TSP178AC Thinline Demo by Matt Haze

TSP178AC Thinline Demo by Matt Haze

Making their debut earlier this year, Takamine's new Thinline Series offers a whole new approach in professional-quality guitars that meet the needs of a wider variety of players. Their streamlined body shape is...
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TSP148NC Thinline Demo by Matt Haze

TSP148NC Thinline Demo by Matt Haze

Takamine's new Thinline Series guitars are all about three things: extraordinary playing comfort, excellent tone both unplugged and amplified, and the legendary quality of our instruments that are handmade in Japan. LA-based...
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Jason Charles Miller: "Get Thee Behind Me"

Jason Charles Miller: "Get Thee Behind Me"

Carrying his Takamine on his back through a post-apocalyptic nightmare, singer-songwriter Jason Charles Miller encounters the Devil (also played by himself) and his cohorts Conquest, War, Death, and Famine in this excellent...
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TSP138C Thinline Demo by Matt Haze

TSP138C Thinline Demo by Matt Haze

Making their debut earlier this year, Takamine's new Thinline Series offers a whole new approach in professional-quality guitars that meet the needs of a wider variety of players. Their streamlined body shape is...
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CRN-TS1 Thermal Top Demo by Matt Haze

CRN-TS1 Thermal Top Demo by Matt Haze

LA-based guitarist Matt Haze tries out the Takamine CRN-TS1, part of our Thermal Top series featuring solid spruce tops that are baked in a vacuum environment, giving the guitar a more desirable played-in sound. The CRN-TS1...
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Tony Gamble: "Trial by Fire"

Tony Gamble: "Trial by Fire"

Guitarist Tony Gamble takes his Takamine TC132SC into the hills of Southern California to play "Trial by Fire" off his album Another Rainy Day: Flamenco Fusion. The TC132SC is one of our finely-crafted nylon-string...
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2019 NAMM Show: Jason Charles Miller Interview

2019 NAMM Show: Jason Charles Miller Interview

2019 NAMM Show: Jason Charles Miller Interview on Saturday January 26....
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2019 NAMM Show: CRN-TS1 Spotlight

2019 NAMM Show: CRN-TS1 Spotlight

Live from the 2019 NAMM Show, a look at the new CRN-TS1 slope-shoulder dreadnought....
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2019 NAMM Show: LTD-2019 Moon Spotlight

2019 NAMM Show: LTD-2019 Moon Spotlight

Live from the 2019 NAMM Show, a spotlight on the limited-edition LTD-2019 Moon....
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2019 NAMM Show: A Look Inside the Takamine Booth

2019 NAMM Show: A Look Inside the Takamine Booth

A short virtual tour of the guitars on display at the 2019 NAMM Show (January 24-27)....
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Introducing the LTD-2019 Moon

Introducing the LTD-2019 Moon

Each year, the master artisans at Takamine in Japan make one very special limited-edition guitar for the year. This year's LTD-2019 "Moon" pays tribute to the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, and humankind's curiosity...
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EF407 Demo by Jake Allen

EF407 Demo by Jake Allen

Acclaimed guitarist Jake Allen takes out the Takamine EF407, a fantastic New Yorker-sized guitar from our Legacy Series. This beautiful guitar offers koa top, back and sides as well as the great-sounding CT4B II preamp system...
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ROBERTO VANNI: A minor pentatonic played with string skipping & Legato

ROBERTO VANNI: A minor pentatonic played with string skipping & Legato


Lick Of The Week: A Minor Pentatonic twisted and at warp speed.... fast but no faster than a speeding bullet... #espguitars #blackstarht20 #daddariostrings #intunegp #espltdm100fm #ltdm100fm #bodemusicgear #stringskipping...
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Pro Series P6JC Demo by Jake Allen

Pro Series P6JC Demo by Jake Allen

Singer-songwriter and acclaimed guitarist Jake Allen walks you through the features of the Takamine P6JC, a jumbo cutaway in Brown Sunburst Gloss finish that's part of our famous Japan-built Pro Series. This outstanding...
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CT4-DX Preamplifier Demo by Jake Allen

CT4-DX Preamplifier Demo by Jake Allen

The CT4-DX is one of the best sounding and most flexible preamplifiers ever made for acoustic guitar. In this video, acclaimed Takamine player Jake Allen takes you through its features and lets you hear the results. The...
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The Accidentals: "Heavy Flag"

The Accidentals: "Heavy Flag"

Recorded in Los Angeles with Grammy-award-winning producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Lana Del Ray, The Decemberists), “Heavy Flag” is a “call-to-action” song by Michigan-based indie folk band The Accidentals, which...
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Limited-Edition CP3NY Demo by Jake Allen

Limited-Edition CP3NY Demo by Jake Allen

The Takamine Limited Edition Series just got even cooler with three new models of the New Yorker-sized CP3NY, in Gloss Black, Gloss Orange, and Gloss Molasses finishes. Watch and listen as extraordinary guitarist Jake Allen...
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EF341SC Demo by Jake Allen

EF341SC Demo by Jake Allen

The EF341SC is one of Takamine's most well-known and beloved guitars of all time, with its gloss black finish and solid cedar top with maple back and sides. Part of our Legacy Series and played by artists ranging from Bruce...
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LTD-2018 Gifu-Cho Demo by Jake Allen

LTD-2018 Gifu-Cho Demo by Jake Allen

Acclaimed guitarist Jake Allen does an exquisite performance and walks you through the features of the very special limited-edition LTD-2018 Gifu-Cho. This rare and coveted instrument features a "whitewashed" cedar top,...
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