The Yamaha Red Label FG5 is a worldly classic of acoustic guitars. Made in Japan and employing over fifty years of innovation at Yamaha, this Red Label series acoustic is fitted for modern-minded players seeking a reliable and thoroughly musical instrument.

Yamaha's decades in design bring them to this stellar Red Label model. Constructed with a solid Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides, this acoustic plays with a rich, impressive voice. Yamaha's Acoustic Resonance Enhancement (A.R.E.) Treatment appears in this guitar. By heat-treating the tonewoods, this FG5 plays with the sustain and character of more aged woods, giving the overall sound of this Yamaha an experienced and lived-in one. This classic combination of woods is met with a scalloped FG bracing pattern to enhance projection, balance, and overall tonal color. Across this FG5, its tonewoods exhibit a vivid tonal palette readymade for flatpicking, songwriting, and much more.

An African mahogany neck joins in on the equation matched with an ebony fingerboard. Measuring to a radius of 15.75", this fingerboard plays comfortably and quickly to get inspired for long playing sessions. Onboard this Yamaha Red Label, players will notice a combination of a bone nut and bone saddle. Effectively grounding strings with steady intonation while facilitating easy string changes, these two small elements play a big part in making this guitar shine.

To top this total package off, this Yamaha FG5 is fitted with a Vintage Natural gloss finish. Open-Gear Chrome tuning machines adorn the headstock while ebony bridge pins solidify stringing. Totally, this acoustic is an outstanding example of sound and design. It travels in style with an included hardshell case for moving from gig to gig.

This Yamaha Red Label FG5 embodies exceptional, classic aesthetics and sounds for modern players. Ready for fans of vintage, well-loved acoustic sounds and fans of innovative acoustic construction, this Red Label FG5 clocks in for new, inspiring sounds.

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• Yamaha A.R.E. heat-treated solid Sitka spruce and mahogany body
• Ebony fingerboard with 15.75" radius measurement
• Scalloped FG bracing pattern
• Ebony bridge and bridge pins
• Bone nut and saddle
• Open-Gear chrome tuning machines
• Semi-gloss body finish with matte neck finish
• Yamaha hardshell case included