Yamaha LS6 Concert Size Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Rosewood Body, Natural Finish | Professional Grade for Live Performances & Studio Recording

LikeThis is for the Yamaha L-Series LL16 12-string acoustic, which has a solid Engelmann spruce top with solid rosewood back & sides. I've been playing for 30 years. I've bought and sold countless guitars just for myself -- both six and twelve-string. This Yamaha is the best guitar I've owned; I'll never get rid of it. If a giant asteroid ever takes aim at Earth, this guitar is the only thing I'll grab before escaping to another planet. Although it's the most expensive instrument I've bought yet, other guitars that have an all-solid wood body and a torrified top cost more. I took a chance buying it without having played one because it had a "Free returns for any reason" shipping policy. I had nothing to lose by auditioning it in my own home. Luckily, I love it. When a guitar is the size of a dreadnought yet has the wide lower bout and tighter waist of a jumbo, you get the best of both worlds. The action and intonation are perfect -- barre chords are a breeze, and all the notes are in tune, even at the 20th fret. The die-cast gold tuners are beautiful, as is the abalone ring around the soundhole. Also, it's the most versatile 12-string I've owned; you can play anything on it, not just "Wish You Were Here" or "Wanted Dead or Alive." It sounds fantastic, amazing, spectacular, incredible, and uncanny -- all those corny comic-book adjectives and more!quality for the money. This is one of the best guitars in it's price point to me. Yamaha makes some very nice acoustics these days. I did have to adjust the truss rod on the original set of Elixir strings it came with as the neck clearly had moved from where it was originally set. They were way too high off the fretboard and had too much tension. I say that as a player for more than 30 years and someone who worked in different shops over the years too, learning some luthier skills. Also playing many guitars and knowing Yamaha's common setup.I did change the strings to 11-52 Elixir Polywebs and take the bridge saddle down a little, but you don't need to. This is just my preference for how I want the guitar to play and sound. It would be nice if the LL6M models I bought came with a gig bag atleast, but you can't have it all. I was on the fence on whether to get one of the LL16's or higher, but I'm very happy with the LL6M. I am mainly an electric player in a heavier, but melodic rock and progressive style, and only use acoustic for certain parts in my studio these days. It's a nice sounding and playing acoustic and will do everything I need it to. Maybe for you too.I was very worried about ordering this guitar online; let alone on Amazon. It came in a traiangular shaped box that had a semi-soft padded case. I actually like the case for church but this guitar will not be going back in the case. It deserves a hard case. I opened it up and inspected the guitar, came with strings loosely installed. It doesn't have a single flaw. It is perfect, adorned with what looks like abalone inlay, gold tuners, and the action is perfect. It came with a tool to adjust the neck, I just bought a Martin DX 12 string and I totally expected to hae to adjust it. I didn't have to. The wood grain rosewood is just awesome. Thi thing sounds amazing. Best guitar purchase ever. It isn't even close to sound compared to the Martin HPL. This thing makes the Martin sound like a toy guitar. I have a thing for the deep bass resonance with rosewood bodied guitars. I own a Taylor 214CE Rosewood and it used to be the nicest guitar I've ever had until this one. I've always wanted an HD-28 and although I think they are great guitars still, I'm gonna save some money and buy the 6 string version of this. It's a beautiful sounding guitar with sustain for days. Great for strumming and fingerpicking. Oh I also plugged it into my Boes L1 Compact and it sound just as good throught that thing. I absolutely love it!Pros:Exceptional playability for fingerpicking.Even with .012 action is easy and comfortable.Nice sound, focused and clear.Piezo works very well with Boss VE-8Cons:1st guitar I got had visible glue around bridge2nd guitar much better but not perfectIt should have the 2nd strap buttonCheap plastic capo and saddleIt is a beautiful instrument that play as good as some Martin I have tried, even better if you consider volume and clarity. The neck is very well designed and the strings are well spaced (especially for big fingers guy like me!) The piezo, connected through a good preamp (I use the Boss VE-8), sounds very convincing. The missing 2nd strap button and the use of cheap plastic for capo and saddle are minor cons.Yamaha Customer service was a bit disappointing: although I sent picture of the excess of glue all around the bridge (like a beginner work), I got an answer that they consider this not a defect! It's a $1,000 guitar, come on!Amazon Customer Service: fantastic! Guitar replaced and happy customer...As a 35+year guitarist, professional musician and collector, i must say, i'm very impressed and well pleased! I've always loved the concert body style, its scale and overall mid range tonality and this yamaha ls6 is no exception to that standard. It meets and even exceeds my expectations, especially at this price point! Upon receiving the package, i was admittedly concerned. It was shipped in a single layer/standard guitar box and inside, the guitar was fully wrapped in single layer of foam wrap! Well, to my pleasant surprise, there were no scratches, dings, knicks, gouges, glue or blemishes whatsoever on this guitar and i'm very meticulous! Imo, Amazon would do well to put these inside of another box, for better protection in shipping. Also, do yourself a favor and get the yamaha hardshell case to protect it! Below is the link to the case pictured. Ls6 fits like a glove!Yamaha AG3-Hard Case Concert Size Hardshell Acoustic Guitar Case https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DW6AIBO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_CWE2RBR4CRY4TEQAGY55?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1