Yamaha EG-112 Reviews3 Found On 2005-01-21, TabPlayer gave this Yamaha Electric Guitar a 5...(10790)
Purchase: I was playing my acoustic guitar and the more I play, the more I desired a electric since I cant play good punk or metally stuff on it. I got this guitar set from costco online in christmas for 189 USD, the shipping was fast, it was about three days. There are the red one and the black one. It is very well built, also amazing that it was made in china. This guitar is made of basswood, neck is maple and fingerboard is rosewood. It also has a standard tremolo bridge and one tone, volume and five-way pickup switch. Also comes with a 7Volt?? speaker and a bunch of other things including extra strings.
Pros: It is well built, very loud for a bedroom environment. The tremolo is very cool, the guitar has a humbucker pickup. It is great for metal or punk rock. It doesnt get out of tune that often, as I have seen in other reviews. I like the small frets, it is very easy to play, except for the friction on the fingerboard which is very hard to move around with. It can also receive pinch harmonics pretty good when it is turned to the loudest and the highest treble. I guess the features are more than enough for a beginner like me, in general, this is a very good guitar for its price.
Cons: The strap is very dangerous, when you put on the strap, remember to hold the guitar tightly(in case it falls). It catches dust very fast(well, I leave it out on the stand most of the time)The amp also buzzes when turned on drive. That is basically all the bad things you would need to know.
Quality: Again, it is well built especially for a made in china. (I expected indonesia, oh well)
Made in China
Body wood: basswood
Fingerboard: rosewood
neck: maple
Chrome tuners
One Volume+Tone button and 5-way pickup switch
SSH pickup-combo
Standard Tremolo(only goes one way instead of two)
Includes whammy bar
Summary: It is an exceptional guitar for it's price, more than what i expected for 200 bucks. Fun to play with if you are dying for an electric guitar. If you get this guitar, I guarantee you will not regret spending the money.
Search for more Yamaha Electric Guitar reviews and comparisons On 2003-01-01, The Phoenix gave this Yamaha Electric Guitar a 4...(3728)
Purchase: I purchased this guitar at at one of these wholesale warehouse stores, more specifically, the CostCo in Dedham, Massachusetts with a complete starter kit, including a GA-10 practice amplifier, strap, automatic tuner, strings, tuning key, whammie bar, and Hal Leonard Guitar Method Guitar Book; everything you need to start playing.
Pros: The guitar was very light, and easy to handle. It was pretty much a clone of a Fender Stratocaster, except for it's having a humbucker for the bridge pickup. It looks great, plays very easily, would recommend for an aspiring rock guitarist. It was very affordable too. Finally, it was incredibly inexpensive. I also can't put into words how strong and well built this guitar is. I managed to afford mine at age 14 with a $3 per week allowance!
Cons: The only problem I had with it is that it has two knobs instead of three, which makes playing some more complex gigs difficult. The plastic body of the guitar also chips easily. Besides that I can't think of anything else bad about it.
Quality: Like I said before, it's amazingly well built, I dropped mine several times and while the plastic layer of the body chipped, the guitar's actual playing was never affected. You could probably shoot this thing with a bazooka and it'd still play fine :-). Summary: This is a well built, great sounding guitar that I would highly recommend to beginners who want to get playing fast. I used mine to get a feel for a guitar and learn the basics for a low price until I felt ready to upgrade to a better guitar. For more skilled guitarists, this would make a great backup for when your main guitar is in the shop or can't be used. Guitarists who use Fender Telecasters of Stratocasters will feel right at home with this.
Search for more Yamaha Electric Guitar reviews and comparisons On 2002-12-08, Dan gave this Yamaha Electric Guitar a 4...(3316)
Purchase: I bought this guitar with the GA-10 amplifier, strap, gig bag, and cord for $116(including shipping) on Ebay. I researched it on the web and found it to be a great deal.
Pros: Probably my favorite thing about this guitar is the fact that it has a humbucker. This makes it compatible with many more styles of music, especially more rock type music. The guitar is very light, thin, and has a reasonably fast neck. It also stays in tune fairly well. The guitar has pretty good tone for such a small price, and is easily upgradeable by putting a Seymour Duncan in or something like that.
Cons: This probably doesn't happen on most other units, but when I got mine, the pickup selector switch was very touchy. Sometimes I would be playing and in the middle of the song it will just stop producing sound. Before I play, I would have to strum, and then fiddle with the switch until it worked. I squirted some WD-40 in there the other night, and now it works fine. Another problem I have is when I play unplugged and strum hard, a buzzing sound comes from the tuners. It can't be heard through the amplifier, so no big deal. Other than that it seems fine, but the pickups are a little wimpy.
Quality: Other than the problem with the pickup selector switch I mentioned, the thing seems to be built great. I play quite often, and nothing is coming apart. It seems to be built pretty well. Summary: This guitar probably shouldn't be bought if you're planning on gigging with it, but it makes a great first guitar. It's probably better than a Squier Strat, but don't expect too much out of this thing. As I said, for $75 you could buy a better humbucker and have a fairly decent guitar. If your shopping for your kid, this would make a great guitar(until he's on Good Morning America).
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