Takamine (guitar manufacturer)
Takamine Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (株式会社 高峰楽器製作所, Kabushiki-gaisha Takamine Gakki Seisakusho, pronounced [takaꜜminé] ta-ka-mee-ne) is a Japanese guitar manufacturer based in Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan. It's considered to be one of the world's major brands of steel-string acoustic guitars. In 1978, it was of the first guitar companies to introduce acoustic-electric models, where they pioneered the design of the preamplifier-equalizer component by introducing its signature "Palathetic Pickup".
Quotes about Takamine
[edit]- Best for playing live, Takamine is probably most known for pioneering electric-acoustic technology, and for being one of the first companies to offer acoustic guitars that could be plugged into an amplifier. The development of the under-saddle Palathetic pickup will go down in history as a massive moment for the acoustic guitar. This new pickup allowed acoustic players to achieve a natural and realistic amplified sound and with quickly embraced by many of the biggest names in the late '70s.
- Daryl Robertson of Guitar World (May 24, 2023) [1]
