Yamaha Acoustics

FEaTURES
SOUND QUaLITY
VaLUE FOR mONEY
BUILD QUaLITY
PLaYaBILITY
OVERaLL RaTING
SUMMARY
FEaTURES
SOUND QUaLITY
VaLUE FOR mONEY
BUILD QUaLITY
PLaYaBILITY
OVERaLL RaTING
SUMMARY
FEaTURES
SOUND QUaLITY
VaLUE FOR mONEY
BUILD QUaLITY
PLaYaBILITY
OVERaLL RaTING
SUMMARY
YAMAHA F SERIES
ROUND-UP
82 october 2016
IRRELEVANT OF the 50th anniversary, these new Yamaha’s
are near faultlessly good for their prices. If we’re honest, the
FG830 could be considerably more and we’d still be saying the
same. The 800M might not quite have the sparkle and
contemporary sheen of the 830 but it has a real workhorse
‘blue collar’ vibe. Finally, the FS850 has everything going for it
except, for more serious fingerstyle players at least, its narrow
bridge spacing. Even so, with its subtly different voicing it’ll
appeal to player looking for an ‘older’ sound and certainly
played with a pick it has plenty of punch.
VERDICT
YAMAHA FG800M £213
AT A GLANCE
YAMAHA FG830 £360
AT A GLANCE
YAMAHA FS850 £398
AT A GLANCE
TOP: Solid mahogany
BACK & SIDES:
Laminated mahogany
NECK: Nato
SCALE LENGTH: 634mm (25”)
FINGERBOARD: Rosewood
FRETS: 20
ELECTRICS: No
HARDWARE: Rosewood bridge
w/ compensated urea saddle,
die-cast chrome tuners
LEFT-HANDED: No
FINISH: Natural (as reviewed) –
gloss body with satin neck
TOP: Solid spruce
BACK & SIDES:
Laminated rosewood
NECK: Nato
SCALE LENGTH: 650mm (25.6”)
FINGERBOARD: Rosewood
FRETS: 20
ELECTRICS: No. The FGX830C
electro costs £536
HARDWARE:
Rosewood bridge w/
compensated urea saddle,
die-cast chrome tuners
LEFT-HANDED: No
FINISH: Natural (as reviewed),
Tobacco Brown Sunburst,
Autumn Burst – gloss body
with satin neck
TOP: Solid Spruce
BACK & SIDES:
Laminated nato/okume
NECK: Nato
SCALE LENGTH: 650mm (25.6”)
FINGERBOARD: Rosewood
FRETS: 20
ELECTRICS: No
HARDWARE: Rosewood bridge
w/ compensated urea saddle,
die-cast chrome-plated tuners
LEFT-HANDED: No, check
the FG820L (£351)
FINISH: Natural matt
(as reviewed)
CONTACT: Yamaha,
01908 366700,
uk.yamaha.com
Features 5
Sound Quality 5
Value For Money 5
Features 4
Sound Quality 4
Value For Money 4
Features 4
Sound Quality 4
Value For Money 5
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