Yamaha LL16D - Original Jumbo with Rosewood!

[@lhvent]

Yamaha is crushing it. They are making some incredible guitars as of late.

[@dxcman1]

Honestly they always have. :-)

[@lhvent]

@@dxcman1 you are so right

[@stevewhite3753]

So true!

[@daviddupree1155]

The sound of that Yamaha is incredible.

[@scoggers1628]

Played one of these with a black finish in my local guitar shop recently and was very impressed with both the feel and sound. Great work from Yamaha, as usual.

[@dr.scanlan6112]

Can you tell me what the neck feels like? Is it super thin?

[@scoggers1628]

It's a few months since I played it, but I recall the neck being very comfortable, definitely not too thin. @@dr.scanlan6112

[@jasonvalcourt]

Yes, that sound is pretty great to my ears. Very rich.

[@yelgerramirez]

My favorite Yamaha amazing guitar, a hug

[@ConditionZero76]

That thing looks MASSIVE

[@uvp5000]

This is a very nice-sounding instrument. Given the price of guitars with rosewood backs and sides, this is a fair price for what you get. I'd buy one without hesitation.

[@howabouthetruth2157]

I'm pretty sure there is NO abalone binding around the headstock as stated in your video description, but who cares! For the price, all of the LL16's are outstanding, and comparable to guitars costing far more. I'm about to buy an LL16D for myself inside of the next few weeks, and I can hardly wait.

[@ДмитрийКрасовский-л8ш]

Здравствуйте. Купили. Как она под вокал, может LL- 16m лучше будет?

[@howabouthetruth2157]

@@ДмитрийКрасовский-л8ш Right after I posted this comment, I discovered HSIENMO acoustic guitars, and I was totally blown away by the high end quality vs price. Bought my 1st Hsienmo Custom Shop & loved it SO much, I have since bought 3 more, all different models also from their Custom Shop. Hsienmo builds no more that 400 acoustic guitars per year. This is because they would rather produce the highest quality possible vs mass production. HIGHLY recommended. Tell em Steve from Melbourne Florida sent you.

[@guanobucks]

Great Guitar I have LS16D, now working on the LL and LJ, I want all 3.

[@mariodriessen9740]

What a great sound!

[@steveinthethumb6441]

Nice guitar. The old commercial (motorcycle); but should apply to their great guitars. Some day you’ll own a Yamaha. 😊 I did. My jumbo is 44 years old. Love it. 😉

[@steveinthethumb6441]

You have a scammer on your channel soliciting on our comments.

[@leelossi1257]

Awesome playing! Beautiful sounding guitar

[@leoscomputerandguitarrevie978]

Very beautiful sounding guitar.

[@bosse641]

Very nice. Would love that.

[@Vicejoy007]

Sweet playing on that Yamaha!It ll take awhile for me to get that good.Glad i pulled the trigger on this Yammy.a used pre ARE llD model in mint shape off c list.Even with the action high at 12th fret.and old strings it really boomed without any fret buzz.even came with a soft case defin.worth a bit under $500 out the door.😅

[@truthof7382]

Wish they put Sidka spruce on these. Would be just a bit warmer or deeper than the Engleman.

[@mauriziomorotti1424]

Hi , the D stands for Deluxe as it has the abalone purfling on the sound board and probably comes only in rosewood back and sides , thank you

[@albertmcfry6322]

I'm 72 now and was wondering, is it to late for me to learn to play? Always thought about it, but something always got in the way. Should I buy a good of cheap guitar? Found some expensive on marketplace.

[@Constantstate]

Common error, but the "D" actually stands for "DAAAAAMN!"

[@Esteban69129]

The LL stands for “ladies love” 😎

[@soofitnsexy]

nice sound just yesterday i played a beautiful d 41...deep and incredible sounding...worth 5k?? not sure but this guitar the ll16d sounds great...a bit toppy and lacking the bass fullness of a martin,,,,but for 1200 bucks its excellent!

[@roytube10]

"don't come here now full of tourists" LOL! nice one guys, another good review/demo.

[@6speedsti241]

AWESOME

[@mns8732]

Makes me cry

[@joshuahendrickson4854]

I’ve got a yamaha fg830 CE that is a fine guitar. I might se if I can trade it in to help offset the cost of a ll16 D. A very nice sounding guitar. I’m currently saving up for a breedlove concert that isn’t cheap. However, I do plan on getting a yamaha ll16 d in the buture.

[@ramspencer5492]

This is one of those times, where I'm heading too much of that jingly brand new string sound interfering with the tone.....

[@uzumakihimawari8703]

Oh my goodness!

[@federicoines1848]

This Sounds Good China made guitar is getting better and better I am saving for the Ll36 the japanese made

[@philipdeppen3189]

Put some dr rare strings on the rosewood version and ghs vintage bronze on the mahogany version. Trust me you’ll love them even more. That’s the only thing I don’t like about the ll series is they are so reliant on certain strings to tame it’s over brightness. Why they put 80/20 strings on an already bright sounding acoustic from the factory is beyond me. Heck even most phosphor bronze strings are to bright for it. They need to lessen the bracing because that’s the issue they brace it to much making the top to stiff and in return it’s to bright and harsh with most strings

[@CRyan71]

I'd like to hear all these guitars sound with no mics. How much of the sound in all these videos is down to the quality of the mics????

[@3cardmonty602]

I’d like this guitar with mahogany

[@bclowe91]

What’s the blue guitar in the back?

[@daniele.82]

A new Taylor model...

[@RemoSforza]

Very nice guitar

[@KitboklangWar-bq8iu]

How much the price of this Yamaha LL 16

[@andreasqwe]

How is the neck on the LL16D?

[@AT-fi9dj]

Yamaha tuned the Lexus LFA exhaust so they must be good at making guitars

[@phoenixsound]

I own one of these and almost sold it recently because it sounds too brittle. I have since discovered that it sounds better with old strings from my other guitars.

[@howabouthetruth2157]

Do yourself a huge favor with your LL16D: Get rid of those slotted plastic pins, and either do the work yourself, or have your local repair shop do the following ( it's very easy, if you are careful ): Use a special tiny saw to saw slots into the pin holes in the bridge ( youtube ch: "Driftwood Guitars" has a good video describing how to do this, watch the video! ) and buy SOLID pins. Solid pins come in a variety of materials, such as wood ( ebony pins are very popular ), bone, etc. You do this, and just watch ( listen ) how much warmer your guitar will sound. That "brittle" tone will be gone. Trust me. The problem, is that the string balls are not coming into contact properly with the bridge plate ( the LL16D has a fantastic bridge plate inside made of real rosewood, that is usually installed only inside hi-end guitars ) that is located inside the guitar directly beneath the bridge. The "brittle tone" is directly because of those cheap plastic slotted pins. I'm about to buy an LL16D for myself within a few weeks, and this is the very first mod I will be doing to it. Guitar makers everywhere use the cheap slotted plastic pins to save costs, and try to arrive at a more attractive selling price. If you're tight on $$, you can still saw the slots as described and turn the slotted pins around backwards. This will help, until you can get the solid wood or bone pins. The sawed-in slots must be done for solid pins and it also improves the downward string angle over the saddle. This along with the solid pins also plants the string ball 100% against the bridge plate underneath, and really warms up the tone & improves the resonance as well !!! With slotted plastic pins, the string ball is only coming into contact with the bridge plate underneath about 50%.......the other 50% of the string ball is actually planted against the tips of those cheap plastic slotted pins, and robs your fine guitar of much of it's warm tone. Try this. I bet the farm you'll be amazed & keep your guitar!!! Watch the videos about doing this. You can really hear the difference in tone as well in those videos. Your 16LLD deserves this mod !!! Later down the road, get a real bone nut and saddle as well. But the solid pins & slotted bridge will do more to help than anything else 100% guaranteed Brother!!! It's NOT your guitar's fault......it's the slotted plastic pins at fault!!!

[@polescalante]

@@howabouthetruth2157 fantastic advice here! I hope @phoenixsound took note of it!

[@Jasontheguitarist87]

Maybe try Martin Retro strings. They kind of have the same vibe as worn in strings when they are new.

[@phoenixsound]

@@Jasontheguitarist87 Too late, I sold it along with my LS16 and HD-35 and bought a Yamaha FG9M. Problem solved.

[@joshuahendrickson4854]

Try a set of Elixir medium gage phosphor bronze strings on your guitar. That should help the sound. They are the only guitar strings I'll ever use on my guitars. Good luck.

[@user-mu7bz9tl8y]

Лучше чем Gibson songwriter?)

[@wjdavey3]

❤️🎶🎵👍🎶🎵🙏😎

[@麦麦脆汁鸡TM]

音色真的很像泰勒

[@jeffhildreth9244]

I can see a blingless version with high quality backs and sides, tortoise bonding and retain the ebony fingerboard. and bag the pickguard, either none or a different style. And please, no gold hardware, cheapens many an otherwise nice guitar.

[@danieleghinassi6386]

Un principiante suona meglio

[@jeffhildreth9244]

Yamaha makes fantastic acoustic guitars. However, the pick guard is hideous and a deterrent to purchase.

[@jeffhildreth9244]

@@jed1166 For me, not a "minor" factor. For the same reason, I would never own a Martin OM.. wimpy pickguard.. Petty to some, elemental for me. I don't "strum" and have never scratched a guitar top, with or without a pickguard.

[@soofitnsexy]

its pretty bad agreed!

[@cugir321]

I have one...and other Yamaha's....I'm done with Yamaha...their customer service has changed....they suck now. Used to be great....you'll be fine with simple stupid stuff....give them a real question and they'll blow you off. If you gig with it their stupid piezio pickup will drive you crazy.....when plugged in it's like an ice pick...super trebly. You'll have to have an EQ for sure and it still will be trebly.