TAYLOR VS YAMAHA - Which do you prefer?
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I have a Yamaha A3R that is my number one acoustic guitar. Solid rosewood back and sides, solid spruce top, ebony fingerboard. I love it. I played a Yamaha and Taylor back to back at the store, and even did a blindfold test (inspiration from chappers and the captain) and actually found I preferred the the Yamaha's sound and the way it played, against a Taylor that was 3 times the price.
completely agree. Hate to be so general but Yamaha imho kills Taylors and to me they're very over-rated. Many other acoustics out there that are much better. I have a Blueridge 160A that kills almost every Taylor I've played.
I have ordered A3R, waiting to receive it eagerly
Same here, blindfold test too! Except I went with the FGX3. The pickup and mic mix is also unbelievably real sounding, I've tricked guitarists into thinking it was a condenser recording by boosting the highs on 50% mic, there's just a high noise floor. My favourite guitar of all time and it was $1000 compared to my $7500 k24ce.
It's so good I'm looking at getting the FSX3 too, or the AC3M. Yamaha are incredibly underrated!
I agree I played every acoustic in the guitar center. The Yamaha beat the top-of-the-line Taylor in my opinion. The Taylor's were too bright and flat. The Yamaha had such a organic perfectly balanced tone. More warm than bright but each string and note rings clear.
@@TheRycooder Taylors have patents others don't you def can tell in the action and playability.... Sound is subjective... But A taylor is generally smoother to play
JP Cormier recommended the Yamaha FG5 , and I bought one.
It sounds better than any Taylor I ever played.
Listen to this one, it is thin and Treble heavy, no bottom or balance at all.
There was a shop full of Taylors In my town , I played them all, they were all thin sounding.
My FG5 is beautiful and balanced. Every type of music sounds good on the Yamaha.
Same, same. Yamaha is a dovetail neck with scullpted X-bracing. Sonic projection is full, rich, and clear. Tone is more like a Martin than a Taylor. Had many Taylor's but the FX5 Dreadnought is now my favorite. Comparable to guitars at at least twice the price. Sweet.
JP turned me onto these guitars too. Everyone who plays guitar in my family has owned a Yamaha at some stage in their musical journey, including my father who played/gigged with a late 60’s, red label, FG180 for 40 yrs before the fretboard was simply too pitted to play any longer. I still have the guitar for a keepsake. He passed away just this past Xmas, may he RIP. When I saw the new FG5 it literally brought tears to my eyes and then I got a rare opportunity to play/hear one in person last year. And that’s when I realized…I HAD to have one of these guitars. Well, it took a year of saving and to find another one available a short 3.5hrs away (lol) and I finally pulled the trigger just yesterday! I can’t frikkin wait for it to arrive
@@dionst.michael1482
Hi Dion , sorry to hear your Father passed, gone to Guitar Heaven.
I know you will love your FG5.
Congratulations , you made a. good choice.
@@thomassawicki2065 Thank you friend. Take care
I've never really met a Taylor that I really liked... especially plugged in. They all tend to sound alike. I've mixed probably hundreds of them. That Yamaha is pretty cool though
The electronics aren't great. I'm fact, they're pretty bad in my experience. The unplugged sounds are generally very good, and with proper electronics, they'll compete with any brand. Where Taylors accel is that they're playability is nearly unmatched in the large brands.
unplugged in my experience they sound great, they just need better electronics
Sorry about that Nick, plenty of them around....
Yamaha has really become the sleeper guitar brand. So much less expensive but they're knocking it out of the park with the sounds! That Yamaha sounds SO GOOD. Yamaha are underrated and Taylor are overrated, in my opinion.
yahama makes a darn good line of guitars for the price from their lowest to top of the line all are pretty good
Been saying this for years! 🎯
Yamaha iMO certainly offers the best bang for buck.
Taylor 214CE QS is currently £1350 with I believe laminate Sapele back and sides. Yamaha APX1200II is £1250, has solid front and solid rosewood back and sides. Acoustically there's probably not much in it. Both good mids and highs. The Yamaha excels plugged in. I think it's visually much more appealing too with beautiful inlays.
In the sub £2000 category Yamaha for me is by far the best option.
Couldn’t agree more, I have an AC5R and it sound fantastic!!!
I'm glad that there are a lot people who buy brands and not guitars. That keeps the price for yamaha guitars moderate.
My Yamaha LL16 made me a fanboy and believer. For the money, you truly cannot beat it.
I love my LL16D and LL16/12 too! I played some taylors, Matons, A Gibson when I bought the 16d, and Im convinced I walked out of the shop with the best acoustic there! I think the Epi "Inspired by" range are the only american owned guitar I'd buy these days. As far as factory produced, that is.
They’re different creatures. I have a Taylor, Martin, and high-end Yamaha. They all have different strengths. Fit and finish, all are a horse apiece. All very meticulously made with quality woods and components. Taylor and Yamaha have Ebony fretboard, and the Martin Richlite…..all of which feel really good. All 3 have quality preamps (ES2, Fishman, Atmosfeel). They all sound great plugged in. They’re all very even, but the Taylor is a little bit thinner with a brighter, higher end. The Martin is the “chunkiest”, and the Yamaha is as close to perfectly balanced of the three. All are comfortable, extremely playable, and the neck on the Martin being the beefiest.
Overall, for me to rate them:
1) Yamaha
2) Martin
3) Taylor
Any of the 3 are a solid investment, but in my opinion based on overall build quality and sound, this reflects my personal opinion.
That Taylor has a pick retrieval hole! That's brilliant!
Then what's the fun in it? Shaking the guitar for 5 min is part of the amusement :)
I tried these both guitare today and i can tell that if i had the chance, i would buy both because they are completely different guitar.
The sounds of the Taylor sound very smooth and more equilibrate between the High and Low.
But from my point of view, I just fell in love with the Yamaha which provides such a rich and varied sound that I have no choice but to give my vote to the Yamaha.
im 73 i would take a yamaha over taylor anytime
Love the video guys I will say that I think the best comparisons are where you play the same lines on both guitars so that you just really get a feel of how the sound truly compares finger style, strumming, all of the above.
I've always wanted a nice Taylor. Always heard good things about them, pricey but they sound great. This one, not so much. I like Yamaha better. More resonance.
Guitar here, guitar there ... But Luke's playing, wooop wooop. And lot of it sticks also on you Rob.
Great video, really enjoying those Malta videos. Keep it up.
I have a 1972 Yamaha FG200 that I inherited from my Dad. A FG800 and a FG3. All fantastic guitars for me. I had a Martin D15M and sold that to by the FG3. I don't regret it at all. I opted to get the FG3 and not the FGX3 because I only play at home these days and don't have or need an acoustic amp.
It's always fun to compare guitars and you did a spectacular job! I would have loved to see a more like-with-like comparison. A mahogany-top versus a spruce-top is going to muddy the waters even with Mahogany back-and-sides for both guitars. Well done, regardless!!!
Fine playing, chaps.
Maybe have a run-through to get the levels next time? 🙂
The Yamaha is a terrific acoustic box. They seem to have edged the sound just a little bit towards that Martin thing. I'm sure the plugged-in sound is better than it is on this video.
The Taylor has the great ES2. That pickup gets some stick but for me it's a winner.
My Taylor is a keeper and I do sometimes covet a Gibson, but you just can't go wrong with a Yamaha.
Yamaha. I traded my Taylor 214ce for my Yamaha FGX3. The build quality and sound isn't even close. For the same $1000, Yamaha blows Taylor and Martin away.
Wow. Just wow. I have been drooling over Taylor's guitars, and even in thos video, just look wise, that Taylor...phenomenal. however...when it came to the sound. That Yamaha just.....clobbers the Taylor. Am I the only one who thinks that? If I owned both of these guitars, unless I made just tons of money, I'd kick myself every time I picked up the Taylor.
Especially plugged in. To me the plugged in Taylor sound horrible.
I’ll kick ya just for the hell of it if you want? Lol
That Taylor just sounds really pretty 😍
I own both and I prefer my yamaha
Well. I have a Taylor 312CE 14 fret and it was worth every penny.
Yamaha for me
Really impressed with Luke's playing. 👏👏👍
Thank you so much kind sir! 🙏
I think the full dreadnaught and D18 style of the yamaha really cuts through the mix......I love yamaha guitars...always have and own a few..I think the Taylor would accompany a vocalist really well...melo balanced tone....both beautiful guitars but that yamaha has the tone for days
The Yamaha has a 70s acoustic guitar tone to my ear. A bit of a nostalgic vibe like James Taylor era music.
Very cool, as always.
Although I respect the quality and tones of Taylor guitars , I will never be able to afford one, and I have NEVER been disappointed by the quality or tone or costs of my various second-hand-bought Yamaha guitars.
This session makes me want to give my classical guitars a bit of a rest, and pick up a steel string jumbo again. Thanks for a great presentation, guys!!!
I don't have the best hearing ability but darn that taylor sounds freaking amazing both plugged in and mic! Not taking away from the Yamaha.
I have not played that many Taylors but I love my Yamaha CPX-5 so much that I bought a CPX-1000 and that guitar is awesome...
Why have you put the Yamaha fg3 against the expensive Taylor instead of the fg5??
If you were fair in comparing a 2500 taylor to a Yamaha you'd have picked the FG5 not the 3.
Not reaĺly. The 3 blows that taylor thing away. The 5 would leave it trembling in the gutter!
@@Wobbz9413 Taylor's are shit .
My low end yamaha sounds better than that talor. I'm not joking.
Why not same guitarist, tune and genre? Like Alamo is doing?
Yamaha provides good bang for the buck in my experience.
They make really solid nylon string guitars as well. The cg-171/172sf seems to be the gold standard for entry flamenco (much better than cordoba)
I bought 2 guitars from Olimpus music, a Taylor K28e 12 years ago and lately a Yamaha FGX5 which costs less than half the price of the Taylor, got to say that I prefer the Yamaha with regarding sound, maybe because the Koa needs years to warm up, looking forward to try the Yamaha FG9, let me know if you have one coming guys, Viva Malta!
The Yamaha sounds so much better, to my ears at least. The Taylor sounds "ploinky" and lacks bass in the tone. Cheers 🍻
Because the Yamaha is dreadnought and the Taylor small body, it was a silly and unfair comparison
I prefer Yamaha LL36 and I also have a 1993 Yamaha LL23 and am looking at getting a Yamaha FGX5 Red Label and won't need anything more ever. I also have a Taylor 214 CE Koa back and sides which is the most beautiful guitar Ive ever seen and sounds amazing.
That Taylor is beautiful
I've wanted a 900 series Taylor for a long time.
Damn that's clean.
Easy. BOTH! I own both and love both!
I was lucky enough to get a 324ce for my 40th Birthday last year and it's truly stunning.
Congratulations, that guitar will be with you for the rest of your life. I just got a 424ce and I have no doubt that this guitar will be with me the rest of my life too.
Yamaha sounds better believe me don't waste your $$$ for Taylor guitar
That's a very interesting comment, and I am inclined to agree, Every Yamaha Iv'e played ( an' Iv'e been playing for 60 years now) have All been excellent guitar's, & only need little things done to them to make them sound excellent, eg- bone nut and saddĺe ( make sure you do it right) check action and adjust, maybe add a zero fret & you've got a really great guitar in your hands 😊😊😊
Im planning on travelling to malta in july. Very hyped but can you share the cons?? Know you love it there!
Hey man, well honestly the driving is very bad… and you can’t drink the tap water! But apart from that I love it here :-)
July? Enjoy sweating your balls off.
@@Nickbaldeagle02 Truth
The Yamaha sounds fantastic! The Taylor sounds like you're playing in a tiny box! If anyone thinks the Taylor is better they need to get their ears syringed!
Nah, it's a matter of taste. I think both sound great, although quite different.
If you don't buy a martin then u don't matter period
The plugged in sound on the yamaha sounds far better. You can always add a bit of highs or mids in the eq through an amp or plugin but getting the base of the overall sound there is most of the battle and the yamaha seems to win this one easily.
I like the sound of Yamaha A5R aoe great. Taylor is good but very expressive and brighter sound
I recently bought a Yamaha FG 850.. all mohagany top, back and sides. It's tone and projection are far superior to a Taylor I owned that cost 4 times as much..
I did like the Taylor pickup system. But the price to quality ratio is undeniable..
Who is this luke ?what is his full name
The standards and consumer expectations are set so high, I'd love to see a review that says 'nah this brand is a bit shit'. Rob and Luke, awesome as always thanks for the internetainment
Honestly there aren’t really any really shit products out there any more… or at least none I’d bother reviewing! Back when I was a kid it was very different :-)
Ist thete any non tropical mahagony species?
So how do these compare to a Godin ?
Okay. So. I have been playing for 27 years. I own a lot of nice guitars. I am not a perfect player, but I know my stuff decently. That being said I was going to buy a Martin 000-18 or J45 as my 40th bday present to myself. Then I saw this Taylor 326. Then I played this 326. Then I bought this 326. It is now a year that I have owned it and it sounds even better with a little age. I would not trade it for any other acoustic other than a builders edition 826. Taylors are like the PRS of acoustic. They are polarizing. You either love them and want 10 or you don't. I don't like PRS, but I LOVE my Taylor. So does everyone else who hears or plays it. To each their own. Best 2400 dollars I have ever spent on a piece of musical equipment.
Yamaha Red label has way more projection, just sounds way better. That being said, the Taylor
does sound muddy. Their two different guitars, with different build, woods.
I own Yamaha LL16D, quite content but now, after 5.5 years later it hursts my shoulder if I play it more or flamenco style. So, now looking at LS36II or LS56II, exceptionally hard to find in the entire country.
That sounds fresh 🤘🏼😈🤘🏼
Nice playing. Since my girlfriend pointed out the figure squeaks I am unable to not hear them. Work more on reducing your squeaks.
Yamaha all day.
I think you meant the pickup on the Taylor is behinf the "Saddle"
Love my FG5
Yamaha all the way. I have a 1976 Yamaha FG 300 and a 2013 Martin HD35 and the 300 is my baby...my go to guitar.
Yamaha's sounds massive but its huge so you sacrifice comfortability for tone! Taylor has to be more comfortable to play and has more mid range punch but wow i am surprised by the specs and sound yamaha's produce
I sold my Taylor 210ce and bought Yamaha A3R, no doubt, A3R is much better!
I have a Yamaha ll-ta, Yamaha AC5M, Taylor GS mini-e koa and some lower tier Yamahas. My Yamaha ll-ta is the best sounding guitar I've heard, but the little Taylor is so comfortable and easy to play that It's the one I always reach for. Seriously thinking about checking out the Taylor AD22e and the 224ce-k to see how they sound in person.
Which do you play most I’m debating these exact two
@@gavkatz7045 He just told you.
Have you tried the Yamaha ls series? It will give you the sound signature of the ll in a comfortable smaller body.
@@MarianoPerez tried the LS TA had it for a month and it sounded great in the mids and treble. However the bass wasn’t to my expectations. So went with the LLTA and it sounded much better, but wasn’t as bright. Still prefer the LLTA despite that.
I really think it is an unfair contest they are different size bodies on these acoustic guitars, giving them a different sound, the yamaha dreadnaught of course sound will highlight the bass and mids and the taylor grand symphony will be more articulate and cleaner in the higher registry. No contest.
Are you guys comparing Yamaha with a guitar twice its price? Pretty fair comparison I'd say...
To me the best music gear scent is a new Mesa Boogie amp head. Smells like Christmas to me.
Most people that say bad things about Taylor guitars is the fact they can't afford them,I own eight Taylor guitars and I have martins and have had all different kinds of guitars, Taylor ranks among the best guitars made ,That's the only reason I own so many Taylor's,Martin and Taylor you got the best of the best.
No one said Taylor is not good. The problem is, they are too overpriced , if we are talking about sound only. Not only in this video, in most other video people prefer Yamaha A3/A5 or FG3/5 to Taylor 114/214/314 most of the time.
Taylor guitar do look very pretty and a high class , high fashion brand in guitar world. I guess they make sure you pay for these, too.
Or maybe it's that they can afford them but think a Yamaha is better sounding and better value.
Cosmetically I just can't abide that weird partial cutaway on the Taylor.
I love my Yamaha.730s
Atmosfeel steals the show! I like the sound of Taylor unplugged, but plugged in, that one sounds bad to my ears. I've hears and played several Taylor's plugged in and unplugged. They've all sounded good unplugged. Plugged in, I actually prefer the ES1. With the right PA system, ES2 can sound ok. But that Atmosfeel on the Yamaha, even on full piezo, sounds more natural than the Taylor to my ears.
Love the srt2 in the a models
yamaha is Better than Taylor
Yamaha. ‘Nuff said. 😉
I been playing yamahas for over 50 years . Had 185.000 electric acoustic,yamaha. I sanded the head stock and all of the body. I cut the head stock flat.. People playing gibson,,talors ,Martin's would comment on how great it sounded,, asking is it a custom. Nuff said. 😆 😆 🤣 my a1m cut away dred is all I need. Solo or with a band ,,,and people comment on how great it sounds plugged in or un unplugged.
Nice... Yamaha for me
Get a better mic.....it doesn't do them justice.....would rather have a LL26
My Yamaha FG830 sounds amazing for the money
I love Taylor guitars but I will tell ya that Taylor didnt have that big booming sound the Yamaha does to me the Taylor sounded more muted thru the video both are nice guitars.
Name of the song 10:33?
The Taylor sounds kind of boxy to me. Much prefer the Yamaha.
Is there any ml3/ t-style guitars in the Chapman range with trem systems?
ML3 BEA is what you’re after mate
Well I can buy a FGX3 & FGX5 for the price of the 326. I’ll take the Yamaha’s.
Yamaha
Yamaha❤
Prices.
that Yam red label is maybe the best dreadnought on earth, I compared it with a lot martins-gibsons-guilds. Taylor dreads are useless anyway.
I prefer Yamaha guitar because Yamaha has great wood and good tuning. I mean Yamahas from 900 € and more.
Damn man, I dont touch my guitar unless my hands are impeccably clean. I guess I am missing out on that "Potato Chip Grease Mojo."
Same here
I think that’s the first guitar video that I’ve seen where someone was eating and drinking as they reviewed the guitar!!!
I heard that “chip oil” was great for keeping the fretboard from drying out…
Exaxtly! Hope they’re not being sold to the public! Pigs
Yamaha
NO OB LOW
taylor.. already knew before clicking plau
Nice 👍
The difference, I think, is that Taylor has constantly improved. I bought a relatively cheap Taylor 10 years back. Here is a playlist of my original songs with all chords and solos played on the Taylor in different styles: ruclips.net/video/liIE_NgamgQ/видео.html&ab_channel=MarioAlleckna
Yamaha is better, in this specific comparison, however it is better……to let both guitarist play these 2 guitars.
Not a fair comparison
I've never heard a Taylor that I liked, dunno why...sure they're nicely made guitars. This one is no different, to my ears anyway. I wouldn't spend over €300 on that. Conversely I haven't heard a Yamaha that I didn't like. This one sounds lush too! Was listening to a Yamaha A3R A.R.E the other day, wow what a sound for less than a grand.
Feel the same about Martins 🤷♂️. They just don't sound "right," for my taste anyways. Do love Taylors and Breedloves though
Breedloves are underrated. I would never get rid of my little african mahogany Breedlove. Maybe I just got a winner but I spent $300 on a guitar that I'd gladly pay $1k for. @@9alt0
Yamaha....sounds good to me .....
The Yamaha sounds better :3
Taylor+++
Why i can't hear accustic feel by the youtuber like who compare or show us new model guitar. do they not able to play guitar smartly which sound will touch my ear.
Are they not belongs for acustic guitar
Or they are playing like beggainer guitarist.
You Monsters! Eating crisps whilst playing guitars... poor strings.
I hope they get a good wipe down after this!
Yamaha sounds soooo much better
I’m intrigued by the Yamaha. They kill the price point in comparison to Taylor. I would love to see one of the “made in Japan” Yamahas go up against a Taylor.
So ... three months later, I went through the whole Yamaha vs Taylor thing. I tried out a fair number of both. I eventually purchased a Taylor and I am very happy with my decision.
@@NoirRobert which one?
@@ConceptNull I got the 114e for about $850. It was a bargain at that price. That said, I am mainly an electric player and my previous acoustic was an Epiphone that I was never fond of. After a year of the Taylor, I am considering a step up to the 314ce but I will do some comparison shopping/playing before I make the move.
I own 3 Taylor's and 2 yamahas...Taylor hangs on the wall..all the time..The LL series beats any taylor hands down..fact