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The perfect combination of modern inspiration and timeless design
Inspired by our iconic 'red label' guitars of the 1960s, our new FG Red Label folk models blend modern inspiration with a timeless design. Featuring a classic semi-gloss finish and high-quality components, FG Red Label guitars capture an authentic vintage aesthetic.
The mahogany back and sides are paired with a premium Sitka spruce top which has been treated with our Acoustic Resonance Enhancement ('ARE') process for genuine aged-wood tone and sustain. A new scalloped-bracing design delivers plenty of volume, while the groundbreaking Atmosfeel three-way pickup system provides a natural acoustic sound when amplified.
The new FG Red Label guitars sound and feel like you've been playing them for years - right from the very first note.
- 1960s aesthetics and modern craft, refined over 50+ years of Yamaha guitar development
- Atmosfeel™ pickup and preamp system provides uniquely natural plugged-in sound
- The original Yamaha FG body delivers a full, punchy low end, well suited to strumming and flatpicking
- New scalloped FG bracing pattern provides a warm, powerful tone with deep lows and 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 & sides
- Ebony fingerboard, bridge, and bridge pins
- Bone nut and saddle
- Made in Japan
- Hardshell case included
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| Body Shape | Traditional Western | |
| Scale Length | 634mm (25”) | |
| Body Length | 505mm (19 7/8") | |
| Total Length | 1029mm (40 1/2") | |
| Body Width | 412mm (16 1/4") | |
| Body Depth | 100-118mm (3 15/16”- 4 5/8”) | |
| Nut Width | 44mm (1 3/4”) | |
| String Spacing * | 11.0mm | |
| Top Material | Solid Sitka Spruce | |
| Back Material | Solid Mahogany | |
| Side Material | Solid Mahogany | |
| Neck Material | African Mahogany | |
| Fingerboard Material | Ebony | |
| Fingerboard Radius | R400mm (15 3/4") | |
| Bridge Material | Ebony | |
| Nut Material | Bone | |
| Saddle Material | Bone | |
| Bridge Pins | Ebony | |
| Tuners | Open Gear Chrome(Y1D) | |
| Body Binding | Black + White | |
| Soundhole Inlay | Black + White | |
| Pickguard | Wooden type | |
| Body Finish | Semi-Gloss | |
| Neck Finish | Matt | |
| Electronics | Atmosfeel (SYSTEM74) | |
| Controls | Master Volume, Mic Blend, Bass EQ | |
| Connections | LINE OUT | |
| Strings | Elixir NANOWEB 80/20 Bronze Light | |
| Accessories | Soundhole Cover, Hex Wrench | |
| Case | Hardshell Case | |
Classic V Shape Headstock
Classic V Shape Headstock
The guitar retains the original FG headstock shape, adorned with the iconic “Tuning Fork” logo. The traditional truss rod cover is mblazoned with “Since 1966” to mark the launch of the first FG models.
Solid Sitka Spruce Top
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
Solid Mahogany Back & Sides
Mahogany has a slower transient response than many other tonewoods, contributing to a warm and woody tone with strong midrange.
Bone Nut & Saddle
Bone Nut & Saddle
The Made-in-Japan 5 tier instruments feature a bone nut and saddle. Bone is a harder material than urea, providing a more efficient transfer of energy from the strings to the neck and body.
The result is a louder and clearer sound.
New Scalloped Bracing
New Scalloped Bracing
In defining the sound of FG Red Label, our intention was to offer a warm tone that would be ideal for modern folk music and singersongwriters.
With careful measurement and experimentation, we made several refinements that would enhance low-frequency response without compromising durability. These changes are optimized for the natural characteristics of the tonewoods, and for each body silhouette.
Acoustic Resonance Enhancement
Acoustic Resonance Enhancement
Yamaha’s exclusive Acoustic Resonance Enhancement (A.R.E.) uses heat, humidity and atmospheric pressure to accelerate the aging of the wood. The A.R.E. process gives the instrument a rich, vintage-quality tone, producing a sound as if you’ve been playing it for years.
Atmosfeel 3-way pickup & preamp system
Atmosfeel 3-way pickup & preamp system
The Atmosfeel 3-way pickup & preamp system uses a piezo sensor in the bridge to capture low frequencies, a microphone for low- and mid-range, and our proprietary newly developed 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 and intuitive control for each performance style
Simple and intuitive control for each performance style
Atmosfeel preamp control lets you blend the microphone sound into premixed pickup sound. The microphone sound particularly compliments 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 raises when boosting and lowers when attenuating, so that low frequencies which could be problematic on stage can be removed but never added.
