The Tama TG series are such beautiful guitars… l have a TG 80 bought in Tasmania in ‘79 at the age of 16… it was love at first sight. What superb construction, materials and finish. I also have a very nice TK 50 – also gorgeous, but not quite AS gorgeous! Would never sell ‘em.

I have an immaculate 1978 TC 10. She plays beautifully, and I have the original case with the plush blue interior. If anyone is interested, shoot me an email @ [email protected] Internet

Hi Wayne,
If this TG-160 is still available, do you have a price in mind? Tama also offered a TG-190 in extremely limited quantities.
Best
LH

I bought this beautiful Tama guitar 50 years ago.
The TG 160, I believe it is the flagship model.
Premium woods and terrific sound
There is some slight scratching around the hole where amplification device was used but otherwise in perfect condition.
It has been part of my life all this time but now time for some lucky person to be the new owner
Please contact me if you are interested

Regards
Wayne

I bought my Tama TC10 in 1978 in Sydney Australia. It is still played almost daily. No faults have emerged as suggested by a post. I am always asked what it is by other classical Guitarists such is the quality of the sound and sustain.
I also own a Ramirez guitar and swap between instruments depending what I am playing. I am aware of varying suggestions of famous luthier’s who may or may not have been involved and remain unfazed. I can only say that regardless of what it may be worth I am simply NOT selling.
Incidentally, the headstock has the Flete design and on inspection has the Fleta bracing.

If you can get one cheap or otherwise, I would regard it as a good investment if in nothing else, just for the pleasure of playing it.

Hi,

I found this long post an was wondering, if anybody heard about Tama Model TG-135. I bought this guitar about 40 years ago in Germany, it has a long live in its case and is in excellent condition. I am asking myself what a fair price for this guitar should be.
Any suggestions

HI I AM THE OWNER OF A PRETTY GOOD CONDITION TAMA TC 10 CLASSICAL GUITAR AND I AM CONSIDERING PART EXCHANGING IT FOR A SEMI ACOUSTIC GUITAR , ANYBODY HAVE ANY IDEA OF ITS VALUE.

Hey gents,

I have a Tama 3653 renaissance (tree of life) I’ve never seen one for sale. And even though I’d never sell it i still would mind knowing a worth
. Anyone have any idea??

Mike

I purchased my TAMA new in 1977 (1976 model). I paid around $325.00 for it at that time.
The top has developed 2 healthy cracks from not keeping it hydrated over the years but it still plays and sounds wonderful.
No intention of ever getting rid if this treasure

I bought my TAMA Model 3555 new in 1976
Some years ago a guitar work shop mounted L. R. Baggs Micro EQ on it and the guitar sounds great!
Today I got it back from a guitar work shop again after a total overhaul.
I love my TAMA and use it a lot!
Can somebody tell me; are the top, sides and back made of solid wood?
Sinc. regards Egil Stenset

I recently bought a Tama, 3561 at a loan store for $65. Being a loan store and not a pawn shop, they don’t know as much about the merchandise that they buy or give loans on. I was not familiar with Tama guitars, but I did know some nice guitars came from Japan, and this one sounded good and was in good condition. I had no idea how good of a guitar I was getting. They had $69.99 on it, and I got it for $65-out the door. Probably the best guitar deal I’ll ever get. I have no intention of selling it.

I think you must have either a 3550, 3551, or 3552. There’s one in eBay now. Gorgeous woods. I still am loving the TC10. It is loud! I am convinced I got the spruce top.

I own this 46 yr old guitar which I fell in love with when I bought it second hand in 1980 for over £200 .I send half of my term grant cheque on it because it totally blew me away – very solid construction with a beautiful tone and resonance it has a very low action and very solid feel. I have owned it for many years now . the machine heads cracked and I changed them a few years back and recently paid to have it fully stripped down and repolished to new standard. its a jacaranda rosewood back and sides and looks and sounds beautiful. I will never sell it . I have seen worn out model for £300-£800 on line and at any price I would recommend buying them and paying to refurbish them – any comments welcome

Got myself a Tama TC-10 classical which needed a fret planning and crack fixed below the bridge. Amazing guitar for the price. With repairs it cost me just about $1000. Crisp highs, piano basses, and sustain for years! Very well executed craftsmanship with solid back, sides, and top. Spruce or cedar top and very nice tight grained rosewood with a cashew lacquer finish. Still shines after 40 years.

I have recently purchased a gorgeous 1976 Tama 3561. D-28 type. From US cost almost $900 and about half as much again to ship it over to UK , by the time shipping, customs, and holding charge companies had their cut! But boy is it worth it! What a beaut. The woods are all premium and the tone is just something else, really looking forward to spending time together with this baby. As already mentioned this guitar is right up there with the big boys, and exceeds some of them too. I have some nice guitars already in my collection and have played some lovely ones over the years but this one is staying right by my side

Hello, Can you tell us which TG model? And what are your experiences with it regarding sound – fretwork –
playability etc. My TG120 made me sell my Martin D28 from 1978!

Just bought a Tama TG model, fabulous guitar equal to my martin D-28

I have one of these beautifully made guitars. From all the research I have done it seems that here in New Zealand these Tama 3558s were rebranded Ray Durant. Having seen 3558s represented elsewhere, they are identical, so I have finally solved the mystery of what it actually is.
Importing these Martin D45 copies back then must have necessitated a badge change to get around some legalities, however the build quality is far more important than all that.
A quality guitar with rich sound and nice playable action and the most beautiful wood grain.
It is missing the truss rod cover but I haven’t replaced it.
I have just moved house to a smaller place and need to downsize my life so have decided to sell it.
If anyone is interested contact me through this and we can talk. I have a couple of other guitars that I will keep hold of so this needs to be played.

I recently purchased a Tama 3558 in great shape. I already had a TG120 which is a later model of the Tama brand.
When I bought my TG 120 and made a comparison with my 1978 Martin D28 I decided to sell the Martin! At least
equal quality! Building qualities are simply great. The main difference between the TG120 and the 3558 is the fret-
work. On most mid seventies Japanese guitars the fretwork is quite mediocre and even on my later Ibanez Artist
AR 300 that is the biggest problem. The fact that sides and back on a 3558 are laminated (though rosewood on
rosewood) doesn’t make it any lesser in sound quality. It was done in order to prevent warping problems in the wood
of sides when shipped worldwide. The TG 120 has solid sides and back but is not a better guitar for that reason though
some other specs are better on the second batch of Tama’s.
The classic guitar Tama’s are a steal but hard to find at least here in Europe! In the Tama workshops they built the
Juan Orozco guitars but also the Kohno branded guitars for the world market: The same instruments!

I live in Nashville – I have the 3558-s and have owned it for over 40 years – and although I still need to take my beloved Tama to the Luthier to have it tuned every 7 or 8 years … it has the best sound of any guitar save some real 3-4 thousand dollar guitars. But still this bass response and brightness and mid-range play-ability is perfect – But the guitar has intonation flaws around the 11th & 12th frets. Those flaws don’t show up down lower though…

Just bought one needs a small fix over all in great conditions come with the cover would like to know if fixable thanks ..

I am the proud owner of a 3563 Renaissance (tree of life). It plays, sounds and looks like a dream and they’re like hens teeth. Also other tama owners are like hens teeth. The guitars themselves are greatly underappreciated. I live in the UK. Email me if you have and more info on these guitars. I don’t think I’ll ever sell it but I’d like to know what’s it’s worth in the modern market!

Wow, this is an old post and not sure who is still active to view it. I own a Tama classical 3550 which I purchased in 1972. It is solid jacaranda back and sides and a cedar top. It has an unbelievable sound that has a real “pop” to it, almost a flamenco brightness. I find it hard to believe that this guitar is only worth $300-$400. I had it appraised many years ago for $850. I am thinking about selling it.

There are a lot of different stories about the history of this guitar, such as who actually made it (i.e. the Tama brothers as a prototype …) It also has an adjustable steel rod in the neck. I think it boils down to beauty (looks and sound) is in the eye of the beholder with the Tama’s. Weigh in if you feel so led.

Wanting to do a neck reset on this guitar. Does anyone know if these had dovetail neck joints? The truss rod appears to extend all the way up to the headblock.

I have a TG-120 that I paid $100 for several years ago. Beautiful guitar with beautiful sound. Not for sale!!! Play it daily, sometimes several times a day.

I got my Tama 6 string acoustic guitar back in ’75 or ’76. I continue to play it to this day. The sounds remains clear. Would have loved to gotten the 12. I’m looking to connect with other Tama owners and learn about the history of the guitar.

I have a Tama that I bought for $400 in 1976. I have played a zillion guitars in my life, and this one ranks among the best. Good news/bad news, bad news first: I wouldn’t be able to sell it for anywhere near what a comparable Martin would sell for. Good news: I don’t want to sell it. Other good news: If you get a chance to buy one of these guitars you’ll be getting a Martin-quality guitar for 1/2 the price, or less. Maybe someday they’ll become collector’s items, but for now, they’re relatively still unheard of, and sell for cheap!!

I just took my Tama 3561 in to see a Luthier to see if he could lower the strings because I was 22 years-old when I bought this guitar, now I am 61. He spent the whole day sanding down the bridge and he told me the neck was fine and the guitar was one of the sweetest sounding he had ever heard. I paid 100 bucks to have the strings lowered since arthritis has taken the strength out of my fingers. It does play much easier and this guitar goes to my grave with me. After over 40 years the sound has mellowed much better than I have. Few things in life I have kept this long and taken such good care of and it’s worth it.

: I have a TAMA 3566 I bought about 1988, I don’t recall how much I paid – probably about $175. It is very well made, and sounds very nice when played by somebody who knows what they are doing! Other than a tiny "buzz" on one fret with one string, and a fair amount of scratch wear and tear, it is in good playing shape. I was just pondering selling it along with a Sigma guitar and an old banjo to finance a nice banjo.

: Early ’70s model Tama Acoustic. Solid blond w/ abalonie inlay on all edges and on key frets Model #3560, SN 4800108. : Bought new, in great shape and sounds fantastic. Played very little. Does anyone know the value?

I have one that is from 1977 or 78. I bought it from a fellow who was a field rep for Tama/Ibanez who had bought it new and had not played it. I have played it little – it looks like a brand new guitar. Not a flyspeck on it. It has basically lain in its case now for over 25 years. I play it once in a while, and it sings like an angel – and the wood work on it makes the best other guitars I have seen look like they were knocked together by teenager. I have a Takamine F-340, a lovely ax, and the Tama is orders of magnitude ahead in workmanship.

They arent worth much. A few hundred bucks. Some are good some are bad. WHen you find one on Ebay its probably a bad one. Thing is a guitar from the 70’s will today need a neck reset. That repair will cost more then you can fetch for these guitars sale. THere is a mystique about the Japanese knock off guitars like Yamaki, Tama, Takamine but the reality is that many of them had problems. They were after all knock offs of Martin and Gibson. The knockoffs were a learning process so buying one is always a gamble. They used good woods but chances are they need work. Therefore the value really isnt much.

i have also a tama model guitar 7o’s i believe 3651 : 74020422

I have a Tama TW-010 That I bought about 20 years ago Beautiful sound and action. I think it is walnut, quite dark. Can any one give me an idea as to its value, it is in beautiful shape.

I bought my Tama in 1972 and would never trade it for a martin or guild… it is one of the best guitars I have ever owned.

I just purchased a similar model for $375.00. I watch them closely and they start around $300-$500 for a six string, and a twelve can go as high as $600+. I worked for Tama/Ibanez when they made these guitars and have watched for them since. Do you still have it?