Yamaha FG5 GL Red Label Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Gloss Vintage Natural w/ OHSC (93A)

This 2024 Yamaha FG5 Red Label Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar has been a demo in our retail store. It is in mint condition and shows no dings, dents, scratches, or any obvious playwear. This guitar has been professionally set up and plays great! The neck is straight, the action is low and comfortable, and the frets are in excellent condition. This guitar chords clearly and easily all the way up the neck and is very comfortable to play, just like the worn-in original Red Label's these guitars are modelled after! This guitar produces a nice warm and balanced tone, and the ARE aged top feels and sounds sweet and broken in. This guitar will come complete with the original Yamaha Hardshell Case that is also in like-new condition. Awesome deal on a great playing and sounding Yamaha FG5 GL Red Label Dreadnought in a gorgeous new High Gloss Vintage Natural Finish! 

Made by Yamaha at its Custom Shop in Hammamatsu, Japan, the FG5 GL Red Label is a dreadnought acoustic guitar that features an A.R.E. treated solid Sitka spruce top and scalloped top bracing to help deliver a rich midrange and low-frequency response. Yamaha has paired the FS5 GLwith a solid mahogany for a boost of warmth, more woody tone and to bolster the midrange. The FG5 GL Red Label's bone nut and saddle provide a more efficient transfer of energy from the strings to the neck and body.
Timeless design with modern inspiration Yamaha’s “Red Label” Folk Guitar series was first launched in 1966 as their first production of steel-string acoustics, which is considered by many as the iconic Yamaha acoustic line. Yamaha’s new Red Label series retains the vintage aesthetic of the original ’60s models—with a semi-gloss finish, open-gear tuners, the original V-shaped headstock with the time-honored "tuning fork" logo and, of course, the red label inside—but uses everything Yamaha has refined and developed over their more than half-century of making acoustic guitars.

New scalloped bracing Yamaha guitars are well known for their balanced sound. However, when defining the voice of Red Label, Yamaha wanted to add more low end for a fuller, warmer tone that would be ideal for solo singer-songwriters and modern folk music. To achieve this, new bracing designs were developed for the FG and FS Red Label guitars, which are optimized for each body shape and the natural characteristics of the tonewoods. The new scalloped bracing delivers plenty of volume and enhances low-frequency response without compromising durability.

Acoustic Resonance Enhancement (A.R.E) As tonewoods age, they vibrate more freely and become more resonant, producing a louder, more powerful sound with enhanced high-frequency response and more sustain in the lows and low-mids. Yamaha’s Acoustic Resonance Enhancement (A.R.E.) process achieves those same characteristics by using heat, humidity and pressure to simulate the effects of time on the soundboards. The A.R.E. process of accelerating the aging of the wood gives Red Label models the same rich, vintage-quality tone and response of a guitar you’ve been playing for years.

FEATURES:

Traditional Western (Dreadnought) Body Shape 
Solid Sitka Spruce Top w/ ARE Aging Treatment 
Solid Mahogany Back and Sides 
Scalloped Bracing 
High Gloss Vintage Natural Finish
C-Shape Neck Profile 
1.75" Nut Width
Ebony Fretboard 
African Mahogany Neck
25" Scale Length
Vintage Style Open Gear Tuning Machines 
Ebony Bridge 
Bone Nut and Saddle 
V-Shape Headstock w/ Pitch Fork Logo
Striped Ebony Pickguard
Black Body Binding 
Multi-Ply Top Purfling
Multi-Ring Soundhole Rosette 
Yamaha Hardshell Case Included