Yamaha FGX730SC Solid Top Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural

This guitar has an "organic" feel and sound to it. I had originally looked at another brand in the 400-7-- range, but after playing this solid top "mid-jumbo" body instrument, I realized that this was not only a "keeper", but a "gigging workhorse." I set it up and put on lighter (.010" gauge strings, and the tonal balance is outstanding. The action "fits your hand" really well, I have medium hands, but no problem accessing long stretches or high notes on this very, very nice neck. I have the black finish, although I really prefer natural. I will not ever get rid of this instrument and for what I paid, I would do it all over again. I have owned and played this for over 3 years. The tone is getting really deep and warm...

The guitar appears well made and sounds nice, however, the action is so high, that even if I were to sand down ALL of the saddle, so that the strings were as low as they could possibly go, the action would STILL be high for an acoustic. The truss rod is functional and works well, but the action is so high that the arc of the neck is meaningless. The one I tried in store was laughably high, and because of the rave reviews online, I assumed it was a manufacturing defect. The one they sent me is just as bad. The Takamine I played of the same price had a very low action for an acoustic and was very comfortable. This one is going back to the store, may get the Takamine. Soooo dissapointed! For reference, the strings are over 1/8" off the board at the 12th fret and the bridge only offers about 2mm of adjustment.

Title says most of it - I tried a ton of different guitars in at least four different stores, and the $500 FGX730SC had better acoustic tone than anything else priced under $1000. In fact I had to go up above $1500 before I started to hear comparably good tone from other brands. Plugged in, the FGX730SC's tone is still excellent, though not quite as beautiful as the acoustic sound. I play it through an Acoustic AG-30 guitar amp. The Yamaha's built-in tuner is very convenient, the neck feels superb, the nut was perfectly cut for easy playability at the low frets. I removed and sanded the saddle to lower the action at the other end of the strings, and also switched to extra light (.010) strings for effortless playability. The only slight criticism I have of this guitar is that it is not particularly loud (unplugged). If you don't need maximum acoustic volume, check this out - it's a really good guitar.

My first guitar was my mothers 30+ year old Ventura. I played it for over two years and it's starting to sound almost as if the bridge is coming loose. We are going to bring it somewhere to see if it's worth fixing.. but that's not the point. I've been going crazy not having my own guitar! So I went into Guitar Center 15 days ago and tried a bunch of guitars and I loved the way this one sounded and looked, too. I put it on layaway and picked it up today and I haven't been able to put it down. It's a beautiful guitar and sounds amazing. I posted a picture of its backside because there are no other pictures of it. Not sure if it will make it up but I think it's an important thing to know if you are interested in buying something that looks... spiffy and expensive, and for such a reasonable price! This is a wonderful buy. I recommend it 100%.

Okay, so I have been a Martin owner for quite some time I own three... A vintage D-28, an O-45 and a D-16GT. My D-16 has been my knock around for gigs and travel. Although I love to play all of them, I love to keep them in good condition even more, so six months ago I decided to go on the hunt for a good "knock around guitar" that wouldn't hurt my wallet but could stand up to the sound and playability of the Martin. I went to several stores around town to start the search but found that I had been spoiled by what I'm used to playing. I played several Takamines to much disappointment as they proved to have a lot of dead spots and seemingly bad intonation. I finally made it to my local Guitar Center and proceeded to play every acoustic guitar in the store. I was starting to lean towards a Breedlove of the same price and was asked to give the Yamaha a try by the clerk who had done some gigging with the same guitar. Much to my surprise as I started to play I found that I loved the tone, it has a very warm resonance that comes through plugged in or unplugged. Right out of the gate I found the action to be spot on (although I think I just lucked out). Overall I have no complaints this is a great gigging guitar, the electronics although cheaper than my Fishman, are very solid. I am also surprised to report that I have a lot of fun with this guitar because of the $1,000 sound at half the price. I have gigged with it now for 6 months and other than getting it set up 2 months into owning it, I have nothing but good things to say about this guitar. You CANNOT beat the quality for the price here, so if you're on the fence, just buy it.

Well, "good" is an understatement simply because this guitar is simply remarkable, very elegant, classy and very solid. The look and feel is outstanding. Dude, this is rosewood back, sides, fretboard, bridge with solid sitka spruce on top with binding; wake up this is unbeatable !!! The tonal quality is excellent, fret spacing is superb, design is impeccable what other adjectives for me to say just to convince you? Go to Guitar Center before they change their mind and bring it back to $800s. I highly recommend this to everyone. If still in doubt, just compare all the guitars available there ranging $300-$500. I can honestly say that this is superior and can beat anything in its class....handsdown.