Yamaha CSF1M CRB Parlor Size Acoustic Guitar with Hard Gig Bag, Crimson Red Burst

I’ve been playing an electric acoustic tagima for almost 6 years now and felt like It was finally time for an upgrade. I’m a fingerstyle player so I thought why not invest in a parlor at last! This little beast has everything I’ve been wanting: compact parlor size, all solid build and as consequence, a HIGH quality sound. I 100% recommended this to intermediate/advanced players who are more likely to enjoy fingerpicking melodies and such. It also comes with a very well built gig bag! I couldn’t be more happy for this to be first yamaha and second acoustic guitar to acquire. :)

This is definitely not a child’s toy. Although it would be a great gift for a child possibly. I have been playing for over 50 years and wanted a small body good sounding electroacoustic. Yamahas’ are generally great and high value per cubic inch. The crimson red csf1m that I purchased a year ago or so is a very great acoustic guitar. Excells at electric without a battery. The passive pickup has lots of gain and I do not need a preamp. I plug it straight into my amp and straight into my active di box UltraG Gi100 and out by xlr to electrovoice zlx12bt and Yamaha Dxr12 stage monitors in my den. I use a sonicake sonic woods processor pedal bar into the di which has a cabinet emulation. The resultant sound is very excellent indeed! Amp or PA, very beautiful and strong. It is very easy to adjust volume gain and eq, plus delay and reverb with the knobs on the Sonic Woods acoustic guitar processor pedal, inexpensive. Even has an optional xlr out. The crimson guitar looks very great and sounds super strong and great plugged straight into the di box or amp, alone. Very excellent quality strong voice of this little guitar. It may seem small to you at first glance but the feel and sound is mega big. This is a big sounding guitar. I’ve played dreads that are less loud and lively. That’s the word: lively. This is a lively acoustic. This is my only acoustic that sounds exactly the same plugged in as acoustic. My amp and PA amplify this sound as mirror images of the unamplified acoustic sound. I like this aspect and believe it indicates the quality of the design and production of this guitar. It is very well done. Look at the bridge plate. It is beautiful. A work of art. This is designed by Japanese designers, it must be noted. I own a Japan made A5M. Everything about the A5M is special and beautiful. This guitar is small light and sporty to play. The guitar exudes high quality snd the crimson finish accentuates this exceptional quality. These really are precious guitars, more precious than gems. It is the kind of guitar that I take good care of because you know that guitars normally receive a lot of vigorous attention. It, however, is not a flimsy guitar. It has very nice bracing inside amd is impecably built, like Yamaha guitars are known for. It has a rosewood fretboard. Very nice rosewood. Little things like that make it great. It feels good in the hands. The fretboard is perfectly shaped and level with no rough places or sharp frets. No bends or waves in it either. Zero string buzz. I have strong hands from playing all the time for many years, so the higher action that you hear people complaining about these days, doesn’t bother me. Partly because for the last few years I have been getting into metal. Some metal players might be using higher action, I don’t know, but I suppose so. I encourage anyone thinking about this guitar to seriously consider purchasing it. My guess is that most players will absolutely love this cool little guitar. I’m talking about adults, in case you think this is a kids toy. I replaced the stock tuners that are very nice indeed, with plain chrome Grover tuners because of personal preference, but I would hace use Gotoh 510’s just as easily. These Grovers are great tuners. 18:1. Accurate. Easy turning and smooth. They can make a big difference, but the gotoh style stock tuners are totally good for sure and don’t need to be replaced. Good luck with a great guitar to those that purchase.

Great sounding parlour guitar. Was delivered just 2 days of ordering.

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This review is for the solid wood CSF3M, vintage color. I bought this as used like new. No issues. Was in new condition. Possitives: -Good, clear tone... Nice highs and mids, lows just a little subdued. -Excellent sustain. -Handles hard strumming very well, yielding good clean volume. -Good finger picking tone and resonance. -Nice smaller size. Comfortable for sitting or reclining. Smaller women (my adult daughter) can play comfortably. -Has a good feel to the neck /fretboard. -Tuning pegs are OK. Smooth enough and don't slip. Nothing fancy. -The pickup works well. Very nice sound when amplified. No on board adjustments but good clean sound. Negatives: -Not the best looking guitar in the world, especially for the price point! I realize this is a matter of personal opinion, but the vintage spruce top is just too orange! -The white lines in the edge banding also don't match the color scheme. Doesn't look like it belongs. -Headstock and tuners could have been a little dressier to look like a $650 guitar. -The guitar definitely needed a setup. The strings were way too high at the nut. I did this myself so no big deal. But other buyers might not be able tackle these kind of adjustments. Well those are my observations and opinions. I do like the guitar and enjoy playing it. Maybe should have bought black, but for $450 I am happy with my purchase. On another note, my daughter loves and said she'll take it off my hands!