Yamaha FS-TA

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april 2018 Guitarist
YAMAHA FG-TA AND FS-TA
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YAMAHA FS-TA
PRICE: £676
ORIGIN: China
TYPE: 14-fret concert-size electro
acoustic with onboard reverb and
chorus effects
TOP: Solid spruce
BACK/SIDES: Laminate mahogany
MAX RIM DEPTH: 111mm
MAX BODY WIDTH: 380mm
NECK: Nato
SCALE LENGTH: 634mm (25”)
TUNERS: Die-cast chrome (TM29T)
NUT/WIDTH: Urea/43mm
FINGERBOARD: Rosewood
FRETS: 20, medium
BRIDGE/SPACING:
Rosewood/50mm
ELECTRICS: SYSTEM70
TransAcoustic and SRT Piezo Pickup
WEIGHT (kg/lb): 1.85/4.1
RANGE OPTIONS: LTA jumbo and
LS-TA concert (both £986) also
available with solid Engelmann
spruce ARE tops, solid rosewood
back and sides, ebony fretboards
and bridge with hard bags
FINISH: Brown Sunburst (as
reviewed), Vintage Tint, Ruby Red
Yamaha UK
020 8962 5080
uk.yamaha.com
YAMAHA FG-TA
PRICE: £676
ORIGIN: China
TYPE: ‘Traditional Western’
dreadnought with onboard reverb and
chorus effects
TOP: Solid spruce
BACK/SIDES: Laminate mahogany
MAX RIM DEPTH: 116mm
MAX BODY WIDTH: 412mm
NECK: Nato
SCALE LENGTH: 650mm (25.59”)
TUNERS: Die-cast chrome (TM29T)
NUT/WIDTH: Urea/43mm
FINGERBOARD: Rosewood
FRETS: 20/medium
BRIDGE/SPACING:
Rosewood/55mm
ELECTRICS: SYSTEM70
TransAcoustic and SRT Piezo Pickup
WEIGHT (kg/lb): 2.31/5.1
FINISH: Vintage Tint (as reviewed),
Black, Brown Sunburst
PROS: A well-balanced voice that’s
a great platform for the inspirational
effects you can conjure up
CONS: Again, the actual guitar spec
may be a sticking point at this price
and we’d expect a gigbag included
PROS: Excellent playability and
projection, inspiring effects at
your fi ngertips
CONS: No gigbag for the price, half
the money here is essentially for
the electronics
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loses its shine. Both these guitars are well
built and offer fine playing experiences –
but the TransAcoustic technology pushes
their potential into a new realm. The
onboard reverb is especially inspiring,
allowing you to dial in great room ambience
and sustain anywhere you go. The idea of
applying effects to acoustic tone is not new
– but the fact you don’t need to plug into
anything to get that sound can’t be matched
by any other guitars on the market.
Yamaha’s innovation encourages creativity,
and these more affordable models will
hopefully mean more can experience it.
We think that the experience of
Yamaha’s SRT passive pickup
and TransAcoustic actuator
really could seal the deal
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