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Yamaha FG830 vs Yamaha FG840

    Yamaha FG830 Acoustic Guitar
    Yamaha FG830
      Yamaha FG840 Acoustic Guitar
      Yamaha FG840
      Available colors
      User rating
      98
      3.5 out of 5
      98 user ratings
      5 stars
      		22 %
      4 stars
      		28 %
      3 stars
      		27 %
      2 stars
      		19 %
      1 stars
      		2 %
      51
      3.8 out of 5
      51 user ratings
      5 stars
      		29 %
      4 stars
      		33 %
      3 stars
      		25 %
      2 stars
      		9 %
      1 stars
      		1 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      General

      Yamaha FG830Yamaha FG830
      Yamaha FG840Yamaha FG840
      Number of frets2120
      Number of strings66
      Right / left-handedRightRight

      Design

      Yamaha FG830Yamaha FG830
      Yamaha FG840Yamaha FG840
      Colour of product
      • Brown
      • Red
      • Wood
      • Brown
      		Wood
      Cutawaynono
      Pickguardyesyes

      Dimensions

      Yamaha FG830Yamaha FG830
      Yamaha FG840Yamaha FG840
      SizeDreadnoughtDreadnought

      Materials

      Yamaha FG830Yamaha FG830
      Yamaha FG840Yamaha FG840
      Kind of wood (back)RosewoodMaple
      Kind of wood (fingerboard)RosewoodRosewood
      Kind of wood (neck)NatoNato
      Kind of wood (sides)RosewoodMaple
      Kind of wood (top)SpruceSpruce
      Type of stringsSteelSteel

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

              Yamaha FG830 vs Yamaha FG840 - User Opinions

              • keelyz
                almost 2 years ago
                Everything on the FG840 is the same as FG830. It has a solid spruce top, cream bindings, and an Abalone, black, and white soundhole inlay. The difference in this model is the flamed maple back and sides.Apr 30, 2019
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