Yamaha FS5 Acoustic Guitar w/ Hard Case, Ebony Fretboard, Made in Japan, Natural
PLAYER'S PERSPECTIVE
We present to you another gorgeous Japanese-made Yamaha acoustic guitar! This small-bodied Concert FS5 is a beautiful instrument with all solid woods, vintage aesthetics and contemporary Japanese build quality and innovation. This is a great option for travel, those with smaller physical frames, or anyone looking for a more focused acoustic tone.
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 extremely comfortable satin-finished neck, and you have a bona-fide "desert island" acoustic in your hands at an amazing price. Highly recommend checking one out!
ITEM SPECIFICS
- 1960s aesthetics and modern craft, refined over 50+ years of Yamaha guitar development
- The original Yamaha FS concert shape is a good fit for players who prefer a smaller body, and has a slightly brighter sound to complement strumming and fingerpicking
- New scalloped FS bracing pattern provides a warm, powerful tone with 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, bridge pins, and end pin
- Bone nut and saddle
- Made in Japan
- Hardshell case included
SPECIFICATIONS
Body
- Top Material: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Back Material: Solid Mahogany
- Side Material: Solid Mahogany
- Body Shape: Concert (Small)
- Scale Length: 634 mm (25”)
- String Spacing: 11 mm
- Body Binding: Black + White
- Soundhole Inlay: Black + White
- Bridge Material: Ebony
- Saddle Material: Bone
- Bridge Pins: Ebony
- Body Finish: Semi-Gloss
Neck
- Nut Width: 44 mm (1 3/4”)
- Neck Material: African Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Fingerboard Radius: R400 mm (15 3/4")
- Nut Material: Bone
- Neck Finish: Matte
Hardware
- Tuners: Open Gear Chrome (Y1D)
- Pickguard: Wooden type
Misc.
- Made in Japan
- Strings: Elixir NANOWEB 80/20 Bronze Light
- Accessories: Hex Wrench
- Case: Hardshell Case
Overall Condition
Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Yamaha. This FS5 is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty.
note: The photos above may not be of the exact guitar you'll receive. The serial number may differ but specs will all be the same. Please feel free to get in touch with us for an in-hand description.
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.