Yamaha FGX5 Red Label

Summary: This Yamaha FGX5 recalls the company’s now-legendary 1960s-era Nippon Gakki Red Label acoustic guitars. A solid Sitka spruce top and solid mahogany body yield maximum resonance and tone, which are further enhanced by Yamaha’s A.R.E. wood torrefication process. Updated scalloped bracing ensures a louder, more balanced tone. A bone nut and saddle augment the guitar’s tone, giving it a loud, clear voice. Atmosfeel electronics, a classic V-shaped headstock and eye-catching semi-gloss finish complete the Red Label FGX5.

Body:  Sitka Spruce top,Mahogany back and sides in a Natural semi-gloss finish.

Neck: Mahogany  with a Ebony fingerboard,  25” scale length,  1.75” nut width, 20 frets, pearl dot inlays.

Pickups/Hardware:  Atmosfeel electronics, Gotoh Open-gear tuning keys, Ebony bridge, bone saddle and nut.

Cosmetics: This guitar is in great shape. It has the lightest wear a used guitar can have on the body. The back of the neck is clean, and the frets show minimal wear. Overall, this guitar plays very well and sounds fantastic.

Playability: Our in-house guitar tech has inspected, setup, and restrung this instrument with a new set of strings. The neck is straight, the truss rod is fully functional, and the action has been setup low and comfortable.

Weight: 4 lbs. 15 oz.

Case: This guitar ships with its original hardshell case, professionally packaged, and fully insured.