| When you think of guitars, of course you think of | | | | guitars that the world has ever known in their |
| sushi, sashimi, Tokyo, and the Sea of Japan, right? | | | | stable has never figured out the electric bass. |
| Well, not really, but now you can. Yamaha, long | | | | Yamaha boasts several prominent guitarists as |
| known for its superior motorcycles has also been | | | | aficionados of their electric guitars, including Bob |
| making musical instruments for over a century. | | | | Marley. Although not quite as popular among |
| The Yamaha electric guitar is one of the best | | | | professional musicians as other brands such as |
| examples of reverse engineering that ever came | | | | Ibanez or Fender, Yamaha is the biggest selling |
| out of the Asian marketplace. | | | | guitar in the world, mostly because of its |
| While Yamaha makes a great electric guitar, it | | | | wholesale pricing. As a low end wholesale guitar, |
| originally stole the idea from Fender and Gibson | | | | music stores love selling Yamaha items for |
| over in the US. Like other techs that the | | | | maximum profit. Fortunately, Yamaha makes a |
| Japanese market got their hands on, they | | | | solid, respected product, and the fact that it runs |
| reverse engineered the guitar, and in many cases, | | | | around $150 USD less than an American made |
| made it even better through attention to detail, | | | | product helps the beginner musician. |
| physics, and miniaturization. An old school Yamaha | | | | Yamaha makes one of the best amplifiers in the |
| electric guitar is a great find and a superior | | | | business as well, so a Yamaha 6 combined with a |
| instrument. Unfortunately, their bass guitars are | | | | Yamaha head and speaker wall is a formidable |
| third rate at best. | | | | combination for any garage band. Some people |
| One of the reasons that Yamaha guitars are so | | | | opt for a different head, but the best combination |
| superior is the craftsmanship using the lightweight | | | | would be to keep it all Yamaha if you want the |
| woods and plastics to make the hard body | | | | right consistent sound. Yamaha also makes some |
| guitars. In the case of the electric guitar, the | | | | of the best stomp pedal setups in the business, |
| weight does not have as much to do with the | | | | with some being programmable to over 100 |
| tonal quality as the solid body. Also, Yamaha could | | | | different effects. |
| engineer out any unpleasantness as far as the | | | | Yamaha electric guitars are a solid investment for |
| sound goes through pickup design and placement. | | | | the beginner to intermediate musician. They are |
| On the other hand, in order for a bass guitar to | | | | inexpensive, and fairly durable as of late, and |
| sound like an actual bass guitar, it needs a certain | | | | usually available for much cheaper than |
| heft in order for the E string to ring true instead | | | | comparable American models. Save the money |
| of hollow. This is Yamaha's biggest failure as a | | | | you would spend on a Fender, grab the Yamaha, |
| guitar manufacturer. A world class electric 6 string | | | | and buy a decent effects rack instead. Combine |
| guitar manufacturer, with some of the best | | | | with a Yamaha head, and rock it on out. |