Anyone here using the Yamaha silent guitar? Quite interested in the steel string model to increase my practise time!

Got good reviews around the web for its sound, portability, and overall value.

Best regards,
Richard
Hong Kong

I played on the nylon version, quite nice i thought however it was not vey comfy to hold. I was told the onboard reverb sucks the battery dead very quickly. I wonder if they will bring out a better model? I quite like Yamaha for overall quality.

Thanks for feedback. I can understand it being odd to handle, but apparently some pop groups are using the steel string version on stage! Must be the oddity that attracts them, and the sound seems to be fine too.

INteresting how Yamaha charge nearly 50% more for the nylon string model when it is basically the same body (if you can call it a body). Marketing!

Will let you know if I dive in and buy one, but promised myself to get to Grade 3 before investing in a second guitar. That should prove I will keep at it, and then need the silent guitar for extended late night practice.

Richard
Hong Kong

yes i did something similar, when i first started guitar i bought a spanish guitar for about £300 which i upgraded to a £1000 guitar when i got to grade 6(ebay is great), for my grade 8 guitar exam which i recently have taken (fingers crossed) my wife bought me a hand made concert guitar for £2300, the guitar sounds considerably better than i play i think. I am enjoying classical guitar playing and now that i have the grades out of the way i will be spending more time exploring and developing my repertoire.

Decided to buy one myself as a travel guitar, its actually quite nice, a pretty nice tone too. I like the reverb feature too gives the guitar a real concert feel, ok this is not a grand concert guitar but nice and light, i had hoped to put in with my hand luggage on a plane but the guitar is to long for this option still the guitar would be ideal for traveling or holidays esp if you don't want to risk an expensive instrument. The battery life is actually better than you think, the manual states it'll last approx 24 hours on a alkaline 9 volt battery (the square one) however the life of a battery runs dry really quick if you use the onboard reverbs, lasting only a 3rd of the time. Overall though i'd say its a good guitar and very quiet too so as not to annoy the family if you practiced late at night.