Yamaha FGX5 Red Label Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Solid Sitka Spruce

PLAYER’S PERSPECTIVE

We present to you another gorgeous Japanese-made Yamaha acoustic guitar, this time from the venerable Red Label series! This FGX5 is a classic dreadnought with all solid woods, vintage aesthetics and contemporary Japanese build quality and innovation. 

Aside from the tried-and-true tonewood combination of a mahogany back, sides, neck and a Sitka spruce top, the awesome A.R.E. treatment is essentially a torrefaction (“roasting”) of the top to accelerate the “aging” of the wood over time. This process makes it much more resonant and lively. The old adage that acoustics just sound better and better over time isn’t just a myth, it’s factually proven – and this method has got it down to a science.

Combine that with high-end Yamaha hardware choices and an awesome-sounding Atmosfeel preamp that sounds great both on stage and in the studio, and you have a true “main workhorse” acoustic in your hands at an amazing price. Highly recommend checking one out!

Manufacturer’s Description

Modern Inspiration and Timeless Design

Since its birth in 1966, the FG Series has been loved by generations of guitarists. The newly developed scalloped bracing, designed by making full use of the latest acoustic analysis technology, further expands the low range. Yamaha’s proprietary A.R.E. wood modification technology is applied to the top board to give even new guitars the mature sound of a guitar that has been played for many years. A model made in Japan in fine detail by skilled technicians. Equipped with the newly developed Atmosfeel™ pickup system to output the natural sound of the acoustic guitar in full.

Features

• 1960s aesthetics and modern craft, refined over 50+ years of Yamaha guitar development
• Atmosfeel™ pickup and preamp system provides uniquely natural plugged-in sound
• The original Yamaha FG body delivers a full, punchy low end, well suited to strumming and flatpicking
• New scalloped FG bracing pattern provides a warm, powerful tone with deep lows and rich harmonics
• Acoustic Resonance Enhancement (A.R.E.) treatment imparts the sound and sustain of aged wood
• All-solid construction with a Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides
• Ebony fingerboard, bridge, and bridge pins
• Bone nut and saddle
• Made in Japan
• Hardshell case included

Specifications

Body

• Body Shape: Dreadnought/Western
• Finish: Natural Semi-Gloss
• Finish:Semi-Gloss
• Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
• Back & Sides Wood: Solid Mahogany
• Body Bracing: Modified Scalloped
• Bridge Material: Ebony
• Saddles: Bone
• Bridge Pins: Ebony
• Body Binding: Black + White
• Soundhole Inlay: Black + White
• Pickguard: Wooden type
• Body Finish: Semi-Gloss

Neck

• Neck Wood: African Mahogany
• Fretboard Wood: Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlays: Dots
• Frets: 20
• Scale Length: 25
• Radius: 15.75″
• Neck Finish: Matte
• Nut: 1.75″, Bone
• Tuners: Open Gear Chrome (Y1D)

Electronics

• Pickup/Preamp: Atmosfeel (Undersaddle Pickup + Contact Sensor + Mic)
• Controls: Master Volume, Mic Blend, Bass EQ
• Connections: LINE OUT

Misc.

• Strings: Elixir NANOWEB 80/20 Bronze Light
• Accessories: Soundhole Cover, Hex Wrench
• Case: Hardshell Case
• Instrument Weight: 4.8 lbs
• Serial #: IIY765A

Overall Condition

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Yamaha. This FGX5 is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer’s warranty. Photos are of the exact guitar you’ll receive.

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.