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New to me, sourced via Gumtree
Yamaha LL16 ARE which the previous owner had upgraded with bone nut, saddle and pins.
I think it is very handsome
(pardon the mess and mattress topper - it's bedding washing day)
I like the outlined inlays
and the plain wood body binding
only thing I'm not taken with is the gold tuners
but the rest looks right nice
Sound-wise it is less dry, direct and booming than I recall the Martin dreads I tried being, and I quite like that.
It plays really nicely - I might be imagining it but the string spacing seems far more finger friendly than many standard (narrow) nut width guitars.
It has a passive undersaddle piezo and I think I'll see how that records with an Impulse Response (3Sigma Audio sell them) as I'm intrigued by that approach.
Yamaha LL16 ARE which the previous owner had upgraded with bone nut, saddle and pins.
I think it is very handsome
(pardon the mess and mattress topper - it's bedding washing day)
I like the outlined inlays
and the plain wood body binding
only thing I'm not taken with is the gold tuners
but the rest looks right nice
Sound-wise it is less dry, direct and booming than I recall the Martin dreads I tried being, and I quite like that.
It plays really nicely - I might be imagining it but the string spacing seems far more finger friendly than many standard (narrow) nut width guitars.
It has a passive undersaddle piezo and I think I'll see how that records with an Impulse Response (3Sigma Audio sell them) as I'm intrigued by that approach.
Red ones are better.
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I think the gold tuners suit the sunburst finish.
I was impressed with this model back in the '90's when looking for a gigging guitar - it was on a very short list -
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt221/247hoopsfan/LL500001.jpg
They are nice guitars and the neck is very playable. The sound hole is extra large, I don't know if you have noticed that yet.
@aligorie a LL400 has just sold on eBay for £475.00.
I was surprised that the next level up the current LL range (the 26) is about triple the price - quite a jump!
The neck is indeed really nice - it seems to change shape a fair bit from low to high - super comfy and just gets out of the way.