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product_id: 28275836
title: "FG820 12-String Solid Top Acoustic Guitar"
brand: "yamaha"
price: "190221 kr"
currency: ISK
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
url: https://www.desertcart.is/products/28275836-fg820-12-string-solid-top-acoustic-guitar
store_origin: IS
region: Iceland
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# Solid Sitka Spruce top 12-string rich resonance Mahogany back & sides FG820 12-String Solid Top Acoustic Guitar

**Brand:** yamaha
**Price:** 190221 kr
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Elevate your sound with Yamaha’s 12-string powerhouse — play like you mean it!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** FG820 12-String Solid Top Acoustic Guitar by yamaha
- **How much does it cost?** 190221 kr with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.is](https://www.desertcart.is/products/28275836-fg820-12-string-solid-top-acoustic-guitar)

## Best For

- yamaha enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted yamaha brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Warm Mahogany Body:** Mahogany back and sides deliver a warm, balanced tone with enhanced projection.
- • **Lush 12-String Harmony:** Experience fuller, richer sound that commands attention in any room or studio.
- • **Precision Diecast Tuners:** Stay perfectly in tune with durable, adjustable diecast tuners and truss rod.
- • **Premium Solid Spruce Top:** Crafted from solid Sitka spruce for superior tonal clarity and dynamic range.
- • **Smooth Rosewood Playability:** Rosewood fingerboard and bridge ensure smooth fretting and rich sustain.

## Overview

The Yamaha FG820 12-String Acoustic Guitar features a solid Sitka spruce top paired with mahogany back and sides, delivering a warm, rich tone with excellent projection. Its rosewood fingerboard and bridge provide smooth playability, while diecast tuners and an adjustable truss rod ensure precise tuning stability. Lightweight yet robust, this dreadnought guitar is perfect for both beginners and seasoned players seeking professional sound quality and stylish design.

## Description

In addition to warmer and stronger sound thanks to the mahogany back and sides, the body binding and fingerboard binding are cream plastic, for an upgraded look. A wealth of color options are available.

Review: This is a high quality guitar. - Just got my FS820 yesterday at about 3pm. It was pretty cold so I let it warm up before tuning it. Since it came with 12s (and I usually play 11s) I tuned it flat. No problems with that. Played it for a little bit looking for the places of fret buzz and could not find any. The neck and frets are a good match for my hand and the frets are not sharp and this guitar is just straight out of the box. The strings are not to my liking but I played for over an hour last night and enjoyed the sound quite a bit. It has a nice tone and every part of the sound (highs, mids, lows) were to my liking. This is the FS so it is like a OOO and has the Autumn Burst color which is pretty nice. Although I could tell that the sides are laminate, the top is solid spruce and it sounds really good for an inexpensive guitar. On one song I was playing, "The Garden Song" it actually sounded better than my Martin JC15E. This is a nice guitar and worth the cost, it is an excellent guitar for beginners and for a travel guitar. I recommend it for anyone that wants a nice looking, sounding and playing guitar that they can keep in the living room and not be too worried about someone bumping into it. A home-run for Yamaha, and it is made in China - which is kind of mind blowing. Okay, a little later the next day I noticed that there were stress marks in the varnish below the bridge, there is no bow and no bulge and the stress marks line up to where they are not annoying so I am going to keep the guitar at this point.
Review: Yamaha always delivers exceptional value. - I couldn't be happier with my new FG820 guitar. I'm not an accomplished player-- sort of an intermediate-- but I know my way around acoustic guitars a bit. I'm not wealthy and it would be silly to consider a $2,000 guitar, and besides I'm admittedly not such a serious player. I play for the enjoyment, and in hopes of getting better and better. This guitar is exactly right for someone like me. It just arrived, and I inspected it, wiped it down, tuned it, and played it. There are two very minor blemishes in the finish that aren't at all critical; one is a slight wave in the lacquer finish on the top, the other is a tiny dent. The action right out of the box is excellent. No string buzz or any other troubles with the factory setup, but very easy to apply bar chords to, and a nice light touch with the rather light strings. "But what about the sound?", you ask. Very bright, capable of real loudness, beautiful sustain and projection, very balanced throughout the frequency range-- as everyone has already said. For $300, my goodness! This does not sound like an inexpensive guitar. Being mostly mahogany, the guitar is surprisingly light in weight, but I'm accustomed to heavier woods like rosewood and I know it's no reflection on quality. The mahogany back and sides, though laminate, are just gorgeous, and the neck is a very comfortable size and cross section, finished in a matte treatment for good grip. I love the ivory-colored binding and mother-of-pearl Yamaha emblem on the headstock. If you're like me and aren't a professional musician, but appreciate great value and craftsmanship in a beautiful acoustic guitar, I highly recommend this Yamaha FG820. It would be a great starter guitar or for refining your skills, since its playability is so good. For a bit over $300. Amazing.

## Features

- Solid Sitka Spruce Top
- Mahogany Back & Sides
- Rosewood Fingerboard
- Rosewood Bridge
- Diecast Tuners
- this guitar has an adjustable truss rod

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B01CFOAQHA |
| Back Material | Mahogany |
| Best Sellers Rank | #15,395 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #41 in Acoustic-Electric Guitars #86 in Acoustic Guitars |
| Body Material | Mahogany |
| Color Name | Natural |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (371) |
| Date First Available | January 21, 2016 |
| Fretboard Material | Rosewood |
| Guitar Bridge System | Fixed |
| Guitar Pickup Configuration | Combination |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 7.5 pounds |
| Item model number | FG820-12 |
| Material Type | Mahogany, Sitka Spruce |
| Neck Material Type | Nato Wood |
| Number of Strings | 12 |
| Product Dimensions | 42.5 x 20.7 x 6.1 inches |
| Size | Dreadnought |
| String Material | Phosphor Bronze |
| Top Material | *** |

## Product Details

- **Back Material Type:** Mahogany
- **Body Material:** Mahogany
- **Brand:** Yamaha
- **Color:** Natural
- **Fretboard Material Type:** Rosewood
- **Guitar Pickup Configuration:** Combination
- **Hand Orientation:** Right
- **Neck Material Type:** Nato Wood
- **String Material Type:** Phosphor Bronze
- **Top Material Type:** ***

## Images

![FG820 12-String Solid Top Acoustic Guitar - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61K9vUXvNBL.jpg)
![FG820 12-String Solid Top Acoustic Guitar - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61TnmvmYqfL.jpg)
![FG820 12-String Solid Top Acoustic Guitar - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91BBFpcqjDL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: my old yamaha drives me nuts, because of the buzz sounds with the strings. If I buy this one will it buzz?**
A: This is my second Yamaha guitar.  I've found that the Yamaha guitars are terrific as far as their overall quality,  but they need a professional setup.  The bridge tends to be too high and the truss rod needs a slight adjustment.  Take it to a quality luthier who will charge around $50 for a pro setup.  Afterwards,  it will sound and play like a $800 (or more) instrument.

**Q: Does anybody have a fairly accurate measurement of the neck when measured at the nut? Thanks!**
A: 43mm = the nut width = width of fretboard at the nut.

**Q: Is it comfortable?**
A: This was my first guitar.  I found it very comfortable but then I bought a Taylor mini.  Each has its place I still play then both

**Q: Is it high or low action?**
A: In my opinion it's extremely HIGH. It was so high that I took it to my guitar luthier who said " it's unplayable like that" He had to shave off a little of the bridge, adjust the Nut grooves and dress a couple of high frets at the 12th to get it in reasonable shape and for myself to be happy with it. The bass E is 2mm above the 12th fret now so within bounds. She plays and sounds  okay but it's not my favourite guitar by a long chalk to be honest. Spends more time in its case!

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a high quality guitar.
*by C***N on November 27, 2018*

Just got my FS820 yesterday at about 3pm. It was pretty cold so I let it warm up before tuning it. Since it came with 12s (and I usually play 11s) I tuned it flat. No problems with that. Played it for a little bit looking for the places of fret buzz and could not find any. The neck and frets are a good match for my hand and the frets are not sharp and this guitar is just straight out of the box. The strings are not to my liking but I played for over an hour last night and enjoyed the sound quite a bit. It has a nice tone and every part of the sound (highs, mids, lows) were to my liking. This is the FS so it is like a OOO and has the Autumn Burst color which is pretty nice. Although I could tell that the sides are laminate, the top is solid spruce and it sounds really good for an inexpensive guitar. On one song I was playing, "The Garden Song" it actually sounded better than my Martin JC15E. This is a nice guitar and worth the cost, it is an excellent guitar for beginners and for a travel guitar. I recommend it for anyone that wants a nice looking, sounding and playing guitar that they can keep in the living room and not be too worried about someone bumping into it. A home-run for Yamaha, and it is made in China - which is kind of mind blowing. Okay, a little later the next day I noticed that there were stress marks in the varnish below the bridge, there is no bow and no bulge and the stress marks line up to where they are not annoying so I am going to keep the guitar at this point.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Yamaha always delivers exceptional value.
*by B***T on August 8, 2023*

I couldn't be happier with my new FG820 guitar. I'm not an accomplished player-- sort of an intermediate-- but I know my way around acoustic guitars a bit. I'm not wealthy and it would be silly to consider a $2,000 guitar, and besides I'm admittedly not such a serious player. I play for the enjoyment, and in hopes of getting better and better. This guitar is exactly right for someone like me. It just arrived, and I inspected it, wiped it down, tuned it, and played it. There are two very minor blemishes in the finish that aren't at all critical; one is a slight wave in the lacquer finish on the top, the other is a tiny dent. The action right out of the box is excellent. No string buzz or any other troubles with the factory setup, but very easy to apply bar chords to, and a nice light touch with the rather light strings. "But what about the sound?", you ask. Very bright, capable of real loudness, beautiful sustain and projection, very balanced throughout the frequency range-- as everyone has already said. For $300, my goodness! This does not sound like an inexpensive guitar. Being mostly mahogany, the guitar is surprisingly light in weight, but I'm accustomed to heavier woods like rosewood and I know it's no reflection on quality. The mahogany back and sides, though laminate, are just gorgeous, and the neck is a very comfortable size and cross section, finished in a matte treatment for good grip. I love the ivory-colored binding and mother-of-pearl Yamaha emblem on the headstock. If you're like me and aren't a professional musician, but appreciate great value and craftsmanship in a beautiful acoustic guitar, I highly recommend this Yamaha FG820. It would be a great starter guitar or for refining your skills, since its playability is so good. For a bit over $300. Amazing.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great guitar! Awesome, especially for the price.
*by J***F on September 25, 2017*

As others have said, this is an amazing guitar for the price. I got the FG-820 (mahogany laminate b&s). Its well put together, the QC seems good. I've had it only 2 weeks though. I lowered the action a bit and added a bone saddle. It still sounded great before that, and I haven't tested enough to see if it sound better with the bone or original saddle yet. The tone is very nice, notes are clear, volume is good, great balance for a big-size guitar. One gripe, the guitar came shipped in a small cardboard box wrapped only in a bit of plastic wrap, ie hardly any padding. But I guess it was sufficient because the guitar came in excellent condition. I wanted a beater guitar to take camping, the beach, maybe travel, play it around my mischevious toddler, let her strum/abuse it a little. At $260, its great for that. But now I don't want to abuse it, as it is a nice guitar and doesn't deserve that abuse! I have a Taylor 314ce. Its 4x the price. But the tone of that Taylor is only about 10% better (due to its richness). Also this 820 has somewhat better volume and bass. The Taylor is obviously a higher quality guitar but I'm seriously considering getting rid of it just to make more space for a rosewood body guitar. For my needs the tone of the 820 is "good enough" to replace that particular Taylor. I'm very glad I bought this guitar. Its a good guitar that I can take anywhere and gives me flexibility and convenience because its not a "precious" guitar like Martin, Taylor, etc. Also these Yamaha FG guitars are closer in sound to a Taylor than to a Martin. I did end up returning it though, but because it has a 1-11/16" nut, while I decided I needed 1.75" as my other 2-3 guitars were 1.75" and wanted switching between them to be completely seamless.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Yamaha FG820 12-String Solid Top Acoustic Guitar
- Yamaha Guitar Case
- Amazon Basics Adjustable Folding Guitar Stand, A-shape, Fully Assembled - For School Music Program, Concerts & Multiple Users, Black

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*Last updated: 2026-02-09*