Videos
Tech Corner: Changing a Preamp
Takamine guitar technician Joe is here to show you how to change out a preamplifier in your Takamine guitar. This is very helpful knowledge to undertake a task like upgrading your Takamine to a CTP-3 Cool Tube preamp, as Joe...
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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......
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EF7M-LS Demo by Linda Taylor
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...
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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...
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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...
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CTP-3 CoolTube™ Preamplifier
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...
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CT4B II Preamplifier
Takamine's Tom Watters takes you through a short and sweet demo of the CT4B II preamplifier that's standard equipment with many fine Takamine guitars, such as the P2DC, the EF341SC, the JJ325SRC, and many more. The CT4B II is...
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Max Georgiev: "Tango en Skai" (Roland Dyens)
Award-winning classical guitarist Max Georgiev, the subject of a Takamine Artist Spotlight in March 2016, performs "Tango en Skai", a piece by famed French guitarist and composer Roland Dyens. Max is performing on his...
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Live at NAMM 17: Jake Allen Performance
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....
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Live at NAMM 17: Jake Allen Interview
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....
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Live at NAMM 17: Kiernan McMullan Performance
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....
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Live at NAMM 17: Kiernan McMullan Interview
Singer-songwriter Kiernan McMullan comes backstage at the ESP/Takamine booth at NAMM 2017 to tells why he plays our guitars....
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Live at NAMM 17: Jason Charles Miller Performance
Jason Charles Miller and an all-Takamine band throw down some sweet country-flavored rock at the ESP-/Takamine booth at NAMM 2017....
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Live at NAMM 17: Jason Charles Miller Interview
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. ...
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Live at NAMM 17: The Accidentals Performance
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....
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Live at NAMM 17: LTD-2017 Magome
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...
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Live at NAMM 17: The Accidentals Interview
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....
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LTD-2017 Magome
In this video, watch Takamine's master luthiers create the latest of our renowned limited-edition guitars, LTD-2017 Magome, while seeing some of the beauty of the area that inspired its creation.
Over 400 years ago,...
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Over 400 years ago,...
Live at NAMM 17: Striking Matches
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...
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Sean Rowe: "Newton's Cradle"
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...
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CP400NYK Demo by Lance Allen
Nashville-based award-winning fingerstyle guitarist Lance Allen takes the Takamine CP400NYK out for a spin, and shows why sometimes smaller is better... at least in terms of cool parlor-style guitars! The CP400NYK is a...
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Naomi Wachira: "Beautifully Human"
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...
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Limited-Edition CP6SSDC Demo by Linda Taylor
Guitarist Linda Taylor, a respected player known from her time as a musical accompanist on Drew Carey's long-running improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, does a terrific demo of the new limited-edition Takamine...
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