Takamine had a mountain to climb when it set out ... But Makoto Terasaki is also keen to reflect trends towards smaller, Americana-focused guitars and that was evident in the vibey slot-headstock ...

Toby Keith received his first guitar at the age ... appears on a special headstock medallion. Additional info about the gorgeous instrument is available on Takamine's website.

After 25 years of guitar making, Takamine started its annual Limited Edition guitars ... a triangular pendant in a gold logo'd pouch, a branded duster, headstock sticker and case- carrying shoulder ...

The slotted headstock is cool and brings in ... for about $200 more you can get the Takamine P4DC acoustic electric guitar. Martin 000-15SM has the hard-to-beat Martin craftsmanship, a good ...