Yamaha L-Series: Any comments about high-end Yamaha guitars?
Question: Here in Germany my local Guitar Dealer showed me a Yamaha LJ36 guitar and I was really impressed about the sound and quality of this thing (Yamaha handcrafted series) -- but also about the price: about 2.800 U$. I was looking around for a Martin, Taylor or Lakewood guitar (a bread-and ...
- Amps for an Acoustic/Electric Guitar
Question: Any recommendations for an inexpensive amp for my Yamaha acoustic/electric guitar? It has a single bar sensor (piezo type) pickup. Answer: If you want specific advice on models and features that will work well for you, we'll need to know a little bit about how you're going to use it. ...
tagged: - Question for UK guitar connoisseurs/experts
Question: I currentlly own two guitars: A Yamaha FG-411 A Fender DG-4 Of the above, I love the slim neck on the Fender, while the sound of the Yammy is very slightly nicer, I think. I think the Yamaha was about £150 new and the Fender about £100. I like them both, but I have a feeling there mu ...
tagged: - Nippon Gakki Red Label Yamaha FG Guitar questions
Question: I have an old FG 150 that sounds as good as my Santa Cruz PW/OM. I love it because it has been really bashed up and looks like hell. (I'm fussier with the Santa Cruz so in a way it isn't as much fun). Problem is the FG 150 needs a neck reset and my repairman thinks I'd be crazy to do ...
tagged: - I have an early 70s Yamaha FG-160 that's sounds great, but needs a neck reset. Has anyone else shelled out $500+ to do this to a $150 guitar?
Question: I have an early 70s Yamaha FG-160 that's sounds great, but needs a neck reset. Has anyone else shelled out $500+ to do this to a $150 guitar? Or should I just put the $ toward something new, which will sound as good as the Yamaha over time? I can spend about $1200, including the res ...
tagged: Guitar Yamaha Fg 160- old yamaha tops??
Question:My question is do the yamaha fg red label guitar have soild tops or plywood tops? Do they vary by model and/or were some models made with both soild and plywood tops? I know this is not really a jazz guitar question but I am interested in old yamaha FG red label guitars. I know so of y ...
tagged: Guitar Old Yamaha- left handed beginner
Question: My 14 year old son has decided he wants to play guitar. A guitar is his only item on the Christmas wish list. I'd like to buy him an electric guitar to get started and it sounds like the Yamaha Pacifica 112 is a good choice. One problem we have is that he is left handed. I'm completel ...
tagged: Guitar Handed Left Yamaha- Nippon Gakki Red Label Yamaha FG Guitar questions
Question: I have an old FG 150 that sounds as good as my Santa Cruz PW/OM. I love it because it has been really bashed up and looks like hell. (I'm fussier with the Santa Cruz so in a way it isn't as much fun). Problem is the FG 150 needs a neck reset and my repairman thinks I'd be crazy to do ...
tagged: Fg Guitar Yamaha- Cordoba c5 guitar
Question: Does anyone have inputs to cordoba guitars, specifically the C5 classical guitar. it was selling for $200 at guitar center (retails for $350??) . i was wondering why it was selling for such a low price. it sounded ok to me, but was wondering whether this is a discontinued line of cord ...
tagged: F75 Guitar Yamaha- student 1st guitar yamaha or alverez?
Question: I have no confidence that I will 'take' to classical guitar. My teacher suggested that I get a bottom of the line Yamaha guitar. I have found a vendor selling an Alverez RC10 for a nice price. Opinions? Answer: I cannot speak to the quality of the Alverez RC10. I do own a Yamaha CG-17 ...
tagged: Cg Guitar Yamaha- Info on Yamaha APX-8S ?
Question:Does anyone have any information on Yamaha guitar APX-8S I have just bought one second hand and I am trying to find out more about it, and any instructions re the electrics. I can only seem to find info on APX6, APX-8a etc., but not APX-8 with the S suffix. What is the significance of ...
tagged: Apx Yamaha Guitar- Choosing Guitar Dilemma
Question: I have picked up acoustic a few months ago and learned some basics on it. Having played my friend's electric a while back I am absolutely dying to get one myself. Asking around, people have different opinions. Some said to save up the cash and get a US Fender, others said that a Squir ...
tagged: A2 Electric Guitar Rgx Yamaha- Recommended action for a nylon stringed classical guitar?
Question: I've been asked to put on the strings on an old classical guitar. Problem is that the original Nut and Saddle fell off. So I went off to buy the strings and replacement nut and saddle. If I use the new nut and saddle as it is, the action is too high. So I'll need to saw the nut and fi ...
tagged: 55 G Guitar Yamaha- Nippon Gakki Red Label Yamaha FG Guitar questions
Question: I have an old FG 150 that sounds as good as my Santa Cruz PW/OM. I love it because it has been really bashed up and looks like hell. (I'm fussier with the Santa Cruz so in a way it isn't as much fun). Problem is the FG 150 needs a neck reset and my repairman thinks I'd be crazy to do ...
tagged: 180 Fg Guitar Yamaha- Yamaha AEX 1500!
Question: I just received one on Wednesday, that I purchased on e-bay, and I'm just starting to play it and work with strings, set-up and equalization. Theoretically, with the combination of mag and piezo pickups, it should be the perfect fingerstyle guitar for me. If that turns out to be so, r ...
tagged: 1500 Aex Guitar Yamaha
