Yamaha has a tradition of building musical instruments for over one hundred years. The first Yamaha solid body electric guitars were introduced to the American market in 1966. While the first series relied on designs based on classic American favorites, the second series developed more original designs. In the mid-1970s, Yamaha was recognized as the first Oriental brand to emerge as a prominent force equal to the big-name U.S. builders.
Production shifted to Taiwan in the early 1980s as Yamaha built its own facility to maintain quality. In 1990, the Yamaha Corporation of America (located in Buena Park, California) opened the Yamaha Guitar Development (YGD) center in North Hollywood, California. The Yamaha Guitar Development center focuses on design, prototyping, and customizing both current and new models. The YGD also custom-builds and maintains many of the Yamaha artistĀ“s instruments. The centerĀ“s address on Weddington Street probably was the namesake of the Weddington series instruments of the early 1990s.
The Yamaha company produces a full range of musical instruments, including pianos, band instruments, stringed instruments, amplifiers, and sound reinforcement equipment.
Instruments currently produced in the U.S., Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and Indonesia since the mid-1940s. Distributed in the U.S. by the Yamaha Corporation of America, in Buena Park, CA. The Yamaha company headquarters is located in Hamamatsu, Japan.

YAMAHA Acoustic Guitars Models

YAMAHA CPX 5 Image

YAMAHA CPX 5

- single smooth cutaway jumbo Compass-style body, spruce top, nato back and sides, round soundhole with multi rings rosette, three-ply body binding, nato neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, matching finish headstock...

YAMAHA L-5A Image

YAMAHA L-5A

- dreadnought-style body, solid spruce top, two-piece solid mahogany back, solid mahogany sides, round soundhole with three-ring rosette, multi-ply body binding, African mahogany neck, 14/20-fret Indian rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays,...

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YAMAHA NCX700

- single smooth cutaway classical-style body, solid Sitka spruce top, nato back and sides, round soundhole with decorative wood rosette, nato neck, 12/19-fret rosewood fingerboard, slotted headstock, three-per-side tuners, rosewood tied bri...

YAMAHA APX 3/APX 3M Image

YAMAHA APX 3/APX 3M

- single smooth cutaway APX-style body, spruce top, nato back and sides, oval soundhole with black/brown custom rosette, top and back black body binding, nato neck, 14/22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, nato headstock overlay wit...

YAMAHA FPX300 Image

YAMAHA FPX300

- folk-style body, solid cedar top, ovankol back and sides, oval soundhole with abalone rosette, nato neck, 14/20-fret wide rosewood fingerboard with no inlays, slotted headstock with rosewood overlay and logo, three-per-side open-style tun...

YAMAHA SLG100N Image

YAMAHA SLG100N

- nylon-string configuration, single cutaway maple body, detachable black frame, mahogany neck, 12/19-fret rosewood fingerboard with no inlays, slotted headstock with rosewood overlay and Yamaha logo, three-per-side open-style gold tuners,...

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YAMAHA A1M

- single cutaway dreadnought folk-style body, solid Sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with multi-ring rosette, mahogany body binding, mahogany neck, 17/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlays, headstock w...

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YAMAHA CSF35

- small parlor-sized body, solid Sitka spruce top, nato back and sides, round soundhole with single multi-ring rosette, multi-ply body binding, nato neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dots and 12th fret bridge-shaped abalone inlays,...

YAMAHA FJX720SC Image

YAMAHA FJX720SC

- single smooth cutaway medium jumbo-sized body, solid spruce top, nato back and sides, round soundhole with multi-ring rosette, multi-ply binding, nato neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, matching finish headstock...

YAMAHA FSX720SC Image

YAMAHA FSX720SC

- single smooth cutaway small folk-style body, solid Sitka top, mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with multi-ring rosette, multi-ply binding, nato neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, matching finish headstock...

YAMAHA F310/F325 Image

YAMAHA F310/F325

- dreadnought-style body, spruce top, jetulong or meranti back and sides, round soundhole with three-stripe rosette, black body binding, nato neck, 14/20-fret sonokeling or rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, three-per-side chrome t...

YAMAHA CJ12 Image

YAMAHA CJ12

- SJ-200 jumbo-style body, spruce top, Agathis back and sides, round soundhole with three-stripe rosette, multi-ply body binding, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl pentagon inlays, bound headstock with black ov...

YAMAHA FG-45 Image

YAMAHA FG-45

- student Spanish-style body, spruce top, katsura back and sides, round soundhole with single ring rosette, black body binding, nato neck, 12/18-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, three-per-side nickel-plated tuners with plastic but...

YAMAHA GC21 Image

YAMAHA GC21

- classic-style body, solid European spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with decorative wood inlay rosette, multi-ply body binding, mahogany neck, 12/19-fret ebony fingerboard, slotted headstock with rosewood overla...

YAMAHA C40/CG40A Image

YAMAHA C40/CG40A

- classical-style body, spruce top, round soundhole with wood pattern rosette, Jelutong, Indonesian mahogany, or Meranti back and sides, nato neck, 14/19-fret rosewood, Javanese rosewood, or Sonokeling fingerboard, slotted headstock, three-...

YAMAHA DW-4S Image

YAMAHA DW-4S

- dreadnought-style body, solid spruce top, nato back and sides, round soundhole with three-ring rosette, multi-ply body binding, nato neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, bound headstock with rosewood overlay and lo...

YAMAHA CS40 Image

YAMAHA CS40

- similar to the C40, except has a 7/8-sized body with 22.8 in. scale, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1999-present.

YAMAHA F310P Pack Image

YAMAHA F310P Pack

- similar to the F310/F325, except comes with along a gig bag and various other accessories, available in Natural or Tobacco Brown Sunburst finish, mfg. 1997-present.

YAMAHA CJX12SA Solid Top Electric Image

YAMAHA CJX12SA Solid Top Electric

- similar to the CJ12, except has a solid spruce top, abalone rosette, a black pickguard, and System 45 two-way electronics with three-band EQ, volume, mic. volume, phase shift, and AMF slider controls, available in Black finish, mfg. summe...

YAMAHA FG-75 Image

YAMAHA FG-75

- Spanish-style body, spruce top, maple or katsura back and sides, round soundhole with two color multi-ring rosette, black body binding, nato neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, three-per-side nickel-plated tuners with p...

YAMAHA CPX 5S Image

YAMAHA CPX 5S

- similar to the CPX 5, except has a solid spruce top, available in Cherry Sunburst or Tropical Marine Blue finish, mfg. 2003-06.

YAMAHA NCX900FM Image

YAMAHA NCX900FM

- single smooth cutaway classical-style body, solid Engelmann spruce top, flamed maple back and sides, round soundhole with decorative wood rosette, nato neck, 12/19-fret rosewood fingerboard, slotted headstock, three-per-side tuners, rosew...

YAMAHA L-10A Image

YAMAHA L-10A

- dreadnought-style body, solid spruce top, two-piece solid Indian rosewood back, solid Indian rosewood sides, round soundhole with three-ring rosette, multi-ply body binding, African mahogany neck, 14/20-fret Indian rosewood fingerboard wi...

YAMAHA APX 4 Image

YAMAHA APX 4

- single smooth cutaway APX-style body, spruce top, agathis back and sides, oval soundhole with multi-ring rosette, multi-ply top binding, nato neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, black headstock overlay with logo and decora...

YAMAHA FPX300N Image

YAMAHA FPX300N

- nylon-string configuration, folk-style body, solid cedar top, ovankol back and sides, oval soundhole with abalone rosette, nato neck, 14/20-fret wide rosewood fingerboard with no inlays, slotted headstock with rosewood overlay and logo, t...

YAMAHA SLG100S Image

YAMAHA SLG100S

- single cutaway maple body, detachable black frame, mahogany neck, 12/19-fret rosewood fingerboard with small dot inlays, rosewood headstock overlay with Yamaha logo, three-per-side gold tuners with brown pearl buttons, rosewood bridge, B-...

YAMAHA AC1M Image

YAMAHA AC1M

- similar to the A1M, except with a concert-style body, available in Natural finish, mfg. 2011-present.

YAMAHA FSX730SC Image

YAMAHA FSX730SC

- single smooth cutaway small folk-style body, solid Sitka top, rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with multi-ring MOP rosette, multi-ply binding, nato neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, matching finish heads...

YAMAHA CSF60 Image

YAMAHA CSF60

- small parlor-sized body, solid Sitka spruce top, solid Sapele back and sides, round soundhole with single multi-ring abalone rosette, multi-ply body binding, nato neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dots and 12th fret bridge-shaped...

YAMAHA FJX730SC Image

YAMAHA FJX730SC

- single smooth cutaway medium jumbo-sized body, solid spruce top, rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with multi-ring abalone rosette, multi-ply binding, nato neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, matching finis...

YAMAHA CPX 7 Image

YAMAHA CPX 7

- single smooth cutaway jumbo Compass-style body, spruce top, mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with decorative color rosette, three-ply body binding, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot and 12th fret offset...

YAMAHA L-15A Image

YAMAHA L-15A

- dreadnought-style body, solid white spruce top, two-piece solid Indian rosewood back, solid Indian rosewood sides, round soundhole with three-ring herringbone rosette, cream body binding with herringbone purfling, herringbone back purflin...

YAMAHA NCX900R Image

YAMAHA NCX900R

- single smooth cutaway classical-style body, solid Sitka spruce top, rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with decorative wood rosette, nato neck, 12/19-fret rosewood fingerboard, slotted headstock, three-per-side tuners, rosewood tied...

YAMAHA APX 4 12-String Image

YAMAHA APX 4 12-String

- similar to the APX 4, except in 12-string configuration with six-per-side tuners, available in Black or Violin Sunburst finish, mfg. 1994 only.

YAMAHA SLG110N Image

YAMAHA SLG110N

- nylon-string configuration, single cutaway maple body, detachable black frame, mahogany neck, 17/19-fret rosewood fingerboard with no inlays, slotted headstock with rosewood overlay and tuning fork inlay, three-per-side open-style wood tu...

YAMAHA A1R Image

YAMAHA A1R

- single cutaway dreadnought folk-style body, solid Sitka spruce top, rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with multi-ring rosette, mahogany body binding, mahogany neck, 17/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlays, headstock w...

YAMAHA G-50A Image

YAMAHA G-50A

- classical-style body, pine or spruce top, Judas wood back and sides, round soundhole with wooden rosette, single-ply binding, nato neck, 12/19-fret bubinga fingerboard, slotted headstock, three-per-side open-style chrome tuners, bubinga t...

YAMAHA FX310/FX325 Electric Image

YAMAHA FX310/FX325 Electric

- similar to the F310/F325, except has System 42 electronics with volume and tone controls (early models) or System 53 electronics with volume, treble, and bass controls (later models), available in Cherry Sunburst (disc.) or Natural finish...

YAMAHA CJ32 HANDCRAFTED Image

YAMAHA CJ32 HANDCRAFTED

- SJ-200 jumbo-style body, solid spruce top, solid maple back and sides, round soundhole with three-ring abalone pearl rosette, cream body binding with abalone pearl purfling, maple neck, 14/20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with split pearl...

YAMAHA FG-110 Image

YAMAHA FG-110

- folk-style body, spruce top, maple or katsura back and sides, round soundhole with multi-ring rosette, black body binding, nato neck, 14/20-fret bubinga fingerboard with dot inlays, three-per-side nickel-plated tuners with plastic buttons...

YAMAHA GC30 Image

YAMAHA GC30

- classic-style body, solid white spruce top, solid Indian rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with decorative wood inlay rosette, multi-ply body binding, African mahogany neck, 12/19-fret ebony fingerboard, slotted headstock with rose...

YAMAHA DW-4SC Cutaway Electric Image

YAMAHA DW-4SC Cutaway Electric

- similar to the DW-4S, except has a single smooth cutaway and mono one-way electronics with three-band EQ, volume, and AMF controls, available in Marine Burst, Natural, or Violin Sunburst finish, mfg. 1996-98.

YAMAHA F335 Image

YAMAHA F335

- dreadnought-style body, spruce top, meranti back and sides, round soundhole with three-stripe rosette, body binding, nato neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, black headstock overlay with logo and tree design inlay...

YAMAHA CJX32 Handcrafted Electric Image

YAMAHA CJX32 Handcrafted Electric

- similar to the CJ32, except has System 41 two-way electronics with volume, mic. volume, three-band EQ, mic. tone, AMF, and phase switch controls, available in Antique Brown Sunburst finish, mfg. 2002-08.

YAMAHA FG-110E Electric Image

YAMAHA FG-110E Electric

- similar to the FG-110, except has a single coil pickup mounted near the fingerboard in the soundhole and two knobs mounted on the top (v, tone), available in Natural finish, mfg. 1972-73.