TAKAMINE TF-241DLX
-similar to the EF-241S, except has a single cutaway, solid mahogany back, abalone rosette, and CTP Cool Tube electronics, available in Black finish, mfg. 2006-08.
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Takamine was originally founded in Japan during the early 1960s and is named from the mountain near their factory in Sakashita, Japan. Mass Hirade, who has a line of classical guitars named after him in Takamine's line, came to work for Takamine in the late 1960s, and it was at this time when Takamine began to take off. Originally, Takamine built guitars for Martin's Sigma series through the Coast distributors. Kaman Music Corporation bought Coast in the mid-1970s, which forced Martin to contract their Sigma guitars to another company. At the same time Kaman/Ovation encouraged Takamine to start building guitars under their own trademark. Soon thereafter, Kaman started importing Takamine-branded guitars into the U.S. (Takamine was also distributed in many other countries). Most early models were copies of popular American designs - especially several Martin models. Not only are many of these guitars similar in design, but the logo was a near match other than the name. In the late 1970s, Takamine, along with many other Japanese manufacturers, were sued by a few American guitar builders, including Martin, for trademark infringement. Takamine agreed to stop using Martin's logo on their guitars and came up with their own. Guitars from this era are known to most guitar collectors as the pre-lawsuit era, and many of these instruments have become extremely collectible today.
Takamine continues to produce a wide variety of acoustic instruments ranging from entry-level guitars to highly ornate and limited edition models. While most guitars were produced in Japan, Takamine has shifted some production to Korea and China in the 2000s. Also, Takamine briefly entered the electric market with a few models in the 1980s. Takamine is still part of Kaman Music and is viewed as a traditional alternative to Ovation's bowl-back guitars. In late 2007, the Fender Musical Instrument Corporation (FMIC) bought Kaman Music, which included the Takamine brand. For more information, visit Takamine's website or contact them directly.
Takamine continues to produce a wide variety of acoustic instruments ranging from entry-level guitars to highly ornate and limited edition models. While most guitars were produced in Japan, Takamine has shifted some production to Korea and China in the 2000s. Also, Takamine briefly entered the electric market with a few models in the 1980s. Takamine is still part of Kaman Music and is viewed as a traditional alternative to Ovation's bowl-back guitars. In late 2007, the Fender Musical Instrument Corporation (FMIC) bought Kaman Music, which included the Takamine brand. For more information, visit Takamine's website or contact them directly.
Instruments currently manufactured in Japan, China, and Korea since the early 1960s. Distributed by ESP Guitars in North Hollywood, CA.
TAKAMINE Acoustic Guitars Models
TAKAMINE ENV-360SC
- similar to the NV-360, except has a single cutaway and CTB-4 electronics, mfg. 2001-04.
TAKAMINE EG-530SC/SSC/EG-531SC/SSC
- dreadnought body with cutaway, spruce top, sapele back and sides, TK-4N preamp system, available in Black (531) or Natural Gloss (530) finish, disc. 2011.
TAKAMINE G-220
- NEX style, spruce top, mahogany back and sides, rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, three-per-side tuners, rosewood bridge, black pickguard, chrome hardware, Natural finish, mfg. 2005 only.
TAKAMINE G-340SC
- similar to the G-340, except has a solid spruce top and single cutaway, mfg. 2006-mid-2013.
TAKAMINE EG463SC
- single cutaway NEX-style body, solid spruce top, three-piece rosewood/quilted maple back and sides, round soundhole with abalone rosette, white body binding, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dots and 11-13th fret design...
TAKAMINE EF-360SC
- dreadnought body with cutaway, solid spruce top, rosewood back and sides, rosewood fingerboard, CT4B preamp system, available in Natural finish, disc. 2010.
TAKAMINE 2011 LIMITED EDITION
- single cutaway NEX-style grand auditorium body, solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with two ring gold braided string rosette, cream body binding, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with goldfis...
TAKAMINE TAN-16C
- similar to the EAN-16C, except has CTP-1 Cool Tube electronics, mfg. 2004-2012.
TAKAMINE EF-250 SMC
- jumbo single cutaway body, solid spruce top, solid flame maple back, flame maple sides, round soundhole with concentric ring rosette, body binding, ebony fingerboard with trapezoid abalone and wood inlays, flame maple headstock with three...
TAKAMINE TNV-360S
- similar to the NV-360S, except has CTP-1 Cool Tube electronics, mfg. 2004-2011.
TAKAMINE EG530SC-LH Left-Handed
- similar to the EG530SC, except in left-handed configuration and has nato back and sides, available in Gloss Natural finish, mfg. 2007-2011.
TAKAMINE P5DC
- dreadnought-style body with single cutaway, solid spruce top, solid rosewood back, rosewood sides, round soundhole with abalone rosette, ivory body binding, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone dot-in-dot inlays, th...
TAKAMINE GD-71CE
- dreadnought-style body with single cutaway, solid spruce top, rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with abalone rosette, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with maple dots inlays, three-per-side gold tuners, rosewood...
TAKAMINE P5J
- jumbo-style body, solid spruce top, solid rosewood back, rosewood sides, round soundhole with abalone rosette, ivory body binding, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone dot-in-dot inlays, three-per-side gold tuners,...
TAKAMINE GN-71CE
- NEX-style body with single cutaway, solid spruce top, rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with abalone rosette, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with maple dots inlays, three-per-side gold tuners with amber buttons, ros...
TAKAMINE EG-220C
- similar to the G-220, except has a single cutaway with TP-4 electronics, mfg. 2005 only.
TAKAMINE EG-340C/EG341C
- similar to the G-340, except has a single cutaway and TP4T electronics, available in Black (341, 2006-2011, reintroduced 2013) or Natural (340) finish, mfg. 2006-mid-2013.
TAKAMINE EG481SCX
- single cutaway NEX-style body, solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with motorcycle chain rosette, white body binding, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with 12th fret cross inlays, black headstock overl...
TAKAMINE FD-360SC
- dreadnought body with cutaway, solid spruce top, rosewood back and sides, rosewood fingerboard, DSP preamp system, available in Natural finish, disc.
TAKAMINE 2012 LIMITED EDITION
- single cutaway dreadnought-style body, white cap spruce top, rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with two ring gold rosette, white cab body binding, gold purfling, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with growing vine i...
TAKAMINE TAN-16C-12 12-String
- similar to the TAN-16C, except in 12-string configuration, mfg. 2007-08.
TAKAMINE TF-250 SMC
- similar to the EF-250 SMC, except has CTP-1 Cool Tube electronics, available in Gloss Natural (disc.) or Gloss Sunburst finish, mfg. 2004-2012.
TAKAMINE TNV-360SC
- similar to the NV-360S, except has a single cutaway and CTP-1 Cool Tube electronics, mfg. 2004-2012.
TAKAMINE EG531SCDR Dragon
- similar to the EG531SC, except available in Gloss Black finish with a dragon motif along the lower treble bout, mfg. 2008 only.
TAKAMINE G-240/G-241
- dreadnought body style, spruce top, nato back and sides, rosewood fingerboard, available in Black (G-241), Natural (G-240), or Red Stain (G-240RS) finish, mfg. 1999-2005.
TAKAMINE EG-340SC/EG-341SC
- similar to the EG-340C, except has a solid spruce top, available in Black (341) or Natural (340) finish, mfg. 2006-mid-2013.
TAKAMINE EF-381C 12-STRING
- 12-string configuration, dreadnought style, single rounded cutaway, solid cedar or spruce top, round soundhole, black pickguard, five-stripe bound body/rosette, campnosperma or maple back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerbo...
TAKAMINE 2012 LIMITED EDITION C
- single cutaway classical-style body, solid spruce top, rosewood back and sides, oval soundhole with gold rosette, brown cab body binding, rope pattern purfling, mahogany neck, 12/20-fret ebony-bound ebony fingerboard with growing vine inl...
TAKAMINE TAN-16C-LH Left-Handed
- similar to the TAN-16C, except in left-handed configuration, available in Gloss Natural finish, mfg. 2004-2012.
TAKAMINE TF-250 SMC 12-String
- similar to the TF-250 SMC, except in 12-string configuration and six-per-side tuners, available in Natural or Sunburst finish, mfg. summer 2005-2010.
TAKAMINE TF430SS
- Grand Auditorium NEX-style body, solid cedar top, solid ovangkol back and sides, round soundhole with concentric rings rosette, body binding, 14/20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with small MOP dot inlays, bound headstock with "T"...
TAKAMINE P5JC
- similar to the P5J, except has a single cutaway, available in Gloss Natural finish, mfg. 2013-present.
TAKAMINE EG530DLX/EG531DLX
- single smooth cutaway dreadnought-style body, solid spruce top, solid sapele back, sapele sides, round soundhole with abalone ring rosette, white body binding, abalone purfling, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pe...
TAKAMINE GJ-72CE
- jumbo-style body with single cutaway, solid spruce top, flame maple back and sides, round soundhole with abalone rosette, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with 12th fret abalone reversed mountain inlay, three-per-side gold t...
TAKAMINE GJ-72CE-12 12-String
- similar to the GJ-72CE, except in 12-string configuration with six-per-side tuners, available in Gloss Brown Sunburst or Gloss Natural finish, mfg. summer 2013-present.
TAKAMINE P5NC
- NEX-style body with single cutaway, solid spruce top, solid rosewood back, rosewood sides, round soundhole with abalone rosette, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone dot-in-dot inlays, three-per-side gold tuners, ro...
TAKAMINE EG-240/EG-241
- dreadnought body style, spruce top, nato back and sides, rosewood fingerboard, DJ2 electronics, available in Black (EG-241), Natural (EG-240), or Red Stain (EG-240RS) finishes, mfg. 1999-2005.
TAKAMINE EG-340CLH Left-Handed
- similar to the EG-340C, except in left-handed configuration, available in Natural finish, mfg. 2008-mid-2013.
TAKAMINE EF-375 SW
dreadnought body style, solid Sitka spruce top, three-piece laminated rosewood/jacaranda back, laminated jacaranda sides, round soundhole with multi-ring rosette, wood body binding, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with wood dot inlays...
TAKAMINE 2013 LIMITED EDITION
- New Yorker-style body, solid spruce top, solid sapele back and sides, abalone rosette, ivory body binding, mahogany neck, 12/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with climber motif inlay, three-per-side chrome tuners with pearl buttons, rosewood...
TAKAMINE TAN-16 KOA
- similar to the EAN-16S, except hasa solid top with solid koa back and sides and CTP-1 Cool Tube electronics, mfg. 2004-08.
TAKAMINE EF-261SAN/SBL
- Artist/FXC cutaway body, solid cedar top, mahogany back and sides, dot position inlays, Graph EX preamp system, available in Antique Stain Gloss or Gloss Black finishes, disc. 2011.
TAKAMINE NV-460S
- NEX style, solid bear claw spruce top, solid Indian rosewood back and sides, abalone rosette, abalone binding, ebony fingerboard with snowflake inlay, three-per-side tuners, ebony bridge, tortoise pickguard, gold hardware, Natural finish,...
TAKAMINE EG-535SC-12 12-STRING
- similar to the EG-530SC, except in 12-string configuration, disc. 2008.
TAKAMINE G260C
- single cutaway FXC-style body, spruce top, nato back and sides, round soundhole with abalone ring rosette, top and back body binding, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, three-per-side chrome tuners, available in Brown Sunbur...
TAKAMINE EG-340DLX
- single cutaway dreadnought-style body, solid Bearclaw spruce top, flame mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with abalone rosette, maple binding, abalone top purfling, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret maple-bound rosewood fingerboard with ab...
TAKAMINE F-385
- dreadnought style, spruce top, round soundhole, black pickguard, 5-stripe bound body/rosette, mahogany back/sides/neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, rosewood bridge with black white dot pins, 6-per-side chrome tun...
TAKAMINE 2013 LIMITED EDITION SE
- New Yorker-style body, solid bearclaw spruce top, solid koa back and sides, round soundhole with spalted maple/cocobolo rosette, mahogany neck, 12/20-fret ebony fingerboard with climber motif inlay, three-per-side chrome tuners, rosewood...
TAKAMINE EN18C/NP-18C
- dreadnought style, single rounded cutaway, solid spruce top, round soundhole, abalone bound body/rosette, rosewood back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard, ebony strings through bridge, abalone logo peghead inlay, three-pe...