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Yamaha FG800

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3.6 out of 5
156 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
19 %
3 stars
32 %
2 stars
16 %
1 stars
1 %
Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • These units are quite decent
  • mellower
  • warmer

Cons

  • the strings that come on the guitar are a little bit off
  • it is fairly susceptible to wear and tear
  • it was very vulnerable to cracking

Key specs

  • 20
  • 6
  • Right
  • no
  • Fire/sunburst, Wood
  • yes
  • no
  • Steel

Yamaha FG800 - Pros & Cons

Yamaha FG800

Pros

  • These units are quite decent
  • mellower
  • warmer
  • deeper
  • brighter
  • and more well-balanced
  • well built and insanely affordable
  • really well made
  • quite handy and fairly light in its weight
  • it also stays in tune perfectly
  • fast playing and comfortable

Cons

  • the strings that come on the guitar are a little bit off
  • it is fairly susceptible to wear and tear
  • it was very vulnerable to cracking
  • They are not made to be smashed up
  • the body was very susceptible to scratches
  • dreadnought body shape to be just a little too bulky
  • playing something cheap
  • it ditched the conventional bracing of the guitar body
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  • Yamaha will have to use inexpensive materials
  • The sound is never too booming nor too bright

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Yamaha FG800 - Full Specifications

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General
Number of frets20
Number of strings6
Right / left-handedRight
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Dimensions
Neck width1.69 in
Scale length25.59 in
SizeDreadnought
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Materials
Kind of wood (back)Nato
Kind of wood (fingerboard)Rosewood
Kind of wood (neck)Nato
Kind of wood (sides)Nato
Kind of wood (top)Spruce
Type of stringsSteel
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Sand
  • Wood
Cutawayno
Pattern
  • Fire/sunburst
  • Wood
Pickguardyes
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Features
Built-in pickupno

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Yamaha FG800 Yamaha - Editorial Reviews (1)

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