Yamaha FSX5 Red Label Vintage Tint

Yamaha FSX5 Red Label Vintage Tint
Serial Number: IMM537A
Weight: 4.66 lbs

The Yamaha FSX5 Red Label in Vintage Tint is a concert-size acoustic-electric built around a solid Sitka spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides, finished in gloss with a warm Vintage Tint that suits the 1960s-inspired look. The smaller FS concert body gives up some low-end bloom in exchange for a tighter, brighter voice and a shape that's easy to sit with for hours. Black and white binding and matching black/white purfling around the rosette keep the appointments period-appropriate rather than flashy. At 4.66 lbs., it's a light guitar that stays comfortable on a strap or a couch.

The African mahogany neck uses a standard profile (.835" at the 1st fret, .945" at the 9th), set into the body and finished in satin so it stays quick under a fretting hand. An ebony fretboard carries 20 frets and white dot inlays over a 15.75" radius — flatter than most acoustics, which makes fingerstyle voicings and bends less of a fight. Scale length is 25" with a 1.75" bone nut, giving fingerpickers room between the strings without feeling wide. The ebony bridge and bone saddle keep the vibrating string on hard, dense material end to end, and open-gear chrome tuners finish the vintage look.

Amplification comes from Yamaha's Atmosfeel preamp, with controls for mic blend, bass EQ, and master volume. The mic blend is the useful one live: dial it back for a direct, feedback-resistant signal in a loud room, or bring it up to recover the air and body the room hears but a pickup alone misses. Whether you're a fingerstyle player who wants an ebony board and a wide nut, a singer-songwriter who needs a small-body guitar that plugs in cleanly, or a player looking for a spruce-and-mahogany voice that records well without EQ surgery, the FSX5 handles it. This Yamaha FSX5 Red Label Vintage Tint (Serial #IMM537A) includes a hardshell case. Order today from Brian's Guitars.

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Body
Type: Concert
Shape: FS Concert
Top Material: Solid Sitka Spruce
Body Material: Solid Mahogany
Finish: Gloss
Color: Vintage Tint
Body Binding: Black/White
Rosette: Black/White purfling

Neck
Material: African Mahogany
Shape: Standard
Dimensions: .835" at the 1st fret, .945" at the 9th fret
Joint: Set-Neck
Fretboard Material: Ebony
Neck Finish: Satin
Headstock: Rosewood Veneer
Inlay: White Dots
Radius: 15.75"
Frets: 20
Scale Length: 25"
Nut Width: 1.75"
Nut Material: Bone 

Hardware
Bridge/Tailpiece: Ebony bridge, Bone saddle
Tuners: Open-gear
Hardware Finish: Chrome

Electronics
Preamp: Yamaha Atmosfeel Preamp
Controls: 1 x Mic Blend, 1 x Bass EQ, 1 x Master Volume

Case/Gigbag: Hardshell case