Yamaha FG5 Red Label Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar, Solid Sitka Spruce Top

PLAYER'S PERSPECTIVE

We present to you another gorgeous Japanese-made Yamaha acoustic guitar, this time from the venerable Red Label series! This FG5 is a classic dreadnought with all solid woods, vintage aesthetics and contemporary Japanese build quality and innovation. 

Aside from the tried-and-true tonewood combination of a mahogany back, sides, neck and a Sitka spruce top, the awesome A.R.E. treatment is essentially a torrefaction ("roasting") of the top to accelerate the "aging" of the wood over time. This process makes it much more resonant and lively. The old adage that acoustics just sound better and better over time isn't just a myth, it's factually proven - and this method has got it down to a science.

Combine that with high-end Yamaha hardware choices and a meticulous fit and finish that simply feels high-end under the fingers, and you have a true "main workhorse" acoustic in your hands at an amazing price. Highly recommend checking one out!

ITEM SPECIFICS

• 1960s aesthetics and modern craft based on Yamaha's original Nippon Gakki Red Label acoustic guitars
• New scalloped FS bracing pattern provides a warm, powerful tone with rich harmonics
• Acoustic Resonance Enhancement (A.R.E.) treatment imparts the sound and sustain of aged wood
• All-solid construction with a Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides
• Ebony fingerboard, bridge, and bridge pins
• Bone nut and saddle
• Made in Japan
• Hardshell case included