Yamaha FG 720 SL Left-Handed – Japan 2012

First launched in the late ‘60s, the most celebrated decade of contemporary music, the Yamaha FG soon developed legendary status captured on stage in the iconic image of Country Joe McDonald playing his classic FG150 at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. Since that time a generation of aspiring guitarists have grow up playing Yamaha folk guitars developing their creativity and passion for music right up to recent times with artists like Jake Bugg making his first festival and TV appearances relying on his trusty workhorse FG700 – the times they are not a changin’…

Generations of professional and amateur musicians remember - and still use - their first Yamaha FG. Now featuring many of the innovations and taking design cues from the acclaimed L series guitars, the FG range offers outstanding quality and value.

The FG720S features an inverted L-block which creates a deeper low end and a tighter body-neck connection. Additionally, a solid spruce top, die-cast chrome hardware and unique non-scalloped bracing helps this new FG model build on the longevity and legendary status of the originals. Generations of professional and amateur musicians remember - and still use - their first Yamaha FG. Now featuring many of the innovations and taking design cues from the acclaimed L series guitars, the FG range offers outstanding quality and value. 

Color/Finish

• Body    Color    Natural
• Finish   Hi-Gloss

Control Interface

• String   Strings Scale     650 mm (25 9/16")

Design/Architecture Detail

• Body Depth     100-118 mm (3 15/16"-4 5/8")
• Finger Board Width (Nut/Body)           43 mm (1 11/16")
• Peg Name        Diecast Chrome

Material

• Top      Solid Sitka Spruce
• Back     Nato
• Side/Rib           Nato
• Neck    Nato
• Finger Board    Rosewood
• Bridge  Rosewood