TAKAMINE B10 Discontinued

The Takamine B-10 fretless bass has been turning heads in the United States since early last year. The 34" acoustic-electric, all maple body instrument is designed to be played sitting down or as an upright using the retractable post. Either way, with the DSP preamp and all of the hand carved features, this is a professional player's choice.

Imagine, for a moment, what it would be like to own a custom-made acoustic guitar. One that reflects your musical sensibilities. An instrument that actually enhances your sound and unique playing style. A guitar you never want to put down. Well, that's precisely what it's like to own a Takamine Natural Series guitar. By definition, "natural" means produced or existing in nature. Nothing artificial. An exacting description of what our master craftsmen have accomplished.

Entirely handmade in the finest tradition of European and North American luthiery, the Natural Series' aesthetic simplicity is nothing short of visually arresting. There are no pick guards. No overly ornate fingerboard inlays. Instead, Takamine artisans chose to enhance the open, vintage sound of these instruments with varying degrees of rosette elegance - precision cut with laser technology. All of which can be witnessed in four body styles (Dreadnought, NEX, Jumbo and Country Classic), with timbre-matched combinations of select woods on the tops, backs and sides. And what woods they are. Striking Silky Oak. Rare Koa. Mahogany. Rosewood. Solid Cedar. Solid Spruce. All, in a non sound-inhibiting natural satin finish. Nothing less could adorn these special instruments.

Pete Townshend. Bruce Springsteen. Glenn Frey. Steve Wariner. If anyone could afford a custom-built, handmade guitar, these artists could. And their instruments of choice are Takamine acoustic/electric guitars. Why? Perhaps it's the attention to detail given to every Takamine guitar. Or it just that maybe Takamine's significant investment on new laser technology, in combination with traditional handmade craftsmanship, that results in more precise, better sounding guitars- on stage, and in the studio.

The Takamine slogan is "Think Acoustic...Live Electric." Though they are first and foremost acoustic guitar makers, an unbridled passion to achieve the perfect acoustic sound when amplified has led to the development of truly remarkable electronics. Two varieties are available with the Natural Series. Our Graph EX and our top-of-the-line Accuracoustic pre-amp, which features a palathetic pickup, and bass and treble shelving EQ sliders capable of producing a variety of natural-sounding tonal variations. But then again, would you expect anything else from the Natural Series?