Open Box Yamaha FG-TA TransAcoustic Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar Level 1 Vintage Tint

With this purchase, I now have three Yamahas in my collection. Certainly not because of their price alone, but for the quality you receive for it. It continues to amaze me; the sound, the action (ease in playing), the quality you receive for the price! I'm comparing to my Taylor 314 and 414, my Martin D18 and my Rainsong, and these Yamahas aren't as good, of course, but they cost two and three times less! Are my Taylor's, my Matin and my Rainsong two and three times better? Simply, no! I'm normally of the mind that: "You get what you pay for." Not my experience with Yamaha. These are my gig guitars, my work horses, and I trust them to make me sound good and they deliver. This one is unique, the Transacoustic is really cool with the reverb and the chorus, but it has the feel, the playability and the sound of a much more expensive guitar. Not sure what else to say about it; just actually bought it yesterday, but had been playing it regularly during my regular Guitar Center visits. Finally got my wife to buy into the old saying: "You can never have too many guitars." =)

With this purchase, I now have three Yamahas in my collection. Certainly not because of their price alone, but for the quality you receive for it. It continues to amaze me; the sound, the action (ease in playing), the quality you receive for the price! I'm comparing to my Taylor 314 and 414, my Martin D18 and my Rainsong, and these Yamahas aren't as good, of course, but they cost two and three times less! Are my Taylor's, my Matin and my Rainsong two and three times better? Simply, no! I'm normally of the mind that: "You get what you pay for." Not my experience with Yamaha. These are my gig guitars, my work horses, and I trust them to make me sound good and they deliver. This one is unique, the Transacoustic is really cool with the reverb and the chorus, but it has the feel, the playability and the sound of a much more expensive guitar. Not sure what else to say about it; just actually bought it yesterday, but had been playing it regularly during my regular Guitar Center visits. Finally got my wife to buy into the old saying: "You can never have too many guitars." =)

Sounds outstanding

Can't stop playing the guitar, love the effects that I can add while playing by myself but it hasn't lessened my ability to play with a full band at my church so stoked!

This guitar sounds so good. I tried all of the acoustics available between $200-$2000 and this one sounded the best. Then I turned on the Chorus and Hall Reverb. This makes everything sound so unique. If I would have known about this guitar when it first came out I would have bought it. I recommend everyone at least try it.

When I first came into Guitar Center, I had my Martin blinders on and rushed to purchase one of the few solid-wood Martin's in my price range, the GPC-X2e. The Martin sounded good, but was really bright, almost a little too much, and I had noticed that there wasn't much depth to the tone. After about 2 weeks of fiddling around with it, I came to realize that it just didn't have the low end sound that I was looking for. I was looking to replace the Ibanez I had been playing for the last 15 years that had worn down so much, and this was the first guitar I purchased with my own money. I tested out a Taylor 214ce, which was very similar to the Martin in terms of brightness but lacked that deep rich tone I was looking for. Another guitar that came very highly recommended was the Alvarez MD610e. It definitely had more depth that the Martin and Taylor, it was very close but the Yamaha sounded just a LITTLE bit better than the Alvarez, and after playing it for a few weeks I am so happy with the decision I made. Long story short, don't assume every guitar from a master brand is going to be the best option. You need to go in, test them out, and get a feel for what sounds best for your needs!