I also bought Yamaha FG800M after i watched the reviews. The sound was amazing when i changed the strings with Elixir Nanoweb 11/52 . Thanks for your video bro.
I just ordered a used vn AIMM (vintage natural) version of this and can't wait to get it in my hands. I've had nothing but great experiences with yamaha guitars. Super consistent quality control sets them apart.
This is a very good review to watch. You know what you are talking about, not trying to sell something, just giving honest educated opinions. Thanks. Nice mix of playing and speaking too. I have three Yamahas, so already a fan, but appreciate good review vids. Nice playing too.
Nice video. I went into my local Guitar Center and asked an employee if there was anything new in the acoustic guitars I should check out and play., He told me that Yamaha had just re-did the bracing on the FG-800. I picked up a beautiful Desert Sand burst model in the acoustic room, played it and immediately knew I was going to buy this guitar! For (then) just $179 - awesome price point for a beautiful sounding guitar with equally awesome bass response and beautiful finish. I plan to have a pickup installed and bring this to all my performances of my group - the Manzanita acoustic band. Great guitar!!
After you commit to playing a guitar, you can make some simple and relatively inexpensive upgrades (bone or synthetic nut and bridge, quality tuners)… to make it an outstanding guitar for what you originally paid. Excellent value and a keeper!
Absolutely agree. This is an INCREDIBLE guitar. I've spent over $1,000 searching for an outstanding $200 guitar. I'm done at last! Will sell all the others cheap! Who needs a Martin! Really!
Thanks for the review. I got a few cheap acoustic guitars already but the thing that bugs me is the very intonation. When the strings are tuned open, they may be off-key when playing the frets. And i hate it. I had Yamaha FG800M ordered tonight.
Great review! I was planning to buy a guitar in this price segment. The two guitars I'm confused between is the Orangewood Austen and Yamaha FG800. The offline stores at my place don't have an Orangewood that I can try and so it would be of great help if you tell me which to buy between two.
This guitar is my country costs $350. :-/ But I still bought it and LOVE it. Used to have the FG700S and this one is an evident upgrade. I also own the wonderful F310, but I think I'll sell it (it costed me $250). I live in Bolivia, where ANY product from overseas costs double or more. :-/
Over the years I've tried all most all acoustic guitars under $500 and the Fg800 is definitely the best one. The other guitar company that can compare with Yamaha is Orangewood and I've had both of their guitars, however I still prefer Yamaha for it's well balanced tone and build quality.
Hey man, cheers for the review, awesome skills you've got! I just ordered one of these beauties for 300 in Australia, can't wait to get into it... Did you change the strings on your FG800/would recommend changing the strings?
I have anFG820 and I would recomend Elixir nanoweb 80/20 phosphor/bronze in 12/53 or what is termed "light guage" otherwise there can be issues with loss of tone and buzzing. The 12s give a nice loud, balanced rich tone in my opinion. However, strings are easily changed and can be a subjective issue, so go ahead and experiment. Have fun...
I recently bought a FG800 and heres my thoughts on it. I have recently started to collect used and in need of repair Yamaha acoustics. I own: F310 F325 F325D F335 FD01S FG700 FG800 SLG200S On all of the guitars I put a bone nut, intonated saddle and wood pins (ebony or rosewood). This immediately makes all of these guitars sound ridiculously better, and they already sounded pretty good stock. Id say with the 800, i like everything but the fretboard. I would buy a 700 over an 800. But thats just me. The 700 feels more substantial in weight and the wood choice on the fretboard. The 800 has scalloped bracing, but the 700 is no slouch either. I like both guitars, but the 700 feels better, sounds better etc. You will notice there are not a lot of used 700 models for sale, i think the reason why is no one who owns them ever wants to get rid of them ! But i sit down a lot and compare the 335, 700 and 800 (my 3 favs). They all offer their own thing and i like them a lot. I would highly recommend if you can sitting down with a 700 and an 800 and choosing whichever one fits your style/needs etc. Both the best acoustics in their price range by far over any of the other big names. If you wanted a Martin that played as good and sounded as good as a 700 or 800 your in the $500+ range for a used guitar thats comprable imho. These Yamaha's dont feel cheap in my hands and a LOT of other acoustics in this price range and higher do NOT play or sound as well as these guitars do. Of all the Yamaha's i def think the 335 is a great value and guitar, the 700 and the 800 of course are incredible for the price. But i def recommend changing the nut and saddle to a bone nut and bone intonated saddle and getting wood pins over the plastic or bone. This simple and cheap fix makes these guitars as i said much much better and they already sounded pretty good to begin with. But this trio of upgrades will blow you away.
They have different models with different wood types for different sounds. Aspen, Nato, Mahogany, Rosewood… different price points at the lower end of cost. The build quality is still excellent for the value you paid.
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Bracing was upgrade on the FG800 VS the FG700 model.
I also bought Yamaha FG800M after i watched the reviews. The sound was amazing when i changed the strings with Elixir Nanoweb 11/52 . Thanks for your video bro.
traded in an electric for this yesterday…watching this today confirmed an excellent trade for me…thanks Dyce
I want to learn to play guitar.. im thinking of buying this one, ur video really helped me :)
Wow finally a video showing the guitar sound and details just from the start of the video i lke it !!!!
I just ordered a used vn AIMM (vintage natural) version of this and can't wait to get it in my hands. I've had nothing but great experiences with yamaha guitars. Super consistent quality control sets them apart.
This is a very good review to watch. You know what you are talking about, not trying to sell something, just giving honest educated opinions. Thanks. Nice mix of playing and speaking too. I have three Yamahas, so already a fan, but appreciate good review vids. Nice playing too.
Thank you so much for this review man! You’re a fantastic guitar player as well, appreciate it.
Nice video. I went into my local Guitar Center and asked an employee if there was anything new in the acoustic guitars I should check out and play., He told me that Yamaha had just re-did the bracing on the FG-800. I picked up a beautiful Desert Sand burst model in the acoustic room, played it and immediately knew I was going to buy this guitar! For (then) just $179 - awesome price point for a beautiful sounding guitar with equally awesome bass response and beautiful finish. I plan to have a pickup installed and bring this to all my performances of my group - the Manzanita acoustic band. Great guitar!!
I've got a Yamaha FG720s, FG850 and I just scooped up a Sandburst FG800.. mainly because of this video lol..
I'm sold! I'm getting this over the Fender 60s
I bought a fender cd60sce and immediately sold it and bought an FG820.Far better guitar. The fender was horrible!
After you commit to playing a guitar, you can make some simple and relatively inexpensive upgrades (bone or synthetic nut and bridge, quality tuners)…
to make it an outstanding guitar for what you originally paid. Excellent value and a keeper!
Where can I buy a bone bridge for sale?
Absolutely agree. This is an INCREDIBLE guitar. I've spent over $1,000 searching for an outstanding $200 guitar. I'm done at last! Will sell all the others cheap! Who needs a Martin! Really!
Me 😭 I need a Martin 😭
Thanks for the review. I got a few cheap acoustic guitars already but the thing that bugs me is the very intonation. When the strings are tuned open, they may be off-key when playing the frets. And i hate it.
I had Yamaha FG800M ordered tonight.
I like how you crouch over and get funky with it
Great review! I was planning to buy a guitar in this price segment. The two guitars I'm confused between is the Orangewood Austen and Yamaha FG800. The offline stores at my place don't have an Orangewood that I can try and so it would be of great help if you tell me which to buy between two.
Great review. What would you say it's a guitar to graduate from this one?
This guitar is my country costs $350. :-/
But I still bought it and LOVE it.
Used to have the FG700S and this one is an evident upgrade.
I also own the wonderful F310, but I think I'll sell it (it costed me $250).
I live in Bolivia, where ANY product from overseas costs double or more. :-/
Awesome
Over the years I've tried all most all acoustic guitars under $500 and the Fg800 is definitely the best one. The other guitar company that can compare with Yamaha is Orangewood and I've had both of their guitars, however I still prefer Yamaha for it's well balanced tone and build quality.
Try ibanez art series.I bought ibanez aw54opn.
Thx I’m prob gonna buy that one
it sounds bad with this mic right?
Hey man, cheers for the review, awesome skills you've got! I just ordered one of these beauties for 300 in Australia, can't wait to get into it... Did you change the strings on your FG800/would recommend changing the strings?
I have had an FG800 for a couple of years, even though the.012 gauge sounds much fuller, I recommend the .011 or the .010 gauge strings.
I just bought this guitar and bought 0.11 strings also 12 too much
Addiaro EJ26 sound good on this guitar
I have anFG820 and I would recomend Elixir nanoweb 80/20 phosphor/bronze in 12/53 or what is termed "light guage" otherwise there can be issues with loss of tone and buzzing. The 12s give a nice loud, balanced rich tone in my opinion. However, strings are easily changed and can be a subjective issue, so go ahead and experiment. Have fun...
Thanx for the video ! Which strings do you recommend on this one ?
No matter what guitar U play
That's gonna sound classy
You SOLD that guitar
Nice bro I love yammys
I have an FG830, and it smoked a D-28 that I played at the Martin Factory Tour.
I love my FG800J. It plays better than my Martin HD28 and my Taylor 714.
BS!
Is this the same as a f600?
Try tuning the guitar next time
ok?
I recently bought a FG800 and heres my thoughts on it. I have recently started to collect used and in need of repair Yamaha acoustics.
I own:
F310
F325
F325D
F335
FD01S
FG700
FG800
SLG200S
On all of the guitars I put a bone nut, intonated saddle and wood pins (ebony or rosewood). This immediately makes all of these guitars sound ridiculously better, and they already sounded pretty good stock.
Id say with the 800, i like everything but the fretboard. I would buy a 700 over an 800. But thats just me. The 700 feels more substantial in weight and the wood choice on the fretboard. The 800 has scalloped bracing, but the 700 is no slouch either. I like both guitars, but the 700 feels better, sounds better etc. You will notice there are not a lot of used 700 models for sale, i think the reason why is no one who owns them ever wants to get rid of them !
But i sit down a lot and compare the 335, 700 and 800 (my 3 favs). They all offer their own thing and i like them a lot. I would highly recommend if you can sitting down with a 700 and an 800 and choosing whichever one fits your style/needs etc. Both the best acoustics in their price range by far over any of the other big names. If you wanted a Martin that played as good and sounded as good as a 700 or 800 your in the $500+ range for a used guitar thats comprable imho. These Yamaha's dont feel cheap in my hands and a LOT of other acoustics in this price range and higher do NOT play or sound as well as these guitars do.
Of all the Yamaha's i def think the 335 is a great value and guitar, the 700 and the 800 of course are incredible for the price. But i def recommend changing the nut and saddle to a bone nut and bone intonated saddle and getting wood pins over the plastic or bone. This simple and cheap fix makes these guitars as i said much much better and they already sounded pretty good to begin with. But this trio of upgrades will blow you away.
Action needs adjustment.
this has nato sides and back ,not mahogany
nato big guy is African eastern mahogany
@@RobertoCichetti i know..then why do they have seperate guitar in mahogany 🤣
They have different models with different wood types for different sounds. Aspen, Nato, Mahogany, Rosewood… different price points at the lower end of cost.
The build quality is still excellent for the value you paid.
soooo talented
Disintegrate? 🤔