The Guitar that Changed my Life
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- Song in the Video is Waterdance Composed by David McCormick
All Rights Reserved David McCormick/Rusty Beacon Music
Copyright 1996
The guitar in the video is a Yamaha FG461S Spruce Top/Rosewood Back and SIdes
Had a best buddy give me a FG400 . After he passed i finally picked it up and started to learn. I was a drummer. I quit smoking and needed something in my hands to keep my mind occupied. It was perfect for me. I pick it up almost everyday. Thanks Jerry. You knew just what i needed.
R.I.P Jerry
Sad but Wonderful story. I believe in Jesus so we don't pass we just change addresses. Till you meet again and hope you beat your smoking habit and what a good way to do it.
What a neat few minutes of my life, and then your song just went to the moon and back. I hope to play like this before I die. Thank you for sharing.
I bought an FG400A around 1987 and always thought it had a good sound. A few years ago, my son started playing guitar and kind of adopted it, which did my heart good. One day, he went to look for a new guitar on his own and came home from the local music store with a Yamaha FS830, which he is absolutely in love with. Funny how they become a part of your own story.
Mines a fg375s from 81, I pulled it from a bunch of bs in a buddy’s old trailer and cleaned it up and it’s one of the best acoustics I’ve played, absolutely love the thick v neck on mine
I just bought a yamaha fg700s used to start playing as a beginner. This was a awesome story thanks for sharing your experience with us. God bless you and protect you.
My first accoustic guitar was Yamaha FG365s solid top . I was 19 when I bought it I am now 64 . I have several guitars but she is still my favourites having matured with age the sustain and tone is epic. I play Celtic music and fingerstyle, people tell you big dreadnoughts are not suited to fingerstyle but for me the richness of sound is second to none especially in DADGAD. Enjoy your Yamaha they are second to none.👍😊
I would agree that dreadnoughts can suit fingerstyle very well. The Yamaha FG365S is a really nice guitar. Thanks for sharing.
I bought a 365s made in the early 70s a few years back. Love it. It's a real boomer and the sustain is very good.
Yes I'm 73 and playing since I was 13, I've noticed over the years that Yamaha always have a consistenty, from their FG models to the L series,I have a l series Yamaha that's the equal to my Martin,an' that's Quality 😊😊😊
I have a Yamaha FG460S which is very similar, great guitar that was made 1986 to 1988 so over 35 years old. Sounds really good, very great tone.
Nice looking guitar great memory, i have a hollow body electric univox mom & dad bought me back around 1967 it still works. Brings back mems every time i look at it
I am a recent Yamaha player, I bought an LL16 a couple of years back which has a great action and beautiful refined tone, heaps of bass and volume but also strong in the mid range. They did something very good with the bracing on this model. I have done a review of the guitar on my CZcams channel.
Thank you. I will check it out. The LL 16 is a great guitar. I also like the LJ 16.
I'm so glad that you're sharing stories with your songs. This made me feel like we were having a visit in your parents living room. It really filled my heart
I miss those days, especially this time of year as we approach the Holiday Season. There are lots of stories and anecdotes to share with these songs.
Amazing .
Great story and also great playing. If your lucky enough to find your perfect guitar, don’t ever let it go.
That describes me. For years I've owned and played a FG700. I already also have a Sigma but I wanted to upgrade to a Guild. I bought the Guild and set aside the FG700. But that baby keeps tugging at my heartstrings to this very day. I even decided to buy a new FG830. But the FG700 just won't go away. I love it so much, I'd want it buried with me when they dig the hole in the ground.
great story and reminds on mine Yamaha fgx 720sc bought new and had it ever sense love it
The FGX720sc is a nice instrument. Natural finish or a different color? i played a black FGX800sc and the sound was phenomenal. I have found the finish to have an impact on the sound in certain cases.
I gave an FG401 dread. 1990s. Warm with incredible sustain.
Thanks for sharing that story! That was a really cool thing your parents did. I bet they got a kick out of you opening up that case and seeing that guitar. I'm sure it was just as exciting and memorable for them. And the song was great too!
Such a joy David to hear and see you play your music , God has given you a gift. Thank you for sharing it.
Thank you for listening!
Could not help but notice "Tony's Music Box" on your shirt. Brings back memories of my many years in the area (Fredericton, NB, Canada), including some guitar lessons I took there from Bubsy Brown. Great picking, and very nice sounding guitar! 😊
Nice story you shared.
In 1977, is when I bought my Yamaha FG340 from a music store going out of busy. Still have it; still sounds great. 😉
Wow, I have a similar bond with my FG-450SA. Very similar looking and sounding guitar. I’ve had it since I was about 16 as well (now 40). Glad I found this video.
Very awesome guitar I have Fg-700s and Fg830 I love them they sound really good.
I LOVE my FG830!
What a cool story. I think Yamaha Guitars are incredibly underrated. My wife who was my gf at the time... purchased a Yamaha for me back in 2007. This was also my first acoustic guitar. Still play it to this day. Recently purchased a Yamaha FG850.
Beautiful guitar and it sounds awesome. GREAT COMPOSITION! Amazing playing. Happy to have found your channel.
I was laid out in the driveway of a gas station by a guy with a FG Yammy. I remember every note.
Beautiful.
Yamaha’s Japanese Luthiers are unmatched.
Yamaha make incredible instruments at every price point, and accessible to everyone.
wow great stuff man !!
Thank you for sharing this video. Very much enjoyed it
Yamaha makes some great guitars.....I have a handmade Yamaha classical I got in 1998, it's one of my favourites. Yours' sounds great!
Beautiful playing! Thanks for sharing, I have the LL 16 (left handed) . Bert Jansch always used Yamaha all throughout his life, he was our most interesting and gifted player here in 🇬🇧 the UK
Thanks for the comment. LL16 are great guitars. Bert was definitely a gifted player and unfortunately not a lot of folks in my 'neck of the woods' know who he was.
I was searching for videos on the new Yamaha FG9 and stumbled upon this. Very heartwarming story. Made me misty eyed. Nice playing and beautiful tone. Thanks.
I am so happy I found your channel, because I lost my Guild Guitar, that I really liked. That Yamaha FG400 really sounds great. Thank you and LORD Bless you and your family... Pastor Ben
That was a beautiful story and playing. Thank you.
I have the very same guitar . been with me for many years. it is so wel built.
Learned on a Yamaha loaned to me by Mr O Connor who was a great music in CBS Tra li...it sounded amazing and gave me a false sense that all acoustics just sounded that good.
The head was glued back in place as well,but didn't stop it!
Peace from Ireland bro!
I love my Yamaha Guitars! I have the FG830 and FS830. Thanks for sharing this. Sounds great!
Love your heartwarming family story as well as the sound of your guitar.
Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your story and the beautiful tribute. After my daughter found a stringless Takamine classical in the neighbor's garbage can I started to learn. A year or so later I proved to myself that it was time for an investment. A good friend who is an accomplished musician sent me to the music store where the lead guitarist from his band worked. This was the guitar he grabbed and said, "this guitar will take you as far as you want to go." It was $400 which was a lot of money back in the mid 90's. Fast forward 30 years later, yes we also share some scars from our life together that happily bring back so many memories of wonderful songs, journeys and friends. As I have just retired my trusty music partner and I are spending more time together than ever and I'm loving every minute.
Just subscribed to your channel and look forward to hearing more from you. All the best to you and yours.
Thank you for sharing your story. I hope you and your trusty music partner are enjoying your time. I couldn't imagine life without music or my guitar. Cheers!
That’s similar to me. I started to take a few lessons when I was 10. The only guitar we had was my dad Yamaha cj-838s, a big country jumbo. I wish I had a picture of me trying to play that thing at 10. Felt like reaching around a kayak. He still has it though and I love to play it when we visit home.
I have 4 Yamahas ... They are lovely. I wish I had a vintage one and I really wish I had the one I had as a kid.
Isn't that a coincidence. My first acoustic was a Yamaha FG 450 bought at Tony's Music Box in Fredericton, NB. The plywood top Yamaha spent the entire trip upside down on the Victoria day long weekend Miramichi run by times. Recover the canoe, untie the guitar case, open it up, lean the 450 against a tree to dry out a bit and play it that night. Always sounded great. Since then I've owned a Taylor 614ce. It blew up eventually from lack of humidity. Then I got a Yamaha APX7. Love it but it's quiet and doesn't care about the humidity. Now I've got a Boucher Studio Goose. Love it but I've never needed or wanted more than the 450. Thanks for doing this video.
Great story and great playing for sure. I've owned my Yamaha FG335 for the last 34 plus years, it was still like new when I bought it for $100 with the case. It's now very worn and has a wear hole near the pick guard but I'll never get another one, it's become a part of me just like yours has. Stay cool!!
Song is beautiful, and great story
Thanks for sharing this wonderful story. I too love Yamaha guitars. I just bought a FG 830 and am loving it. Nice playing.
That's a good story. It is wonderful that your parents supported your guitar journey. Keep on picking and strumming. Maybe write some lyrics about your journey.
Sounds like an awesome guitar.
Lovely story, I own an FG460s also and would not trade it for the world !!
Very cool story. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing your story. My first guitar was a Yamaha classical guitar which, for about 25-30 years, was my only guitar. I no longer have it but now have four acoustic electric guitars (two Taylors and two Yamahas), my favorite being my Yamaha FSX5. I have always thought - still think - that Yamaha guitars are an incredible value.
Man and favourite guitar are hard parted. Listening to the story reminds me very much of listening to James Taylor BTW ... a great thing!
Wonderful story.
I've owned my FG450sa for many years now. It sounds just as fine as a Martin. Great guitars
Very nice tutorial lovely guitaring nice story I'm just starting out in CZcams myself I posted two videos so far
Thank you!.. Good luck with your channel.
There are laminates, solid bodies and there are Yamaha laminates. I've had a FG350W for over forty years and although accumulatingg smaller solid body acoustics over the years I wouldn't part with my Yammy dread for anything. Thanks for the tale.
Very true. Their laminates are best in class and also they have solid tops on several models that you would not expect. Thanks for listening/watching!
A singer-songwriter called Dan Arborise used this model. He recorded two beautiful albums over fifteen years ago, especially "Around his circle ".. His music is a mix of John Martyn and Nick Drake. After these two albums, he stopped the music to take probably an other road.
Thank you for sharing this.
Beautiful story, brother.
Wow so great to hear of a heartening story about how this model guitar (fg461s) is involved in the life another human being.... while taking a break I decided to search CZcams for this model... curious to see what comes up. Why? It's because my late wife gave one to me on my 25th birthday (1995) while we were dating. At one point about 5 years ago she gave me permission to sell it because by then I had complained lots on how the neck wasn't to my liking... Needless to say when she passed in 2021 from a car-pedestrian collision, the guitar will be with me until I'm gone.... passing it onto my kids with my stories to them about the guitar... We (son and I) used it to sing "Angel" by Jack Johnson during her memorial service. Adding a tribute to the FG461-S story line here.
I am very sorry to hear of your wife's passing. Thank you so much for sharing your story.
Great story! I had the same experience with my yamaha fg110, that i got when I was 14 or so, never thought about it..., it went with me on interrails across Europe in the late 70s and 80s , and it wasnt until i had it laying around in the studio..., that people picked it up an said..."hey...could we use this guitar on this recording?"and of course I said yes..., and since then it has appeared on more records then I have....
I am not surprised. I owned and FG110 years ago. I gave it to a friend. It had a great sound. I found it very balanced.
You never hear anything bad about Yamaha guitars. I'd love to get a A5R ARE that has the wood torrefaction feature. I like how your thumb hangs over the top of the neck (just like mine), and how you look down on the fretboard (just like me). All those university-trained guitar teachers can stuff it. That's darn good playing.
Thank you! I haven't played a bad Yamaha yet. The A5R guitars are very impressive. Sometimes too much training takes the fun out of music so I am ok with a few habits that would frustrate teachers. Cheers!
I have a 1991 Yamaha FG-460sa that I just acquired pretty cheap. It needed a bit of work which I'm finishing at the moment and is just about finished. I've played it as it is and I had a test run with it last night all set-up and I have to say I think I will be keeping this Yamaha. I have a few Yamaha guitars but this one is something else. It plays and sounds like you wouldn't believe, well you would because I imagine they probably sound very similar. What a beautiful guitar and what they sell for I think keeping it is more practical than selling it as I won't get another to like it.
Definitely couldn't buy a new Yamaha for the price this is second hand. Great Guitar.
Thank you. Always hold on to that guitar. It is definitely irreplaceable.
Great playing and lovely sound. Makes me want one, and I'm surprised to find that this and similar models are inexpensive second-hand. Anyone know why?
Wow I really enjoyed that! Hope one day I can as well as you can, it sounded great!
Every once in awhile I pick up an old Yamaha at a pawn shop or somewhere and that little $100 beater sounds like an $800 guitar. The next one I play That I like that much, I’m buying. Thanks for the video! Nice playing! Nice guitar!
You can't go wrong in my opinion. Dollar for dollar and pound for pound they are hard to compete with. Thanks for the feedback also!
Great story.
Wow, that guitar really rings! And so does your story. Thanks for sharing both. Regards from Australia 🦘.
I have a beautiful Yamaha LL16
One thing about Yamaha guitars is they sound great and do not break, crack or warp like all of my martins have.
Very Nice 🤙🤙
I own a late 60s Nippon Gakki Red Label FG140,, amazing guitar , loud with deep low end and crispy highs , I put it right up there with my Larrivee and Gibson J45.. Yamaha makes great affordable acoustic guitars for sure ... Your Yamaha sounds Amazing ! Awesome performance by the way 👌
I've got my grandpaws guitars. 69 fg180, 70 fg300 and his Gibson j45 banner. I still prefer the fg180.
Agreed. The FG140 is a great guitar. I know the FG180's get alot of attention however the FG140's are just as solid and impressive tonally. Thanks for the comment also.
All Great guitars. The FG180's are special. The FG140 is also a good one from the era.
If they get played a lot they get some bumps and bruises. My first guitar was an FG335. I have owned several Yamahas. None ever sounded as good as this one though, lol. Nice playing!
My first / beginner's guitar is LL16D I got it almost 6 years ago I love it but now it hurt's my shoulder, I'm thinking of buying LS56. Yamaha is the only brand that gives way more guitar for the money.
I have an FG365SE and an FG840. Two wonderful sounding guitars and now I am looking for a smaller bodied short scale so probably will get an FS830 or CSF3M. I know that with Yamaha you will never be disappointed. Yamaha´s Plywoods (different from laminate) used to be made with 3 layers of the same wood so in effect were almost the same as a solid body but more stable for exporting.
Both of those are great guitars. I recently played the FG840 and it is a stunning instrument especially for the price. My Dad plays one of the original FG 180's and it is built like a tank and yes you are correct it is 3 layers of actual wood. Good Luck on the search for a short scale. I have played the FS830 and it has nice response. The body size mixed with rosewood back and sides is a good combination. I do play the CSF3M and am very pleased with it. The FS830 may be more versatile depending on your intentions though. Cheers
@@rustybeaconmusic Yes, the FS830 is looking a more versatile guitar. Thanks.
I have a 1976 FG300 I bought new and it is my baby. I also have a Martin HD-35 that to me doesn't play as good or sound as good as my Yamy. I told my wife she can put it in my casket with me when I'm gone.
Yeah-maha
Your voice on the room mic was terrible, so I didn't hold out much hope for the guitar, but was I wrong, that Guitar is now my favorite sounding guitar, maybe equal to a Martin d-45 but maybe even better, as it has such a unique sound. Thanks for posting.
The first thing I look for is rosewood, and not too laminated.
What model IS this? Is it an FG 365S? I love Yamahas, and have ..... ehhh.....a "considerable number" of them. And I mostly fool with the oldest ones, oddly.
It is a Yamaha FG461S
Got FS9
That is a sweet guitar. Good for you! Enjoy!!
Nicht reden! Machen!
.. and WHAT guitar do you have? A YAMAHA, Model #?
It is a Yamaha FG 461S. The model was included in the description but for some reason it was not mentioned in the video.
A mic. might help your projection. Just saying.
Just a Yamaha huh? No model number or anything.
It is a Yamaha FG461S. I added the model # to the description as I seemed to have left that detail out of the video.
I have an FG830 that sounds better than a Martin D-18 I played after I did the factory tour.
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To say its the best; is a cheap man. Dream, i would not buy a guitar made out of plywood,
Wow, snobby much? You clearly don’t have a clue how the guitar world works. One’s bond with a guitar is not necessarily tied with just its cost. Get a clue.
Sounds good Rusty. I own the Yamaha 830 with Rosewood b&s. I have a Yamaha Mahogany FG 820 on the way. Theyre great guitars! 👍👍🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶