Jake Allen: "Rising Tide"

Jake Allen: "Rising Tide"

Takamine artist Jake Allen has just released the video for his song "Rising Tide", where you can see him using his Takamine EF360SC TT, part of our Thermal Top series. These guitars take advantage of Takamine’s “Thermal Top”...
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Takamine Showcase 2021: Striking Matches Interview

Takamine Showcase 2021: Striking Matches Interview

Takamine players Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis, collectively known as Striking Matches, chat with us during Takamine Showcase 2021 about their guitars and what makes them special. Get more info on the Pro Series P5NC...
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Limited-Edition CP6SSDC Demo by Linda Taylor

Limited-Edition CP6SSDC Demo by Linda Taylor

Guitarist Linda Taylor, a respected player known from her time as a musical accompanist on Drew Carey's long-running improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, does a terrific demo of the new limited-edition Takamine...
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Creating the LTD-2018 Gifu-Cho

Creating the LTD-2018 Gifu-Cho

The delicately inlaid butterflies presented on the limited-edition LTD-2018 Gifu-Cho herald the arrival of the Spring season. These butterflies, also known as “Spring Ephemeral”, cannot survive in the deep forest. They only...
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TH5C Demo by Jonathan Gomez

TH5C Demo by Jonathan Gomez

Professional guitarist and educator Jonathan Gomez shows off the warm sweet tone of the Takamine TH5C concert classic, a guitar that's handcrafted in our Pro Series facility in Japan. The TH5C is part of our Hirade collection...
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LTD-2018 Gifu-Cho at NAMM 2018

LTD-2018 Gifu-Cho at NAMM 2018

Live new product spotlight from the 2018 NAMM Show (January 25-28, 2018) featuring this year's special limited-edition Takamine LTD-2018 Gifu-Cho. ...
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LTD-2015 RENGE-SO

LTD-2015 RENGE-SO

The LTD-2015 is a special expression of more than 50 years of tradition and craftsmanship instilled in our talented builders who create Takamine Guitars....
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Takamine Hybrid Classical Demonstration 5 30 2020

Takamine Hybrid Classical Demonstration 5 30 2020

A video I did about my Tak hybrid classical! Includes a sound sample! ...
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Pro Series 3 New Finishes at NAMM 2018

Pro Series 3 New Finishes at NAMM 2018

New product spotlight from the 2018 NAMM Show (January 25-28, 2018). These prototypes of several exciting new finishes for the handcrafted Pro Series 3 were debuted at NAMM 2018 for the first time....
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Live at NAMM 17: Jake Allen Performance

Live at NAMM 17: Jake Allen Performance

Jake Allen, a fantastic player who combines loopers with percussive tapping for his terrific solo sets, plays live at the ESP/Takamine booth at NAMM 2017....
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Cynthia Barber

Cynthia Barber

A cover of “Red Rubber Ball” on my ND15C. ...
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Live at NAMM 17: LTD-2017 Magome

Live at NAMM 17: LTD-2017 Magome

Takamine's Tom Watters tells the fascinating historical story behind the design of this year's very special limited-edition model, the LTD-2017 Magome. We also learn that despite appearing to be a black guitar, Magome holds...
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CP400NYK Demo by Lance Allen

CP400NYK Demo by Lance Allen

Nashville-based award-winning fingerstyle guitarist Lance Allen takes the Takamine CP400NYK out for a spin, and shows why sometimes smaller is better... at least in terms of cool parlor-style guitars! The CP400NYK is a...
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DRAWZZNIKK - The Game of Life

DRAWZZNIKK - The Game of Life

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Live at NAMM 17: The Accidentals Interview

Live at NAMM 17: The Accidentals Interview

After a fantasic live performance at the ESP/Takamine booth at NAMM 2017, The Accidentals join us backstage to talk about why they chose Takamine guitars, and what makes them right for their style of music....
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Live at NAMM 17: Kiernan McMullan Interview

Live at NAMM 17: Kiernan McMullan Interview

Singer-songwriter Kiernan McMullan comes backstage at the ESP/Takamine booth at NAMM 2017 to tells why he plays our guitars....
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Live at NAMM 17: Jake Allen Interview

Live at NAMM 17: Jake Allen Interview

Jake Allen visits with us backstage at the ESP/Takamine booth at NAMM 2017 to tell us about the Palathetic pickup and CoolTube preamp that's essential for getting his powerful sound from his Takamine guiitars....
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Live at NAMM 17: Striking Matches

Live at NAMM 17: Striking Matches

Takamine players Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis are Striking Matches, a high-energy indie/country duo out of Nashville. Here's a clip of their live performance at our 2017 NAMM Show booth, doing "He Only Loves Me When It's...
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Naomi Wachira: "Beautifully Human"

Naomi Wachira: "Beautifully Human"

Seattle-based singer-songwriter Naomi Wachira has released her fourth album, Song of Lament. Born in Kenya, Naomi has received accolades in many directions on her sweet blend of traditional African sounds along with a great...
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Live at NAMM 17: The Accidentals Performance

Live at NAMM 17: The Accidentals Performance

The Accidentals, the young alt folk-rock band out of Michigan who just signed to Sony Music Masterworks, grace the stage at the Takamine/ESP booth at NAMM 2017....
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Specialty Shop Guitars

Specialty Shop Guitars

Takamine artist Brad Davis talks about the Specialty Shop guitars. This video will help you determine if the tonal characteristics of the Specialty Shop guitars are right for your playing style....
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Dreadnought Body Style

Dreadnought Body Style

Takamine artist Brad Davis talks about the dreadnought body style. This video will help you determine if the tonal characteristics of the dreadnought body are right for your playing style....
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Live at NAMM 17: Kiernan McMullan Performance

Live at NAMM 17: Kiernan McMullan Performance

Kiernan McMullan, a singer-songwriter named one of Alternate Press Magazine's "12 Bands You Need to Know for 2016", performs a solo set live at the ESP/Takamine booth at NAMM 2017....
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Live at NAMM 17: Jason Charles Miller Interview

Live at NAMM 17: Jason Charles Miller Interview

Acoustic rocker Jason Charles Miller, who performed live with his band at the ESP/Takamine booth at the 2017 NAMM Show, tells us why he plays Takamine, and talks about the advantages of the Thermal Top TT Series guitars. ...
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Live at NAMM 17: Jason Charles Miller Performance

Live at NAMM 17: Jason Charles Miller Performance

Jason Charles Miller and an all-Takamine band throw down some sweet country-flavored rock at the ESP-/Takamine booth at NAMM 2017....
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