Yamaha SLG200N: NYLON Silent Guitar | Practice and Perform, No Feedback!

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  • čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
  • We told you it was coming, and today we're diving into the nylon iteration of the Yamaha Silent Guitar. This versatile and interesting piece takes the effects and portability, as well as practice and performance readiness, of the Yamaha SLG200-- and makes it nylon! Take a listen, let us know if you like it more than the steel.
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    8:23 Demos
    12:08 Final Thoughts
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Komentáře • 91

  • @kissing88
    @kissing88 Před rokem +6

    For me, this is the winner because it appears to be the only solid-body electric nylon that actually comes with a FLAT fretboard and saddle. All the other ones on the market come with a RADIUSED fretboard which throws you off if you're used to classical guitar.

  • @guitargod6997
    @guitargod6997 Před rokem +14

    Honest and fine presentation of the Yamaha "silent" hybrid nylon string guitar! I love mine for sure. Classical and jazz guitarist. It is light, no feedback when amplified, the nylon strings are resonant and warm, plus you can modify the sound along a spectrum from piezo pickup to the tone from the finest Yamaha classical guitars. And you mentioned that it can be "broken down" for traveling, though I could not take it on an international flight for the overhead bin. Nice playing!

    • @michaelraftice1230
      @michaelraftice1230 Před rokem

      Why couldn't you take it? Is the gig bag soft? I would be concerned about putting it in an overhead bin.

  • @barrysmith2697
    @barrysmith2697 Před rokem +2

    So happy to see the nylon version, I've played a classical guitar for many years in all types of settings and all types of music, I'm also a Hugh Willie Nelson fan. I've been checking out this guitar for some time now I think it's time to pick one up. Thanks for the great demo

  • @jessebarrera159
    @jessebarrera159 Před 2 lety +7

    Awesome sounding guitar and as always great playing.

  • @climber7565
    @climber7565 Před 2 lety +4

    Thank you, Cooper, awesome demo. I would consider buying that kind of guitar. I loved the sound potential, something I could aim for.

  • @buzzstankos8532
    @buzzstankos8532 Před 2 lety +2

    Great Demo Cooper -- I've seen pix of the steel string and wondered what was going on. I agree that the nylon version is awesome and allows you to do a ton. Thanks

  • @DrewFresh
    @DrewFresh Před rokem

    I'm sold! Thanks for the great review. I was looking for a guitar to keep in my office.

  • @im58woody
    @im58woody Před 2 lety +7

    Great job on the presentation. I owned one of these for a couple years. It was really convenient for plugging in at night with headphones and using my iPad to play along with Spotify. I used it in church for soft finger pieces and it was always a conversation starter. Great tones too. I just couldn’t get past the wider neck. If it had a more narrow neck I would still have it.

  • @leelossi1257
    @leelossi1257 Před 2 lety

    incredible playing......thanks Cooper

  • @johnwashburn3793
    @johnwashburn3793 Před 2 lety

    Wow! Excellent work!

  • @robinthomsoncomposer
    @robinthomsoncomposer Před rokem

    Really enjoyed your demo piece.

  • @user-vt5kw3iq1n
    @user-vt5kw3iq1n Před 7 měsíci

    Nice demo , bro . Thanks .

  • @Mark_J_on_guitar
    @Mark_J_on_guitar Před rokem +2

    nylon nuts are 50mm (1.969) and 52mm full size. Professional presentation and great playing.

  • @user-zv7lm8uk7h
    @user-zv7lm8uk7h Před 2 lety

    SUBSCRIBED. Youre a gentleman and a great player!

  • @Dan-ec7cz
    @Dan-ec7cz Před rokem

    Hi Cooper, a newbie to the guitar world and really enjoying your channel. Just wondering if you have any thoughts on the McPherson Touring guitar? Would be interested in your thoughts if you have. Thanks, Dan

  • @MrPhilbrill
    @MrPhilbrill Před 11 měsíci +2

    These are awesome guitars. Any sceptics out there should try one.
    Id love to see an SLG- S with a slightly wider neck.

  • @paddyoski
    @paddyoski Před rokem

    Thank you for this fantastic demo. I have my Dad's 70-year old custom Spanish guitar that I absolutely cannot take on gigs. I love playing guitar, but the frustration and hassle of dealing with EQ and feedback has always been a big demotivator... until now. Great playing, and even better analysis. Thank you!

    • @inquisitor4635
      @inquisitor4635 Před rokem +2

      Godin guitars.

    • @guardiansofthe70s73
      @guardiansofthe70s73 Před rokem

      @@inquisitor4635 I ended up getting a Takamine TC132sc. The notch filter and EQ have helped with feedback issues. Also, it's a beautiful guitar

  • @michaelraftice1230
    @michaelraftice1230 Před rokem

    Thanks for the demo. Does the gig bag have any stiff foam in it to protect it. I'm just wnondering it it could be placed in an overhead bin on an airplane.

  • @sheila2590
    @sheila2590 Před rokem

    Hi Cooper
    Is this good for a beginner to learn on? I LOVE Willie Nelson too!

  • @lee65ful
    @lee65ful Před rokem

    thank you i have the nylon and love it

  • @williamrodriguez5426
    @williamrodriguez5426 Před rokem +1

    How would you compare with the Cordoba Stage? I'm liking the later, but it seems this niche is gaining some traction. We will see.

  • @jmariaaranda
    @jmariaaranda Před rokem

    Great demo in all senses! Which are the strings, please?

  • @ehsanarjmand1563
    @ehsanarjmand1563 Před rokem

    thanks for the video pretty helpfull. Is it possible to hange the strings of slg200 s to nylone?

  • @truetech4158
    @truetech4158 Před rokem

    I was impressed at how the neck feels on my first edition yamaha silent guitar, though the high E string sounds alot closer to being silent when its plugged in.
    I may consider performing guitar bridge pickup surgery, see about adding a tiny condenser mic right behind at one quiet string. Right now, that one string requires a powerful plucking and even then its still half the volume of the other strings. This concern may or may not be an issue on later editions of the yamaha silent guitar. Has anyone else noticed this too?

  • @bulldaagg
    @bulldaagg Před 2 lety +1

    THAT's a keeper

  • @mrjamrol
    @mrjamrol Před rokem +1

    I play mine at church through a Yamaha THR30II with the Line6 wireless option. Yes it's a small building with maybe a 200-person capacity, so I get away with this setup. That said this is such a transportable solution and sounds great whether finger-picked or played with a pick. The effects are a tremendous adder and I just love that I have such control over my sound. And yes it's a great practice solution to keep the peace with the family, but it's also giggable, in case there were any doubts.

    • @truetech4158
      @truetech4158 Před rokem

      I'm writing tunes on my silent guitar. My lyrics are about thought provoking concerns, to try to get listeners to think after they hear about my home having received a threat of being set on fire by a narcissist, even though arson never really causes its victims to float off to a happy land in the sky.
      I have about 35 guitars now, and they would burn if many smiley willfully ignorant delusional narcissists were able to know who and where i am. What do you think, does the yamaha silent guitar get even more silent if mine ended up burnt to a crisp? What is the sound of willful ignorance, a mute button on a multi effects pedal board?
      Ah yes, music. Its like books. You can write lyrics about how the 9/11 hijackers sent their victims to a smiley happy place, right?

  • @Andres-cy4eq
    @Andres-cy4eq Před 2 lety

    Peavey lanzo hace pocos meses su nueva línea de guitarras acústicas y de guitarras con cuerdas de nylon. Me encantaría que pudieran conseguir alguna y darnos su opinion. Son guitarras del segmento de entrada y traen tapa solida de abeto. No hay muchas reseñas sobre ellas y me encantaría que ustedes pudieran hacer una reseña de las peavey delta Woods, porque son los mejores en esto 🙋🏻‍♂️. 🙏🏼

  • @michaeljansen1241
    @michaeljansen1241 Před rokem

    can the Tabs from the Demos be found somewhere? I really like them...
    :)

  • @rajahawa6888
    @rajahawa6888 Před 7 měsíci

    What song did you play? I love that style.

  • @chrispile3878
    @chrispile3878 Před rokem

    I have a 1st gen steel string. It's awesome.

  • @user-zv7lm8uk7h
    @user-zv7lm8uk7h Před 2 lety

    SMOOTH soudning guitar... wow... like silk. If only I didnt have an Acoustasonic... mayb need to pick this up anyway. Will go to Alamo MC online if so.

  • @ricktim8402
    @ricktim8402 Před 2 lety

    Any tabs or name of these beautiful tunes you're playing?

  • @keithgardner5818
    @keithgardner5818 Před rokem

    Sounds great, but I there was no link to this guitar in the description, and I searched and searched the site and couldn’t find it.

  • @DaltonPhantom
    @DaltonPhantom Před 2 lety

    What's the difference between the 100 and 200?

  • @QualityTBD
    @QualityTBD Před 2 lety +1

    I had a buddy who was trying to sell one of these a couple months ago and I passed on it because my mind simply was not enlightened enough. Now I understand that I missed out, lol

  • @stampscapes
    @stampscapes Před 4 měsíci

    Very cool.

  • @dewindoethdwl2798
    @dewindoethdwl2798 Před 2 lety +2

    I love how the faintest hint is enough of an excuse for more guitar playing.😎

  • @angelr.gutierrez4197
    @angelr.gutierrez4197 Před rokem +1

    Now I’m not sure whether to get the steel or nylon strings.

  • @Pavlenaaria1
    @Pavlenaaria1 Před 8 měsíci

    Excellent, they equally sound great. I would buy nylon. Though

  • @mjohndenver
    @mjohndenver Před 2 lety +1

    I wonder what kind of amp you are using. Sounds great!

    • @winterokami901
      @winterokami901 Před rokem +1

      My guess is that it's just the preamp of the Fishman pickup itself being run through a direct line into the audio interface with no post-production adjustments. That would be the most fair way to demo this, and sounds pretty accurate.

  • @karlcountry2363
    @karlcountry2363 Před rokem

    The Willie reference explains the hair!😅

  • @robertalexander1299
    @robertalexander1299 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Tune that thing!

  • @markbrannan
    @markbrannan Před rokem

    "I don't know why they didn't just kick it up one more 32nd of an inch" -> The reason for using 1 and 31/32 inches is pretty reasonable: nut widths, wood widths, etc. in most countries are now done in millimeters, not inches. 3/4" ply is usually 18mm or 19mm, not 3/4! The nut on the SLG200N is actually 50mm, and it is 52mm on the NW. A two inch nut would have been 50.8mm ... weird! ;P

  • @mrdeer5585
    @mrdeer5585 Před rokem

    5:15 The nut width is 50mm which is 1.9685 inch

  • @Yannleon_video
    @Yannleon_video Před 2 měsíci

    I've watched a few demos of this guitar... and everytime the guitar was out of tune. I don't know if it is a coincidence, or maybe this guitar is hard to tune. I was about to buy one, but I am not so sure anymore. Anyone can chime in?

  • @texhaines9957
    @texhaines9957 Před 2 lety +3

    sub-SCRIBE! Yeah, nylon. Now that might be a better travel guitar...less to possibly break on the airplane. And you keep up your skills. Thanks Cooper

  • @thinkingape7655
    @thinkingape7655 Před 2 lety

    It would be even better if it had a built in interface, so to plug direct to iPad/pc etc

  • @JimmyTulip1
    @JimmyTulip1 Před rokem +1

    So if anybody here actually uses this guitar (or the slightly wider model 200NW): can you practice with it silently in a city apartment situation with "paper walls" where you hear every toilet flush from everybody level the night through? I mean: is it really quiet enough to not piss off anyone? My classical definitely is not, even when I play it as silently as I can, it is still too much late at night. Any comments appreciated.

    • @guitargod6997
      @guitargod6997 Před 6 měsíci

      This model guitar does have a radiused neck. The other classical silent guitar has a wider flat "classical" neck. When not amplified, the guitar is relatively "silent" enough., One can listen with headphones "silently" and the guitar amplifies nicely with a quality PA. Good for recording and eliminating fret board noise.

  • @brin57
    @brin57 Před rokem

    Can't quite put my finger on it, but it' doesn't sound good to me. Godin set the bar quite high for stage electric nylon, and I'm afraid the Yamaha doesn't even come close. That said, it's also less than half the price of the Godin.

  • @roberttodd2414
    @roberttodd2414 Před 2 měsíci

    i always hated nylon guitars cause of how awful they are to play but threw caution to the wind and got the nylon of this cause its different and the nylon through the chrous etc and the playability just makes it cool and unique

  • @mma93067
    @mma93067 Před 4 měsíci

    Wish these were headless though

  • @johnsee7269
    @johnsee7269 Před 2 lety

    I'm not capable of a wise crack but I could do a stupid crack... I'll spare you today; you win! 👍🤘

  • @nikoloff
    @nikoloff Před 2 lety

    Whatever size that nut was in witchcraft, the human measurements is 50mm.

  • @DH-CA
    @DH-CA Před 3 měsíci

    Because 1 in 31/32 is exactly 50 mm

  • @seamusbrowne4909
    @seamusbrowne4909 Před 2 lety

    😊😋🤗

  • @1970sman
    @1970sman Před 2 lety +2

    The guitar body seems to have rather Severe weight relief.

  • @Conversa506
    @Conversa506 Před rokem

    Has anyone ever compared this guitar with the Córdoba Stage?

    • @That52TeleGuy
      @That52TeleGuy Před 4 měsíci

      Was looking for the same comparison

    • @pablominelli4305
      @pablominelli4305 Před 3 měsíci

      Did you find a comparison?

    • @That52TeleGuy
      @That52TeleGuy Před 3 měsíci

      @@pablominelli4305 I did not. I bought a used silent for travel practice, not crazy about it but it works. Better than the mini travel models as it is full scale.

  • @marylaf
    @marylaf Před 6 měsíci

    Godin has nylon string electric

  • @rogerm7922
    @rogerm7922 Před rokem

    No flamenco beats with this thing...

  • @arkadyromanov7803
    @arkadyromanov7803 Před 2 lety +1

    why 1 and 31/32 and not 2 inch? Because its Japanese and like the rest of the civilized world they use metric and it equals 50 millimetres. :P
    love the N sound though. I don't have a nylon in my stable but I'm rather tempted by this one.

  • @rajahawa6888
    @rajahawa6888 Před rokem

    some wise guy in the comments lol.

  • @Mariabianchi2006
    @Mariabianchi2006 Před 3 měsíci

    I have the same guitar.
    I come from an ovation guitar.
    I had to get silent due to the size of my breasts (I have 🍼).
    it sounds great

  • @Kalisto98
    @Kalisto98 Před rokem +8

    That out of tune G string is killing me I don't know why nylon strings guitar commonly have this issue, no matter how well you tune them. G strings are stubborn I guess hahahaha . Love the playing though.

    • @shaunianJ
      @shaunianJ Před rokem +1

      It is not just the g that is out.

    • @spencershull9585
      @spencershull9585 Před rokem +1

      It’s because of the string angle as it passes over the nut and to the tuner. Gibsons tend to have this problem too.

    • @michaelraftice1230
      @michaelraftice1230 Před rokem

      ​@@spencershull9585 interesting. I have 3 classicals and the Gs always have issues

    • @That52TeleGuy
      @That52TeleGuy Před 4 měsíci +1

      Try 3 Bridge Tele’s 😮 Some classical guys will use a wound G instead of nylon for multiple reasons, I have not tried it yet. If the guitar has fresh strings it takes classical strings a bit of time to settle in

    • @leafclover8891
      @leafclover8891 Před 23 dny

      Maybe it need locking tuners😅

  • @Africoz2
    @Africoz2 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks for the review of a very interesting guitar. Little bit of gratuitous advice - don't make your audience wait through 8 mins of chat before we get to hear the guitar!!

  • @jsonjsoff
    @jsonjsoff Před 2 lety +3

    Nylon > steel
    Nylon > steel

  • @tomblack1583
    @tomblack1583 Před 4 měsíci

    Pity!
    Out of tune.

  • @user-tg8fx7xn9q
    @user-tg8fx7xn9q Před 2 měsíci

    I just return. Not Nylon sound. All BS

  • @chikitosanchez4446
    @chikitosanchez4446 Před 2 lety +1

    It’s a toy for rookies and absolute beginners, it’s a toy only for travel, not for real live gigs ! It’s a scam and Yamaha should be ashamed! Fuck this guitar , please forgive my language, I’m utterly pissed because Yamaha won’t give me my money back , do not buy it “ you’re warned ‘

    • @chuckbluz
      @chuckbluz Před rokem +5

      You are so totally off base, it's not funny.

    • @nla0079
      @nla0079 Před rokem +7

      Not for real live gigs… Lee Ritenour disagrees. How about you let us hear some of your playing ?

    • @mC_DiDiDiDiDi
      @mC_DiDiDiDiDi Před rokem +5

      Wow, you couldn't be more wrong..

    • @brin57
      @brin57 Před rokem +1

      Why would they give you your money back? Is it faulty or did you just regret your decision. No refunds for buyers remorse !