Yamaha F355.

[Sikovit]

Any red flags? Any past experiences that should prevent me from saving for this guitar? Every Yamaha acoustic I've ever played has been amazing. I played an F180, and loved it. (In fact, I play it whenever I'm at my friends house.) If an F180 can sound that good, I'm not quite sure how an f355 can be worse. And plus, it's only $130, so this is practically a steal, right?

 

Feedback, if you please.

[moctzal]

Yeah Yamaha consistently makes great, inexpensive guitars that last.

Whenever my friends ask me: "What guitar should I get if I'm a beginner and I want to spend as little as possible?" I find myself always saying Yamaha.

[babablowfish]

It is hard to imagine that you will be unhappy. I have never owned a Yamaha that I didn't like. Not all were great but for $130.00 I don't see the downside.

[Krash]

Go for it. Just bought an F335 for $130 and it's a very well made guitar. Fit/finish are excellent, and the factory setup is very good. It sounds surprisingly good for an all laminate guitar.

[happy-man]

 

Any red flags? Any past experiences that should prevent me from saving for this guitar? Every Yamaha acoustic I've ever played has been amazing. I played an F180, and loved it. (In fact, I play it whenever I'm at my friends house.) If an F180 can sound that good, I'm not quite sure how an f355 can be worse. And plus, it's only $130, so this is practically a steal, right? Feedback, if you please.

 

 

I assume you mean either F-325 or F-335. The only difference I can see between the two is that the 335 has gold colored tuners.

 

These are my personal favorite

 

Scott O

[Freeman Keller]

 

Any red flags? Any past experiences that should prevent me from saving for this guitar? Every Yamaha acoustic I've ever played has been amazing. I played an F180, and loved it. (In fact, I play it whenever I'm at my friends house.) If an F180 can sound that good, I'm not quite sure how an f355 can be worse. And plus, it's only $130, so this is practically a steal, right? Feedback, if you please.

 

 

This is an older one, I assume? The big red flag is that older Yamies are very difficult to reset the necks (they were made with a type of glue that doesn't come apart with heat and moisture), however there is a trick. I would say it is not worth the investment to fix if it is bad. Best to make sure the neck angle is very good to start with.

 

My 35 y.o. FG-150 is starting to creep up where I'm going to have to deal with it, I once owned an old Yamie 12 string that was unplayable because of the neck angle. If yours is good I think you will have a winner.

 

edit to add - it it is a new one, go for it!

[zenbu]

I think the neck thing may apply more to the FGs because I own 27 of the Dynamics and none have any neck issues, `course the necks on those are real fat unlike the laminates that followed. Theres a Japanese web site I go to for info on the earliest Yamahas when I can`t find it in my books and no one there has mentioned neck problems either. I have no complaints with my 50s and 60s Dynamics at all, love em to bits, but the tuners can sometimes be their weak point.