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.
Red ones are better.
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Good swag there sir !
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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.