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is a Japanese guitar manufacturer based in Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan. Takamine is known for its steel-string acoustic 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 preamplifier-equalizer component. Although English speakers sometimes incorrectly pronounce the company name as ("ta - ka - mine"), the correct pronunciation, as in the original Japanese, is ("ta - ka - mee - nay").〔"Re: How do you pronounce Takamine?" "Asked a Japanese relative today...She told me that Takamine is pronounced Tak-a-Mean-ay in Japan. It is pronounced 'flat' with no extra emphasis on any syllable. Since she grew up in the area I'll go with her version." Retrieved on 2015-10-18 from http://www.takamineforum.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?p=56760&sid=ebdc74d5c342b096bf547434c85bb1aa.〕 ==Company history== While known primarily for their acoustic and acoustic-electric guitars, Takamine produced a limited run of very high quality solid body electric guitars in the early 1980s.〔Retrieved from http://i.ebayimg.com/t/TAKAMINE-GX100-GX200-ELECTRIC-GUITARS-1984-AD-8X11-FRAMEABLE-ADVERTISEMENT-/00/s/MTA2M1g4MzE=/z/OgMAAMXQAx9RPTFB/$T2eC16ZHJIkE9qU3k63wBRPTFBnrtw~~60_57.JPG.〕 These are the GX100 (Gibson Explorer body style), GX200 (proprietary type body style similar to a Stratocaster, stop tailpiece bridge), GX200-T or TB, (same as GX200 only with a tremolo bridge), GZ300 (proprietary design), and GZ340 (proprietary design). The GX200 and GZ340 contain factory DiMarzio made pickups.〔Retrieved from http://www.guitarsite.com/discussion/messages/23003.shtml.〕 The Takamine EG523SC came with a clear finish Spruce top and flame maple back and sides. On top is a TK-40 pickup with a tuner and equalizer powered by a 9V battery. In the early 1980s, Martin Guitars issued a letter asserting that the Takamine F-340, as well as Takamine's acoustic guitars in general, included a logo design that was allegedly nearly identical to that of the Martin Models. According to Chris F. Martin IV, CEO of CF Martin and Company, in a speech given to the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum members on August 8, 2005, no lawsuit was ever actually filed, and Takamine did change the appearance of their guitar logo. Every year since 1987, Takamine has presented a Limited Edition Guitar model, which has been produced in very limited quantities up to a few hundred guitars for worldwide distribution. These guitars have come with the latest pickup/preamplifier combination available and artful inlays, often with motifs focusing on nature or astronomical phenomena.〔Book on Limited Editions. Retrieved from http://www.sttec.com/.〕 Since March 2015, Takamine's US-American distributor has been ESP Guitars.〔ESP (2015-02-24). ESP AND TAKAMINE ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP IN THE USA. The ESP Guitar Company, 24 February 2015. Retrieved from http://www.espguitars.com/articles/1994042-esp-and-takamine-announce-partnership-in-the-usa.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Takamine Guitars」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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