Yamaha FGX800C Solid Top Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Dreadnought, Natural

Good. Satisfied

Received a defective item. But thanks to Amazon for the quick return.

Very very good guitar by yamaha .. but the seller is slow and extremely bad service.. unfortunately received it all broken and damaged...cracked... the box all torn. I have filed the return..

I have played guitar for many years, and have played all levels of quality, so I can give you a pretty good assessment of this Yamaha. A lot of what I have to say will echo what many of the other reviews have mentioned. 1. The guitar is shipped in a basic cardboard box without much protection. The first guitar I received the box was damaged on the side, and the guitar was cracked all the way down the front and I had to return it and get a replacement sent. Fortunately the second guitar showed up flawless. 2. The fretboard inlays are very small and you really can’t see them when you are playing so you have to use the side dots instead. Some people said they put stickers or something on those frets and I can see why. I just made the adjustment of using the side dots, but it was annoying at first. 3. Some people have complained about the action being too high, but that is not the case for me. I found this guitar to be very playable right out of the box, however I did tweak the truss rod just to make sure it was right. The way I determine that is by putting a capo on the first fret and seeing if the strings buzz. I see no need to mess with the saddle or the nut. The action is plenty low, and it’s not a strain to fret. 4. Some people have complained that the strings that come with the guitar are terrible, but that must be just a personal preference because I don’t feel the need to change them right away. They are medium gauge which is fine for a strummer, but if you plan on doing bends you will want to go to light gauge strings. 5. The sound of this guitar is wonderful. It has a rich, full tone. The built in tuner is fantastic, along with the volume and tone controls for when you plug in. The guitar stays in tune very well. 6. I think the only negative thing I could possibly say is that the neck is a bit wide for me, but that’s just my personal preference. I strongly recommend this guitar for anyone from beginner to experienced who wants a good quality guitar without spending up to a Martin or Taylor.

Had one of these for a couple years. Nice warm, full sound unplugged; had to watch the bass volume through an amp, kind of normal for an e-acoustic though. Only thing I really didn't care for was the action was quite a bit higher than my FG800 dreadnought. Traded it off for a Seagull because I liked the action much better and the electronics are superior. But also a more expensive guitar so that's to be expected. Still would recommend the FGX800C to just about anyone looking for a reasonably priced e-acoustic. Yamaha builds great instruments!

Our friend who has recorded a few albums recommended this guitar as he prefers it to his $3000 guitar, and it has been great. The box came rather damaged but amazingly the guitar was in perfect shape.

Quality control issues