My first real guitar was a Yamaha fg-180. It was purchased and given to me by my father in 1971 as a birthday gift. I was sixteen. It was a very nice instrument that I enjoyed for years. In 2016 I was able to acquire a 50th anniversary fg-180. It is indeed an even better guitar. I couldn't resist, so later I bought the fg5 and the fsx5. I have other instruments, but these Yamahas are pretty hard to beat. Thank you gentlemen for your great guitars. Happy birthday to me!

Found an old fg-180 in a building at my great grandmas when they sold the place after they rented it out when she died. It’s been my favorite guitar since!

Just bought an FGX5. What a beautiful instrument and this video is simply brilliant. Meeting the makers creates a stronger bond with the instrument.

I treasure my FG-340, which I have owned for 35 years, and my more recently acquired FG-300. I am eager to try the new FG guitars, and I am glad to see they have been so true to their history and legacy. It is a joy to hear these two craftsmen discuss these wonderful instruments--especially Ueda-san. He is humble, but it is good to see him recognized for his role in making music history. His work made quality guitars available to common folk without costing them a fortune. Arigato, Ueda-san, and Arigato, Yamaha!

What a great video, thanks for the subtitles

Wow this is great. I was Googling for an LS26M and got into the Yamaha web and saw this video. I have an FS5 and wow I can't thank you guys enough for making such an amazing guitar.

That is a wonderful video! I am watching it on the night before my Red Label FG5 arrives and I can't wait to play it to hear that great sound.

Great video, I have an FG5 and absolutely love it.

Very interesting to hear from the talented engineers who created this beautiful instrument. Please make more videos like this one.

Sir Thankyou for this video. Thankyou Yamaha and the Team for creating beautiful and soulful Guitars. Really appreciating the philosophy and quality of Yamaha.

I have an fs5. It is my all time favorite guitar. It is so sweet sounding and balanced and the playability and feel is perfect for me.

This just reinforces my love of my FGX5. And, makes me want an FG 180 even more…

楽器に限らず昔の日本人の魂のこもったモノづくりには感服してしまう。

Just bought a restored FG-180 dating from June 1970!

@matsy1000

8 ай бұрын

Can you date mine?

Got mine few days ago. The bass on that thing...monster. The pickup...very natural sounding, great clarity. One flaw that it has to go on a setup because of the fret buzz on A string. I was planning to send it back on a store but I feel that she wants to stay :) And she will

Just bought a 70s FG152 orange label not been delivered yet but im looking forward to it...

Great to hear this from the “horses mouth” so to speak. They do sound absolutely massive. The FGX5 will be an addition to the arsenal. 👍 Thanks uploader🍻

Bert Jansch was a folk music icon and played a Yamaha acoustic for the latter part of his career. That’s good enough for me.

Vi Adoro e vi stimo da sempre già come popolo e amo le vostre vecchie chitarre acustiche. Amo anche le Martin ma credo che la Yamaha abbia una marcia in più perchè permette di acquistare le sue chitarre ad un prezzo ragionevole e non Assurdo e fuori da ogni logica come la Martin. Spero produrrete altri gioielli made in japan come la FGX5 e altre chitarre acustiche Vintage che avrei voluto comprare ma non ho potuto. W il Giappone un saluto dall' Italia ciao!

I have an fsx5. It is the most expensive thing I own. As long as I have it , I won’t doubt my sound ever again.

私のレギュラーギターはFG-140です✨ラワンが枯れに枯れて最高です🌈✨

FG 180の究極の完成版がこの度のオール単板のFGFS〜Xシリーズでしょう、X独自のアトモスピックアップも唯一無二、究極だと思います。 LLがMartin系ならばFGはマホ中心でギブソン系だと個人的に思いますがヤマハはやはり独自のブレスによりマホ特有の暖か味がボディ全体から滲み出てきます。セミ塗装も渋くまたAREも合間って適度に乾いた出音は癖になります。ブルースを弾くとその響きにはとても良い味、サウンドが醸し出されます。新生FGレジェンドが始まりました。

The elliott smith guitar

良い動画だぁ！FGシリーズ、LLシリーズと上手く棲み分けてる感じがします。LLはキラキラした感じでFGは？(言い表せませんが好みの音です) 　なんと言うか、ジャラーンと弾いた時に弦1本1本が鳴っていると言うよりコードでなってる感じが好きです。 　見た目も艶消しで木のガードが良いです。 　これがピックアップ付きで２０万以下なら安いと思います。 (私にはちょっと買えませんが他ブランドと比較して) 　特に5を鳴らした時の感じは弱く弾いてもしっかりと音が出てたと記憶して好ましい感じでした。

Not sure if it was brilliance or dumb luck, BUT.... back in the early days of Yamaha, SOMEONE there decided to do 2 things that allowed old Yamaha acoustics to have a great "second life" (what I mean by this is that so many inexpensive acoustics are left in the closet tuned to pitch for 20 years which ultimately damages most of them beyond repair). The first thing they did is minor, which is THEY LACQUERED THE INSIDE OF THE BACK OF THEIR GUITARS, probably just to keep the label down. What this also did is give the back a slightly better reflective quality giving it a more complex tone and made it more resistant to moisture and impact. Now here's the big one... the amount of compensation at the bridge saddle is quite extreme compared to almost every other acoustics out there. What this amount of compensation does is allow for excellent low string intonation as the guitar shrinks, bellies and the neck angle shifts a bit over the decades. Many other guitars from other manufacturers leave the factory with insufficient compensation or just barely enough that as those guitars shift from age, the low E plays way sharp at the 12th b/c the string is no longer the correct length. IMHO, Intonation is everything in a guitar which is what allows it to chime chords well all the way up the neck. If you go the extra step and make a compensated saddle for an old Yamaha acoustic with its already steep saddle slot angle, you get an old player with excellent intonation. Yamahas kick but in this department!!! Not all Yamies can be brought back from the dead, but 8-9 out of 10 can be made to be an awesome player especially if you install a bridge truss. Brilliance or dumb luck, you decide.

I just ordered a FG5 to compliment my 1971 FG180

Wow had it been any other company to do all this product testing, the final product would cost three times the price. This is why I always buy Yamaha as a standard to measure others against.

My first guitar was an Yamaha. I currently own 4, I'd say you have my business.

My first Yamaha guitar I bought in early 70 was an FG 300N does anyone know what the FG is and the 300 and what they stand for?

@dxcman1

Жыл бұрын

FG is Folk Guitar. I'm assuming 300 was the series.

I've owned a lot of guitars from entry level to higher end acoustics from Taylor, Martin and Gibson to name a few... but the best sounding acoustic guitar I've had was a 1968 Yamaha FG-180 which I paid $75 for and came with a glued CD as a pick guard. I regret trading it for a mountain bike.

赤ラベルは言わずもがな評価されているけどグリーンラベルも素晴らしい音だと思う。あまり注目されず叩き売り状態で切ない。

@user-et5ch3gw8w

Жыл бұрын

私もグリーンラベル FG−160 • 340 • 360 そして 580を使っています。逆に言えば、良いモノが安く買えてラッキー‼️とも言える… と思います。皆が気付く前に (安い内に) 買って置きましょう。😄😄😄

@user-lj8vg1gz8u

Жыл бұрын

私のは低価格モデルの130ですがグリーンラベルのファンになるには十分なクオリティでした

sounds nice, I would like you to compare it to a 1970's version fg180.I own one and I think it sounds as good as the one you are presenting. the 1970's models said Yamaha on the headstock along with the red label

I want one. Cant find em...

FGはライトグリーンラベルでスタートしたんですよね？

I just got done adjusting the truss rod on my 40+ year old FG331 and this popped up in my feed. COINCIDENCE? 🤔👍

@paradisevillagebd

Жыл бұрын

nope.. it’s not a coincidence the cookies just tracked your activities.

赤ラベルは特別なんですね

I have an FG830 that plays great and sounds better each time I play it.

A rd label sounds like it’s as good as a Martin right?

What about lefties?

:)

the translation is hidden haha!

ライトグリーンFGの都市伝説単板トップ仕様の話を聴きたかったです。残念です。

初代ウルトラマン　ビートルズ来日　　そして　YAMAHA　FG

the ghost of Elliott Smith approves

良い企画。だがギターの音があまり良いとは思えなかったな。他にもっといい個体なかったのかな