| Takamine Guitars is a Japanese company
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| | line of guitars that has also achieved
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| whose 40+ year history has been dedicated
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| | some popularity because even though they
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| to creating high quality guitars. They
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| | are inexpensive, they are known to have
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| are always striving to improve on the
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| | good quality.
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| traditional notion of the guitar by
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| | Currently Takimine has around twenty
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| building instruments that are unique in
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| | different guitar styles. Some of these
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| their excellence.
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| | are acoustic, some are electric, and some
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| The company headquarters is currently
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| | are acoustic/electric styles. These
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| located in Sakashita, Japan, near a
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| | models include the Limited Edition 2006
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| mountain range that bears the companys
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| | Series, the Signature Series, the
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| name- the Takamine Mountains. Over forty
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| | Takamini, the Naturals, the
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| years ago it started as a family run
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| | Supernaturals, and the Nashville. The
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| guitar making business and has since
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| | guitars are designed to appeal to a range
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| evolved into a company that develops and
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| | of tastes style preferences.
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| builds a score of guitars that are
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| | Takamine has also gotten some press
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| shipped throughout the world.
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| | because of the various artists who play
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| In order to understand Takamines
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| | them. In particular, Noal Gallagher of
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| development and growing popularity, one
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| | Oasis played a Takamine Guitar during a
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| would need to go back to 1960s Japan.
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| | popular unplugged performance. Other
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| That is a time when playing the guitar
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| | artists include Jon Bon Jovi, Kenny
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| and popular music was becoming popular.
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| | Chesny, Garth Brooks, Brad Davis, Linkin
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| As more people wanted to take up the
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| | Park, Bjorn Berge, Montgomery Gentry,
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| instrument, the need increased. Takamine
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| | Christine Kane, and Toby Keith. For more
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| started manufacturing guitars during this
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| | artists visit the website.
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| time period, largely to meet these needs.
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| | Here is what one person has to say about
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| The need grew, and so did their business.
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| | their Takamine guitar:
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| As a result of this, they hired Mr. Mass
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| | About the Takamine EAN-10C
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| Hirade in 1968 to add skill and creative
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| | The sound of this guitar is what sold me.
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| talent to their team. They needed someone
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| | Balanced across the tonal spectrum. Rich
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| who could help develop and create guitars
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| | and full a great all around rhythm
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| that would appeal to the changing musical
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| | acoustic guitar. Very easy to play, the
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| tastes of the nation. One of his biggest
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| | guitar does not get mushy when you dig
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| contributions was the development of
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| | into it. The electronics are superior to
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| their Classical model, a guitar that
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| | anything on the market for live playing,
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| achieved great popularity.
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| | comes with build in tuner as well.
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| Takamine is known for two things- the
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| | Whether I am playing with friends or solo
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| quality of their instruments (Hirade
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| | the guitar works. Nice and loud but not
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| played a big part in this) and their
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| | overly so, I would have to say excellent
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| prices. They have an excellent budget
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| | for accompanying vocals.
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