Is the Yamaha FG-800 worth buying?

Yamaha

Yamaha FG-800

Ranked #3 in Acoustic Guitars

729 LP on the category ladder what's LP?

The best beginner-friendly instrument that needs no setup or tweaking.

Consolidated from 8 cited sources across 5 outlets

Where the cited sources landed, as we read them

5 positive sources
2 mixed sources

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Pros & cons

✓ Simple finish
✓ Large body
✓ Reliable tuning
✓ Clear, punchy tone
✓ Reliable playability

The sources behind this ranking

We searched the web and YouTube for what has been published about this product, then read the articles, video transcripts and comments we found.

Evidence 1 article, 4 video reviews and 3 community sources

5 positive sources

A r/AcousticGuitar u/TheShadowSong · owner

Yamahas live up to their reputation. Hell the company itself is just insanely well reputed and I know from experience they're top of the line for the best price a guy can find. My FG-230 12 string is my favorite flattop ever with the best tone I've heard from a flattop ever (beat my friend's 1930s Martin D-18 by a long shot too).

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David Baillieul David Baillieul · 1K subscribers · May 2025

So, the FG800 is probably FG800 and F FS800 are probably the best values in the tire world easily in my opinion. You're getting a good quality guitar, well-built that plays good and sounds good. That's really a more than a beginner guitar. And you're getting it at a beginner guitar price. And these are really even intermediate guitars. You can look at them. They're they're very good guitars.

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If you want the best bang-for-buck and don’t need a pickup, the FG800 is hard to beat, but the FG820 is worth it if you prefer a warmer, more refined look and tone.

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David Baillieul David Baillieul · 1K subscribers · Mar 2025

So, today we have probably the best budget guitar value in the market in the world today. No question about this in my mind, anyway. So, we have a Yamaha FG1100. So, these guitars are everywhere. They're the standard starter guitar. The funny thing with these guitars is you'll see people upgrading them. So, they'll have a good you play guitar for a year or two and you'll see them upgrade.

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David Baillieul David Baillieul · 1K subscribers · Oct 2025

They retail for 800 US, 800 Canadian and that's a like a spectacular buy. Um they in to my mind they they punch way above their weight class. They're just a great great guitar. And a lot of times these come up used when you got someone moving or whatever and they just want the guitar to be gone. It was a failed experiment to learn to play or whatever. So they come up forever.

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