12 best yamaha beginner guitars

Product description

Built with the legendary quality and playability the FG Series, Yamaha designed the JR1 for the younger player or anyone who is more comfortable with a smaller-bodied acoustic. Carefully selection of woods goes into the building of every single Yamaha guitar and the JR1 is no exception. Features include a spruce top, nato neck, rosewood fingerboard and meranti body for solid, bright tonality and great looks, and chrome hardware. Includes gig bag. JR1 Great as a travel guitar First Guitar Ideal first guitar for a child easy and fun to play.

• The FG Junior is a 3/4 sized guitar modeled after the acclaimed Yamaha FG Series
• The JR1 has a smaller body and shorter neck, perfect for young players or those with smaller hands
• Yamaha craftsmanship and a spruce top give this compact guitar an authentic acoustic tone
• Great for use as a travel guitar when space is limited
• Gig bag included for safe storage and easy transport. Saddle material: Urea

User questions & answers

Question:	Is this good for kids
Answer:	It is perfect for kids age 8 to about 11 years old.
Question:	What material is the stings? Steel or nylon
Answer:	Steel
Question:	i would like to know if this guitar would be all right for a 12 year old girl who is wanting to learn how to plaI
Answer:	Yes fits my 7 year old perfect
Question:	How does this compare to the Yamaha CGS103 3/4 size
Answer:	I really don't know how they would compare. I've never seen much less held a Yamaha CGS103 3/4 guitar.

Product features

Yamaha FG Junior Compact Acoustic Guitars

Built with the legendary quality and playability the FG Series, Yamaha designed the JR Series for the younger player, frequent traveler, or anyone who is more comfortable with a smaller-bodied acoustic. Carefully selection of woods goes into the building of every single Yamaha guitar and the JR1 and JR2 are no exception. Features include a spruce top, nato neck, rosewood fingerboard and chrome hardware. This compact guitar delivers authentic acoustic sound anytime. Includes a gig bag for easy transport and safe storage.

Product description

Yamaha CGS Classical Guitars are great instruments for students learning the ins and outs of classical guitar technique. The guitars feature a spruce top, Mercanti back and sides, a nato neck and a rosewood bridge and fingerboard. Yamaha is famous for producing great-sounding budget classical guitars, and the CGS instruments will reward the learner with years of musical pleasure.

• Spruce Top
• Meranti Back & Sides
• Rosewood Fingerboard & Bridge
• Natural Finish

User questions & answers

Question:	Where are these made
Answer:	I have a couple (classical and regular) made in Taiwan and Indonesia. Quality is pretty good. The Made in Japan are high end with matching prices. Can't go wrong with Yamaha. I also have US Strat, Gibson, and Cordoba (Korea).
Question:	What is the size differences between 3/4 and full size yamaha classical guitars
Answer:	Exactly what the "3/4" describes: a full-size guitar is approximately 42-45" inches long, while the 3/4 model is approximately 32-34 inches long.
Question:	Difference between the 103a and 103aii
Answer:	As far I can tell, it’s the same guitar with same size and materials.
Question:	What type strings
Answer:	Nylon strings

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Yamaha Student Series CGS103AII Classical Guitar

580mm (22.8") [3/4] scale version of school guitars.

Product description

Yamaha CGS Classical Guitars are great instruments for students learning the ins and outs of classical guitar technique. The guitars feature a spruce top, Mercanti back and sides, a nato neck and a rosewood bridge and fingerboard. Yamaha is famous for producing great-sounding budget classical guitars, and the CGS instruments will reward the learner with years of musical pleasure.

• Spruce top
• Meranti back & sides
• Rosewood fingerboard & bridge, natural finish
• Strings scale 25.6 inches, body depth 3.15 - 3.3 inches, finger board width (Nut/Body) 2.05 inches

User questions & answers

Question:	How wide is the neck of the guitar around the top 5 frets
Answer:	About 2 inches.
Question:	does the 1/2 size have a two tone top? The picture shows a slight line running down the middle that appears to be two tones/two pieces
Answer:	Yes, the top is two pieces of laminated spruce. This is a standard practice for just about every guitar manufacturer.
Question:	I'm a 4'10" adult with tiny baby hands. Looking for smaller guitar so certain chords are easier to play. Which size should I get
Answer:	This probably won't do, as the fretboard is rather wide. A parlor guitar is more your fit. The Little Martin or be the Peavey Composer is small, but sound good. Check them out.
Question:	Is there an option to have it strung for a left-handed child
Answer:	You can always string a guitar backwards, but as a lefty who plays right-handed, I'd strongly urge having the child learn the normal way. So many times you wind up at a party where there's a guitar, and if you can't play it because you've learned a non-standard way, you've severely limited your opportunities. Besides, the left hand which does the fretting has an advantage for a lefty.

Product description

Introducing the Yamaha GL1 Guitalele, now officially available for the first time in the USA! Half guitar, half ukulele…100% fun. A unique mini 6-string nylon guitar that is sized like a baritone ukulele (17" scale) and plays like a standard tune guitar. The guitalele's tuning is pitched up to "A" (or up a 4th) at A/D/G/C/E/A. Tobacco Sunburst color.

• Sized like a baritone ukulele (17" scale)
• Plays like a standard tuned guitar
• Great for Traveling!
• Includes soft case gig bag

User questions & answers

Question:	since it's tuned up 5 half steps from a regular guitar, does it need special strings to take the extra tension
Answer:	No special strings are needed. 17 inch scale length makes the tension feel like regular tension strings on a nylon strung guitar.
Question:	is the neck as wide as a martin, like a D-28 or fender strat or mostly for kids
Answer:	Realize, this is Uk. Not guitar. Difference is it's somewhat tuned/stringed like guitar but in 5th frt position. Neck is narrow, as in Ukulele. Adults play ukulele too but don't expect to be like guitar, ie. Martin or Strat.
Question:	can i use snigjat guitar stand(https://www.amazon.com/dp/b07wdpwczh/ref=sr_1_39?keywords=guitar+stand) with yamaha gl1 guitalele
Answer:	I use this stand -Stagg SUVM-A100BK Foldable"A" Stand for Ukuleles, Mandolins and Violins, I have several other guitar stands. The Guitalele is (tenor)Ukulele size and I find guitar stands are too big-unless the guitalele is in it's case.
Question:	child
Answer:	Good for anyone. Child or adult.

Product features

Yamaha GL1 Guitalele

Introducing the Yamaha GL1 Guitalele. Half guitar, half ukulele…100% fun. A unique mini 6-string nylon guitar that is sized like a baritone ukulele (17” scale) and plays like a standard tune guitar. The guitalele’s tuning is pitched up to “A” (or up a 4th) at A/D/G/C/E/A. Includes a free soft case gig bag.

Product description

GigMaker Standard guitar package: F325D TBS guitar, gig bag, chromatic tuner, strap, picks; tobacco sunburst color

• The perfect package for beginers with everything you need to get started
• Includes an F32D5 Tobacco Sunburst acoustic guitar, gig bag, digital tuner, strap and picks
• Dreadnought Body
• Spruce Top
• Rosewood Fingerboard

User questions & answers

Question:	How do you attach the guitar strap? There aren’t instructions for it and I don’t see attachments
Answer:	There is a place on the bottom of the guitar to attach one end. The other end has a smaller string that can be attached to the strap using the little metal clip. I just used the smaller loop to make a loop around the end of the neck of the guitar (under the strings) and attached it that way. Most guitars have another button on the other side of the main body behind the neck, but this one does not.
Question:	Do you have to put the strings on
Answer:	No. The strings are already on.
Question:	Please share the Return policy on this item
Answer:	I don’t know. It came in perfect condition.
Question:	Can this guitar be hooked up to an amp
Answer:	Sorry, no this one can not. It's a beautiful sounding guitar,but no amp connection.

Product features

Yamaha Gigmaker Standard Acoustic Guitar Package

This all-in-one package includes everything a beginner needs to get started; F325 acoustic guitar, gig bag, digital tuner, strap and picks.

Yamaha Protective Gig Bag

Yamaha Adjustable Strap

Digital Guitar Tuner

Product description

Yamaha's complete electric guitar package. Sporting the PAC012 electric guitar with a 15-watt Yamaha amp, this package rocks. Included in the package is everything you need to get started playing today. Includes the Yamaha's Pacifica 012 in Black

• PAC012 Pacifica Electric Guitar Black
• 15-watt Yamaha amp
• Picks, straps, tuner and cable
• Protective gig bag

User questions & answers

Question:	Is this an adult size guitar? is it light
Answer:	The package says that it has a Yamaha PAC012, which I bought recently for my 10 year old daughter who is a new player. It is a full sized guitar, but not too big for a young player to start with. It is also not too heavy and its comfortable to hold. It has been a very good starter guitar for her. We bought only the guitar, not the package. Here is the guitar listing: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002GZWZ0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Question:	Does the back of the guitar also have sunburst? Or is it flat black
Answer:	The back also has sunburst. It's an exceptionally well-crafted, beautifully finished guitar.
Question:	Can you use this guitar to play music like centuries from fall out boys all the way to more than a feeling from boston
Answer:	It will do anything a Fender Stratocaster will do. More Than A Feeling used a heavily processed guitar sound, as I recall. I don't know if this type of guitar will nail that sound, but you can probably come close. The issue is going to be the effects you add. I don't know the Fall Out Boys music so I have no comment about that.
Question:	Where do put the battery in the guitar
Answer:	There's no battery.

Product features

The Yamaha Pacifica Series

One of the best electric guitar values for over a decade, Yamaha Pacifica guitars are well known for great tone and outstanding playability.

First launched in 1990, the Pacifica series was driven by the California session scene where versatility, performance and individuality were key.

The Pacifica series has been constructed to respond to various genres and play styles. Various pickup configurations provide a wide range of sound character from heavy distortion to a clear clean sound.

Product description

FG800 Folk Acoustic Guitar Vintage Tint. Yamaha's FG800 Folk Acoustic Guitar is a reasonably priced entry-level acoustic guitar featuring one of the most popular tonewoods - solid Sitka spruce - for the top. This gives you a nice mellow tone with a slower response, and keeps the guitar nice and lightweight, a combination that is ideal for a beginner trying to find their way around the instrument. The nato back and sides also keeps the guitar lightweight and inexpensive while not sacrifcing tone. Other features of the FG800 include a rosewood fingerboard and bridge, black and white body binding, die-cast tuners, and a tortoise pickguard. Case sold separately. Check the drop-down menu to the right to select between Natural or Sunburst finishes.

• Body Body type: Dreadnaught Cutaway: Non-cutaway Top wood: Solid Spruce Back & sides: Nato/okume Bracing pattern: Scalloped Body finish: Gloss Orientation: Right handed Neck Neck shape: Info not available Nut width: 1.69" (43mm) Fingerboard: Rosewood Neck wood: Nato Scale length: 25" Number of frets: 20 Neck finish: Matte Electronics Pickup/preamp: No Brand: Not applicable Configuration: Not app
• Yamaha's FG800 Folk Acoustic Guitar is a reasonably priced entry-level acoustic guitar featuring one of the most popular tonewoods - solid Sitka spruce - for the top
• This gives you a nice mellow tone with a slower response, and keeps the guitar nice and lightweight, a combination that is ideal for a beginner trying to find their way around the instrument
• The nato back and sides also keeps the guitar lightweight and inexpensive while not sacrifcing tone
• Other features of the FG800 include a rosewood fingerboard and bridge, black and white body binding, die-cast tuners, and a tortoise pickguard

Product description

TRBX170EW features exotic mango top with high playability and trusted quality by Yamaha. The matching head also gives distinct look from other basses. It is the best bass guitar for practice, live and home recordings.

• TRBX170EW features exotic mango top with high playability and trusted quality by Yamaha.
• Exotic Mango Top
• Vintage Style Bridge

User questions & answers

Question:	Which website can i purchase upgrade parts for the yamaha trbx605 5-string
Answer:	That is a broad question. For bridge I like graph tech, for assorted parts, Stewmac.com, for pickups, that is I pick taste thing, Duncan is solid, pots - mojo tone is good depends on what you are doing
Question:	What gauge strings come stock with this bass
Answer:	We believe they are 45-100. Thank you.
Question:	What case will this fit
Answer:	Most cases sized for a long-scale bass should fit I would think. If it helps, the body is 13in wide x 20in to top horn, with a total length of 43.5in from top of headstock to bottom strap button. Best of luck to you!
Question:	I am mixed answers on if the pickups are active or passive.. can anyone confirm which it is. Im also seeing it has a switch to change from active
Answer:	This listing includes 6 different Yamaha bass models. The 100 and 200 series have passive pickups. The 300 series has active pickups, with a 5-way instant EQ switch. The 500 series is active/passive, select-able with a toggle switch.

Product features

Yamaha TRBX Series Bass Guitars

You’re the bedrock of your music. The foundation. The fundamental. The link. You need an instrument with the strength and power to perform. An instrument that gives you the freedom to innovate, to create and push the boundaries. You need a bass where everything‘s just right. Sound, feel, looks – nothing comes second. This is TRBX. This is the bass you’ve been waiting for.

With Yamaha’s unique combination of advanced design, precision engineering and time-honored craftsmanship, the Yamaha Guitar Development team have created the perfect instrument for bass players who aren’t ready to compromise. An instrument with the tone you need to underpin your performance and the flexibility to allow you to create and define your own voice. An instrument that offers unparalleled comfort, incredible playability and road-ready durability - night after night, session after session. An instrument designed and built to be the core of your music.

TRBX174 / TRBX174EW

The TRBX174 represents a price breakthrough for the TRBX range, yet the quality is everything you'd expect from a Yamaha bass. TRBX170EW features an exotic wood top. The matching headstock gives it distinct look from other basses.

TRBX204

Featuring a basswood body, maple neck and a powerful pickup configuration, the TRBX204 has the versatility and looks to fit whatever your style and stage. Available in a variety stunning metallic finishes.

TRBX304 / TRBX305

TRBX300 is built around performance. The perfectly balanced, ultra-comfortable solid mahogany body provides the optimum tonal foundation while the Performance EQ active circuitry gives instant access to perfectly dialed-in stage-ready tones.

TRBX504 / TRBX505

TRBX500 has a simple brief – tone. Premium mahogany construction and an ultra-musical active/passive pre-amp design deliver the flexibility and sheer tonal quality to allow you to sculpt the perfect sound for your music.

Product description

The Yamaha C40 is an affordable, classical guitar from a respected company in the music industry. Yamaha craftsmen have assembled spruce, mahogany and rosewood to form an instrument with excellent tone and playability that will inspire and encourage a player to pick this guitar up again and again! Yamaha classical guitar craftsmen learned the fine art of guitar making directly from the masters. Under the tutelage of Manuel Hernandez and Eduardo Ferrer, Yamaha guitar craftsmen acquired skills that have been handed down from master to apprentice for generations. These acquired skills are put to use every day in the making of Yamaha classical guitars. Through extensive analysis, research and experimentation, Yamaha has succeeded in blending the best and most critical aspects of traditional Spanish guitar making techniques with modern guitar manufacturing processes. These processes include a comprehensive quality check system that ensures each instrument is of the highest standards possible. As a result, Yamaha brings to you an instrument that delivers outstanding quality and performance, at a price that is hard to beat. The Yamaha C40 classical guitar is an excellent choice for the beginning guitarist.

Beginners and young learners alike will appreciate the quality found in this Yamaha C series classical guitar. This quality instrument delivers outstanding cost performance with exceptional playability and tone. The C40 is a full-size nylon-string guitar.

• Designed for Beginners, with an Eye and Ear Toward Quality and Affordability
• Spruce Top, Nato Neck
• Indonesian Mahogany Back and Sides
• Javanese Rosewood Fingerboard
• Melamine Gloss Finish

User questions & answers

Question:	Does it come with the strings installed on the guitar
Answer:	Its missing a string at the moment but i sure I could buy a single and string it
Question:	Is this a standard sized guitar or is it considered a mid sized guitar
Answer:	It's a standard size classical guitar, good beginner guitar, good sounding.
Question:	Does this come with a gig bag
Answer:	Nope
Question:	Does the guitar have an endblock i can drill a strap peg into
Answer:	not that I can see.

Product description

The steel string JR1 is modeled after the FG series. Yamaha craftsmanship and the use of select woods throughout this instrument create a compact folk guitar offering authentic acoustic sound in smaller size.

The JR models are essentially compact versions of Yamaha's famed FG series. These junior FG guitars deliver authentic acoustic sound anytime and anywhere you want. In fact, they come with an exceptional gig bag for travel ease.

Features:

• Perfect beginner guitar, small western body, 3/4 size (NOT full-size) acoustic guitar
• Scale Length = 21 1/4" | Body Length = 15 5/16" | Total Length= 33 1/4" | Body Width = 12 1/2" | Body Depth = 3 1/8" - 3 9/16" | Finger Board Width (Nut/Body) = 1 11/16" | Strings Scale = 21 1/4"
• This beginner guitar includes a gig bag
• Finish - Natural
• Great Starter Kit - this beginner kit will supply everything a student guitar player needs
• Natural finish

More Info:

• Finish: Top - Gloss, Back and Side - Satin
• Top: Spruce
• Back and Side/Rib: Meranti
• Neck: Nato
• Fingerboard and Bridge: Rosewood
• Strings Scale: 540 mm (21 1/4")
• Body Depth: 80-90 mm (3 1/8"-3 9/16")
• Finger Board Width (Nut/Body): 43 mm (1 11/16")
• Tuners: Open Chrome
• Standard Accessory: Gig Bag

Yamaha has been making guitars since 1966, but that doesn't make them stuck in their ways. Whether its a completely new way of building a guitar, or just a new switch tip, innovation is what makes for a Yamaha guitar.

• LEGACY ACCESSORY BUNDLE INCLUDED - The Instrument Store includes its Legacy Accessory Bundle: clip-on tuner, capo, guitar strap, peg winder, Legacy picks, Yamaha folk guitar strings and instructional DVD
• PERFECT BEGINNER GUITAR - 3/4 Size Acoustic Body Style, NOT full-size
• SMALLER SIZE - Smaller for children or ideal as a travel guitar; Body Depth is 80 to 90 mm (3 1/8" to 3 9/16"); Finger Board Width (Nut/Body) is 43 mm (1 11/16"); Strings Scale is 540 mm
• QUALITY YAMAHA PRODUCT - Spruce Top, Meranti Back and Sides, Rosewood Fingerboard and Bridge
• GREAT STARTER KIT - This beginner kit will supply everything a student guitar player needs, including a gig bag

User questions & answers

Question:	The bag does not have backpack straps, padding, or a pocket? But it is marketed a deluxe gig bag
Answer:	It's a decent bag with a handle and zipper . I wouldn't strap it to my back and go on a motorcycle ride . It's more for carrying to your car ,putting it in the trunk ,then taking it out of the trunk . I would check Guitar center or Musicians friend they would have something like you describe, probably for 100 bucks or 150 . With no guitar. Good luck .
Question:	Does this guitar have nylon strings
Answer:	No
Question:	Is this solid wood or laminate
Answer:	Yes it is solid wood and tunes beautifully. My grandsons music teacher tuned it and said he wished he had gotten a guitar like it when he was a child. He said that he only had to tune it once and it stayed in tune the three days he had it. Well worth buying.
Question:	does the yamahafj jr 1 come left handed
Answer:	Sorry Peggy, but this is a right-handed guitar. You may want to inquire of Yamaha whether they make a left-handed version, for I have known people who have ordered a custom guitar from them and they have accommodated them in the past. Things may have changed, but it never hurts to ask. Here's the Yamaha website: http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/Best of luck!

Product description

The FD01S is a Premium full-size solid-top guitar with superior tone and projection. While suitable for intermediate to professional players, the FD01S is the perfect first guitar, providing an outstanding value at a price that won't break the bank. With a solid spruce top and a lifetime Warranty, this is a quality instrument that a first time player can grow with and enjoy for many years to come.

• The perfect first guitar; Combining quality woods and outstanding tone at an outstanding value
• Solid spruce top with Nato (Eastern Mahogany) back & sides
• Rosewood fingerboard and bridge
• The acoustic guitars need a professional setup out of the box to achieve the player's preferences

User questions & answers

Question:	How big is the action
Answer:	The Rey Mahogany is not a mini guitar, but has a grand auditorium cutaway body shape. If you are interested in a mini model, you can check out the Dana Mahogany. I hope this helps!
Question:	What kind of strings does it come with? Nylon or
Answer:	I have no ideal on shipping out of the country. Mine shipped free.
Question:	can i use snigjat wood guitar stand(https://www.amazon.com/dp/b07wdpwczh/ref=sr_1_39?keywords=guitar+stand) with yamaha acoustic guitar
Answer:	This guitar is good for a variety of playing styles for beginners to intermediate players.
Question:	Does this guitar need to be set up? If so what should I do
Answer:	This is not the Morgan Mahogany Live - it is the Rey Mahogany. Feel free to check out the Orangewood website for more information.

Product features

Yamaha FD01S Solid Top Acoustic Guitar

The Yamaha FD01S is a premium solid-top guitar with superior tone and projection. While suitable for intermediate to professional players, the FD01S is the perfect first guitar, providing an outstanding value that won't break the bank. With a solid spruce top, this is a quality instrument that a first time player can grow with and enjoy for many years to come.

Product description

The Yamaha F325D acoustic guitar is the perfect entry-level guitar for musicians at all levels. The number 1 choice for experiencing music. Perfect for the student guitarist and seasoned player alike. This steel string instrument is one of Yamaha's most popular models.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Body type: Dreadnought
• Cutaway: No
• Top wood: Laminated Spruce
• Back and sides: Meranti
• Bracing pattern: Not specified
• Body finish: Gloss
• Orientation: Right handed

Neck

• Neck shape: Not specified
• Nut width: 1.69" (43 mm)
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Neck wood: Nato
• Scale length: 24.9"
• Number of frets: 20
• Neck finish: Not specified

Electronics

• Pickup/preamp: No

Other

• Headstock overlay: Not specified
• Tuning machines: Die-cast chrome
• Bridge: Rosewood
• Saddle and nut: Not specified
• Number of strings: 6
• Special features:
• Case: Sold separately 
• Accessories:
• Country of origin: United States

• The perfect guitar for beginners
• Legendary Yamaha build quality
• Spruce Top
• Rosewood Fretboard
• Chrome Tuners

User questions & answers

Question:	Es electroacustica
Answer:	No. Es solo una guitarra acustica
Question:	I would like to personalize this guitar as a gift for someone. Would painting the person's name on the guitar be a good way to do that
Answer:	I'd recommend personalizing the strap or something that can go on the guitar. That way the guitar retains its full value if they later decide to upgrade or gift it to someone else.
Question:	Where is it manufactured/made
Answer:	Indonesia
Question:	Is this a full sized guitar
Answer:	Yes, it is a standard size acoustic guitar. Thank you for your interest!

Product features

Yamaha F325D Acoustic Guitar, Natural

This finely-crafted Yamaha acoustic guitar provides great sound and playing ease. Available by itself or in a complete guitar package (GigMaker Standard). These guitars share every bit of the passion that ignites our premium ranges and are the perfect instrument for student or seasoned player alike.