Frank Blank Posted September 16, 2022 Posted September 16, 2022 I am very seriously thinking about purchasing a Yamaha SLG200NW. Does anyone have any experience with these or opinions on them? Quote
Dad3353 Posted September 16, 2022 Posted September 16, 2022 On 16/09/2022 at 09:21, Frank Blank said: I am very seriously thinking about purchasing a Yamaha SLG200NW. Does anyone have any experience with these or opinions on them? Expand No, no direct experience ith these, but intrigued to learn from whence comes the inspiration. It it for travelling light..? An amp of some kind is required, unless using them simply with headphones or 'Voxplug'-style amps. In that, they are successful, and almost silent, which allows late-night practice, for instance. The tone is subject to the quality of the amping, of course, and really shines with a PA system, or FRFR amp/cab (little chance of feedback, which is a 'plus'...). Lightweight, of course, but are acoustic guitars really heavy..? Useful kit, with the promise of Yamaha quality (they make nothing bad, from their whole range of industries...), which can inspire confidence. All-in-all, an excellent choice in that style of instrument, if one has a need for that style of instrument. Is that your case..? A discerning public demands to know. Quote
Frank Blank Posted September 16, 2022 Author Posted September 16, 2022 On 16/09/2022 at 12:46, Dad3353 said: No, no direct experience ith these, but intrigued to learn from whence comes the inspiration. It it for travelling light..? Expand Very much a travelling light guitar as it breaks down into two parts and has a nifty travel bag. On 16/09/2022 at 12:46, Dad3353 said: An amp of some kind is required, unless using them simply with headphones or 'Voxplug'-style amps. In that, they are successful, and almost silent, which allows late-night practice, for instance. Expand You can plug headphones directly into the guitar itself... On 16/09/2022 at 12:46, Dad3353 said: The tone is subject to the quality of the amping, of course, and really shines with a PA system, or FRFR amp/cab (little chance of feedback, which is a 'plus'...). Lightweight, of course, but are acoustic guitars really heavy..? Useful kit, with the promise of Yamaha quality (they make nothing bad, from their whole range of industries...), which can inspire confidence. All-in-all, an excellent choice in that style of instrument, if one has a need for that style of instrument. Is that your case..? A discerning public demands to know. Expand Oddly, I write a lot of my bass lines on a battered old classical that I found under the stairs, I might just be due for an upgrade! 1 Quote
Dad3353 Posted September 16, 2022 Posted September 16, 2022 On 16/09/2022 at 13:11, Frank Blank said: ...Oddly, I write a lot of my bass lines on a battered old classical that I found under the stairs, I might just be due for an upgrade! Expand OK, then; you are worthy. I hereby dub you as 'Fit For Investment'. Now off you potter to the shops, and fetch me half-a-dozen eggs whilst you're out, if you would, please..? The money's in the tin on the mantlepiece. 2 Quote
ezbass Posted September 16, 2022 Posted September 16, 2022 I haven't used one either. However, Yamaha's silent double bass is reckoned to be the best EUB on the market, so I can't imagine that they'd drop the ball on the classical guitar version. 1 Quote
ezbass Posted September 16, 2022 Posted September 16, 2022 The Papa, he say yes! On 16/09/2022 at 15:24, leftybassman392 said: Papal verdict: Expand 1 Quote
Skinnyman Posted September 16, 2022 Posted September 16, 2022 I had one of the steel strung models. It was….okay. I didn’t really care for the neck for some reason. The electrics sound good - I got one of those little Yamaha portable acoustic amps (which I found a bit underwhelming, frankly) - especially through a decent PA. I sold it a while ago and haven’t missed it. All that said, I did have a go on the nylon string model and really liked it. I’d buy one of those… As a travel guitar, they’re excellent - much better than any other travel guitar I’ve played. New the price is a bit rich. Used, they’re much better value. 1 Quote
FrankAtari Posted September 16, 2022 Posted September 16, 2022 These things are sick, I love them. I saw them before but they're not exactly my cup of tea. Is anybody aware of something similar but meant for the electric guitar player? From a big brand like Yamaha or something? On 16/09/2022 at 09:21, Frank Blank said: I am very seriously thinking about purchasing a Yamaha SLG200NW. Does anyone have any experience with these or opinions on them? Expand Since it is Yamaha, in my opinion you can't go wrong. Watch a few reviews on Youtube to have an idea of how they work. 1 Quote
Skinnyman Posted September 16, 2022 Posted September 16, 2022 On 16/09/2022 at 18:32, FrankAtari said: These things are sick, I love them. I saw them before but they're not exactly my cup of tea. Is anybody aware of something similar but meant for the electric guitar player? From a big brand like Yamaha or something? Since it is Yamaha, in my opinion you can't go wrong. Watch a few reviews on Youtube to have an idea of how they work. Expand There don’t seem to be many travel guitars from the big brands. Those that exist are from specialist builders - I believe that there’s a shop in Brighton which specialises in travel guitars. I can’t remember the name but a search for travel guitars+Brighton should find them. Assuming they survived lockdown, that is. My former boss had a folding electric traveller guitar which he used to take on his trips to regional offices. He loved it, I thought it was awful. Action so high it was like an egg slicer and the electrics were dreadful. In fairness, it did fold and, apart from the action, was pretty well set up otherwise. I had a Steinberger Spirit for a while. It was just about usable as a travel guitar (I think I got it onto EasyJet as hand luggage) but I found it a bit underwhelming to actually play… The Yamaha was the closest thing to a “proper” guitar - I didn’t care for the steel string version but that might just be me. The Nylon was excellent though - this thread has reignited my GAS for one. 1 Quote
Dad3353 Posted September 16, 2022 Posted September 16, 2022 On 16/09/2022 at 21:00, Skinnyman said: ... this thread has reignited my GAS for one. Expand Our work here is done. 2 Quote
Kiwi Posted September 18, 2022 Posted September 18, 2022 I tried a silent bass and the response across the strings was extremely uneven. Some strings were dead and others were OK, I'm not sure why but it didn't inspire confidence...and I'm a Yammiefan. Quote
Skinnyman Posted September 18, 2022 Posted September 18, 2022 On 18/09/2022 at 11:54, Kiwi said: I tried a silent bass and the response across the strings was extremely uneven. Some strings were dead and others were OK, I'm not sure why but it didn't inspire confidence...and I'm a Yammiefan. Expand Could that just have been the strings? Quote
Kiwi Posted October 1, 2022 Posted October 1, 2022 On 18/09/2022 at 12:01, Skinnyman said: Could that just have been the strings? Expand Maybe but I was going by the resonance of the instrument. Quote
Frank Blank Posted October 2, 2022 Author Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) I am just putting it up for sale, it is a lovely thing and is even better now it's been properly set up but I have to just admit to myself it was a purely GAS driven purchase. Edited October 2, 2022 by Frank Blank 1 Quote
