Takamine Co., Ltd. (高峰楽器製作所 Takamine Gakki Seisakusho) is a Japanese guitar manufacturer based in Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan. Takamine is known for its steel-string guitars.
The company was founded in May 1962; in 1978 they were one of the first companies to introduce acoustic-electric models, where they pioneered the design of the preamp-equalizer component.
The company name is often mispronounced /ˈtækəmaɪn/ by English speakers. Closer to the Japanese would be /tækəˈmiːneɪ/.
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http://youtu.be/OSqfwjcS0Nw Welcome to Face Melter Friday! Send a link to your one minute guitar (or bass) solo to axvault@gmail.com for your chance to have it featured in this weekly contest. A winner will be announced every Friday. Their solo will be featured on the site, and they will receive complementary strings of their choice. Good [...]
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