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Sounds awesome what are those chords? Sounds like maybe a minor or maj7

I like the Yamaha more. I generally like warmer sounding guitars and that usually means mahogany back and sides. I own both the FS5 and FG5 and they are awesome guitars. Keepers for life.

Yamaha wins, hands down no contest.

Both beautiful guitars and you're a great player period

Great comparison, thanks for doing this. I just bought a FS5 a couple weeks ago with the new gloss finish. They are beautiful sounding guitars.

I’ll take the Yamaha for tone and mids not getting lost.

I recently retired and went shopping for a high end acoustic. I knew I wanted a O body or a decent parlor. I tried everything. I even considered a Colling$, but was saved when my wife saw an AC5R, and being an Austin snob, I dissed it, but picked it up. I remember thinking, this cannot be. Just a fluke, right? Then I picked up a FSX5. Oh my. So, I bought the AC5R, the FSX5, and oh by the way, a Martin Grand Concert "Special". All easily under the cost of the Collings. All with cases included. I regularly play with a friend that has a 69 D-18 that we considered the best tone we had in the stable. Not any more. The FSX5 midrange is magical, especially through a PA. Yamaha has pulled the pants down on the Industry with this one. Do a blindfold test. Yamaha wins.

Very impressed! Loved the run near the end

I love the new yamaha FG5's, they are great sounding and the quality is amazing at the price point. I noticed when you were digging in on the Martin a little fret buzz?? Could be just a set-up issue but otherwise it sounded great. Thank you for the review!

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Great review thanks!

The YAMAHA is nice, but the Martin has rich tònality and a baĺanced volume across the soundhole and i bet it is easy to play

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Good cover! Well done!

Yamaha sound soo midrange to me .. bass strings sound bad Martin have a soul and fuler sound

One of a kind performance

Nice

Different strokes for different folks. Both sound good and different. I preferred the syrupy tone of the Clapton here. Also, I think the Yamaha is Mahogany and the Clapton is Rosewood. Btw, I own a YamLS, and these guys make a fantastic guitar that is under appreciated by acoustic players. This may keep the prices down and makes for an amazing deal for players with less cash on hand.

Американцы ни когда не умели делать гитары!

People hear what they want to once they hear it’s a Martin.

Nice Demo Thank you

Beautiful!! One of my favorite Gordon Lightfoot songs -- heartbreaker.

This was the first song I ever learned to play on guitar. It was his best song as far as I am concerned. I was only 16 when he died. He was a brilliant songwriter and storyteller. His music will live on forever.

Nice compare. Yamaha got eaten for lunch.

You're comparing a rosewood Martin with a mahogany Yamaha? Also how broken in is that Martin? Because when you compare a couple mahogany instruments of the same size... new from the factory, the red label Yamaha will blow away the Martin out of the box.... Unless you get a really high end Martin with torified wood.... And scalloped bracing. Just try it for yourself... It defies convention but is absolutely the case. And if you run the Yamaha electronics doing acoustic amp with some reverb... It's some of the best acoustic guitar electronics I've ever heard

Great rendition, this may be my favorite Croce song.

Here and across the web, people are surprised that the boss distortion sounds so good. Pedals like this and the metal zone are not like other pedals. They work best with tube amps that are slightly cranked with the power/preamp tubes in their happy place. There are a ton of people that think they don’t like the ds-1 and they have no idea how many of their favorite songs were recorded with the pedal they claim is terrible.

Killed it, nice job

Great job, very nice cover <3

i had a ooo28 ec it defiantly had that beautiful martin sound in places but on your test it sounds really thin in the top registar, the yam sounds more gutsy to my ears anyhow

It's has such a different feel without the sax, but I like it!

On alot of these comparison videos people don't talk about intended use. Certain guitars like Yamahas and Matons are overbuilt compared to most Martins and Taylors. This typically gives a slightly better sound to the latter at the expense of durability and being more prone to being affected by temperature and humidity changes. This is why the former guitars are great for gigging and not as great for studio recording. Alot of boutique guitar makers are taking scalloped braces to the extremes for more airy sounds but take those out on the road in many environments and I'm sure you'll run into issues.

Nicely done Scott!

Great cover! Your version makes it feel more genuine.

Very Nice!

2 cups of coffee and this gem of a performance...gonna be a great day. Another AWESOME job.

That was nothing like Brent Mason's solo, totally the wrong sound, and if you listen to Brent's solo you can hear a slapback echo, probably around 120 - 150 BPM.

You can eliminate the feedback issue with a good pre-amp.

I just found this tripping on acid, couldn’t be happier 😂

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

I have a D28, a Taylor 310 and a Yamaha dread. The Yam. Gets used more, it was old when I got it 20 yrs ago. Nothing is loose, the strings get changed once in awhile, it’s resistant to humidity changes and it play wonderfully. The other two are just the biggest babies in that regard to any thing that blows by. Can’t hate the Yamaha.

Orange top socks are great!

I think that the Yamaha sounds great, just as good as the Martin. Maybe I want it to sound as good because of the price differential.

Thanks so much for the helpful 1 to 1 comparison. Great sound out of the Yamaha but in depth and richness it isn't a match for the Martin.

I like several keeley pedals for country. I use a double track/slap back, blues driver mod, and compression. The small clone is a great choice, but i recently sold my 42 yr old small clone and replaced it with Supro which uses similar style electronics. To round it out I have a phase 90 like Waylon, but I recently just bought Fender's new Waylon Phaser pedal and a DOD Rubberneck for delay. I should add that I also play Stoner Rock and I have a Rams Head Fuzz on there. I can use this board for both Country and Americana and then switch over and playa southern stoner rock -heavier stuff. It's a pretty versatile board.

Very nice

If you like a little fuller sound on yamaha put 13-15 elixir sound superb.

Yamaha is a really good guitar. But your Martin. And just Martins in general, sound much better than Yamaha.. Not saying the Yamaha don't sound good.

I have the Yamaha fs5 and I love it. Never played other high end guitars. I did notice quite easily that the Martin sounds better. I hear the melody strings ringing like a bell as some people say. I’m excited to play more high end guitars because If it can be better than my Yamaha FS5 - then I’m in for a treat