Terry Nakamoto: The Lone Guitar Designer

This is a masterpiece from Terry's Terry, featuring a Paul Simon-style body shape!
The entire body features beautiful weather checking. Given the age of the instrument, this patina immediately conveys that this is not a flat, solid-colored finish!
Everything is in perfect condition—from the nut, saddle, and frets to the fingerboard and neck! It’s flawless! There are absolutely no cracks or repair history!
As for the sound... it’s absolutely top-notch! What is this!?
That volume from a body this size! It’s packed with overwhelming harmonics! It’s massive!
The biggest surprise is how well-balanced each string is! You’d almost suspect someone had tweaked the EQ somewhere—it’s that perfectly balanced!
I see—so this is what a guitar is really like! It’s such a masterpiece that it makes you rethink everything!

For anyone who loves acoustic guitars, the number one guitar you’ll want to play at least once is the original Terry’s Terry!
And the model that best represents Terry's Terry is the TJ-100!!
This particular instrument has a sound that’s anything but ordinary!
A guitar with inherently high potential has fully matured after 20 years of aging! This tone... it’s intense! This is extraordinary!

An incredible amount of overtones! The depth of the sound is intense! The low end is powerful, while the high end is brilliant and delicate!
When the characteristics of each frequency range come together in chords and an ensemble, the sound resonates with an exquisite balance where every range feels full of volume!
It’s rare enough to even see this guitar in person, but a 20-year-old model like this is practically museum-quality!

Terry's Casual is a brand whose planning and manufacturing began in 2007.
In 2010, Terry's Casual released this commemorative model to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Terry’s Terry!
Based on the flagship model, the TC-J7, this is the TC-J7 BIRD, featuring a bird inlay that exudes elegance!
As a commemorative model, it was crafted with every ounce of effort, resulting in a single instrument that encapsulates the very essence of Terry’s Terry!

Terry’s Casual is characterized by Mr. Nakamoto’s design and wood selection, with the basic assembly carried out by Terada Gakki.
Of course, the label bears the personal approval signature of Terry Nakamoto himself, who appears during the final production stage!

Although it is a limited-production brand, public demand is so high that the original Terry’s Terry simply cannot keep up with production.
Terry’s Casual played a significant role in bringing the Terry’s Terry sound to a wider audience.
Terry's Casual, with its quality matching that of the original, is sadly no longer in production.

Introducing the PTJ-100 Traditional, the first product from Premium Terry, a brand launched in 2016!
This guitar is the same size as the original TJ-100 Jumbo, the model that represents Terry’s Terry!
From the color, density, and grain pattern, you can instantly tell at a glance that this is top-grade wood!

Like Terry's Casual, the basic assembly is done at an external workshop, but the difference from Terry's Casual is that it isn't done at a specific workshop!
Instead, we’ve adopted a method where each manufacturing process—such as inlay work, woodworking, and assembly—is carried out at different workshops trusted by Mr. Nakamoto!
Designed to rival the original Terry's Terry with even higher quality, the Premium Terry naturally undergoes a final inspection by Mr. Terry Nakamoto himself, who signs the label!

It may not even need an explanation—there is no other series among Japan’s world-renowned acoustic guitars that is quite as famous as this one!
The YAMAHA FG Series! And among them, the legendary early model: the FG-1500!
Starting around 1970, players all over the world began acquiring various models, but the FG-1500 was the one that made the biggest impact!
Believe it or not, even Bob Dylan used one!
From being featured on album covers to actual live performances, it’s clear just how much the FG was cherished by professionals as the ultimate model!

It features a bright, rich, and vibrant sound with plenty of overtones, characteristic of Brazilian rosewood! With the passage of time, both its appearance and sound have gained even more character and depth!
Great for strumming! Great for chord work! Truly a masterpiece!

A masterpiece produced from 1975 to 1980, it’s one of the so-called “Yamaha Four Heavenly Kings”!
The basic specs feature a spruce top with maple sides and back.
The inlay work on various parts and the original pickguard add a touch of elegance, giving it an overwhelming presence!
The price is a staggering 300,000 yen—the original list price from the 1970s!

As a custom model made to order, it is an extremely rare model that is virtually never seen on the market today!
Its sound combines a rich, full-bodied mid-low range with Yamaha’s signature bright, crisp clarity, resulting in a wide-ranging, powerful, and expansive tone!
This is a masterpiece from Yamaha, beloved by many major artists who were at the forefront of the scene back then!

This unit is a special custom-made model from Terry’s Terry’s legendary early series, manufactured in 1991 shortly after the company’s founding.
Its serial number is No. 18—a model with a lower number than Yosui Inoue’s No. 20 or Konosuke Sakazaki’s No. 21.
It features the TJ-type specification, which became T'sT's standard shape. The high-end specifications, evident in the intricate inlays, binding, and trim, set it apart from the regular model.
Compared to models produced in recent years, the aged character of the wood and the light touch response stand out, giving it a very authentic acoustic instrument feel.
The ultra-thin finish has weathered slightly, taking on a patina, and the faint weather checking has begun to lend the instrument a sense of gravitas.

This instrument is also a rare early model from Terry’s Terry, a special custom-made model from 1991.
The serial number is a surprising No. 29. It is a young instrument that stands alongside the cherished guitars of renowned T'sT guitarists in Japan.
It features a small-body design reminiscent of a Martin 000, which is rare for a T'sT. This is a precious specimen that reflects the flexibility of custom orders from that era.
The lightness of the touch response is extraordinary. The quick touch resulting from T'sT’s craftsmanship, combined with the small body size, creates a wonderful attack, with sound that cuts through thickly and sharply across all frequency ranges. It feels natural when fingerpicking, of course, but when strumming, it produces a volume and presence unimaginable given its size. Its versatility truly shines.

As the top-of-the-line model of its era, it features luxurious headstock inlays and a solid rosewood top with exquisite, undulating grain! The leather label bears the signature of Terry Nakamoto, the current representative of Terry's Terrey (T'sT)! This clearly indicates that it was among Yamaha's highest-ranked models at the time!

You can really tell Mr. Nakamoto was involved—the high-quality craftsmanship produces a dazzling tone with an overwhelming dynamic range; it’s simply wonderful! You can clearly sense that it’s been played and broken in, as evidenced by the authority in both its sound and appearance!! It’s a truly exceptional instrument!