Tag: Yamaha

Guitar Review: Yamaha’s FGX3 Is a Modern Folk Workhorse Inspired by 1960s Classics

The guitar has a soft, warm tone that works great for fingerpicked chord patterns and breezy strumming. When strumming chords with a pick, I found it definitely sounds best to approach the FGX3 with a more delicate touch—a thinner pick and a soft strum can go a long way—while heavy-handed strumming and picking tend to get harsh. Approached with a light to medium touch, chords sound rich while maintaining a clarity that allows individual notes to shine.

Nick Millevoi
February 14, 2021

Hear Mimi Fox Play Luis Bonfá’s ‘Gentle Rain’ on Our Custom Yamaha CPX15N

This custom 2000 Yamaha CPX15N is from Acoustic Guitar magazine’s 10th Anniversary Collection. In celebration of our 30th anniversary in 2020, we’re putting our collection up for auction from April 20 through May 10, giving you the opportunity to bid on a piece of guitar history and support guitar education…

Acoustic Guitar Editors
March 23, 2020

Yamaha Introduces NX Nylon String Acoustic Guitar Series at NAMM 2020

Shannon with Yamaha showed us the new nylon string NX series at NAMM 2020. There are six guitars broken down into two groups of three: the NTX and NCX lines. The NTX is named for its a thinner body depth, which has a slimmer neck to go along with it.…

Acoustic Guitar Editors
January 31, 2020

Review: Yamaha CG-TA TransAcoustic Nylon-String Guitar

Yamaha's CG-TA TransAcoustic guitar is the company's first nylon-stringed model in its popular TransAcoustic lineup of guitars, which include built-in effects.

Ron Jackson
December 18, 2019

Gear Review: Yamaha CSF-TA

Few musical pleasures compare to playing well-made small guitars. They’re comfortable. They resonate easily. They reward a subtle touch in ways few of their big siblings can match.

Emile Menasché
August 29, 2019

Yamaha Unveils New TransAcoustic Models at Winter NAMM 2019

In this video from the 2019 Winter NAMM Show, Yamaha product specialist Andy Winston shows the company’s new parlor-sized and nylon-string TransAcoustic series guitars. Check out more 2019 Winter NAMM coverage.

Acoustic Guitar Editors
February 21, 2019

Win a Yamaha LS-TA VT!

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED There’s nothing so inspiring as playing guitar in a great sounding room – it makes you play better, longer and with more creativity. The Yamaha TransAcoustic guitar recreates that incredible experience without needing any external amplification or effects, just the guitar itself. It’s the most inspiring,…

Sponsored Story
September 18, 2018

Yamaha CSF3M (left) and FG-TA acoustic guitars side by side

Gear Review: Yamaha CSF3M and FG-TA Acoustics

The all-solid-wood CSF3M boasts scalloped bracing for enhanced tone, projection, and loudness; the TransAcoustic-equipped FG-TA dreadnought responds well to fingerpicking and flatpicking in standard and open tunings

Adam Perlmutter
May 18, 2018

Preview the TransAcoustic Series from Yamaha at Winter NAMM 2018

In this video from Winter NAMM 2018, Yamaha shows off their new TransAcoustic Series, featuring the FG820. New technology, which allows for chorus and reverb regulation, makes playing in different environments easier to control without sacrificing sound. Retails at $599. See more of the latest from Yamaha on their website.

Acoustic Guitar Editors
January 26, 2018

Gear Review: Yamaha AC5R and LJ16BC Billy Corgan

This pair of guitars show what Yamaha is excelling at: well-built, attractive six-strings at prices that might send other makers scrambling to match.

Adam Perlmutter and Greg Olwell
December 18, 2017

New Gear: Yamaha Billy Corgan Signature Guitar and D’Addario Care and Maintenance Kits

Yamaha and Corgan have teamed up to release a new limited-edition signature guitar, the Yamaha LJ16BC Billy Corgan Signature Model Jumbo Acoustic Guitar.

Greg Olwell
October 31, 2017

Win This Yamaha A-Series Guitar!

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. Designed to be the ideal performance acoustic guitar, the Yamaha A-Series is crafted from the ground up to be perfectly suited to life on the road. With natural, dynamic plugged-in tone and stage-ready simplicity from the new SRT2 pickup system it’s ready when and where ever…

Sponsored Story
September 15, 2017

Yamaha Introduces New Billy Corgan Signature Jumbo at Summer NAMM 2017: Video

By Whitney Phaneuf At Summer NAMM 2017, Yamaha introduced its new limited edition LJ16BC Billy Corgan Signature Model Jumbo, one of the company’s new LJ acoustic guitars. It was designed in collaboration with the Smashing Pumpkins frontman and features a solid Engelmann spruce top treated with the company’s A.R.E. (Acoustic Resonance Enhancement) technique, which they…

Acoustic Guitar Editors
July 24, 2017

Check Out Yamaha’s Updated A-Series Guitars at Winter NAMM 2017

After meeting with guitar players, professional artists, and producers, Yamaha has refined its A-series line of guitars to create a “professional-level instrument for everyone.” Updates include: endpin battery boxes, scalloped bracing, and ARE-aged top wood. Watch above as Dennis Webster of Yamaha walk us through the new A-series; A1, A3, and the…

Acoustic Guitar Editors
January 30, 2017

Closeup of Yamaha TransAcoustic dreadnought guitar.

Gear Review: Yamaha TransAcoustic Guitar Offers Innovative Built-In Effects [VIDEO]

Though the actuator is the main selling point of the LL-TA, the instrument is a nicely made guitar by any yardstick, built entirely from solid woods.

Adam Perlmutter
October 14, 2016

WIN THIS YAMAHA LL-TA!

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED Our lucky winner was Jack R. of Beverly Hills, MI! ENTER NOW:

Sponsored Story
September 15, 2016

SUMMER NAMM 2016: Yamaha Showcases Award-Winning TransAcoustic Guitar

At Summer NAMM 2016, in Nashville, held in late June, Yamaha Guitars showcased its new TransAcoustic model, a high-tech acoustic guitar for home or performance. The groundbreaking ransAcoustic guitar was named “Best in Show” by a panel of industry experts at the annual music products trade event. The guitar features…

Acoustic Guitar Editors
June 24, 2016

REVIEW: 5 New Nylon-String Guitars for Any Budget and Every Style

Five new nylon-string guitar models at several price points that together deliver the something-for-everyone promise.

Greg Cahill
June 6, 2016

Yamaha Guitars Introduces Revamped 800 Series

At Winter NAMM 2016, Yamaha Guitars introduced a handful of new acoustic models. Andy Winston shows us the revamped Yamaha 800 series, complete with a new scalloped-bracing pattern, the FG180, which was designed for the 50th anniversary of Guitars in America, and its latest Silent Guitar Series, with models available in both steel-…

Acoustic Guitar Editors
January 29, 2016

Review: Yamaha’s LS16 ARE Packs a Lot of Value Under it’s Torrefied Top

The small-bodied LS16 likely owes its fine sound to Yamaha’s Acoustic Resonance Enhancement (ARE) technology, a form of torrefaction that brings a warmer, darker tone color.

Acoustic Guitar Editors
November 11, 2014

Review: Yamaha THR5A Amp is an Offstage Amp with Impressive Tone and Effects

With battery or external power options, powerful software effects, and a small footprint, this amp has a lot of potential for home practice sessions, in the studio, or even for a house concert or quiet gig.

Doug Young
September 19, 2013

Review: Yamaha LS6 Acoustic Has a Bright Voice with Great Presence

For many years, especially in the 1970s and ’80s, Yamaha was virtually synonymous with inexpensive, good quality flattop guitars, and the LS6 lives up to this reputation.

Teja Gerken
February 18, 2013

Yamaha A3R Review

One of the noteworthy aspects of the A3R is its playability. Our review guitar arrived strung with light-gauge strings that feel as close to the ebony fingerboard as the strings do on a typical electric guitar. I found the mahogany neck to be very playable in all positions and it was easy to bend strings.

Mike Levine and Teja Gerken
January 1, 2013