This quite often meant sundry anonymous torture devices from far-flung lands or, if you were lucky, you’d discover Yamaha’s early FG range. Arriving in the midst of what James Taylor refers to as “the ...

Yamaha's lineup of TransAcoustic guitars combines superb build quality with cool built-in effects. I sampled a concert-size FS-TA that sells for about $940. The Yamaha FS-TA features onboard ...

The original Yamaha FG Red Label series of acoustic guitars were built in the 1960s and revered for their high-end Japanese craftsmanship and beautiful tone. Many players first started playing ...

Find out more about how we test. Yamaha started out making classical guitars in the 60s, and utilised the expertise of Spanish makers like Eduardo Ferrer and later Manuel Hernandez, along with players ...

The Variax Standard combines Yamaha guitar building know-how with Line 6 tone digital modeling wizardry, the latter placing an impressive library of "authentic" vintage tones at the command of the ...

As a result, we don’t generally expect concert guitars to have the big tone or the volume of their larger cousins. That’s why it’s surprising that Yamaha’s AC5M Concert acoustic-electric ...