Takamine Guitar Pro Series Lineup Overview

Hello, this is Jooyoung Kim, a mixing engineer and music producer. Following my previous discussion on the G Series, I’m here to provide an overview of Takamine’s Pro Series guitars.

Let’s dive right in!

• Pro Series

All Pro Series guitars come with built-in preamps and are manufactured in Japan. The preamps in the Pro Series are interchangeable, allowing you to swap them as needed.

Here’s a detailed breakdown of the Pro Series:

One interesting observation is that some high-priced models are top-back solid rather than all-solid. This might be because the Takamine preamps are larger, making it difficult for solid wood sides to support them.

Takamine’s CoolTube preamp (CTP-3) actually contains a tube, making it quite large. Personally, I love the Pro 7 series for its specifications and design, but the price is… quite high.

The Pro Series guitars are best suited for those who lead worship frequently or perform often. However, the G Series offers excellent value for the price.

Although the Pro Series guitars are entirely made in Japan and feature unique pickups, if you don’t need Takamine’s pickups, you might want to look for models without them. There are all-solid models available without pickups, which are much cheaper than the Pro 7 Series.

The Pro Series is denoted as P□△○:

• □ indicates the Pro Series number.
• △ indicates the body shape.
• ○ indicates whether it’s a cutaway (C) or not.

For example, P7DC means:

• 7th in the Pro Series
• Dreadnought model
• Cutaway model

P3MC means:

• 3rd in the Pro Series
• OM model
• Cutaway model

The body shapes are:

• D – Dreadnought
• J – Jumbo
• N – NEX (Takamine’s little jumbo body)
• F – FXC (Takamine’s grand concert body)
• M – OM
• NY – New Yorker (Takamine’s parlor body)

• Final Thoughts on the Pro Series

The top-tier products are incredibly beautiful, like the EF75M-TT, which is limited to 100 units worldwide. Other lines such as TT (Thermal Top/Roasted Top), LTD (Limited), and TSP (Thinline) have smaller product ranges and will be discussed in future reviews.

I hope this overview of the G Series and Pro Series has been informative. It took quite some time to compile this information directly from the site, but I hope it helps those looking for information on Takamine guitars.

My next Takamine post will likely be a review. I’ve requested demos of some models with the best specifications for their price, which I’ll be picking up tomorrow. I plan to include sound samples and detailed photos.

See you in the next post!