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Yamaha FG-180-1

Other Steel String Guitar from Yamaha belonging to the FG series

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Published on 06/07/08 at 03:39
Yamaha FG-180 "Red Label". Years of production: from 1968 to mid-70s.
Mine is "Made in Taiwan", apparently some have t produced in Japan (Nippon Gakki mention).
The Owner 'prcdant said she in 1973, Yamaha Global Support for APRS me just confirm the serial number that my copy was produced from 1972 t and 1974.

Mcaniques the original agreement are good, they are strong.

In APRS the Yamaha website, the following wood utiliss:
Top: Spruce
Back / Sides: Tigathis
Neck / Fingerboard: Nato / Indian Rosewood

UTILIZATION

Channel trs round but enjoyable enough. Action fairly low, but no frieze.
CHAC is more acute in that way, but the classical guitar without the cutaway.

It is trslgre, the fund is not too big (smaller than a jumbo lgrement)

Mine is up in tie medium, or John Pearse Strings Adamas, the direct sound!

SOUNDS

Used for pop / folk picking.
I love the sound, trs ample, well equilibrated Dfine. The volume is REALLY impressive for a guitar of this price! I redcouvre the pleasure of playing acoustic! If you play the fingers (with or without nails) is nickel. At the mediator, it is almost too strong

FYI, the late Elliott Smith's bouncing around everywhere, on scne or in the studio, and its volume apprciait precisely because he played mainly in fingers, and as he was biting his nails, needed a guitar sound ...

In short, a guitar adj over 30 years, and looks set to double the bet!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 15 days (190 euro bought on eBay). In 1968, she was worth $ 130!

I have several guitars jou folk medium / low end before (Vantage, Cort ...), it is trs well above the level of his lot. I can not compare a Martin, Taylor or Gibson J45, I never jou but I read some comments in forums that make me think that she did not blush at the comparison, especially with these guitars over 2000 euros! ;)

I am happy to report trs qualitprix, and I would do srement this choice, as adj knowing that through 30 years without weakening, we can say that it's a scratching sound! and then what a sound!

Edit June 2008: a two years now I have, and I'm still happy. I keep track ads on eBay, the hill has a tendency to fly away, sometimes even for instruments in a sorry state.