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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Best Bang For The Buck Jul 24, 2011
By Misfit
I bought the Yamaha FG730S as a 'bedroom' guitar to noodle around on. Overall tone is well balanced with a slight emphasis towards warmth. Bass is deep and resonant with just a touch of boominess (to be expected from a dreadnought), treble is articulate and bright with a nice snap to it. Sustain is excellent and harmonics jump out effortlessly. The neck width at the nut is 1-11/16" which makes it comfortable for someone with small hands (me) to play. Initial setup straight out of the box was respectable requiring only minor adjustments. For reference I have the action set fairly low using Elixir light-medium (12-56) with no buzz. Playing soft or digging in, it sounds wonderful. Strumming chords or picking out a line, it's all there. You'll love the way it 'thrums' against your chest playing open chords. The only caveats I had when I first got it were the tuners and bridge pins, the stock tuners wouldn't stay in tune and I felt the cheapo plastic pins were just out of place compared to the rest of the instrument hence the 4 out of 5 stars for the rating. So I replaced the tuners with a set of gold Grovers and swapped out the pins for Taylors in ebony (with the classy abalone dots). If you're in the market for an affordable, great sounding, easy to play 'basic' guitar you would be well advised to give the FG730S a try. And don't let anyone tell you this is a beginners guitar, far from it. The tone, playability, and craftsmanship all indicate otherwise. One more thing, I would recommend getting yourself a good hardshell case, I picked up a SKB-18 (same as Martin's 640 case but much cheaper) and it fits perfectly. So there you have it... for around $450 including upgrades and case you'll have one heck of a guitar that will hold it's own against others costing over twice as much. This is the one you'll find yourself reaching for time and time again. Almost forgot to mention, I replaced the stock saddle with a LR Baggs LB6 pickup, nice and simple and sounds great. She's a keeper! BTW, Yamaha customer service rocks! I emailed them with a question hoping to get a reply within a week or so (as you would expect from any large corporation) and they CALLED me back the very same day! Simply awesome.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Nicest guitar I've owned Jun 23, 2011
By Neil Jensen
"albanycritic"
I have been playing guitar off and on for 30 something years...I'm not that good. This guitar has made my playing better than any other guitar. The low's are excellent and the low E stays perfectly tuned and playable. The sound is not really warm but it is full and you can distinguish the highs from the lows. I am finding it a little difficult to blend in a middle tone nicely.
I have small hands and need a small neck. This neck works very well for me and I think anyone with small hands size 6 and larger will enjoy playing this. The strings are not easy on the finger tips though. If you want nice clean sound from your notes, you really need to press painfully for a bit, unless your fingers have already taken the abuse.
I have not noticed any fret buzzing except for when I don't cleanly play. The set-up on the guitar is perfect.
I don't know if the strings are a big deal. Lots of people say change them..the stocks are old and rusting. It plays pretty well with them, but my A string near the 1st fret has a small sign of rusting.
The guitar is comfortable for a full size guitar. I wouldn't want to be smaller than someone 5'2" with an average stretch. It has a nice full sound which actually plays better the louder you can play it, but is very enjoyable and clean played softly as well.
If you are going for a full warm sound with a sense of rounded bass, this would not be the pick...mahogany or cedar tops would do better. But Sitka spruce is the standard and will produce clean balanced sound which is still very nice and probably more versatile.
Check out some YouTube videos of the different Yamahas to see your preference. I found the videos to be accurate to real life sound.
Enjoy any way..
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Beautiful Guitar May 18, 2011
By Paladin
I have a FG700s and now this FG730s. My FG700s is gorgeous and plays very nice. The FG730s plays as well but is even more beautifully made. I do not notice much of a difference in sound but I am a beginner. The rosewood back and sides on the FG730 are stunning and accents are nicer too. Both these guitars are excellent values! I got mine through Kraft Music. The service was excellent.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Better than a 2000 Martin or Gibson, seriously May 29, 2011
By Ken
I have played Seagull S6, Martin D28, Gibson Songwriter, etc.
But honestly, I love my Yamaha FG730S than anything else.
It looks elegant, sound great.
I bought from Samash for a few discount. I really fall in love this one. And you know what, after I got this, i returned my Martin, because compare to this Yamaha, the Martin sound is weird.
Best sound in local Guitar Center Shop May 06, 2012
By pabloxmarcel
I went to Guitar Center today. I tried at least 15 acoustic guitars. I chose the yamaha FG730S because it sounds great, it looks great, it feels great, its well made, and the price is right. Its made in China, its got a rosewood back and sides and spruce top. Believe me, Mahogany or Nato Guitars dont sound as good as good ol rosewood guitars. In addition, its got pretty decent inlays. I feel kind of lucky today because i bought the last one.
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