Yamaha FG700S Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar

Feature:
My guitar came alone without accessories. That was fine. It is quite lovely to look at, with the tortoise shell pickguard against the natural wood. You can see the grain of the wood in the soundhole and the wood isn't as thin as some guitars. I really like the way the neck isn't glossy, but has a satin finish. It looks really great, plus I think it makes it easier to keep your thumb in the right spot.

Quality:
Extremely well made. I was shocked to see it was made in China. I started checking inside all the guitars under $300 in the shop and all of them were made in China. The guitar seems sturdy, but I just got it, so time will tell.

Value:
Yeah, this guitar is worth more than the selling price! I think I'll have this guitar for years to come.

Desirability:
It's gorgeous! The woods used are very pretty, with the sitka spruce top and the mahogany back and sides. The Yamaha name and logo are pretty too! The rosette is painted on and isn't as pretty as an abalone rosette, but at this price I don't care about that.

Sound:
For the price, I am giving it a 10. It sounds very beautiful, very rich. I put Elixir strings on it and I think that helps some with the sound. I played several other guitars in this price range, but this guitar had the best sound. It doesn't quite sound as good as my friend's Taylor, but close enough! For the difference in price, it sounds better to me!

Support:
I really haven't had to deal with anything yet, since I just bought the guitar. But the company I bought the guitar from was great. I had exchanged another guitar, because I didn't like it as well and decided on this Yamaha. I asked them if they would put the Elixir strings on it and they did.

Overall:
I expect to keep this guitar for a very long time! After I'm more accomplished as a guitarist, perhaps I'll consider a pricier guitar. But even so, I'll keep this one around. If it were stolen, I'd replace it with the same model in a heartbeat!

Feature:
i like that they went the extra step to put abalone in the headstock inlays instead of plastic( gives it a much fancier look ). i really like the look of the small fretboard dots. they really let the other features stand out.of course the tourtise shell pickguard always looks better than plain black. and all in all its a really good lookin instrument.

Quality:
everything seems ok. little compund from buffing around the base of the neck, but thats no biggie just wipe it off. neck is straight. no dings dents or nicks. seems like a well built axe.

Value:
like i said ive played hundreds of guitars and owned a few very nice ones. and when u consider the money ive never found anything close to comparing to this.

Desirability:
it does have some sex appeal...the abalone headstock inlays, the color of the top ( has that nice sideways grain ). its just a good lookin guitar

Sound:
id say for 200 bucks.....there is nothing that can touch it. Of course if u spent a whole lot more money the guitar is gonna sound and play better. i know this bcuz i have had a few nice guitars. ive owned a taylor 310(awesome guitar) and a martin d35 which i just traded(i know) in for a new strat and a nice amp. when i went in to have the strat setup a couple days after gettin it, i noticed they had a bunch of yamaha guitars. i sat down just to play for a min while they did that and this freakin guitar suprised the heck outta me. it has the best bass response ive ever heard in that price range. the mids lack just a little bit and the highs good and clear. then i looked at the price tag and it was only 200 bucks! it was the best sounding under 700. we gotta be honest it doesnt sound as good as the high priced exotic wood guitars BUT if u only want to spend a couple hundred maybe because your just beginning or just want a really good campfire guitar, look no further. trust me ive done the research for you by sittin in guitar stores over the past nine years or so for hours at a time playin everything they had.

Ease of Use:
it actually plays really good for a $200 guitar. its fairly smooth, some of the frets can be a little sticky at times. but whatever i only spent two hundo, i cant expect it to play like my d35. its really not a big enough problem to turn me off of the instrument.

Support:
nothing to say here

Overall:
overall i really couldnt be happier. i was startin to miss my d35 really bad, but didnt have the money to do that again. so i spent $200 and now im not all that sad anymore. Thanx yamaha!