Yamaha FS-TA Concert Size Transacoustic Guitar w/ Chorus and Reverb, Ruby Red

five star. all the way across the board. the sound is cosmic like. Cosmo music is especially a great company to deal with. thank you.

I love the built-in effects. Sounded way better than I anticipated. It's a fun Guitar. Very happy with my purchase.

Buena construcción, materiales de primera, el acabado impecable. En cuanto al sonido, tiene un volumen impresionante, bajos potentes y agudos cristalinos. El perfil del cuello es fantástico. El sistema Transacoustic es una maravilla, aunque no es necesario para disfrutar esta gran guitarra. Ya llevo muchos meses con ella y ni una falla. Solo ojo, el precio a veces lo inflan demasiado, comparenlo con el precio en dólares para no pagar demás.

The guitar looks handsome and even better in reality. This guitar has exceeded my expectations. The reverb and chorus effects take it to another level, giving it a depth and richness that you’d expect from a more expensive instrument. It really deliver superb sound. Gotten this at a very good price. It's an incredible value!. ( The action is set a bit high, but it can be easily adjusted to your preference) UPDATE here : After over a year of playing, I found out that Elixir strings really shine on this guitar. I’ve also played it onstage plugged in. Like many acoustics, it has a bit of that typical piezo quack through the wire. It still sounds really good, but I recommend running it through an EQ or a solid DI box (like a LR Baggs Para Acoustic DI) to get a truer, more pleasant acoustic sound through the PA.

I have several acoustics, a 20yr old Takamine cedar top which has aged up, a brand new Ibanez acoustic artwood, and now this Yamaha. The way that wood ages does change the sound and it's hard to describe and not that easy to notice without an a and b comparison, but the first notes I played on the Yamaha, I was struck by how clear they rang out. The torrefaction aging they are doing to the wood isn't snake oil, and it has an easy to hear change on the tone. The upper mid range of the guitar for instance is louder, and there seem to be more overtones. If you could imagine starting with a soft, wet wood, how it would tend to muffle the treble freqencies because it's not very stiff, and then imagine you somehow made that wood as stiff as carbon fiber, and then played it, how much brighter it would sound, it's something like that. The notes sound very clear, and project very well. It actually 'sounds good'. Like play an A chord and someone can tell it's an expensive guitar just from that. It just has that sound. The electronics are also great. I wish it had a built in tuner like my Ibanez but the magic wizardry that is the built in chorus and reverb is pretty incredible. It takes 2 AA batteries from down by the TRS jack, and I haven't had to change them yet after about 20 hours of playing. The chorus especially gives you a 12string sound on a 6 string. The plugged in sound is better than my Ibanez, but still sounds like a piezo. It's okay for using an amp but if you're recording guitar, you're still better off using a microphone pointed at the 12th fret. Now the action......is great. It's the easiest acoustic action I've ever used. It's not as easy to play as an electric, but you won't struggle with it even if you don't play acoustic. It's nothing like my Takamine which is a finger destroyer. The neck also has that knurling down both sides to kind of protect your hand from fret sprouting and such so that even wrapping your thumb around the neck you have nothing grinding on your hand on either side moving up and down the neck. Very smooth, and a matt neck finish so it's not grabby. The tuners are very fast, which is usually a sign of quality. It takes very little movement to tune up or down and once the strings stretch out, it stays in tune. It also does not affect tune very much if you're pulling on the neck or pushing on it which is a good sign. I did not have to adjust the action to get a buzz free experience. The action as a whole is a little higher than I'd like, but you won't get any string buzz with it set like that. My fit and finish is flawless. No scuffs, dings, flaws, from the factory. The guitar uses thick top wood which is much thicker than my Ibanez or Takamine. The guitar also weighs more than my other 2 acoustics and it feels solid. I expect this guitar to last a lifetime.