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

June 26, 2025 21:06

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

June 12, 2025 20:31

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

June 09, 2025 21:55

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

Jeff K. posted the article Congrats to Legacy Sweepstakes Winner Darlene Capps

May 07, 2025 16:35

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

Jeff K. posted the article Kenny Chesney: Country Music Hall of Famer 

April 09, 2025 19:53

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

Jeff K. posted the article Striking Matches Light Up

March 25, 2025 21:14

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

Jeff K. posted the article Introducing Grenon

March 07, 2025 19:16

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

Jeff K. uploaded the video Signature Series John Jorgenson JJ325SRCL-12 Demo by Ashlee Valenzuela

March 06, 2025 20:16

Jeff K. uploaded the video G Series GD21CE Demo by Jason Charles Miller

February 28, 2025 00:59

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

February 21, 2025 00:37

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

February 13, 2025 23:07

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

February 10, 2025 21:01

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

Jeff K. uploaded the video G Series GN37CE Demo by Jake Allen

February 06, 2025 23:10

Jeff K. uploaded the video Takamine Acoustic Guitar Roundtable

February 06, 2025 21:32

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

February 01, 2025 00:02

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

January 28, 2025 23:51

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

Jeff K. uploaded the video Takamine Showcase 2025: Friday January 17

January 14, 2025 16:59

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

December 09, 2024 22:36

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

Jeff K. posted the article John Jorgenson Joins Mark Knopfler to Fight Teen Cancer

December 09, 2024 22:25

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

Jeff K. posted the article Toby Keith Inducted to CMHOF... and Blake Flies Flag

November 13, 2024 21:56

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

Jeff K. uploaded the video How to Restring Your Nylon String Acoustic Guitar

November 13, 2024 20:55

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

November 04, 2024 21:44

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

Jeff K. posted the article ESP Guitars Expands Distribution of Takamine Guitars to Mexico

October 01, 2024 16:51

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

Jeff K. posted the article Garth, Eagles, and Blake Take Vegas... with their Takamine Guitars

September 04, 2024 19:44

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

Jeff K. posted the article 'Off and Running' with Ryan David Green

August 12, 2024 20:23

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

Jeff K. uploaded the video Takamine Artist Spotlight: Ryan David Green

August 09, 2024 23:18