Yamaha FS-TA TransAcoustic Concert Acoustic-electric Guitar - Vintage Tint Reviews

This is a wonderful guitar, especially for the price. By itself, the spruce top and mahogany back and sides provide a crisp and articulate sound, with good balance and a nice resonance. The neck is comfortable and smooth. The trans acoustic feature is simple to use. I find the two reverbs to be more useful and used than the chorus, but they all have their place. With the reverb, I generally use it about "half " power, and this seems a good balance with a more "natural " sound, with increased sustain. I will sometimes use the chorus with the reverb, but find myself using only about 1/4 power of the chorus feature. I feel like this is the finest guitar I've played, and even without the effects it is a wonderful instrument. Action, intonation, great right from the box. Bart at Sweetwater is my rep, and has always been excellent at customer service and friendly. I tried one of these first at a local family owned music shop, so I knew what I was getting into. Everyone who hears it comments on the wonderful tone and sound. I've used through an amp as well, and for my purposes it's been great. Just s nice overall guitar that won't completely break the bank.

Wow!! What else is there to say? I was recommended this guitar by your great salesperson Ryan. I had purchased several things from him in the past and trusted his recommendation even though I was not considering a Yamaha at the time.
Folks...get this guitar in your hands and you won't want to put it down!! The sound..my gosh it's incredible especially when you consider the price point. I played it next to Martin's and Taylor's and preferred the Fsta based on sound alone. Do yourself a favor...get to the nearest shop and try it. Blind fold yourself. Have someone listen to you play who isn't biased...whatever. then call Ryan and buy it from Sweetwater like I did!
Sweetwater always has 5star service. Couple that with this incredible piece and u got a winner. Buy this acoustic...you will NOT be disappointed!

I get to play and hold basically every single dream acoustic guitar you could imagine ($16K custom shop gibson acoustics for example) and I still ADORE this guitar. Yamaha is incredible. Do yourself a major favor and buy this guitar it's insanely good for the price. I want nothing else to play it's my baby!!

I was looking for a new acoustic at twice the price of the FS-TA and after some research I was testing a Taylor 114 a Martin and so on. Good guitars, well made, without solid tops at those price ranges, plus of course, the added cost of branding and american labor.

Then the owner of the store hands me this trans acoustic. When he explained and after seeing Yamaha on the headstock, I knew this was going to be interesting. Ive had many Yamaha instruments in my studio over the years, from guitars, basses, drums, keyboards you name it. This is one brand that In my opinion never disappoints. You get a great instrument for your money no matter the price range.

Anyway, Im not affiliated with the brand in any way so moving on.

This is one of the most inspiring guitar Ive played, I remember having the same reaction when I first played a Parker Fly.

The transacoustic electronics are pure genius! The system has an internal actuator which is sort of a speaker that drives the reverb and chorus effects and uses the guitar body for resonance creating a rich ambience without amplification. Of course amplified sounds great too. Just pick it and start playing anywhere with studio sound.

To me this is more of an inspirational tool for composing. Also, my go to acoustic when all I wanna do is having fun playing and singing classics.
Leaving hardware behind, this is an extremely well made guitar, feels great, action was real good from the box, it has a nice solid spruce top, neck feels great, all check!

This guitar delivers in every way I really recommend it for any kind and level of player, give it a chance, you will be impressed!

I did not buy this guitar from sweetwater Since Im not at the States at the time, but Im a Customer and for good reason, great service!

Went to Sweetwater to buy electric guitar strings.......came home with a fabulous Yamaha FS TA Vintage finish acoustic concert guitar! Man! I love it and I can't keep my fingers off it! Mitch and Casey in guitar dept. and Craig at front desk are so personable, helpful, knowledgeable, and love making music! Mitch says to me: hey, check out this guitar and placed a new FS TA in my hands. I played it and was BLOWN AWAY! Since I wasn't prepared to purchase a new guitar, I thanked Mitch, telling him what a great guitar the FS TA is and then payed for my strings and harmonica. Walked over to get a hot cup of coffee at the cafeteria and "There it was......a like-new Yamaha FS TA in the used gear dept.!!! Good Grief!!! I had to have it!! Best all-around playable guitar I own. That is saying something. Recommend the Yamaha FS TA acoustic to all who are seeking a "go to dependable acoustic concert axe"!

Just got this Yamaha transaccustic and love it. A lot of guitar for the money. Thanks sweetwater

I bought the Yamaha FS-TA after playing it for the first time at 2018 Musikmesse in Frankfurt,Germany. The build quality is excellent and it is as good, if not better, than some of the other acoustic guitars I own which have cost me more than twice the price of the FS-TA. The body, neck and overall attention to detail is superb on a guitar at this price.

The FS-TA arrived from Sweetwater in tune and set-up ready to play. I literally took it out of the box and started playing and it sounded great. I then put the 2 x AA batteries into the guitar and switched it on, adjusted the chorus and reverb and wow, it is such a great sounding acoustic guitar and inspirational to play and write with. Not having to plug it into an amplifier to get a rich chorus and reverb acoustic sound is great.

I used it at a solo gig last weekend, and I played it for 3 hours plugged into the house PA and it sounded fantastic. I adjusted (backed off) the chorus and reverb when it was plugged in and with the push of a button on the top of the body I toggled the reverb and the chorus on/off with ease.

This is a seriously good guitar and I recommend it for any guitar player who is looking for something a bit different from the mainstream. I have a feeling that from now on this will be my go-to guitar for solo acoustic gigs, and for when I am just sitting around enjoying playing.

Folks....you got to play this guitar to believe it. You will be blown away and inspired to play even more.

I had been looking for a small body acoustic to leave out on a stand for easy access. I was intrigued by these Yamaha Transacoustic guitars. My Sweetwater rep Josh was able to give me a very good deal on the TransAcoustic Concert model. When mine arrived, I was impressed by the fit, finish and playability. The saddle was a bit high, but that was an easy and quick fix. I was also a bit surprised by the somewhat narrow string spacing at the bridge, but after a few days of playing, the guitar is now very comfortable for me.

Like several of my nice higher-end acoustics (when new), the brand new instrument sounded a little thin and quiet. As much as I wanted to to hear the TransAcoustic magic, I decided to wait several days to try it because I wanted to become familiar with the guitar's pure acoustic tone first. After just a few of hours of playing time, I began to hear a nice warm, very pleasant tone beginning to develop. The break-in process seemed to be happening sooner than I expected, but then I remembered that this model has scalloped braces. I really think the bracing makes a significant impact on the warm, clear tones I am now hearing. Even without the TransAcoustic feature, I am really happy with this little beauty.

When I first tried the Transacoustic reverb and chorus, I was grinning like a little school boy. It is so much fun! It sounds really good, and adds a whole new dimension to the acoustic guitar experience. It's pretty amazing! And when I shut off the TransAcoustic feature, I am just as happy with the natural sound of this acoustic. If you have been thinking about this model, I say "jump on it"! Thanks Sweetwater!

this is a very tidy guitar...I would say this guitar is on par with the $1000-2000 range from Martin, Taylor and Gibson. very nice tone..very mellow.. and then you switch on the TA feature which gives another dimension to the guitar. It is NOT a super loud feature at all..subtle but you could prob play a nice size room with just this feature..

The guitar itself is smaller but not parlour size..its a comfortable size with beautiful finish..an attractive guitar..

I recommend...if you want an expensive sounding /looking guitar but on a budget..

Cons: I prefer 1.75" or 1.8" at the nut.. WHy dont these guitar makers make the slightly wider neck !? if you spend alot of time playing in the 1st 5 fret region of your guitar, you know what I mean...that extra bit of space gives you plenty of room for the Dm..type fingering..this guitar and most from Yamaha are 1.68" or so at the nut.