Product Demos

Musician Mark Blasquez does an excellent demo of the Takamine Pro Series P5DC. This stylish dreadnought cutaway combines tradition with contemporary refinements, including a resonant solid spruce top with scalloped "X" top...

G Series GLD11E & GLN11E Demo by Mark Blasquez

Guitarist Mark Blasquez takes you through a demo with two value-packed G Series guitars... the GLD11E dreadnought and GLN11E NEX. These guitars have the benefit of a shorter scale length, providing a softer, warmer sound due...

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...

Legacy Series EF381SC Demo by Mark Blasquez

Perhaps the most iconic 12-string guitar in the world, the Takamine Legacy Series EF381SC is immediately recognizable for both its Gloss Black finish and its articulate tone. Enjoy this demo by expert guitarist Mark Blasquez,...

Pro Series P7D Demo by Jake Allen

Incredible guitarist Jake Allen takes on one of the most top-of-the-line Pro Series guitars made by Takamine with the Pro Series P7D. This powerful dreadnought combines traditional craft with contemporary refinements: a solid...

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...

EF340S TT Demo by Corey Witt

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Clinician Corey Witt tunes the Takamine EF340S TT to DADGAD and shows off its beautiful tone in this demo video. You also learn a little bit about Takamine's "Thermal Top" technology, in which the solid spruce top of the...

CTP-3 CoolTube™ Preamplifier

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Tom Watters gives you a detailed explanation of the versatile, great-sounding CTP-3 CoolTube™ preamplifier that's featured in many of Takamine's higher-end guitars. The CTP-3 is the only preamp for acoustic guitar that has an...

EF7M-LS Demo by Linda Taylor

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Linda Taylor is best known as one of the musical accompanyists on Drew Carey's long-running improv comedy show Whose LIne Is It Anyway?, and she's a terrific player who brings out the most of her Takamine guitars. In this...

Takamine Preamp Shootout with Jake Allen

Our pal Jake Allen made this video to show off the unique tones and responsiveness of several of our acclaimed Takamine preamplifiers. Most of our preamp modules can be swapped out to different guitars if you’re looking for a...

EF75M TT Demo by Linda Taylor

The Takamine EF75M TT is truly a world-class acoustic instrument that ranks among the finest ever made by any manufacturer. Crafted by hand by experienced Takamine luthiers, the EF75M TT is a limited-edition guitar that...

CP7MO TT Demo by Corey Witt

Southern California-based guitar player and clinician Corey Witt picks up the Takamine CP7MO TT, a fantastic addition to the Thermal Top Series in which the top wood is treated with high heat in an oxygen-free environment to...

EF450C TT Demo by Corey Witt

Guitarist and clinician Corey Witt pulls out the EF450C TT, a stunning guitar that's part of Takamine's Thermal Top Series where the solid spruce tops are treated with high heat, modifying the resins and sugars in the wood....

EF360S TT Thermal Top Demo by Corey Witt

Southern California-based guitar player and clinician Corey Witt takes the Takamine EF360S TT Thermal Top guitar out for a spin, and tells you the specifics on how this guitar series achieves world-class tone. Thermal Top is...

Limited Edition FT341 Demo by Mark Blasquez

Here's Mark Blasquez with a demo of Takamine's recently-introduced Limited Edition Series FT341. This black dreadnought features a solid spruce top with maple sides and back, and comes in Takamine's exquisite black gloss...

CP771MC Demo by Linda Taylor

If you love the mellow and natural yet articulate vibe of an all-solid mahogany acoustic-electric, the limited-edition Takamine CP771MC is an OM-style guitar with a gorgeous shadowburst finish. Guitarist Linda Taylor, well...

EF740FS TT Demo by Dan Cohen

Guitarist Dan Cohen tunes the Takamine EF740FS TT to open E, puts on his slide, and takes you for a ride into acoustic wonderland. You also get to know more about this gorgeous deep-bodied OM-cutaway style guitar that employs...

CP400NYK Demo by Linda Taylor

You may have seen Linda Taylor doing musical accompaniment on Drew Carey's long-running improv comedy show Whose LIne Is It Anyway?, but there's nothing funny about the way this talented woman approaches guitar playing......

Takamine Live from Summer NAMM 2016

Our friends at Premier Guitar Magazine came by the Takamine booth at the 2016 Summer NAMM Show on Thursday June 23 to check out the new guitar we're showing, including the EF75M TT, CP771MC SB, CP400NYK, and EF7M-LS. They...

LTD2020 Peace Demo by Jake Allen

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Extraordinary guitarist Jake Allen gives you a full runthrough of this year's special limited-edition Takamine model, the LTD2020 Peace. This concert-sized guitar ushers in the decade with a wonderful message of peace with an...

José Macario (Ladrones) on the G Series GD37CE

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Respected guitarist of alternative Mexican band Ladrones José Macario plays the gleaming pearl white G Series GD37CE. This dreadnought cutaway guitar (also available in a 12-string version) features a solid spruce top, maple...

Limited Edition THE 60TH Demo by Jake Allen

Here's the very talented Jake Allen on one of the most special Limited Edition guitars Takamine has ever produced: THE 60th. Created in celebration of our historic 60th anniversary, THE 60TH has a body shape based on an early...

Signature Series Kenny Chesney KC70 Demo by Jake Allen

Masterful guitar man Jake Allen gives you a demo of the Takamine Signature Series KC70, the signature guitar of the one and only Kenny Chesney. Everyone likes Kenny; he has over 40 Top 10 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot...

G Series GLD12E & GLN12E Demo by Mark Blasquez

Guitar player Mark Blasquez shows off the great tones of the affordable GLD12E dreadnought and GLN12E NEX from Takamine's value-packed G Series. These guitars offer the benefit of a shorter scale length, providing a softer,...

G Series GLN11E Demo

Courtesy of Algam, Takamine's distributor in France, here's a short and sweet performance demo of the Takamine G Series GLN11E in Natural Satin finish. This guitar offers the Takamine NEX "mini jumbo" body shape in a 630mm...

Pro Series P3FCN Demo by Jake Allen

The always-amazing Jake Allen does this demo of the Takamine Pro Series P3FCN. This guitar delivers classic nylon string tone in modern live and recording environments. Features: solid cedar top, solid sapele back, fan style...

TSP158C/TSP158C-12 Demo by Jake Allen

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Guitarist Jake Allen demonstrates the new additions to the Takamine Thinline Series, the TSP158C and TSP158C-12. Available in See Thru Black Gloss and See Thru Red Gloss in both 6-string and 12-string versions, the rich and...

GX18CE Taka-Mini Demo by Jack Fliegler

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Acclaimed guitarist Jack Fliegler of Singularity (who also has a huge following on his ToxicXEternity YouTube channel) does the unexpected and tries out the Takamine GX18CE "Taka-Mini". Part of our affordable G Series, the...

TSP178ACK Thinline Demo by Matt Haze