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Monday, Nov 17
Style: Standard
Size: Guitar
Color: Natural
Set: Guitar Only
Features
- The FG Junior is a 3/4 sized guitar modeled after the acclaimed Yamaha FG Series
- The JR1 has a smaller body and shorter neck, perfect for young players or those with smaller hands
- Yamaha craftsmanship and a spruce top give this compact guitar an authentic acoustic tone
- Great for use as a travel guitar when space is limited
- Gig bag included for safe storage and easy transport. Saddle material: Urea
Description
Built with the legendary quality and playability the FG Series, Yamaha designed the JR1 for the younger player or anyone who is more comfortable with a smaller-bodied acoustic. Carefully selection of woods goes into the building of every single Yamaha guitar and the JR1 is no exception. Features include a spruce top, nato neck, rosewood fingerboard and meranti body for solid, bright tonality and great looks, and chrome hardware. Includes gig bag. JR1 Great as a travel guitar First Guitar Ideal first guitar for a child easy and fun to play.
Brand: Yamaha
Color: Natural
Top Material Type: Spruce Wood
Body Material: Engineered Wood
Back Material Type: Mahogany
Neck Material Type: Nato
Fretboard Material Type: Rosewood
Guitar Pickup Configuration: S
String Material Type: Bronze
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Item Weight: 4.94 pounds
Product Dimensions: 33.25 x 15.31 x 3.5 inches
Item model number: JR1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Date First Available: July 30, 2004
Back Material: Mahogany
Body Material: Engineered Wood
Color Name: Natural
Fretboard Material: Rosewood
Guitar Pickup Configuration: S
Scale Length: 21.25
String Gauge: Light
String Material: Bronze
Top Material: Spruce Wood
Neck Material Type: Nato
Number of Strings: 6
Guitar Attribute: Baby
Guitar Bridge System: Fixed
Material Type: Spruce (Top), Meranti (Back and Sides)
Musical Style: Folk, Rock, Blues, Pop, R&B
Instrument Key: C
Size: Guitar
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Style: Standard
Size: Guitar
Color: Natural
Set: Guitar Only
I am basically an advanced beginner, having started out about a year and a half ago on the Yamaha 3/4 Size Classcal Guitar (with nylon strings.) Also taking lessons. I recently purchased this Yamaha FG 3/4 Size Accoustic Guitar. In my opinion, it has good intonation, has a more than decent rich sound to it. It is definitely not a "toy" guitar. After about five tunings at the beginning, it has held its tune well--only very few tweaks. The action is low without buzzing, which is good for tender finger tips, and just plain, overall fretting. I have to agree with some of the reviewers who believe this to be smaller than a 3/4 size guitar. This one is pretty small. I don't think it's 3/4 size--more of a half-size. I am only 5 feet tall, female, with small frame and fingers, and I find the distance between the strings to be a bit of a tight squeeze. Distance in frets is okay for my stature. I was worried that going to a steel string accoustic guitar would be painful on the tips of my fretting fingers since I have nerve damage in my fingers--one of the reasons I started off on the Yamaha 3/4 size classical with nylon strings (which is a great nylon string guitar for beginners), but I don't realize any difficulty or pain with this steel string guitar. I have calluses by now, but even so, for one just starting out on a steel string, I don't think it's any more painful than starting out on nylon strings. A setup by a luthier, I don't think it is at all necessary unless you are at least an intermediate, at which point you probably own a $500+ guitar that has a louder sound (I think this one has more than average projection, and aginn, intonation). Besides a bit of a problem with the string-to-string closeness, the only other thing I can think of is the fretboard, compared to the overall size of the guitar, and the body, is more than average heavy--not a real biggie, but I thought I'd mention it. Because of its small size, if you are taller than five feet, or have average or large hands, I can't give it five stars. If you know enough about guitars and think you can handle a guitar this size, I would give it five stars, especially for a small child. All in all, if you are looking for a beginner steel string accoustic guitar, especially for a child just starting out, I don't think you could go wrong with this guitar. You get a real guitar at a very good price, that's pretty vibrant, while keeping in mind that it is on a small scale. Here, I would give it five stars. If I had a child who wanted to start playing a steel string accoustic guitar, I would not hesitate to purchase this guitar. If you are taller than five feet, or have large fingers, I do feel this good guitar would be a bit of a tight squeeze, and also possibly not as comfortable to hold. If, on the other hand, you want to purchase a very nice quality guitar without shelling out big bucks, especially for a beginner, I would highly recommend this guitar.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2013 by lovesroses
Style: JR2TBS
Size: Guitar
Color: Tobacco Sunburst
Set: Guitar Only
Great guitar great sound beautiful instrument! Great for travel, beginners, or just anyone who likes the idea of a mini guitar. Easy to carry around.
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2025 by Cherries
Style: Standard
Size: Guitar
Color: Natural
Set: Guitar Only
Very nice but extremely small more like 1/2 size not 3/4
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2025 by Ms quiles
Style: Standard
Size: Guitar
Color: Natural
Set: Guitar Only
You could get something used at a lower price that also potentially sounds better (whether due to materials or being broken-in) however this was totally playable right away. Zero issues. Yes is sounds new-ish but our elementary school beginner does not know or care. Little kids really value "new" and so the fact that this also still sounds adequately musical and was in totally playable condition (didn't need to pay for a set-up) makes it worth the money.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2025 by Jerzin'
Style: JR2TBS
Size: Guitar
Color: Tobacco Sunburst
Set: Guitar Only
I have a full size solid top dreadnaught, but didn't want to take it with me to deer camp, where it would be exposed to humidity and temperature changes. Fully laminated will be more durable. Also I am not concerned with scratching, dinging or even completely destroying it, since it's a "beater". But it sounds plenty decent for those purposes. I chose Yamaha because I also own a nicer 12-string solid top Yamaha FG and have owned Yamaha electric guitars and basses before. They tend to pay good attention to fretwork and overall quality, even on budget instruments. Fit and finish is nice for the money, burst looks nice and having both strap buttons installed is unusual and a nice surprise. A guitar this size you'll probably want to play it standing up more than a full size one. I've had it for about a year. Stock strings are trash, installed a budget set of Martins and it's much better. "Vintage style" tuners seem to work so far. They look flimsier than typical full size tuners, but hopefully will hold up. Overall it holds tune. Happy with it for the money.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2024 by Foodie1
Style: JR2TBS
Size: Guitar
Color: Tobacco Sunburst
Set: Guitar Only
Excellent guitar,really good sounds.
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2025 by Jeffrey Rossman
Style: JR2
Size: Guitar
Color: Natural
Set: Guitar Only
Allow me to preface this with the fact that I know guitars. having played over 50 years and have a guitar collection many would covet. I did my due diligence before buying this JR2. and what arrived was nothing like I saw locally. My young grandson wants a guitar like his big brother who has an FG800 in natural which is an absolutely amazing guitar for the price. The only thing available locally was a JR2 in sunburst. It had a nice gloss finish, perfect neck and sounded great but a JR2 in natural was only Amazon had one in natural, in stock and ready to ship. The top had an acceptable gloss finish while the back and sides were satin and the back or the neck and head stock were stained but hadn't been sanded smooth. The sides of the frets were sharp and the fret board appeared to have never been treated and was dried out. Getting the thing in tune was time consuming and after playing a couple cords it was already out of tune. The the tone was tinny unlike the local store model in burst and it had a bad fret buzz on the E and A strings. The neck was okay and I probably could have adjusted it some but this thing needs a complete set up to get it even close to being playable it it's at all possible.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2018 by CW&D
Style: JR2TBS
Size: Guitar
Color: Tobacco Sunburst
Set: Guitar Only
It's a solid Yamaha build. It came set up, ready to tune and play.....no neck adjustment required. The finish is kind of whatever....but the tone is great for the guitar that it is. It works great in small hands, and a comfortable instrument is one you want to play. My daughter is very happy with it (9yo) and is excited to play. It would also make a great travel guitar for camping trips. The gig bag is a wonderful bonus that doesn't feel like the cheap standard china-made garbage you might otherwise get. All-in-all its a great starting point for an aspiring young player. The frets were smooth, there is no buzz, and the intonation was only a bit sharp at 12. For the money, you can't beat it.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2025 by CB117