Would be nice to see you do a side-by-side comparison of a FG-9 and a LL56

This is the first time that the sound coming out from a guitar recorded on YT impress me for real....

Already had an LL16, so I went for the smaller (and less costly) FSX5. Such great value with Yamaha!

just WOW! Yamaha is really stepping it up! thanks for this info!

@JPCormier

2 ай бұрын

It really is!

@andysut79

2 ай бұрын

I have been eagerly awaiting this video and it didn’t disappoint! Thanks John!

@user-nq9ys8pz7n

2 ай бұрын

Nice axe.

Yaaaaaaaay! I love that you reviewed this guitar. Im a big yamaha fan and this guitar looks so amazing. I hope I get to try it out some day. Yamaha should know I bought an LL16 because of your review. Gave me the confidence to be ok with paying less for a guitar that sounds better than a $3k Martin.

@martifingers

Ай бұрын

I did just the same. But then I bought an Aston mic too!

Stunning playing thank you, sounds amazing

Look at JP, smiling like a kid with a new pair of skates ❤, absolutely amazing Yamerhammer!

JP's enthusiasm is so infectious LOL!. I am about to pull the trigger on a Yairi DYM60 because of that cool Honduran mahogany wood storage background story. Now he comes out with this review!

Thanks for this JP i have been waiting on this video! Got me an FG9M ♥️🇮🇪

Finally it's here. Been waiting for this review.

It is beautiful JP! The guys at all of the best acoustic dealerships are in love with it. Thanks, JP.

Wow! stunning guitar, brilliantly played. Great review.....

Just found this channel, and OMG, the sound and tone coming out of that Yamaha is absolutely beautiful! You sir ate also a great picker and really get the most out of it. The grain on the top of it is amazing, (so widely spaced) no wonder it sounds as great as it does. Now I want one!

Even the basic entry 230 USD Yamaha's are pretty damn good.... Yamaha does make great products . their Piano's are top notch too

It's been a while. Thank you.

Love, love that guitar! Great review John👍🏻

9:08 .... "the whatever Taylor" ... Coffee nearly came out of my nose! 😂

Yamaha are making exceptional guitars ,I love my A3M & my Transacoustic ! ❤🎉

@MyDadWasALifeguard

2 ай бұрын

I just bought an A3 Rosewood and I love it

Love the shirt J.P.❤

Beautiful FG9, looks and sounds amazing... :) Well done again Yamaha...:) Great review JP. Thanks :)

I just ordered this guitar in Indian Rosewood. It will be here Wednesday. I can't wait. I was actually going to purchase a Martin until I found this guitar. We'll see what happens on Wednesday. Great video.

Hey J.P.! Great review...I was lucky enough to get an FG9M here at my store in Clarenville, NL. Wow! It was out-of-this-world good! I had our local songsmith/guitar virtuoso Craig Young, drop by and play it and he said the same as you...nothing from a mass producer is building something like it. Just an awesome piece of Guitarness...I sold it to another local musician and he loves it...wish I could have kept it...woe is me...

Hi JP I watch your reviews with intent and listen keenly. Makes sense. Guitar Sense!

I had the chance to play both the rosewood and mahogany models at NAMM and they played and felt great. I love the subtle Japanese inspired details. Although, in my opinion, if I was looking for "best" sound in the $4-5k range, a used martin 1937 authentic would be the way to go.

Hey, JP! I bought my FG9-R at L&M June15th, the day after you did your exhibition there! What an amazing machine! I compared the FG9-R with an HD-28 for over an hour, playing both of them back and forth. I finally decided on the FG9-R, even though I had gone there with the intention of buying the HD-28! I will never regret my decision. I have never played such a perfect instrument in my life!

Really sounds amazing.

As of 2 months ago they had 2 of these beauties at Tony’s Music Box in Fredericton….a rosewood and mahogany…. I had the honour of getting a call from the owner to come in to try them out. Amazing guitars….. thanks for reviewing them JP….

Dreadnaughty stuff! K’next… (Only had money for the FG5 besides my D18)

Hi there J.P. I went with your advice and put K&K Pure in my D41, I added Fishman Rare Earth Blend to it, to add a bit of magnetic with condeser to mix with K&K. OMG sounds amazing. Thanks

Baited Breath is from Shakespeare directly. Like Bedroom and Leapfrog, etc.. look it up, so much of our sayings are from Shakespeare

@randybrown7023

2 ай бұрын

I think it's spelled baded.

Thank you so much. I actually purchased the FG9R and I just needed someone wiser with more knowledge than me to affirm what an amazing guitar this is and that I wasn't going mad thinking that this guitar, in my opinion and to my ears, just blows everything away.

HELLO. PERFECT DESCRIPTION. I HAVE A FG5 BECAUSE I SAW YOUR REVIEW OF THE FGX5. I DON'T NEED A SENSOR. THIS GUITAR IS LIKE A FAIRY TALE. YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH HER INSTANTLY. THANKS FOR THIS REVIEW. GREETINGS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC. HI.

It's nice but the Guild D55 is cheaper and in my opinion, a fuller sound. Have you demoed one yet?

@alfsmith4936

2 ай бұрын

Ah, she's a hog.. I'd like to a/b one against a D40 now.

@CameraLaw

2 ай бұрын

As a polite FYI, last year Yamaha purchased Guild and Cordoba. So you can have your cake and eat it too!

@alfsmith4936

2 ай бұрын

@@CameraLaw I didn't know that but I'm not disappointed to find out..

Took you awhile but you're 100% correct. I though I wanted the rosewood version but mahogany with Adirondack just sounds amazing. Especially if you're doing country/bluegrass. And they can be bought for closer to $3000 than $4k if you shop around.

The fact they are doing nitro finish on these makes me very happy

Recently started looking seriously at Yamaha, and I am impressed with the quality. Been a Taylor fan for 25 years, but since the company became an employee owned business, it is in free fall IMO. The quality just isn't there any more. When doing these guitar reviews, I would like to see more thoughts on the "playability" - sound is not the only consideration. How easy or difficult is it to make clear, buzz free chords? For some reason, some guitars play like butter, and some you need a pair of vice grips to make a clear chord past the 4th fret....

I have three Yamaha Guitars, an FG830, An LL6M A.R.E. and an LS6. They are my go-to guitars along with my Alvarez AD66SHB. Yamaha has made the Holy Grail of their line.

I really hope they do an OM in this series

Thanks John. Great review. I see my local shop has one in stock. I'll go down and play it. I'm curious if the neck profile is similar to the FG5. My only complaint about my FG5 is the neck is a little too chunky for my old arthritic hands.

@mikemccombs5119

Ай бұрын

Taylors necks are alot easier,but just sound different.

Love the channel! BTW, it's not "baited" breath, it's "bated" breath, which is a contraction of "abated breath", like when you breathing is affected when something startles you. As you can probably guess, I'm kind of a nerd. Anyway, a guitar as good as the FG9 would definitely cause bated breath.

@wags2413

2 ай бұрын

Perhaps he already knew that and was “baiting” you? 😊

@wags2413

2 ай бұрын

Body binding is indeed ebony according to Yamaha

@JPCormier

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info! That’s awesome. As an English major at one time I’m surprised I didn’t know that. What a dunce. Hahaha

You're right John, the binding is Ebony...according to the Yamaha site specs.

Had to fight a huge mental block of buying my first Yamaha... but when I played the FG9R in Tokyo, it opened a whole new universe and I couldn't resist. First time watching your videos sir and I couldn't agree more. I've brought this home to play alongside my Goodall Brazilian, Santa Cruz African Blackwood. it stands tall and proud. the FG9 is a beast of a guitar which I will take to the grave. Great content and thank you for giving this dred the spotlight it deserves.

I will own one of these one day. And I will own a Boucher.... And I cannot wait! Thanks JP for being such a good guitar steward for us all

Yamaha guitars are GREAT! They don't make poor quality instruments. Listen to it!!! Amazing clean, clear and very big sound. Well done J.P!!

3 colour sunburst with a black ebony fret board would be cool on a FG-9 Yamaha

The sustain and richness of sound on that is incredible

it is ebony binding. amazing guitar. Played the one they had at the Acoustic Shoppe in springfield MO. Was definitely a game changing guitar. I'll just be happy with my FG830 rosewood...

Unbelievable!! Wow ! I have an FG5, LL16, 180-1 Black Label, FG 331 and FG700S. They all ring but that thing is simply amazing. You are one lucky guy to have that gem ! No doubt you will be using that on the road and studio. Will you put a K and K in it or other?

I have not seen any of these at any of the local Long and McQuade shops. I think one of the guys at the Bedford store said they might be getting one in.

I have an FG5 that sounds amazing. No doubt this is a step above.

I've been looking to upgrade my Taylor 214ce and thanks to your praise for Yamaha I'm looking at either the LL56 or the FG9. If you had to pick one which would you choose?

That guitar sounds great!

Sound great . . . wicked volume . . . to each their own . . . bluegrass for sure . . . like to hear some sweet finger picking. Cheers.

For somebody’s information, prior to the product launch, Yamaha posted a video here on KZread about the design process for the FG9. Yamaha worked closely with a US luthier who was the designer. But Yamaha did acoustic research and made suggestions to facilitate the transition of the one luthier prototype to something that could be scaled up to factory production. One fantastic detail was the design for the soundboard: it is Adirondack which is profiled to be thicker at the edges as the scientific team determined that would give it an acoustic punch, much like a tuned drum head. I’ll search for the link and post it below if I can find it.

@CameraLaw

2 ай бұрын

Took a moment. Well worth your time: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mYGg2JmEiMyYh7w.htmlsi=CtphqIO62xE5F8mN

@ralfybaby

2 ай бұрын

@@CameraLaw saved for later, thx

Great review JP. I know that you’re a big fan of Yairi Alvarez but curious how you would compare this against comparable DYM60HD. Retails around $4,800 CDN

One of the best sounding if not THE best sounding acoustic guitar I've ever heard you play on this channel!

Sounds incredible JP!! You are the man!! I think it took folks a minute to accept a Yamaha luthier quality guitar at this level! I know they have been making great guitars for a long time but I think so much of their identity is with the lower price models, FG800 series and the like. Hopefully people are more open to it now that it’s been out there getting consistent rave reviews!!

OMG the sound out of that Guitar is phenomenal... A huge Yamaha fan here the best I have is an 1980 FG-350w....

Would like to hear you compare the FG9 with the LL56. Thanks for everything you do!

Why is it better then a LL56? I'm listening to both your videos.....this one (FG9) and the L56 one...back to back.

@cugir321

2 ай бұрын

The LL56 has more bottom end...it has a fuller tone. Actually even the great LL16's have a fuller tone...more bottom. (Not all of 'em). It's hard to tell listening on the PC....there's probably more overtones with the FG9. I haven't played one yet....I'm hoping one pops up locally. I hate how the internet dried up the local music stores. Impossible to find that stuff now.

@johnhcross1

2 ай бұрын

I don’t know that I’d say it’s better than the LL56. I’ve got the LL56 and the FG9 R. They’re both incredible, just different.

@chuckjines67

2 ай бұрын

He won't answer your question....

@judgetoogood1033

2 ай бұрын

@@chuckjines67’Why not. JP is a man of HONOR who tells the truth. There is nothing too hide.

@chuckjines67

2 ай бұрын

@judgetoogood1033 I don't think he likes comparing guitars one to another

Yamaha only puts good playable guitars on the market across models and price range. I have a Yamaha 12 string, FG 412 SB II and a FG 310. A delight to play and listen to. The 12 string I have had for last 42 years and 310 for 13. I am 74 now and have been playing since I was 13. Long live YAMAHA guitars!

Shibumi is Japanese for: understated elegance, describes these guitars quite well .

So the top is carved (thinner at edges). Can you tell when you look at it?

JP did you ever hear of Sawtooth guitars i bought one on line left hand jumbo Maple series i am no great guitar player i play to have fun.I love the sound and believe sound comes before price.

How does the FG9 compare to the Alvarez DYM60HD? I think it woukd be sweet to see a side-by-side comparison between the two.

WOW!

I have an LJ-26 and that is about all I can justify stretching my budget to. The sustain is crazy and the five-piece neck is a work of art. I do need to try out an FG9 though, because everyone who plays one seems to be impressed.

It is absolutely insane how good that sounds.

@gregfelice1969

18 күн бұрын

Sounds like a Brazilian D45...

Hey, you said Eastman are high output factory. Are you sure about that? I thought they were still being handmade in smaller numbers and remain the most affordable boutique option? My old E10D has allowed me to enjoy an Adi top mahogany dread for a fraction of the cost of this wonderful Yamaha.

@pmscalisi

2 ай бұрын

They’re as handmade as Martin is.

MONTHLTHISTH... Hahaha. I know I been waitin' down here in Alabama. I like my Alvarez guitars, buy I love my Yamahas!!! Cannot wait to watch this!

How does this compare to the Yairi DYM60HD? Thats hand built by a larger factory company, about half the street price of the Yamaha?

Watching your channel is like going to guitar church.

$4k wow! I am impressed with the price and sound

is it better than a Collings

What about the LL86? That's the top tier.

I have owned my FG 9 M for about 9 months. My main guitar has been a '94 HD-28 since I bought it new. The Martin is a fine instrument but nowhere near the FG 9 in quality, volume and dynamic range. It is simply the best guitar I have played, including a Collings D1 and a custom luthier made drednaught. Thanks for the review! I have a question: Will you be putting a K&K pure mini in it? I am really torn about putting any pickup in in FG 9. On the one hand it would make it easier to play live, but the sound it is capable of producing can only really be captured by a mic. I'm very interested in your opinion. Thanks again for sharing this review.

@JPCormier

2 ай бұрын

I have put an SGI sensor system in it

@tedwasielewski9641

2 ай бұрын

@@JPCormier Thank you!

"This is the best guitar I've ever played in my whoooole LIFE!!!!!! I was sure I would ear it.

Went to buy a Boucher at Fantasie music but they had none in stock so I ended up playing one of those and couldn't put it down, still kicking myself for not taking it Great review nobody plays Keltic tunes like you.

I love how you always find the BEST guitar ... "for a given realm".

Looks like it has the ‘Clarence White’-sized soundhole! ;)

Oh my goodness. This thing sounds amazing!!!! I have an FGTA and as much as I love it, the FG 9 just sounds even better. Still love my FGTA though

I have a Yamaha AC3M DLX which is fantastic but haven't tried a higher end Yamaha dreadnought. I have a 1980s Guild d50 to compare all acoustics with in my home. At this point I am afraid to try one of these Yamahas. I just might buy it!!!

I bought an fg3 earlier this year. It's fantastic. I can't imagine the fg9.

@hscurt

2 ай бұрын

I did too. With a KandK Trinity in it, it sounds fantastic.

@user-wl4rv7pi4h

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip. Great guitar.

Fantastic guitar .... if I could play like that I might consider it 😂

I have ordered mine. Someone at Namm 23 said only 75 were going to be released for 2023 and 120 for 2024 and after.

JP, how would you say this compares to the ll56? Especially since both these guitars are around the same price.

Higher than the LL56?

Yamaha acoustics have been very good, very well made for decades. And many hard core players of others snub their noses at this Japanese company. So be it. Thanks for sharing and enjoy that masterpiece. 😉

good news they dropped the price to 4999. in Canada

I was a a guitar shop when a guy brought in his $10k classical guitar to be restrung. It was my first swing n hearing it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🎸🎸🎸

That’s a sweet sounding dread and I’m not a dread guy!

Don't forget that the FG9 is a Boutique grade guitar. To compare to let's say a Martin. You would have to compare with a Custom Shop Martin and not a typical D18.

@bostonbesteats364

2 ай бұрын

It's the same price as a D-28 Modern Deluxe

@acadianflatpicker

2 ай бұрын

@@bostonbesteats364 Still better than a typical D18. Yamaha pricing makes sense for what it is.

👍👍👍

Anyone’s thoughts on a Yamaha fg-830?

You ever tried a Zager guitar???

JP.....I think you should do a few songs during string theory...or what about a short concert we're folks come in pay ......I don't know say 25.00...do some of your great songs....that would be badass what do you think?

John! You make EVERY guitar sound great! You could play a banana and sound great... But, yeah. This is a really good one. $4K US, is just too much for me. I played a Yamaha 12 string this Monday and was blown away. It sounded so good! A Yamaha will be in my collection, but it will have to be one of the less expensive ones. Maybe an LL 16?

@ralfybaby

2 ай бұрын

check out the Alvarez Laureate that JP just reviewed ....

Yamaha is an Extraordinary String Company. There is no surprise in my mind that they have decided to enter the Boutique Market.

I bought a Yamaha LS16M because of your review! The guitar blew me away listening to you playing it. Fell in love with it. I also have a 1995 Taylor 422 Grand Concert that I also love!

Love your reviews. Next time give Sebastians Hvis du tror du er noget a try. Danish trobadour, check him out.