Yamaha has the ability to make Martin and Taylor owners secretary question if they overspent. They quietly keep making quality offerings that are such great value. I appreciate that they consistently do that.
Nice review. I have a 35 year old LL-15 with rosewood back and sides. It's a survivor. Several higher end Martins, Gibsons, Taylors, etc., have come and gone but my Yammy stays put. Best tone to price ratio/value in acoustic guitars for sure.
You can hear the treble in the LL-16D....if you're a singer songwriter don't get the LL-16 with rosewood....get the LL-16M....it's too hard to tame the treble in the LL-16...you need the mahogony version. Also I believe Yamaha's customer service now sucks....used to be the best. Not anymore. I have LL-16...I've tamed the treble somewhat with Elixir Polywebs for playing unplugged....you need a 10 band EQ to tame it plugged in.....the 16K slider will take out the glassy sound. The 8k slider does not take out enough....I use a fishman loud amp. Mine is a cannon.....if you're a bluegrass player it will be magnificent. It cuts through all the Martins like butter. I play a open jam where there are D-45's to D-18's and all martin's in between.....nothing can out do the LL-16...not even an 11k dollar D-45...my guitar has bass that's explosive....treble cuts like a knife through other guitars. It stands out through 10 other guitars. I play out by myself.....that's another issue.....most bars with hard floors and walls will make taming this beast really difficult.....use the 10 bad EQ...pull down the 16K slider and it will be workable....not the 8k slider. it's not enough.
idk how much i can hope for a response after so long, but here we go. every where i look it up it says the width at the nut is 1 3/4, but it looks really narrow to me. what's the truth?
He literally has pieces (slices, slivers or whatever) of a ping pong ball under his nails. I guess he glues them under his nails? I've heard of guitarists using acrylic or gel nails over their real nails, never stuff under the nail.
Wicked playing bud ,i went in to buy one and ended up with an eastman AC GACE2 and hate it so tight and hard to bar chord further up neck will be going to take back and get a yammie ls 16 m after watching you play cheers
Yamaha has the ability to make Martin and Taylor owners secretary question if they overspent. They quietly keep making quality offerings that are such great value. I appreciate that they consistently do that.
Nice review. I have a 35 year old LL-15 with rosewood back and sides. It's a survivor. Several higher end Martins, Gibsons, Taylors, etc., have come and gone but my Yammy stays put. Best tone to price ratio/value in acoustic guitars for sure.
Good playing...guitar sounds fantastic...thanks for posting.
beautiful playing great sound
Wish I could make my LL16 sound like that! Great playing mate.
You and me both....!
Really nice playing on a fantastic guitar!
Thanks for the review and great picking!
Enjoyed this video Mark - nice guitar and of course great playing!! Regards, Phil
MrPCT57 thanks Phil!!!!!!!!
I have the LL16BC model....nice punchy guitar. may get an LS16 NEXT. best for the money....sounds great.
QUE DIFERENCIA HAY CON LA LS 16 ARE ? PORFAVOR CUAL ES MAS GRANDE LA LS 16 M O LA LS 16 ARE?
you did say you have chunky fingertips. do you tend to mute strings accidentally?
Dumitrita Candu I had ping pong balls under my nails on my right hand. I'm intentionally muting the strings
You can hear the treble in the LL-16D....if you're a singer songwriter don't get the LL-16 with rosewood....get the LL-16M....it's too hard to tame the treble in the LL-16...you need the mahogony version. Also I believe Yamaha's customer service now sucks....used to be the best. Not anymore. I have LL-16...I've tamed the treble somewhat with Elixir Polywebs for playing unplugged....you need a 10 band EQ to tame it plugged in.....the 16K slider will take out the glassy sound. The 8k slider does not take out enough....I use a fishman loud amp.
Mine is a cannon.....if you're a bluegrass player it will be magnificent. It cuts through all the Martins like butter. I play a open jam where there are D-45's to D-18's and all martin's in between.....nothing can out do the LL-16...not even an 11k dollar D-45...my guitar has bass that's explosive....treble cuts like a knife through other guitars. It stands out through 10 other guitars.
I play out by myself.....that's another issue.....most bars with hard floors and walls will make taming this beast really difficult.....use the 10 bad EQ...pull down the 16K slider and it will be workable....not the 8k slider. it's not enough.
Is this guitar an electric guitar or Acoustic? Which version of LS16 is an acoustic guitar?
Tommy Nguyen this is an acoustic guitar with a pickup. in the video the guitar signal is coming from a microphone.
idk how much i can hope for a response after so long, but here we go.
every where i look it up it says the width at the nut is 1 3/4, but it looks really narrow to me. what's the truth?
Dumitrita Candu truth is its 1 3/4!
markkeatingmusic thank you!
Worth the money?
Tony M every penny!
@@markkeatingmusic hi. 2 years 🤪 but one question LS or LL rosewood?
@@FSO_PT Ive played an LL but never owned one... i believe they have a fuller, potentially darker sound. Best of luck!
Nice sound. What does ping pong balls under your nails mean?
He literally has pieces (slices, slivers or whatever) of a ping pong ball under his nails. I guess he glues them under his nails? I've heard of guitarists using acrylic or gel nails over their real nails, never stuff under the nail.
ruclips.net/video/XUguHkQK92I/видео.html Bob Desper
Wicked playing bud ,i went in to buy one and ended up with an eastman AC GACE2 and hate it so tight and hard to bar chord further up neck will be going to take back and get a yammie ls 16 m after watching you play cheers