• I Can't Believe I Love A Yamaha

  
  As reviewed by rubrsoul29 on 12/6/2010

  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.

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• Great buy.

  
  As reviewed by Ed M. on 10/3/2010

  Like most, I played them all and chose the Yamaha. The neck is very user friendly, The way it sits is solid (won't feel like your fighting to keep it on your leg), The sound is Great plugged in or not. If your looking through the Guitar center give this one a try. I purchased this guitar 3 years and hasn't let me down. It is a guitar that you'll have to keep even after moving up to a more expensive one. Recommend 5 stars.

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• Best tone under $1000

  
  As reviewed by Argyle on 2/11/2011

  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.

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