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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. ...

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....

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....

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....

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...

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....

Singer-songwriter Kiernan McMullan comes backstage at the ESP/Takamine booth at NAMM 2017 to tells why he plays our guitars....

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....

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...

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...

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....

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....

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....

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....

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. ...

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

From his upcoming album New Lore (being released on April 7 on Anti Records), here's singer-songwriter (and Takamine player) Sean Rowe with "Newton's Cradle", a great uptempo soul-infused groove. Sean's EN10C-AN Takamine...

Takamine artist Brad Davis talks about the CT4B guitar preamp. The CT4B preamp is found on many of the professional series guitars from Takamine and has been a favorite of top artists since it's introduction. This video will...

Takamine artist Brad Davis talks about the NEX body style. This video will help you determine if the tonal characteristics of the NEX body are right for your playing style....

Takamine artist Brad Davis talks about the OM body style. This video will help you determine if the tonal characteristics of the OM body are right for your playing style....

Striking Matches, a guitar-playing duo of Justin Davis and Sarah Zimmerman, went into the world-renowned Capitol Records studio, and did a series of recordings they call "1 Mic 1 Take" (no further explanation required). One...

Takamine artist Brad Davis talks about the FXC body style. This video will help you determine if the tonal characteristics of the FXC body are right for your playing style....

Takamine artist Brad Davis talks about the classical body style. This video will help you determine if the tonal characteristics of the classical body are right for your playing style....

Takamine artist Brad Davis talks about the jumbo body style. This video will help you determine if the tonal characteristics of the jumbo body are right for your playing style....

Bobby Modero Jr. interviewed at the 2018 NAMM Show (January 25-28, 2018)....