I’ve been playing guitar for 28 years and I’ve had a good amount of acoustics over the years. Taylor’s, Martins, Fenders, etc. I recently got myself the FS800 and I can’t put it down. Plays and sounds amazing. It can go toe to toe with much more expensive guitars
Just bought one! What a fantastic instrument particularly at this price. It is by far the best sounding guitar I own. It’s great looking with no noticeable finish or construction faults. You are quite right in your review. You tell it like it is. I highly recommend this guitar. I will definitely subscribe to your RUclips channel. Thanks.
Hey James! Great channel. I have one of those guitars - playing live they have a presence that is difficult to achieve with a dreadnought body style. In addition - if you ARE playing with another guitarist who is using a dreadnought body guitar - this guitar lives in a different area sonically and it can enhance the overall sound in that scenario.
Great review! I just ordered this guitar but in the tobacco brown sunburst color. This will be my very first guitar, and i am excited to learn to play. Was the one you were playing with the factory strings? It sounds so good .. hard to believe it's a $350 guitar
Just picked up one of these in sunburst. Love it. I want to put a pickup in it. Not sure which one yet. I’m thinking LR Baggs. Any suggestions? I want a pickup system that would really help bring out the natural sound of the guitar.
Yes I've got one, just ole Don here from Hamilton NZ, and I showed it to my Luthier, he said he liked it and interestingly told me Yamaha are generally in the middle of the rankings of top Acoustic's, just his opinion I know, but there you go, so I bought a trans-acoustic Yamaha, yes 5x the money, but Know Iv'e got a match with my Martin, which in Some way's its (the Martin) still a better guitar but the little amp inside the Yamaha gives greater projection, so each has its own place, kind regards, Don 😊😊😊
Sure liked the video and your playing. I have a FS830. Do you think changing the plastic saddle and bridge pins to bone would improve the sound or maybe just the pins or the saddle?
@@TADDs101No I haven’t. I’m currently using D’Addario Phosphor Bronze EJ16. I had the nut, saddle, and bridge pins changed to bone back in August. I think it helped to open the guitar up more with more crispness and clarity. Since I switched out everything it’s hard to say which item made the most difference.
@awabbievet I am just beginning my guitar learning journey, have never played, so I have a lot of work ahead of me. I had a budget of $400 max for my first guitar and decided on the FS830 in the Tobacco Brown Sunburst color, it seemed like the most guitar for $349. I am excited to start learning
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I’ve been playing guitar for 28 years and I’ve had a good amount of acoustics over the years. Taylor’s, Martins, Fenders, etc. I recently got myself the FS800 and I can’t put it down. Plays and sounds amazing. It can go toe to toe with much more expensive guitars
I might buy this as a Christmas present for myself. Red and black are my favorite colors and this guitar sounds amazing
Loving the dust sun red color
Just bought one! What a fantastic instrument particularly at this price. It is by far the best sounding guitar I own. It’s great looking with no noticeable finish or construction faults. You are quite right in your review. You tell it like it is. I highly recommend this guitar. I will definitely subscribe to your RUclips channel. Thanks.
Great review ! You just made me go buy one
You just can't beat a Yamaha for the money and quality.
Great playing on this beautiful Yamaha James.
Great demo of this guitar. Would love to hear a comparison with the fs820.
Hey James!
Great channel.
I have one of those guitars - playing live they have a presence that is difficult to achieve with a dreadnought body style.
In addition - if you ARE playing with another guitarist who is using a dreadnought body guitar - this guitar lives in a different area sonically and it can enhance the overall sound in that scenario.
Great review❤🎶🎶
Thank you!
Great review! I just ordered this guitar but in the tobacco brown sunburst color. This will be my very first guitar, and i am excited to learn to play.
Was the one you were playing with the factory strings? It sounds so good .. hard to believe it's a $350 guitar
Just picked up one of these in sunburst. Love it. I want to put a pickup in it. Not sure which one yet. I’m thinking LR Baggs. Any suggestions? I want a pickup system that would really help bring out the natural sound of the guitar.
Yes I've got one, just ole Don here from Hamilton NZ, and I showed it to my Luthier, he said he liked it and interestingly told me Yamaha are generally in the middle of the rankings of top Acoustic's, just his opinion I know, but there you go, so I bought a trans-acoustic Yamaha, yes 5x the money, but Know Iv'e got a match with my Martin, which in Some way's its (the Martin) still a better guitar but the little amp inside the Yamaha gives greater projection, so each has its own place, kind regards, Don 😊😊😊
I dont see whats wrong with the 820s. I have one and love it. Play it as much as my LL16. The other FG I want is the FS850.
Absolutely nothing wrong with the 820. Excellent guitar!
Sure liked the video and your playing. I have a FS830. Do you think changing the plastic saddle and bridge pins to bone would improve the sound or maybe just the pins or the saddle?
Anything other than plastic would improve the sound. Even synthetics like tusq would be an improvement.
@@tarpley-musicThanks for the reply. I already have the bone bridge pins. Guess I’ll go tor the saddle too.
@awabbievet have you experimented with different strings?
@@TADDs101No I haven’t. I’m currently using D’Addario Phosphor Bronze EJ16. I had the nut, saddle, and bridge pins changed to bone back in August. I think it helped to open the guitar up more with more crispness and clarity. Since I switched out everything it’s hard to say which item made the most difference.
@awabbievet I am just beginning my guitar learning journey, have never played, so I have a lot of work ahead of me. I had a budget of $400 max for my first guitar and decided on the FS830 in the Tobacco Brown Sunburst color, it seemed like the most guitar for $349. I am excited to start learning
How is it for fingerstyle..?
You're a good player, but it wouldve been nice to see/hear some finger picking considering thats what this guitar is best suited for.
What makes it best suited for finger picking? Curious as I'm new to guitars
I have ab
What was the up grade ?
The guitar itself is a great upgrade for a player with a beginner guitar that wants to stick to the Yamaha line of instruments.