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Japanese guitar culture is, was, and always will be a beast of its own often dwarfing anywhere else in the world, including America. A look around any of Japan’s major guitar stores (Ishibashi Music, for example) provides a borderline overwhelming experience compared to your typical stroll around their American equivalents. While certain stores elsewhere … ‘Made in Japan’: The Return to Prominence of Japanese Guitars Read More » The post ‘Made in Japan’: The Return to Prominence of Japanese Gu ....
Takamine LTD 2021 Blue Rose Review Superb setup. Ultra-playable. Impeccable construction. Lacks some low-end thump and sustain. $3,299 Any Twin Peaks fan knows the significance of the blue rose. It s a flower that does not exist in nature (at least without dyeing or clever genetic engineering). In David Lynch s universe of the bizarre, it symbolizes the mysterious and unexplainable. Elsewhere in myth and literature, the blue rose is used to represent the unattainable. Takamine s own Blue Rose, a limited-edition cutaway dreadnought, is not exactly unattainable at least if you can spare the near-$3,300 necessary to score one. But it is destined to be a rare flower. And while it s the super-luxurious adornments that are most likely to sear this Takamine into guitar spotters memories, there s a good chance that those who play one will remember the model as much for its superb playability as its unique and outré design elements. ....