Details

MODERN INSPIRATION AND TIMELESS DESIGN
The FG heritage extends back to the 1966 release of the FG180, the first production acoustic guitar by Yamaha. In the more than half-century since, Yamaha has balanced traditional guitar craft with a spirit of constant refinement, pursuing their vision of the ideal folk guitar.
Inspired by the iconic Yamaha "red label" guitars of the 1960s, FG Red Label guitars feature a semigloss finish and high-quality components to deliver a beautiful, vintage aesthetic.

FSX3
The original Yamaha FS concert shape is a good fit for players who prefer a smaller body and slightly brighter sound to complement strumming and fingerpicking with 1960s aesthetics and modern craftsmanship culminating over 50 years of Yamaha guitar development.

FEATURES

• Classic V-Shaped Headstock: The guitar retains the original FG headstock shape, adorned with the iconic "tuning fork" logo. The traditional truss rod cover is emblazoned 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.
• Scalloped Bracing: In defining the sound of FG Red Label, Yamaha's intention was to offer a warm tone that would be ideal for modern folk music and singer-songwriters. With careful measurement and experimentation, they made several refinements that would enhance low-frequency response without compromising durability. These changes are optimized for the natural characteristics of the tonewoods and each body silhouette.
• Acoustic Resonance Enhancement (A.R.E.): The exclusive Yamaha A.R.E. process utilizes heat, humidity and atmospheric pressure to accelerate the aging of the wood and gives the instrument a rich, vintage-quality tone as if you've been playing it for years.
• Atmosfeel 3-Way Pickup and Preamp System: The Atmosfeel pickup and preamp system uses a piezo sensor in the bridge to capture low frequencies, a microphone for low and midrange and our proprietary, 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 & Intuitive Controls: Atmosfeel preamp controls let you blend the microphone sound into the premixed pickup sound. The microphone sound particularly complements 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 rises when boosting and lowers when attenuating, so that low frequencies, which could be problematic on stage, can be removed but never added.

• Body Shape: Concert (Small)
• Scale Length: 634 mm (25”)
• Body Length: 497 mm (19 9/16")
• Total Length: 1021 mm (40 3/16")
• Body Width: 380 mm (14 15/16")
• Body Depth: 90-110 mm (3 9/16”- 4 5/16”)
• Nut Width: 44 mm (1 3/4”)
• String Spacing: 11 mm
• Top Material: Solid Sitka Spruce
• Back & Side Material: Solid Mahogany
• Neck Material: African Mahogany
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Radius: R400 mm (15 3/4")
• Bridge Material: Ebony
• Nut & Saddle Material: Urea
• Bridge Pins: Black ABS with White Dot
• Tuners: Open-Gear Chrome (Y1D)
• Body Binding: Black + White
• Soundhole Inlay: Black + White
• Pickguard: Black
• Body Finish: Semigloss
• Neck Finish: Matte
• Electronics: Atmosfeel (Undersaddle Pickup + Contact Sensor + Mic)
• Controls: Master Volume, Mic Blend, Bass EQ
• Connections: LINE OUT
• Case: Hard Bag