Tag: Yamaha Guitar

  • Yamaha Revstar Review: 10 Reasons to Think Again

    The Yamaha Revstar is, on paper, my ideal next guitar. But does it deliver on Yamaha’s promises? I’ve touched on the Yamaha Revstar and, in particular, the humbucker-equipped Yamaha Revstar RSS20 before. But now I’ve laid my hands on one,F do I still want to buy one? Not any more, and here are 10 reasons…

    Yamaha Revstar Review: 10 Reasons to Think Again
  • Should I buy a Yamaha Revstar?

    After almost 4 years with my Fender Player Stratocaster, GAS has once-again crept in for something completely different. Should I buy a Yamaha Revstar? In my 30+ years of player the guitar, Yamaha has always been a brand that has proved solid and reliable. Having owned many a Pacifica, my FG850 acoustic has been a…

    Should I buy a Yamaha Revstar?
  • Yamaha FG850 Acoustic Guitar Review: 18 months on.

    It’s been 18 months since I acquired my Yamaha FG850 Acoustic Guitar and put together a video review. In this in-depth review, I’ll look at the guitar in much greater detail. Now that I’ve got a good bit of experience with the guitar, a few notable good and bad points have emerged, which I’ll use…

    Yamaha FG850 Acoustic Guitar Review: 18 months on.
  • Yamaha FG850 Unboxing Part 2

    Part 2. Detailed unboxing and close-ups of the Yamaha FG850 Acoustic Guitar. Please subscribe to the Blogging Musician on YouTube. Specs: Body Shape Traditional Western (Dreadnought).Scale Length 650mm (25 9/16″)Body Length 505mm (19 7/8″)Total Length 1038mm (40 7/8″)Body Width 412mm (16 1/4″)Body Depth 100-118mm (3 15/16″- 4 5/8″)Nut Width 43mm (1 11/16″)String Spacing 11.0mmTop Material…

    Yamaha FG850 Unboxing Part 2
  • Yamaha FG850 Acoustic Review

    In-depth video review of the Yamaha FG850 Acoustic Guitar. Please check out my Yamaha FG850 Acoustic Review, live from the Garden Shed! I’ve finally taken the plunge of adding a little more interaction to The Blogging Musician, in the form of our new YouTube Channel. After a few ‘practice runs’ in the shape of an…

    Yamaha FG850 Acoustic Review
  • Yamaha FG850 Acoustic Guitar. Unboxing Part 1

    Unboxing the Yamaha FG850 Acoustic Guitar. (Part 1). New Guitar Day! Specs: Body Shape Traditional Western (Dreadnought). Scale Length 650mm (25 9/16″) Body Length 505mm (19 7/8″) Total Length 1038mm (40 7/8″) Body Width 412mm (16 1/4″) Body Depth 100-118mm (3 15/16″- 4 5/8″) Nut Width 43mm (1 11/16″) String Spacing 11.0mm Top Material Solid…

    Yamaha FG850 Acoustic Guitar. Unboxing Part 1