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Description
The label "Red Label" affixed to the inner side of the back of the guitar immediately evokes the manufacture of the first ever Japanese Folk FG became iconic 60s, produced at the time under the name of Nippon Gakki. The FG Red Label series is not a set of guitars frozen in time, it brings together the legacy of more than fifty years of expertise with a modern look at the current needs of guitarists.
The first Yamaha "folks" guitars are made in Custom's workshops Shop Hamamatsu (Japan) in 1966. These models called FG150 and FG180 are followed the following year of a 12-string guitar, the FG230; then at the beginning of the 70's by models with massive table, the FG500, FG1500 and FG2000. It was at this time that Yamaha became a household name for young guitarists around the world.
Yamaha FG Red Label FG3X
Shape Traditional Western Box Sitka Solid Spruce Table treated ARE Solid Mahogany Back & Necks Solid African Mahogany Neck Composite Sylves Ebony fingerboard & bridge Black ABS pegs Length of the box 505mm Total length of the guitar 1029mm Width of the body 412mm Depth of the box 100-118mm Space between 11mm ropes Semi Gloss Body / Channel Finish System (Model FGX) Atmosfeel Controls (Model FGX) Master Vol / Bass EQ / Mic Blend Connectors (FGX model) Line Out Diapason 634mm Nut width 44mm 400mm radius of the touch Binding Case Black + Cream Incrust. Rosette Black + White Gotoh Open Gear Mechanics - Chrome Pickguard Black Semi-rigid case Elixir NANOWEB 80/20 Bronze Light Strings FGX3 weight: 2.2
Sitka solid spruce top The guitars in the FG Red Label series feature a beautiful massive Sitka spruce top from North America. This species is particularly present in Canada and Alaska. Sitka offers rich mediums and a nice response in the low end. His abilities are expressed as well with a game that requires a lot of attack as the fingers.
Solid Mahogany Back & Necks Mahogany offers a very characteristic roundness and warmth to this essence. This choice also allows to find a beautiful presence in the mediums.
Ebony fingerboard & bridge Ebony is a dark wood with a higher density than Rosewood. The handcrafted models in Japan FG5 and FGX5 also offer ebony pegs.
Vintage Open Mechanics
New Atmosfeel System The 3-channel Atmosfeel system is based on a combination of 3 sensors to reproduce the natural sound of the guitar. A piezo sensor is placed under the bridge saddle to fetch the low frequencies A second microphone placed under the table to load the bass and mediums. A third contact sensor disposed closer to the bridge brace and lower strings will pick up the upper part of the spectrum.
ARE (Acoustic Resonance Enhancement) The ARE system (Acoustic Resonance Enhancement) is an original process of artificial wood aging exclusive to Yamaha instruments. Instruments made from wood that have benefited from this technology offer a tonal richness comparable to that found on instruments "Vintage" played for years. The ARE technology is based on the transformation of the molecular structure of the wood by a very precise action on the temperature and humidity conditions in order to obtain ideal acoustic characteristics (similar to those of the old instruments). This natural process does not use any chemicals, and is part of Yamaha's environmental policy.
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