Yamaha FG5 Red Label Acoustic Guitar in CASE

Yamaha FG5 Red Label Acoustic Guitar in CASE at Music Park Yamaha FG5 Red Label Acoustic Guitar in CASE in Perth The perfect combination of modern inspiration and timeless design Inspired by our iconic 'red label' guitars of the 1960s, the new FG Red Label folk models blend modern inspiration with a timeless design. Featuring a classic semi-gloss finish and high-quality components, FG Red Label guitars capture an authentic vintage aesthetic. The mahogany back and sides are paired with a premium Sitka spruce top which has been treated with our Acoustic Resonance Enhancement ('ARE') process for genuine aged-wood tone and sustain. A new scalloped-bracing design delivers plenty of volume and a natural, balanced acoustic tone. The new FG Red Label guitars sound and feel like you've been playing them for years - right from the very first note. Modern Inspiration and Timeless Design The FG heritage extends back to the 1966 release of the FG180, Yamaha’s first production acoustic guitar. In the more than half-century since, we have balanced traditional guitar craft with a spirit of constant refinement, pursuing our vision of the ideal Yamaha folk guitar. Classic V Shape Headstock The guitar retains the original FG headstock shape, adorned with the iconic “Tuning Fork” logo. The traditional truss rod cover is mblazoned with “Since 1966” to mark the launch of the first FG models. Solid Sitka Spruce Top Commonly sourced from Canada and Alaska, solid Sitka spruce offers a rich midrange and low-frequency response. The sound is tight and focused, working particularly well for chordal strumming or rhythmic fingerstyle performance. Solid Mahogany Back & Sides Mahogany has a slower transient response than many other tonewoods, contributing to a warm and woody tone with strong midrange. Bone Nut & Saddle The Made-in-Japan 5 tier instruments feature a bone nut and saddle. Bone is a harder material than urea, providing a more efficient transfer of energy from the strings to the neck and body. The result is a louder and clearer sound. New Scalloped Bracing In defining the sound of FG Red Label, our intention was to offer a warm tone that would be ideal for modern folk music and singersongwriters. With careful measurement and experimentation, we made several refinements that would enhance low-frequency response without compromising durability. These changes are optimized for the natural characteristics of the tonewoods, and for each body silhouette. Acoustic Resonance Enhancement Yamaha’s exclusive Acoustic Resonance Enhancement (A.R.E.) uses heat, humidity and atmospheric pressure to accelerate the aging of the wood. The A.R.E. process gives the instrument a rich, vintage-quality tone, producing a sound as if you’ve been playing it for years. Atmosfeel 3-way pickup & preamp system The Atmosfeel 3-way pickup & preamp system uses a piezo sensor in the bridge to capture low frequencies, a microphone for low- and mid-range, and our proprietary newly developed thin synthetic sheet soundboard transducer for high frequencies. The result is a full, natural sound with simple controls that make it easy to get great plugged-in tone. Simple and intuitive control for each performance style Atmosfeel preamp control lets you blend the microphone sound into premixed pickup sound. The microphone sound particularly compliments solo performers and chordal players, while a lower blend may be preferred by fingerstyle players and guitarists who need to cut through a full band. The Bass knob controls a peaking EQ. The center frequency raises when boosting and lowers when attenuating, so that low frequencies which could be problematic on stage can be removed but never added. 1960s aesthetics and modern craft, refined over 50+ years of Yamaha guitar development New scalloped bracing patterns provide a warm, powerful tone with deep lows and rich harmonics ARE treatment imparts the sound and sustain of aged wood All-solid construction with a Sitka spruce top and mahogany back ; sides Ebony fingerboard & bridge If you have read this far you are interested. All I can really say is that you should come in and have a play on one. Quite honestly, we have guitars selling for twice this price and more that are not this good. We have NOTHING at anywhere near this price that even comes close. We cannot recommend it highly enough. When this model was first released, we had a customer order one sight unseen, having read about it online. When it arrived, he was over the moon. It was even better than he had hoped. Music Park in Perth Western Australia carry a great range of Yamaha guitars