Local Grammy Award-winning country, bluegrass and rock musician Brad Davis traces his passion for music back to the age of five.
“I heard John Denver on the radio, and I think that was the first thing that kind of got me jazzed,” he said. “I started playing guitar at five and taking lessons. I started out classical, and then my brother got a banjo – that ended my classical training.”
A Texas native, Davis grew up in Colleyville and Grapevine and attended the University of North Texas, then called North Texas State University, as a graphic art and marketing major.
Davis moved to Nashville, Tenn. to pursue a job offer, only to discover the position had already been filled.
He wasn’t without a job long, however, as The Forester Sisters soon hired him to play electric guitar. He played with them for about five years.
Davis was then hired by and worked for country singer Marty Stuart for 11 years. His stint with Stuart afforded him the opportunity to meet many other famous musicians: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Keith Richards, David Lee Roth, Sheryl Crow and a lot of other “cool folks.”
Takamine classical. Guild JF55. ELECTRIC GUITARS: 1958 Gretsch 6120 (“I don't take this on the road,” Wariner says). Reissue '58 Gretsch Country Gentleman.
Musician Davis carries long career into Commerce
Aside from production work, Davis enjoys teaching and is the main clinician for Takamine Guitars and the Texas ambassador for the Nashville Songwriting
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This guitar was given to me by my grandfather its very nice, but I cant find anything on the internet. Can someone help me?
Jasmine Takamine C-28's are about 130.00$ fairly. very nice and an ok price for a guitar. if its in fair condition as you say then you could sale it for maybe 145$-150$?! good luck!
I recently bought the Takamine and as always in life I got a phone call from a man in another shop saying they just got some Sandpipers in and with no hint that I had bought the Takemine from a different shop he proceeded to say they, along with the Yamaha APX range for the same price were far poorer than the Sandpiper. This leaves me with a predicament! I want the best guitar possible for this price range - £350 to £450 for vocal accompaniment mainly... So which should I choose? I've been researching a bit and the Sandpiper seems more of a classical guitar than the Takamine.. I just have no idea!
I can take the guitar I have back to the shop for a full refund, but obviously I havn't even tried the sandpiper yet, so i don't know whether i'll like it or not..
If you like your guitar that's all that matters. There will always be better guitars - Taylors and Martins, for example - but the trick is to spend as much as you can and to get a guitar you're happy with. I'd take a Tak over an Aria any day of the week, as it happens.
PS The Aria is not a classical guitar. It has a solid head and a pin bridge and uses steel strings.
July 2008 demo of Takamine Classical Guitar
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