Members Tone Eee Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 The only acoustic I've ever had is a super beat up early Seventies FG 110. It needs new tuners, I had to re-repair the broken headstock yesterday, and a fretjob is really in the near near future. Now, I know it is a POS, but it sounds damn good. I'm putting stuff on Craigslist today and I was wondering if I should just dump this one for like $25 to $50 (hey, it's a mess) and look for another Craigslist prize. Anyone know what sounds as good as this little beast but won't break the bank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members panhandler Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 Keep the old git for the memories...Yamaha makes some pretty decent stuff these days affordable. Like the FG-700S for $199 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 Keep it. If you dump it, you'll never find that sound again. And don't keep it for the memories: keep it to keep making memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 Keep it. If you dump it, you'll never find that sound again. And don't keep it for the memories: keep it to keep making memories. +1000 to both of the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T.B. Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 Allow me to join the choir.... keep it. Go with whatcha know, another Yammy. The Yamaha FG700S Folk ($200.00), FG720S ($279.00), or L Series LL6 ($500.00) - acoustic guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boxorox Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 People on here love, love, love the Yamaha FG270S. Great solid topped guitar for well under three bills. And keep the 110. As a beater or a wall hanger, the memories will be worth more than a tank of gas. If you feel lke letting it go, set on the couch with it in your lap and watch "Ol' Yeller" and "The Yearling" and think it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brokepick Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 People on here love, love, love the Yamaha FG270S. Great solid topped guitar for well under three bills. And keep the 110. As a beater or a wall hanger, the memories will be worth more than a tank of gas. If you feel lke letting it go, set on the couch with it in your lap and watch "Ol' Yeller" and "The Yearling" and think it over. FG720S? :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greymuzzle Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 Raj has one the little early 70s Nippon Gakki red label FG110s. It might be small, but it sounds like no one ever told it. I suspect that yours is worth some love and glue if it is in the same ballpark. The owner himself is not about at the moment, but I'm sure will have words son this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Melodeous Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 Romantics. Don't get wrapped up in things. That's reserved for people. If you can sell the Yamaha and something else to defray the cost of buying a new one, do so. If you don't later on you'll be saving that old Yamaha just to save it. There's an expression for people who collect their lifetime material possessions: "Save it, you might not need it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guildfire Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 I would get rid of it and get another one without the "issues". You will be happier with a nice playable guitar rather than a non functioning piece of laminated wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yamaha Junkie Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 Keep the old git for the memories...Yamaha makes some pretty decent stuff these days affordable. Like the FG-700S for $199 "Yamaha is the Gateway drug" LOL! Sooooo true.I'm a internet cheerleader for Yamaha lol"New guy here though (Hi Neal) ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brokepick Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 The only acoustic I've ever had is a super beat up early Seventies FG 110. It needs new tuners, I had to re-repair the broken headstock yesterday, and a fretjob is really in the near near future.Now, I know it is a POS, but it sounds damn good. I'm putting stuff on Craigslist today and I was wondering if I should just dump this one for like $25 to $50 (hey, it's a mess) and look for another Craigslist prize.Anyone know what sounds as good as this little beast but won't break the bank? As much as I like old Yamaha guitars, it sounds like that one is pretty far gone. If it's playable, it should be worth $50 tho. Not hardly worth parting with for any less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yamaha Junkie Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 The only thing weak about the Fg110's is the tuners. I think most Yamaha Tuners are of good to fantastic quality. The inlines on the 110 were only ok. Contact Stew Mac for some good replacements. She will play 30 years better than new. Oh yah, buy a 7XX series also. Yamaha has rebates going right now. Yamaha Junkie is an enabler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Montagman Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 Where are these rebates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yamaha Junkie Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 Where are these rebates? This morning I saw them listed with "Rebates" in red on Musicians Friends site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steadfastly Posted December 1, 2008 Members Share Posted December 1, 2008 Yeah, I agree, it's not worth the $25-50.00 you might get for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zenbu Posted December 1, 2008 Members Share Posted December 1, 2008 Anyone know what sounds as good as this little beast but won't break the bank? yes...Yamaha Dynamics. All solid wood and made before the FGs came into being, actually go back as far as the early 50s when Yamaha had 3 export models...#`s 30, 50 and 70, basically the same except for the rosettes and inlays but all made from maple/spruce. I have both the #30 and #50...as well as many other Dynamics, there were quite a few models, and later, in the early 60s they made another export #15 model, plain top and brownish/red back and sides with the white label with red dotted border...the abels went through several changes over time and the white/reds started in 1960, any other color came before that. I know Dynamics show up on line overseas because we`ve discussed them before, well, I discuss them and everybody else listens `cause they seem to be fairly unknown outside Japan, but well worth ooking for. Some players here use steels on em because of the metal winding posts but most use nylons...and don`t let that discourage you, they are plenty loud for small bodied solid maple guitars. Said it before but I`ll say it again, I`ve paid as little as $10.oo for some and most I paid was about $150.oo, do a search on this site and you`ll find plenty of pics I`ve posted of mine throughout the years. Not the mid `60s S series Dynamics but the ones that say Yamaha Dynamic Guitar in script on the headstock, the S series were Yamahas first shot at laminates and are OK but nowhere near the early Dynamics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boxorox Posted December 1, 2008 Members Share Posted December 1, 2008 Thank you Highstrung. FG720S. Got my tang tongueled up in my eye-tooth and couldn't see what I was sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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