If you are interested in receiving this coverage for longer than one year, you have the option of purchasing additional years of the Performance Warranty. The pricing is as follows: Finishing off the guitar is some quality hardware including a urea nut for enhanced sustain, SLG type tuning machines for precise and secure tuning and a Rosewood bridge facilitating great transfer of vibration from the strings to the solid Spruce top. Includes Hard Bag The tuners were die cast sealed units that performed perfectly. They allowed for easy fine tuning, and held pitch perfectly during our time with the guitar. Also helping with the tuning stability were the factory fitted Elixir Nanoweb strings. Their compact form makes them easy to carry and allows them to be stored without taking up much space. Try taking a CSF series guitar with you the next time you head out, and see just how enjoyable playing in a natural setting can be. USED products: 4% of the current new selling price to increase the warranty from 3 months to 1 year. 4% for each additional year.

We really did fall in love with the Yamaha CSF3Mduring this review. The playability far exceeded that of any other parlor guitar we’ve had the opportunity to test, and it was just incredibly apparent from the moment we unboxed it that this had come from a manufacturer that cares deeply about its products and the customer experience. All travel guitars are portable and all the guitars are great to play; but all excel in different ways. For example, some are going to be better for gigging with, while others are great for practice with headphones. So consider what you need from a travel guitar; do you want an acoustic or electric guitar? Would you like to use it for recording? The best news is whatever your needs, we’ve got the right travel guitar for you in this guide. With individual piezo-electric elements for each string, the rich sound of the CSF is reproduced faithfully so you sound great whether you're playing plugged-in or unplugged.At the same time, the always-diverse Yamaha has been spreading its TransAcoustic electronic technology from higher-end guitars, like the LL we reviewed in 2016, to less expensive guitars, including the dreadnought-sized FG-TA, which has also received scalloped bracing. First and foremost, we are guitarists, and we want other players to find the right product for them. So we take into careful consideration everything from budget to feature set, ease of use and durability to come up with a list of what we can safely say are the best travel guitars on the market right now. Solid Sitka Spruce forms the top of the CSF 3M, Sitka Spruce being a real go-to tonewood when it comes to acoustic guitar tops and extremely popular due to its beautiful resonance, projection and rich tones. You can trust Guitar World Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing guitar products so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test.

A travel guitar’s portability can be due to a smaller body, lighter weight and shorter scale (this is the distance from the guitar’s nut to its saddle) but a guitar can still be great for carrying around with you and have a full-scale. Read more about our rating system, how we choose the gear we feature, and exactly how we testeach product. Related buyer's guides The Secret to Great Resonance:The CSF series utilizes newly-designed scalloped bracing that delivers rich, full-bodied resonance comparable to that of a full-size guitar. Additionally, the use of a forward-shifted construction maintains the strength of the body while maximizing the resonance of the guitar top. While having entirely different characters, both the CSF3M and FG-TA show that Yamaha is helping to remove the stigma of the budget acoustic guitar with instruments that are thoughtfully designed and well built—and fun to play. The performance and build rise above any niche concept and it could be an instrument you keep returning to both at home and away, albeit something you may treasure too much to risk denting at that campfire sing-along.

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The Yamaha CSF3M electro-acoustic guitar, seen here in a great looking Vintage Tint, defies expectations you have of smaller-size acoustic guitars. Smaller-Size Guitar, Full-Size Feel