A Whole New World: The Takamine Guide to Alternate Tunings

A Whole New World: The Takamine Guide to Alternate Tunings

Why would anyone in the right mind take a perfectly good guitar and purposefully change its tuning? The answer is simple: because as musicians, we’re always looking for pathways to new sounds that will inspire new songs, and...
Read more
WInner's Circle: GY93E Sweepstakes

WInner's Circle: GY93E Sweepstakes

Our recent giveaway sweepstakes for a Takamine G Series GY93E plus a GC-S hardshell case turned out to be one of the most popular, highly-entered promotions in our history. It's no real surprise, though; the GY93E is a...
Read more
Steve Postell and Immediate Family

Steve Postell and Immediate Family

If you are one of the many fans of Denny Tedesco’s award-winning film The Wrecking Crew, then you are familiar with the elite group of LA-based session musicians who created the backtracks for many, if not most, hit...
Read more
How We Make Takamine Guitars Demos… And Why

How We Make Takamine Guitars Demos… And Why

In all likelihood, you’ve seen and heard some of the hundreds of demo videos we’ve made over the years to help you get to know our guitars. From our value-packed G Series up to our highest end handcrafted Takamine Pro Series...
Read more
Jackson Dean Goes Classic R&B on a Takamine TC132SC

Jackson Dean Goes Classic R&B on a Takamine TC132SC

When Jackson Dean expressed interest in a nylon string Takamine, we couldn’t help but be a little curious as to the application the "Fearless" singer-songwriter might have in mind. In the three busy years since the...
Read more