Yamaha FG5 Red Label Folk Guitar
The original Yamaha FG body delivers a full, punchy low end, well-suited for strumming and flatpicking, and 1960s aesthetics and modern craftsmanship culminate over 50 years of Yamaha guitar development.
- Scalloped FG Bracing Provides Warm, Powerful Tone with Deep Lows and Rich Harmonics
- Acoustic Resonance Enhancement (A.R.E.) Treatment Imparts the Sound and Sustain of Aged Wood
- All-Solid Construction with a Sitka Spruce Top, Mahogany Back and Sides
- Ebony Fingerboard, Bridge and End Pin
- Bone Nut and Saddle
- Made in Japan
- Hardshell Case Included
General Specifications - FG5
Body Shape
Traditional Western
Scale Length
634 mm (25”)
Body Length
505 mm (19 7/8")
Total Length
1029 mm (40 1/2")
Body Width
412 mm (16 1/4")
Body Depth
100-118 mm (3 15/16”- 4 5/8”)
Nut Width
44 mm (1 3/4”)
String Spacing
11 mm
Top Material
Solid Sitka Spruce
Back Material
Solid Mahogany
Side Material
Solid Mahogany
Neck Material
African Mahogany
Fingerboard Material
Ebony
Fingerboard Radius
R400 mm (15 3/4")
Bridge Material
Ebony
Nut Material
Bone
Saddle Material
Bone
Bridge Pins
Ebony
Tuners
Open-Gear Chrome (Y1D)
Body
Binding Black + White
Soundhole Inlay
Black + White
Pickguard
Wooden Type
Body Finish
Semigloss
Neck Finish
Matte
Electronics
None
Controls
None
Connections
None
Strings
Elixir NANOWEB 80/20 Bronze Light
Accessories
Hex Wrench
Case
Hardshell Case
