Yamaha FSX800C - Vintage Natural  

If you are looking for an acoustic-electric that punches way above its weight class, the Yamaha FSX800C in Vintage Natural is a masterclass in balance. This model features a solid Adirondack (Red) Spruce top, a wood legendary for its stiffness and "velocity of sound". This top provides a clear, ringing tone that stays well-defined no matter how hard you play, resisting the "break up" often found in other spruces. Because Adirondack breaks in more slowly, this is a guitar that will actually continue to gain tonal complexity and character the longer you own it.

Complementing that powerful top are African Walnut back and sides. While it shares a name with true walnuts, this wood is actually a closer relative to Mahogany, offering a reddish-brown heartwood that produces high natural luster and clear, warm tones. The compact concert body makes it incredibly comfortable for fingerstyle players or those with a smaller frame, while the cutaway ensures you have easy access to the upper frets for lead work. It carries the heritage of Yamaha’s folk guitar series, a line used by countless professionals for its reliability and "beefy," full-bodied sound.

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Legendary Top Wood: Features solid Adirondack (Red) Spruce, prized for a clear, ringing, and nuanced tone that carries through high volume levels without breaking up.

Responsive Dynamics: The high stiffness of the Adirondack top provides excellent "velocity of sound," making the instrument project quickly and responsively.

Exotic Mahogany Relative: Utilizes African Walnut, which is closely related to Mahogany and delivers a warm, balanced tone with high natural luster.

Built to Age: The tonewood selection ensures the guitar continues to improve over time as the spruce top breaks in and the walnut darkens and matures.

Articulate Performance: Expect excellent note separation and a full-bodied sound with a high end that is "sizzling" but never harsh.

Body Wood: African Walnut

Top Wood: Solid Adirondack (Red) Spruce

Neck Wood: Nato

Left/Right Handed: Right

Fretboard Wood: Walnut

Scale Length: 25"

Fretboard Radius: 15.75"

Fretboard Inlay/Material: Dot

Neck Profile: Slim Taper

Finish: Gloss (Vintage Natural)

Bridge Material: Walnut

Nut Material: Urea

Tuners: Die-cast Chrome

Electronics: System-66 with Built-in Tuner

Bridge: Walnut

Manufacturer Part Number: FSX800CVN