Yamaha SLG200S CRB Steel String Silent Guitar with Hard Gig Bag, Crimson Red Burst

This absolutely works just as advertised. The workmanship is excellent. The setup, function and appearance were flawless as received. Action was 3.2mm at the 12th fret, spot on for me. The fingerboard is one of the nicest pieces of jet black ebony I have seen. The fretwork is flawless and the nut string height perfect. I have had to adjust NOTHING at all. You don't need any luthier work on this one. The strings, despite some complaints here are actually the Yamaha S10 set as used on their most expensive custom guitars. The gauges are identical to the ubiquitous D'Addario EJ45 strings except they stretch far less. I may start using these for that reason alone. The tuners are excellent but I did put a dab of petroleum jelly on them which made them less stiff. Because of the solid center body the tuning stability is remarkably good. Just a touch up to compensate for temperature changes as needed. Far better than any of my good classical guitars. The concept of a "Silent Guitar" is every bit a useful as you can imagine. The included ear buds actually sound really good but the flimsy cord is a pain. The best settings for my ear are the bass and treble centered and the blend control at about 2 o'clock. The effect controls work very well and I often use the 2 reverb settings at moderate levels. I have tried several sets of good headphones but you have to fiddle with the controls to make it sound like a guitar. In general the bass is excessive as the headphone output is equalized to make the included buds sound good, which makes good headphones sound WAY too bassy with the same settings. I have settled on some rather inexpensive AKG K52 phones with the bass set to about 9 o'clock and the SRT blend at 1 o'clock. I got these at Guitar Center on sale for $30. Other phones may require the bass to be lowered to the minimum and the blend at 12 o'clock, at least to my ear. i returned several sets as they were too bassy at any setting. The OneOdio Studio are my second choice if I want a really rich bass. The output fed into an amp (Fishman Mini) sounds really good, so the excessive bass in only on the headphone output, not the instrument output. The guitar has a lot of sustain, as might be expected with a solid body. Works well for a lot of music but don't expect a Flamenco sound with sharp attack and quick decay. Batteries last a long time (several weeks at an hour or so a day) so I would skip the power supply and just get a set of rechargeable batteries. The AUX input is great for plugging in a metronome. My wife appreciates that I can endlessly practice a few measures sitting 10 ft from her without it driving her up the wall. I appreciate the lack of guilt when doing this. So bottom line, this guitar is everything I expected and more. After 3 weeks i am totally sold.

Compré la versión NW dado que mis dedos son ligeramente más gruesos que el promedio. Fué necesario llevarla a ajustar para ampliar la distancia entre cuerdas, quedándome mejor pero no suficiente. Esto no me sucede con guitarras tradicionales. Eso no quita la buena impresión que me causó.

Very good quality ...

Very nice guitar, well builded, very good sound.

This guitar blows me away in that it plays beautifully and sounds great in the headphones as well as played through a PA system. The onboard tone controls and reverb effects sound great. It’s travel size which is a bonus. Just an all around great guitar for practicing quietly (not totally silent) or gigging. Far surpassed my expectations and is currently my favourite guitar in a decent lineup.