Buyer's Guide: Top Ten Takamine Guitars Under $500

Buyer's Guide: Top Ten Takamine Guitars Under $500

The holiday season is approaching quickly, and if you’re like many Americans, you’re on a tight budget for this year’s gift-giving plans (even if the recipient is yourself). Therefore, here are some ideas on how to get a new...
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Maddie Rice: From Colbert to SNL with her Takamine

Maddie Rice: From Colbert to SNL with her Takamine

This brilliant young guitarist has already been seen in the house band of two huge TV shows, and will just keep getting better along with her Takamine P6N.

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Eagles Announce 2022 Hotel California Extended Tour Dates

Eagles Announce 2022 Hotel California Extended Tour Dates

The Eagles – Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit, with Deacon Frey and Vince Gill – have extended the Hotel California 2022 Tour with even more concert dates being added. Each show will feature the iconic Hotel...
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Blake and Gwen Pick Purple Irises Super Bowl Sunday

Blake and Gwen Pick Purple Irises Super Bowl Sunday

Photo credit - Ellen Von Unwerth Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are dueting it again. On Friday February 9, the pop/country power couple released their latest collaboration "Purple Irises," and are set to launch the live...
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The Undeniable Kezia Gill

The Undeniable Kezia Gill

If you’re among the many familiar with the soulful British singer-songwriter Kezia Gill, her sweep at last month’s BCMA Awards (Album, Song and Entertainer of the Year) was likely no surprise. Kezia’s critically acclaimed...
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Calista Garcia Changes the World for You

Calista Garcia Changes the World for You

Just after midnight on March 3rd 2020, one of the deadliest tornadoes in US history touched down just west of Nashville and proceeded to rip through the city, obliterating everything in its path. As the winds howled and...
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WInner's Circle: GD35CE & GD35CE-12 Sweepstakes

WInner's Circle: GD35CE & GD35CE-12 Sweepstakes

Thousands of people entered for a chance to win one of our coolest sweepstakes giveaways ever, with the winner getting the spectacular prize of not one but TWO terrific Takamine G Series guitars: the 6-string GD35CE and...
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Coming May 27: Takamine Showcase Spring 2022

Coming May 27: Takamine Showcase Spring 2022

Mark your calendars now. On Friday May 27, Takamine Showcase is back, and you’re not going to want to miss it. This video-based event will include great guitar demos featuring expert guitarists Jake Allen and Mark Blasquez...
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Mitch Rossell Rises with "Son"

Mitch Rossell Rises with "Son"

Photo by Trevor George Mitch needed a new acoustic guitar. He wrote songs for a living and wanted a six-string that inspired – one with some songs in it. It would also be nice if that guitar could somehow fill a massive...
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Takamine NAMM Show 2023 Preview

Takamine NAMM Show 2023 Preview

If you're new to the world of musical instruments, you might not have ever even heard of the NAMM Show. It's a trade show that, for decades, was held every January in Anaheim, CA, and brought together nearly every...
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Morgan Myles Shows “The Voice”

Morgan Myles Shows “The Voice”

Over the 21 seasons of NBC’s top-rated series The Voice, Takamine guitars have been a common sight. If a contestant isn’t playing one, team coach Blake Shelton probably is – or gifting one to a finalist. After tuning in all...
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BOWEN * YOUNG Go From Acoustic Tour to Debut Album


BOWEN * YOUNG Go From Acoustic Tour to Debut Album

Aside from being a solo artist in his own right, singer-songwriter Brandon Robert Young had spent a decade touring with music legend John Hiatt, first as percussionist and background vocalist, and eventually as one-third of...
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The Life and Times of Glenn Frey's Number One

The Life and Times of Glenn Frey's Number One

In September of 1991, a rosewood back-and-sides, spruce-topped dreadnought model EF360S -- SN #91072458 -- would reach final stages of completion at the Takamine Guitar factory in Sakashita, Japan. There it would be set up,...
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Meet Jackson Dean

Meet Jackson Dean

When veteran artist manager TK Kimbrell approached us with a couple of recordings from a new artist he was working with, we were, of course, curious. Our history with Kimbrell dates back to the very beginnings of Takamine in...
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U2’s Bono and The Edge (and his Takamine) Perform in Kyiv, Ukraine

U2’s Bono and The Edge (and his Takamine) Perform in Kyiv, Ukraine

On May 8, 2022, legendary artists Bono and The Edge of Irish rock/post-punk band U2 performed a surprise acoustic concert at the Khreschatyk subway station in Kyiv, Ukraine, a location that is being used as a bomb shelter...
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Takamine Artist Focus: Keith Wallen (Breaking Benjamin)

Takamine Artist Focus: Keith Wallen (Breaking Benjamin)

Keith Wallen (left) with his Takamine P6JC, with Breaking Benjamin bandmate Jasen Rauch and his P7DC. Most people know Keith Wallen from his role as co-rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist in the multi-platinum hard rock...
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American Idol Winner Chayce Beckham Meets the EF360SC TT

American Idol Winner Chayce Beckham Meets the EF360SC TT

Going from heavy equipment operator to winning American Idol in a matter of months takes a lot of talent... and the right guitar.

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Takamine Artist Spotlight: Conexión Divina

Takamine Artist Spotlight: Conexión Divina

Regional Mexican music is a term that applies to many distinctly different genres, and includes extraordinary music being made beyond the borders of Mexico. Such is the case with Conexión Divina, an all-female, Gen Z band...
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Takamine Artist Focus: Nils Lofgren

Takamine Artist Focus: Nils Lofgren

It’s not often that a musician gains an equal level of respect as a solo singer-songwriter, and as one of the best sidemen in the business, but that’s definitely true of Takamine player Nils Lofgren. Born in Chicago in 1951,...
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Alan Arkin Leaves Us - With Himself

Alan Arkin Leaves Us - With Himself

Recently, Takamine lost a dear friend with the passing of the multifaceted and amazingly talented Alan Arkin – a loss that has left us deeply saddened and more than a little sentimental. We came to know Alan when he appeared...
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Coming January 28: Takamine Showcase 2022 - Winter Edition

Coming January 28: Takamine Showcase 2022 - Winter Edition

Mark your calendar for Friday, January 28! That's when Takamine will be hosting a streaming video event you won't want to miss. Takamine Showcase Winter Edition is a smorgasbord of great guitar demos, interviews, and more......
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Congrats to Thomas Swahn Jr, FT340 BS Sweeps Winner!

Congrats to Thomas Swahn Jr, FT340 BS Sweeps Winner!

Thousands of Takamine fans across the USA entered for a chance to win our latest sweepstakes prize, but only one was lucky enough to get randomly selected as the winner. That person is Thomas W. Swahn, Jr. of Chelsea, VT, who...
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Takamine Guitars Debuts New Additions to Popular G Series with the GD34CE and GD38CE at the 2024 NAMM Show

Takamine Guitars Debuts New Additions to Popular G Series with the GD34CE and GD38CE at the 2024 NAMM Show

ANAHEIM, CA (JANUARY 25, 2024) – At the 2024 NAMM Show, Takamine Guitars (NAMM Booth 208A/B) launched two more new models to its popular and affordable G Series with the debut of the GD34CE and its 12-string equivalent, the...
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Congratulations to Varad Sahasrabudhe, 2021 Takamine Acoustic Guitar Scholarship Winner at Musicians Institute

Congratulations to Varad Sahasrabudhe, 2021 Takamine Acoustic Guitar Scholarship Winner at Musicians Institute

Takamine sends our sincere congratulations to Musicians Institute Bachelor’s Program student Varad Sahasrabudhe. He is the recipient of the 2021 Takamine Acoustic Guitar Scholarship. Varad comes to MI’s Guitar Program from...
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New from The Accidentals: "Eastern Standard Time"

New from The Accidentals: "Eastern Standard Time"

One of our favorite trios of all time, The Accidentals, just released a new single and video, and whether you realize it or not, you probably need it. Invest 3 minutes and 18 seconds of your day and take flight with the...
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Jacob Johnson Checks In with "The Sketchiest Motel in Fayetteville"

Jacob Johnson Checks In with "The Sketchiest Motel in Fayetteville"

You can Yelp and Trip Advise all you like, but if you travel with any regularity, it’s going to happen. A late-night hotel check-in yields zero evidence of a reservation. The National Taxidermist convention is in town and the...
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Jenee Fleenor Three-Peats as CMA "Musician of the Year"

Jenee Fleenor Three-Peats as CMA "Musician of the Year"

When the three-year-old Jenee Fleenor's classical violin instructor advised her parents that their daughter was most assuredly gifted and they might consider guiding her towards a musical career, her mother envisioned New...
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Takamine Guitars Unveils Limited Edition LTD2024 at 2024 NAMM Show

Takamine Guitars Unveils Limited Edition LTD2024 at 2024 NAMM Show

ANAHEIM, CA (JANUARY 25, 2024) – Each year, musicians and instrument collectors alike look forward to the annual special Limited Edition Series LTD model from Takamine Guitars (NAMM Booth 208A/B). For year’s release, Takamine...
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Garth Brooks' Summer of Sold-Out Stadiums

Garth Brooks' Summer of Sold-Out Stadiums

Armed with the pent-up energy of a stabled race horse, a penchant for setting records, and a lineup of the best touring band of his 32-year career, Garth Brooks is leaning hard into the final lap of a 30-city Stadium Tour...
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Toby Keith Stands and Delivers

Toby Keith Stands and Delivers

This year marks the 30th anniversary since Toby Keith introduced himself with "Should Have Been a Cowboy", his first of 68 singles and 32 number-ones leading to 40 million albums sold, 100+ million BMI broadcasts and 10...
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