Takamine has made a huge success in carving out a niche as a brand that makes incredibly dependable stage guitars used by everyone from Pete Townshend to the Eagles. But while this is testament to the ...

Founded in 1962 in Sakashita, Japan, at the base of the mountain that gave the company its name, Takamine was noticed in the early seventies for its well- priced replicas of Martin and Guild guitars.

A guitar played by Kurt Cobain during a recording session in November 1991 in Hilversum, North Holland, seen in one of the ...

ESP Guitars and Takamine Guitars have announced a partnership in which Takamine instruments will be available exclusively through ESP and selected dealers in the United States. This new ...

A guitar given by The Who rocker Pete Townshend to a friend whose own was stolen could fetch up to £20,000 when it is auctioned next month. Townshend donated the 1989 Takamine FP-360SC electro ...