7 Yamaha Guitars That DESTROY a $3,000 Martin (Only Luthiers Know)

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  @suestaley844 · 4 days ago

  Just got a new FG 830. Very pleased so far.

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  @beableish · 1 day ago (edited)

  Yamaha LL series feel and play better for me then several Martin I played.

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  @leoscomputerandguitarrevie978 · 1 day ago (edited)

  The FG800 series is no slouch of a guitar. I had a FG840 for 7 years, and was the guitar I played to learn how to play guitar. When the Solid top begins to open up, it starts to sound like a vintage instrument. I played a FG 75, the action was so high you couldnt play past the 5th fret, but it vibrated so hard i thought it was gonna fall apart. After these FG guitars age, they will have a sound that will compete with higher end guitars.<br><br>I would love to own a LL16 someday. Ive thought about the LL6, but it will depend

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  @voobtoob · 2 days ago

  I still have my FG140 from the early &apos;70s...

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  @mickheenan · 4 days ago (edited)

  FG400 1986. Bought new and still sits next to my chair in the living room 40 years later. The fret wear at the cowboy chords must be 1/8th of an inch deep.

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  @NaughtyAutie787 · 1 day ago

  I have the FG9R and the LS16 ARE they are both unbelievable guitars. Like astonishingly good.<br><br>I wanted a Gibson or Martin so bad but after many many weeks researching, the perfectionist in me made it a no brainer.

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  @dosty3 · 4 days ago

  Thanks for the info AI guy

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  @Kmn55650 · 2 days ago

  I bought an FG-5 in 2019. Lovely guitar. Awesome low end sustain compared to so many others I&apos;ve played. A very smooth all round sound I find.

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  @smedleybutler8787 · 2 days ago (edited)

  I had an f g 160 i think it was from sixty eight or sixty nine. I had the privilege to learn on that guitar. It was the easiest guitar I ever played easier to play than electric guitars. And anytime I played with someone regardless of what kind of guitar they had , they always wanted to play that guitar. &nbsp;The action always stayed the same regardless of the string size. I miss her and look for her sometimes online.

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  @brianhase · 2 days ago (edited)

  Not sure what guitar techs will read this, but I inherited a 1968 FG-180 and it plays perfectly clean… with the nut slot clearance at the 1st fret (capo 3) being .004” and the neck relief (capo 1 + 13) being 003”… 58 years later. JFC I don’t know how they got tolerances like that to play without fret buzz. I sure as hell can’t do that with any other guitar I own. Much respect, Nippon Gakki.

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  @arnelmediran4191 · 2 days ago

  Yamaha FG-180 leftie, red label, second owner. I had it for more than 35 years and still palys well.

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  @josephohare8702 · 3 days ago

  I have a Yamah FG 335 I bought new in 1977. I played it all the time for the first 2 years. Then as John lennon said &quot; life is what happens while you are making other plans &quot;. I&apos;m now retired and have all the time I need to go at it again. So after around 50 years in it&apos;s case it&apos;s out and it still looks brand new other than the top has darkened nicely. When I get back to where I was I will get an FG 830, but the 335 will stay with me.