1970s Yamaha FG-200 Jumbo Acoustic Guitar

Overview: Our guy Tim's wife Michelle has owned this guitar for years and years and years and it's had lots of love put into it. As a result, it's friendly right off the bat. Neither of them has used it in recent memory, though, and so Tim spruced it up enough to get it on the shop racks so it can find a new home.

This is an early-'70s Taiwanese-made FG-200 and has the usual jumbo body shape, reddish pickguard, and all-ply construction. It's lightly-built and has a big, round sound. I still recommend old Yamahas to people every day as they're so practical once the work's been done.

Repairs included: Tim leveled and dressed the frets, cleaned-up an old bridge shave job which was a bit wonky, and set it up. It's playing nicely and is ready to go.

• Weight: 4 lbs 6 oz
• Scale length: 25"
• Nut width: 1 3/4"
• Neck shape: medium fuller C/V
• Board radius: 14"
• Depth at first fret: 0.93"
• Depth at seventh fret: 0.99"
• Body width: 16 1/4"
• Body depth: 4 1/2"
• Top wood: ply spruce
• Back & sides wood: ply mahogany
• Bracing type: x
• Bridge: rosewood
• Fretboard: rosewood
• Neck wood: mahogany
• Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 50w-11 
• Truss rod: adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: medium/lower

Condition notes: The old frets are lower and narrower than modern stock. The saddle is quite low but the guitar's been stable that way for some time. It's got a fresh bone saddle, too. The bridge was shaved thinner at some point in the past and the job was hackish. Tim sanded it out smoother and it doesn't look awry at a glance. I added string ramps behind the saddle at some point in time. Two of the tuners at the top of the headstock are replacements.

It comes with: It actually has a good, hard case.

Consignor tag: TPRI