Yamaha Corporation

Yamaha Corporation

http://www.yamaha.com
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Yamaha Corporation, publicly owned and headquartered in the US, was founded in 1960 and employs approximately 2,610 individuals. The company reported $3.1B in revenue as of 2024. Functioning as a producer of consumer electronics, it offers a full line of musical instruments, sound reinforcement, commercial installation, and home entertainment products.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1960

Headcount

2,609

Headquarters

US

Primary Segment

Consumer electronics

Ownership

Publicly Owned

Deployments

7

News Summary:

On April 20, 2026, Yamaha introduced a new writing instrument designed to produce a beat, diversifying its product range beyond its established music and motor divisions. Previously, on April 18, 2026, the company announced the addition of four new models to its 2nd-generation TransAcoustic Guitar lineup. These guitars incorporate Yamaha's proprietary technology, which allows them to produce effects-processed sound directly from the instrument's body, eliminating the need for an external amplifier or speaker. This expansion, following the initial release of the TransAcoustic Guitar in 2016, continues the shift toward "self-sufficient" sound by blending traditional acoustic craftsmanship with digital signal processing.

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Yamaha Corporation offers 13 products in the pro AV, telecoms tech, media tech and media and telecoms services industries. Yamaha Corporation's product portfolio comprises of pro AV audio and conferencing, consumer electronics, enterprise and telecoms software and audio.

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Yamaha Corporation's revenues were $3.1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split Yamaha Corporation's revenue into 12 different product categories, the largest of which is consumer devices, which represents 66% of Yamaha Corporation's revenue.

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Apr

30th

2026

03:30

Yamaha Expands TransAcoustic Guitar Line with New Bluetooth-Enabled Models for Modern Players

Yamaha is giving acoustic guitar players a fresh reason to plug (or rather, not plug) in. The company has officially expanded its TransAcoustic guitar lineup with new models that blend traditional craftsmanship with modern tech upgrades, including Bluetooth connectivity, built-in effects, and enhanced onboard sound shaping—all designed to make the instrument feel more like a self-contained creative studio than a standard acoustic guitar.

Music Connection

Apr

26th

2026

05:30

Awards and Recognitions, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Digital Piano TORCH T01 and TransAcoustic™ Guitar TAG 3C/TAS 3C Win Prestigious Red Dot Award: Product Design 2026

Hamamatsu, Japan ― Yamaha Corporation announces that the digital piano TORCH T01 and the TransAcoustic™ guitar TAG3 C and TAS3 C have won the “Red Dot Award: Product Design 2026”. The Red Dot Design Award is a German design award hosted by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen that is highly respected around the world and comprises three categories: Product Design, Brands & Communication Design, and Design Concept.

Apr

21st

2026

08:38

Amplified Yamaha Piano Instead of Guitar: How Keane Built a Chart-Topping Hit with 'Somewhere Only We Know'

In the summer of 2001, Keane lost their guitarist. On paper, that sounds like the kind of setback a young band does not survive. In practice, it may have been the best thing that could have happened to them.

Apr

20th

2026

18:30

New Offerings, B2B Tag

Yamaha Just Made a Pen That Writes With a Beat

If you asked most people to name a Yamaha product, you’d probably get piano, guitar, or motorcycle long before anyone said pen. And yet here we are, talking about a writing instrument from one of the most iconic music and motor companies in the world.

Apr

20th

2026

13:30

Stories – Yamaha Corporation

Every tree embodies years of growth and the lives and cultures of those connected to it. How can we honor that by using these resources responsibly while passing on the joy of music? We see reflecting on this question as our first step.

Apr

18th

2026

09:06

New Offerings, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Yamaha Announces Four New 2nd-Generation TransAcoustic Guitars with Built-In FX

Yamaha has announced four new models expanding its 2nd-generation TransAcoustic Guitar lineup. First released in 2016, the TransAcoustic Guitar uses Yamaha's proprietary technology to output effects-processed sound directly from the guitar body, without the need for an external amplifier or speaker.

Apr

18th

2026

01:52

New Offerings, B2B Tag

Yamaha Expands TransAcoustic Guitar Lineup with 4 New Models

The Shift Toward Amp-less Innovation: The Evolution of Hybrid Acoustic Guitars The boundary between traditional acoustic craftsmanship and digital signal processing is blurring. The latest trajectory in instrument design is moving toward “self-sufficient” sound—where the instrument itself becomes the amplifier and the effects processor.

Apr

17th

2026

04:30

New Offerings, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Yamaha TransAcoustic Guitar TAG1 C, TAS1 C, TAG1E, and TAS1E

2nd Generation of Guitars Featuring TransAcoustic™ Technology Expanded with New Lineup Hamamatsu, Japan ― Yamaha Corporation announces the release of four new models in its TransAcoustic Guitar lineup: the TAG1 C, TAS1 C, TAG1E, and TAS1E.

Apr

17th

2026

02:33

New Offerings, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

“Reverb, delay, chorus and even Bluetooth capabilities right at your fingertips”: Yamaha expands TransAcoustic lineup with more guitars that look like regular acoustics but are anything but

Yamaha has expanded its second-generation TransAcoustic lineup with concert and dreadnought acoustics, with or without cutaways, which look every inch the regular acoustic guitar and yet promising something altogether more modernistic thanks to the Japanese brand’s very smart onboard technology.

Apr

3rd

2026

18:30

Yamaha Revstar Electric Guitars: Redefining Retro Rock Sound for Modern Musicians and Yamaha Investors

The Yamaha Revstar electric guitars stand out in 2026 as a flagship product line capturing renewed interest from professional musicians and hobbyists alike, driven by their authentic P90 pickup tones and ergonomic designs that bridge classic rock vibes with contemporary reliability.

Apr

2nd

2026

18:30

YAMAHA LEAVING CALIFORNIA FOR GEORGIA

“Yamaha, the corporation, announced… It's moving its U.S. headquarters out of the Golden State of California and heading to the Peach State, Georgia.

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Mar

28th

2026

18:44

Partnerships and Alliances, New Offerings, B2B Tag

car Audio Experience in Bahrain in Collaboration with “Yamaha”

Zayani Motors, the exclusive distributor of Mitsubishi Motors in the Kingdom of Bahrain, announced the introduction of a new integrated in-car experience developed in collaboration with Yamaha Corporation, marking a strategic step toward redefining the driving experience by combining advanced Japanese automotive engineering with world-class audio expertise.

Yamaha Corporation has commercial and technical partners like ScreenBeam, Yealink and Lumens ProAV.

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