

Thousands of diehard Takamine fans across the USA and Mexico entered our recent "Legacy Sweepstakes," hoping to be the lucky winner of perhaps the most iconic Takamine guitar in history: the handcrafted, glossy black Legacy......Read more
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Jeff K. posted the article Kenny Chesney: Country Music Hall of Famer


Longtime Takamine player turned country music superstar, Kenny Chesney, is now a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Recently announced from the Hall of Fame rotunda in Nashville, the Knoxville native known for his......Read more
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Jeff K. posted the article Striking Matches Light Up

Imagine that you are the stunningly-gifted guitarist you always wanted to be, and that by the grace of the guitar gods, your significant other is just as good or better. On a typical morning, you might wake up, open the......Read more
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Jeff K. posted the article Introducing Grenon

Self-described “oldest-daughter-turned-high-school-dropout-turned-songwriter-with-a-metallic-sharpie,” a 14-year-old Kacie Grenon was performing original material everywhere from big stages as an opener for national touring......Read more
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Jeff K. uploaded the video G Series GD21CE Demo by Jason Charles Miller

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Jeff K. uploaded the video G Series GD74CE-12U Demo by Ashlee Valenzuela

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Jeff K. uploaded the video G Series GY21E Demo by Jake Allen

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Jeff K. posted the article Takamine Earns its Way to Lainey Wilson Stage

For six months and 38 shows, 24-year-old singer-songwriter phenom Jackson Dean opened for Grammy, CMA, and ACM Entertainer of the Year award winner Lainey Wilson , and every night Jackson would rock his Takamine P3D from one......Read more
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Jeff K. uploaded the video G Series GN37CE Demo by Jake Allen

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Jeff K. uploaded the video Takamine Acoustic Guitar Roundtable

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Jeff K. uploaded the video G Series GF49CE Demo by Jake Allen

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Jeff K. posted the article Takamine Guitars Rocks the 2025 NAMM Show

Here’s some perspective for you. Takamine Guitars was founded in 1962, making it one of the most established and respected brands in the world of acoustic guitars. But the NAMM Show started a full 60 years before that,......Read more
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Jeff K. uploaded the video Takamine Showcase 2025: Friday January 17

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Jeff K. posted the article Coming in January: Takamine Showcase 2025

Gather 'round, young ones, and let us tell you a story from ancient yore. Back in the pre-Internet era, musical instrument manufacturers would go to the NAMM Show in late January and announce new products. At the show, they'd......Read more
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Jeff K. posted the article John Jorgenson Joins Mark Knopfler to Fight Teen Cancer

Every day, more and more young people aged 13-24 hear the dreaded words, “You have cancer.” They will each need specialized nursing care and support to get them through it. The UK-based Teenage Cancer Trust was among the......Read more
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Jeff K. posted the article Toby Keith Inducted to CMHOF... and Blake Flies Flag

On Sunday October 20, Toby Keith was posthumously welcomed into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and never has there been an artist more deserving. With his distinctly recognizable vocals and magnetic live-performance......Read more
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Jeff K. uploaded the video How to Restring Your Nylon String Acoustic Guitar

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Jeff K. posted the article WInner's Circle: GD93CE Sweepstakes

Thousands of you entered for a chance to win our recent "Dreadnought Autumn" Sweepstakes with its grand prize of a G Series GD93CE dreadnought guitar and a gig bag. But there could be only one winner, and it's Brandon Laesch......Read more
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Jeff K. posted the article ESP Guitars Expands Distribution of Takamine Guitars to Mexico

LOS ANGELES, CA (OCTOBER 1, 2024) – ESP Guitars, the US distributor of Takamine Guitars since 2015, has announced that effective October 1, 2024, the company has also expanded their business with the acclaimed Takamine brand......Read more
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Jeff K. posted the article Garth, Eagles, and Blake Take Vegas... with their Takamine Guitars

First came Garth at Wynn and Garth Plus One -- then Eagles at the Sphere. Now another friend of Takamine has announced their own upcoming Las Vegas residency... Blake Shelton: Live in Las Vegas. The announcement of Blake’s......Read more
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Jeff K. posted the article 'Off and Running' with Ryan David Green

Ryan David Green has just released his debut, solo-acoustic album Off and Running, and acoustic guitar aficionados everywhere may want to consider it as their next favorite. Anyone familiar with Green from his 21 years as......Read more
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Jeff K. uploaded the video Takamine Artist Spotlight: Ryan David Green

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ESP uploaded the video Play Your Takamine - Uriel Pantoja Delgado

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ESP uploaded the video Play Your Takamine - Miguel Davalos

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ESP uploaded the video Play Your Takamine - Matthew Broyles