I'm a professional songwriter/artist/musician in Nashville. I bought one of these in a pinch one day for a string of fly date shows. I played about every guitar on the wall that day including guitars two or three times the price. I kept coming back to this one. They had a couple there and they both sounded great so I don't think I just got lucky. It is a really great sounding guitar and the neck makes it soo fun to play. I ended up using it on a number of songs on my album, with me and the producer and engineer choosing it over some vintage Gibsons and Martins. The electronics are pretty bad though. I've played it live dozens of times and have always hated how it sounds plugged in. All the sound guys have disliked it too. LOL I've never wanted to change the electronics though because of the open holes it would leave due to Yamahas design. BOTTOM LINE: Unplugged, this guitar is incredible, especially for the money.

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I tried a lot of acoustics before purchasing this one. To be honest, I was not really looking for a Yamaha. However, I picked one up and played it and liked it a lot. I then tried the different levels of the Yamaha and liked them better than the other guitars I was playing at the same level. I decided to go with the A1M because out of all the guitars I tried it provided the best quality for my budget. I received the guitar and it plays very well out of the box. So much so that I have been a little lazy on setting it up. I set up all my guitars after purchase, and will set this one up as well. It is just close enough to where I like it that I have not bothered yet. Very pleased with the sound, playability and finish of the guitar. I think Yamaha are highly underrated.

I recently ordered a Yamaha A1M acoustic electric guitar from Sweetwater. It arrived in about four days and was very well packed to avoid damage in shipment. I was hesitant to order and acoustic guitar without first seeing and handling it. In my experience acoustic guitars are each unique and usually one will stand above the rest in several guitars of the same model. The guitar I received is nice and has good sound and intonation. There was one small scratch on the front near the cutaway that won't polish out, but is very small. I question the sign off list of the pre-inspection. The acoustic pickups and preamp section is checked off, but there was no battery in the guitar. Do the inspectors put in a battery check the electronics and then take the battery out? The boxes for neck relief and action height were checked and tests where different bends and chords were checked. That person must have visegrips for fingers because the strings were so high off the neck it was not playable. After a couple turns of the truss rod I got the action to a playable level. I've ordered electric guitars from Sweetwater in the past and they weee ready to play. I don't think I will order acoustic guitars in the future. I realize that customers can choose to have the guitars set up for an addition fee, but when choosing a guitar at a local guitar store you have the option to pick the best that is on display. I would suggest that acoustic guitars be given a little more attention before shipping.

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