Yamaha 12 String FG720S-12 Guitar Demo

Yamaha 12 String FG720S-12 Guitar Demo

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• Yamaha
• 12
• String
• FG720S-12
• Guitar
• Demo

[stupidfriends4]

it's not laminated at the sides and the back, it's mahogany -.-

[studio1087]

@stupidfriends4

The top is solid spruce and the back and sides are a mahogany veneer.....they are laminated. Google the model number and you'll see the verbiage "SOLID Spruce Top and Mahogany back & sides" When they don't say SOLID it's not solid wood. 100% solid wood guitars like a Martin 15 series or Taylor 300 series start at about $1000. The least expensive 100% solid Yamaha is the LL16 (Luxury Series) at $749 USD cash. Google models and read the wording. It can be confusing. Peace.

[retroclipps]

I have this guitar.. You really won't find anything comparable in this price range.

Great sound, well made and really nicely finished with detailing you only see on guitars costing hundreds more. Stays in tune.. the intonation is perfect and the action is just right. No buzzing. No dead spots.

[studio1087]

@retroclipps - I'm so happy with it....Thanks for watching.

[Isaiah4031NKJV]

I've gone on record in several reviews I've written as saying this is the best 12-string I've ever played in the under $500 range. The lower bout is a bit larger than the "standard" dreadnought size, making it somewhere between a dread and a jumbo in it's body size. I think it helps to give it a bit more bottom end--at least to my ears.

[studio1087]

@Isaiah4031NKJV

I sold a Martin D12X1 and bought the Yamaha........Iike the $329 Yamaha more than the $600 Martin. Yamaha owns the "under $500" market. I just bought my 14 year old an FG700S. What a great guitar for $199.

Yamaha is a great company.

[Isaiah4031NKJV]

@retroclipps I agree. This is hands-down the best 12-string in the world in the under $500 price range. The only 12-string I've ever played in that price range which sounded as good was a Conn F-2712 I owned about 35 years ago. The only other 12-string I've found which sounds as good is the Guild line and the least expensive one of those costs 4 times as much as the Yamaha.

[Isaiah4031NKJV]

@studio1087 And it's not without reason that their guitars dominate in the under $500 price range--simply put, they are the best in that price range. BTW, if you decide to put a pickup in it, avoid Mighty Mite. They are not a good pick-up. Go for either a Baggs I-Beam or a Fishman Matrix Infinity.

[studio1087]

@RubenvonZwack

You're Welcome!

[RubenvonZwack]

Thanks for this review, very helpful!