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taylormade Member Posts: 92 From: melbourne fl. u.s.a. Registered: Jul 2005 |
posted 06-29-2006 20:41
   
anyone had any personal experience with a yamaha fg-75. from what i've heard they're supposed to be a pretty hot little guitar. 3/4 size but sturdy and rumored to have good tone. anyone had or played one. looking for feedback from bonafide guitar pickers! IP: Logged |
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guitarnowski Member Posts: 235 From: Near the Big Bend of the Illinois River Registered: May 2005 |
posted 06-29-2006 21:07
wow... I have one. My first acoustic. Who would have guessed anybody would ever ask? I bought it...shit, 30 years ago? Sturdy? oh yeah. Been to many a multi-day camp-out folk fest and other bang-around type of happenings. Beat to crap, but still chugging along. tone? well, it tends to lack low-end and low-end definition. To my ears it's kind of cardboard-y. But what did I want for $90? I seem to recall a pretty useable action too, but it kind of languished for years due to my lack of acoustic a) chops b) gigs. (used to be much more of a full-time electro-head) I'm putting it back to regular (non-lap) set up for a camping trip next weekend, and I'll let you know if I've changed my mind about the tone. Or how it performs as an oar for my kayak! lol.... [This message has been edited by guitarnowski (edited 06-29-2006).] [This message has been edited by guitarnowski (edited 06-29-2006).] IP: Logged |
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taylormade Member Posts: 92 From: melbourne fl. u.s.a. Registered: Jul 2005 |
posted 06-29-2006 21:19
guitarnowski, one more question, was your's made in china or japan. i've been hearing about this red label thing and different quality etc. just trying to figure it out. IP: Logged |
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MarkSearcy Member Posts: 48 From: Texas Registered: Jul 2005 |
posted 06-30-2006 04:26
I recently got into the early Yamaha thing. The red label or white label Nippon Gakki's are very nice. I pickedup a FG-150 which was modeled off of the Martin 000-18 and also an FG-230 12 string. They sound really, really good especially for the money. The only issue is most of the necks are fairly narrow and does not contain a lot of space for fingerstyle. Mark IP: Logged |
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guitarnowski Member Posts: 235 From: Near the Big Bend of the Illinois River Registered: May 2005 |
posted 06-30-2006 04:38
It's "Republic of China; Made in Taiwan." I think the label was white, originally, or maybe cream colored. It's definitely yellowed with age. IP: Logged |
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1four5 Member Posts: 202 From: Kansas USA Registered: Apr 2005 |
posted 06-30-2006 12:07
I've owned 3 of them now, and always looking for the next one, they are the worlds best beaters. I got mine for @ $20-$40 from Goodwill, and played them to death until I crossed paths with someone who showed interest, and then I just hand them the guitar. Two of them see weekly action in church praise bands, and one is on a youth camping trip currently. Our lead guitarist also has one in his locker at work, and uses it for practice every day. There is a pretty nice one in one of our local music stores with a price of $179 on it. Loud little tanks, and the next time I come across one, I'll buy it if the price is right. I've seen em go as high as $150 on internet auction sites. So far I've had one red lable and two grey lables, and I really couldn't tell a difference. IP: Logged |
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taylormade Member Posts: 92 From: melbourne fl. u.s.a. Registered: Jul 2005 |
posted 06-30-2006 16:03
well, due to a financial crisis this past year i had to sell all my guitars, and i had some nice ones. have to start over and need something to pick on or i'm gonna go nuts. ran across this yamaha fg-75 for 130.00 and thats as low as he'll go, so i think i'm gonna pull the trigger. funds are still tight and i have to do something. just needed some feedback to help with the decision. its not the best deal, but i'm not getting takin to the cleaners either. i need a guitar! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/retrobob/MVC-016F.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/retrobob/MVC-017F.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/retrobob/MVC-018F.jpg IP: Logged |
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eskimo Member Posts: 1950 From: Ferndale, MI USA Registered: Feb 2004 |
posted 06-30-2006 16:23
I got 5 guitars this past year (but that's it - it's over...) but the one that gets played the most is a late 60's/Early 70's FG-300. Nippon Gakki red label and Brazilian ply on the back ! Whoo hoo ! It's got that dead Stones acoustic guitar thing because it's a direct copy of the awful Hummingbirds and Doves w/ the tune-a-matics. I love this guitar. [This message has been edited by eskimo (edited 06-30-2006).] IP: Logged |
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guitarnowski Member Posts: 235 From: Near the Big Bend of the Illinois River Registered: May 2005 |
posted 06-30-2006 16:48
taylormade...go for it. That's a decent price, and it's playable as hell. I may have neglected to mention that... IP: Logged |
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taylormade Member Posts: 92 From: melbourne fl. u.s.a. Registered: Jul 2005 |
posted 07-01-2006 10:19
i went ahead and pulled the trigger. do you know what the actual width is at the nut? is it 1 11/16? doesn't matter now, i'm stuck with it for a while, but just curious. IP: Logged |
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guitarnowski Member Posts: 235 From: Near the Big Bend of the Illinois River Registered: May 2005 |
posted 07-01-2006 12:18
yep, 1 11/16. have fun! IP: Logged |
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