[Archive] IKEBE LIVE SHOPPING #230 | Acoustic Guitar Specialist Staff's "Serious" Selection! Introducing a guitar that will get you serious about fingerstyle playing this summer! Furch / Maton / Morris / K.Yairi [presented by Hartman Guitars]

"If you're serious about playing fingerstyle, this is the one!"

This time, from Hartman Guitars, a specialty acoustic guitar shop, staff members Akita and Niimi, who are big fans of fingerstyle playing, will introduce their truly recommended, top-notch selection of acoustic guitars.

From the immensely popular fingerstyle guitar brands "Furch" and "Maton," as well as the renowned Japanese brands "Morris" and "K. Yairi," we've selected four guitars that excel in sound, playability, and expressiveness. Through actual performance demonstrations, we'll clearly explain the unique characteristics and appeal of each guitar, and which type of player each is best suited for.

This is a must-see for anyone looking for their next guitar, as well as anyone who wants to enjoy fingerstyle guitar even more.

 

Delivery date and time

Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Show starts at 20:00 Japan time
*The content of the broadcast may be changed without prior notice. Please be aware of this in advance.

Appearance

Akita (Ikebe Musical Instruments Hartman Guitars / Floor Chief) A young specialist
at Hartman Guitars, with experience visiting factories of renowned acoustic guitar brands such as Martin, Gibson, and Taylor, selecting wood for over 100 guitars, and handling everything from planning and managing artist events to hosting. Influenced by his mother, he was exposed to a wide variety of music from a young age and was a member of the brass band during his school years. After retiring, he started playing acoustic guitar and became captivated by its charm. His experience as a player, including winning live contests, and above all, his love for gear that he has cultivated since childhood, led him to join Ikebe Musical Instruments Hartman Guitars in 2019. Since then, he has cherished encounters with various customers, both professional and amateur, and based on his extensive experience, he conveys the charm of "enjoying sound" through musical instruments every day.

Niimi (Ikebe Musical Instruments Hartman Guitars )
Born in 2001, 170cm tall, Gemini. Influenced by his older brother, who was a drummer, he started playing guitar during his school years. While continuing his band activities, he became engrossed in fingerstyle guitar, influenced by Masayoshi Oishi and Seiji Igusa. After graduating from high school, he enrolled in a vocational school for guitar making, where he studied acoustic guitar making while interacting with numerous handcrafted instruments and luthiers. From the perspectives of both a player and a technician, he will propose a guitar that matches your purpose and preferences! His current worry is going bowling with friends. He throws each ball with a prayer that his fingernails, which are essential for a fingerpicker, will not break.

Products to be introduced

• Acoustic guitar>Furch
• Acoustic guitar>MORRIS 
• Acoustic guitar>K.Yairi BLC CTM Redwood / Macassar Ebony [Ikebe Original Order Model] K. Yairi

 

※This page is an English translation of an article from Ikebe Information.