Yamaha FG700S Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar

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Get playing with the Yamaha FG700S. With its solid Sitka spruce top and super-comfortable neck, this is the entry-level acoustic you'll want to hold on to!

Overview

Your Yamaha FG700S dreadnought acoustic guitar is the perfect "first guitar" -- and one you'll want to keep throughout your songwriting career. Shaped in a classic dreadnought body, this baby resounds with warm tone, thanks to its solid Sitka spruce top and nato back and sides. The incredibly comfortable nato neck spans 20 frets with a nice scale length of 25.56", and the rosewood fingerboard, rosewood bridge, and stable die-cast tuners all work together in dependable fashion. A familiar feel and a resonant sound are at your side with your FG700S Yamaha acoustic guitar.

Nato Back and Sides and Sitka Spruce Top in Dreadnought Shape

The dreadnought shape has a long and rich history -- it's the classic shape associated with acoustic guitars. Your Yamaha FG700S continues in this tradition, fitting comfortably against your body for an instantly familiar feel. Sitka spruce gives your strumming a mellower sound and resonates with a slower response. Nato back and sides provide your FG700S a nice humble tone and also keeps your guitar lighter in weight compared to heavier woods.

Comfortable Nato Neck and Rosewood Fretboard

A beginner's guitar doesn't necessarily have to play like one. You probably won't be able to shred with this baby, but you'll still be able to play your chords and scales in comfort and ease. This acoustic axe's nato neck is comfortable to hold and has a relaxing feel as your fingers travel across its smooth rosewood fingerboard of 20 frets. The nato neck… read more also provides a nice sustain for your notes and chords.

Rosewood Bridge and Tortoise Pickguard

Your rosewood bridge secures your strings down with confidence and lasting intonation. It also offers a nice contrast in color to your Sitka spruce top and matches nicely with your rosewood fingerboard. An attractive tortoise pickguard below your soundhole adds finesse and more contrast to your FG700S guitar's attractive top. This is a great starter acoustic guitar that not only sounds sweet and plays well, but is also easy on the eyes.

Features:

- Solid Sitka spruce top with nato back and sides
- Dreadnought body shape
- Nato neck of 20 frets
- 25.56" scale length
- Rosewood fretboard and bridge
- Die-cast tuners
- Tortoise pickguard

Specs

Color/Finish
- Color: Natural
- Finish: Gloss

Control Interface
- Scale Length: 650 mm (25 9/16")

Design/Architecture Detail
- Body Depth: 100-118 mm (3 15/16"-4 5/8")
- Nut Width: 43 mm (1 11/16")
- Tuners: Diecast Chrome

Materials
- Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Back: Nato
- Side/Rib: Nato
- Neck: Nato
- Finger Board: Rosewood
- Bridge: Rosewood
- Pick Guard: Tortoise

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 714-522-9011
Web: https://usa.yamaha.com/support

Yamaha's Description

Yamaha FG700S Dreadnought Acoustic

The heritage of Yamaha guitars begins with the FG line of acoustic guitars. The FG700S is a great entry level acoustic guitar with deluxe features including die-cast tuners, solid sitka spruce top, and a rosewood fingerboard.

Features

- Solid Sitka Spruce Top
- Nato Back and Sides
- Rosewood Fingerboard
- Rosewood Bridge
- Black / White Body Binding
- Tortoise Pickguard
- Diecast Tuners
- Natural Finish
- Limited Lifetime Warranty

Reviews

(81 ratings)

Submitted July 4, 2005 by a customer from gmail.com

"Yamaha Guitar #FG700S has a lot of bang for the buck!"

Overall:

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This review has been selected by our experts as particularly helpful.

I expect to keep this guitar for a very long time! After I'm more accomplished as a guitarist, perhaps I'll consider a pricier guitar. But even so, I'll keep this one around. If it were stolen, I'd replace it with the same model in a heartbeat!

Sound
For the price, I am giving it a 10. It sounds very beautiful, very rich. I put Elixir strings on it and I think that helps some with the sound. I played several other guitars in this price range, but this guitar had the best sound. It doesn't quite sound as good as my friend's Taylor, but close enough! For the difference in price, it sounds better to me!

Features
My guitar came alone without accessories. That was fine. It is quite lovely to look at, with the tortoise shell pickguard against the natural wood. You can see the grain of the wood in the soundhole and the wood isn't as thin as some guitars. I really like the way the neck isn't glossy, but has a satin finish. It looks really great, plus I think it makes it easier to keep your thumb in the right spot.

Quality
Extremely well made. I was shocked to see it was made in China. I started checking inside all the guitars under $300 in the shop and all of them were made in China. The guitar seems sturdy, but I just got it, so time will tell.

Value
Yeah, this guitar is worth more than the selling price! I think I'll have this guitar for years to come.… read more

Manufacturer Support
I really haven't had to deal with anything yet, since I just bought the guitar. But the company I bought the guitar from was great. I had exchanged another guitar, because I didn't like it as well and decided on this Yamaha. I asked them if they would put the Elixir strings on it and they did.

The Wow Factor
It's gorgeous! The woods used are very pretty, with the sitka spruce top and the mahogany back and sides. The Yamaha name and logo are pretty too! The rosette is painted on and isn't as pretty as an abalone rosette, but at this price I don't care about that.

Musical Background:
Hobbyist

Musical Style:
Folk, Country, Soft Rock

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