Takamine Guitars

The Takamine Story

For more than half a century, Takamine has proudly dedicated itself to the art of fine guitar craftsmanship. Its longstanding devotion to innovation and continual improvement has placed it among the world's premier acoustic guitar makers, with truly fine instruments that are the first choice of performing guitarists worldwide.

With humble beginnings in 1959 as a small family-run guitar shop nestled at the foot of Mount Takamine in the central Japanese town of Sakashita, the fledgling company took the mountain's name in 1962 and began in earnest the journey that led to the phenomenal success that is the modern Takamine company.

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Every year since 1987, Takamine has produced a Limited Edition Guitar model, limited to a few hundred guitars for worldwide distribution. These guitars have come with the company's latest pickup/pre-amplifier combination and decorative inlays, often with motifs based on nature or astronomical phenomena. The 2020 theme is a message of peace with beautiful inlays of shell and stones depicting doves and olive branches Takamine 2020 Peace

A Takamine Guitar is all about craftmanship check out the Takamine Website and in particular the unusual neck profile Takamine Guitar Craftmanship