So I've had this Yamaha AC1R for a couple of months...

[Mark Wein]

This was part of the prize package that I got the the Truefire "Next Top Guitar Instructor" contest. I had figured that the guitar would be a cheapie that I wouldn't find useful but the reality is that it sounds pretty good, plays really well and is just convenient to have around. My Guild DV52 sounds better (more low end, mostly), but I'm enjoying having the onboard tuner and with the brighter tone of this thing I've been using it mostly for fingerstyle guitar with my students. It actually sounds kind of like a Taylor, which contrasts nicely with the more "Martin" type voicing of my Guild.

I'm pretty happy with it.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...map=AC1RHC&zmac=7&zmas=1&zmam=89202644&SID=-1

 

[micwalt]

Yamaha makes some nice, reasonably priced guitars.

 

[Mark Wein]

I have an old APX that I keep at home, too. It doesn't sounds so nice that I'll gig with it but it is pretty useful for practicing. It was a super cheap one that I traded with a student for.

 

[Audio]

I played that at GC, really nice tone out of that beauty!

 

[Gary Blanchard]

Um, Mark. Doesn't that capo belong on the headstock instead of the neck.

 

[joeboy]

Good to know Mark. Yamaha and Alvarez have always given me a good bang for the buck. I have never seen anything that was a crap instrument from Yamaha.

 

[micwalt]

I helped a friend pick out a starter guitar for her son. I steered her toward a $300-ish Yamaha. I was amazed at how well it played and sounded at that price point.

 

[Stratguy]

The specs look pretty decent on that guitar Mark.

 

[Coralkong]

I've had my eye on that since you got it.



I love me some Yammy's. They do run the gamut in quality and sound, though.

 

[dougpg]

At one time I had a 6&12 string & a classical from Yahmaha. All mid price range. Played & sounded great.

 

[jaxn slim]

My brother has an old 90s Yamaha acoustic that he got in high school, but he never really learned to play it. I love its sound. I'm gonna steal it one of these days. He probably won't even notice.

 

[Flamencology]

I've never fallen in love with their steel-strings, but I've always directed my beginning classical guitar students to Yamaha. For $600-$700, you get an instrument that you won't outgrow until you're well into a university music program. For most adult beginners, that means 10-15 years, or never. So...

 

[Flamencology]

And yeah, I think that most of their orchestral instruments are incredibly competitive - exceptionally so - at the beginner level, also.

 

[jaxn slim]

Also, Luther Dickinson, of North Mississippi Allstars fame, has a lot of outstanding guitars, but he favors an old Yamaha acoustic for a lot of his studio stuff. He installed a gold foil pickup. volume knob, and input jack.

Here's a shot I got of him using it while recording some tracks on Seasick Steve's latest album.

 

[Chad]

My dad has an old Yamaha acoustic that is almost as old as me. It is the guitar I first learned on and sounds better every time I pick it up.

 

[Modern Saint]

Um, Mark. Doesn't that capo belong on the headstock instead of the neck.

Get it right Gary. The capo is there so you can play the 1st through third fret easier.

 

[Knox in Box]

It's a shame you don't see more pro's using their gear. Most people agree on their fair quality/price factor.

 

[Mark Wein]

It's a shame you don't see more pro's using their gear. Most people agree on their fair quality/price factor.

I know that @Psychotronic uses the Pacifica guitars on tour. I really haven't played much in the way of their "nicer" electrics because the local dealer here was the guitar morgue across the street from me.

 

[Denverdave]

I know that @Psychotronic uses the Pacifica guitars on tour. I really haven't played much in the way of their "nicer" electrics because the local dealer here was the guitar morgue across the street from me.

The original line of Pacifica guitars kicked all kinds of ass......

 

[Knox in Box]

The original line of Pacifica guitars kicked all kinds of ass......

Even back in the mid 90's I helped a friend of mine pick out a beginners electric. We settled for their basic tele clone 102S (I think). I was really impressed with that guitar for the little amount of cash they wanted.