Yamaha F-310

I am a novice/beginner and just recently started getting seriously into the whole buying/playing guitars in general. I will try my best to make it sound like I'm learning something about guitars here.

I don't know the date of this one. It has 12 frets. It's a laminated top. No electronics obviously for such a cheap guitar. No pickups. It's Mahogany. This thing is quite big, but then again I haven't held many other acoustic guitars. It's probably smaller than a dreadnought. Now that I have my guitar strap, it seems ok to me now. The Frets are thin. No included accessories for price payed.

I like to play pop/rock sometimes if I get frustrated I play punk on this thing. When I strum it, it sounds very gentle. When I use all my fingernails to bash away at this thing, it gets really loud and sounds grungey at times. I like that. The sound is usually bright. That High-E string is very distinct and the loudest. This guitar is a good balance between Light melodic stuff and strumming guitar rock, like I said I can play punk on this thing if I hit the right strings.

I dislike how the High-E string is the one you hear the MOST out of all the strings I hit, it's so very distinctive... it is distracting when I want to play heavier sounding music on it... as it tends to make it sound almost happy when I wanna project sadness or anger.

The frets piss me off. I have to press really hard and my fingers hurt. When I strum a chord, sometimes the sound is muffled if I don't press it right or it buzzes and it hurts my ears.

When playing just open chords its easy as hell.

It looks pretty nice compared to other guitars of its style and price.

I have had this guitar for more than 2 weeks now, and I have banged it up on the side... there is a very visible penetration chipping the paint on the bottom right-side of the guitar. I have scratched it many times as I play this huge guitar in such a small room as I live in a Condo. The strings are very reliable I guess. I've played this thing from light strumming to heavy punk playing. It still sounds good I guess. The strap buttons are solid.

I expect to buy another one of these soon or something *better* whatever that means...

I dunno if my opinion will count for much as I am SUCH A NOVICE. But this is probably as good as a guitar you can get for it's price. I have yet to see cheaper guitars from my hunting experiences. It's adequate enough for the beginner like me. I should replace the strings cause the tone is pissing me off.

Don't know the year it was made. Bought in Vancouver BC Feb 2000

20 frets. Laminated top [Light Finish]

I am just now wanting to play guitar after years away from it. I prefer electric but wanted to start back slowly. Full loud natural sound. My fingers are killing me but that will pass.

The strings are too high from the factory. I think they are too heavy. Will have to get a Luthier involved for adjustments. For now it is an acoustic guitar. It looks nice.

Everyone here warned not to look inside so I did. Yikes! Not to attractive in there. I think the basics parts of the guitar are solid and would last long. I think a good Luthier can tune it up nice. If I get back into playing I will be switiching to electric soon enough anyway. This would definately suffice for years as acoustic backup.

No idea

I should have asked them to do adjustments before I took the guitar home. Now I will have to go out of the way. I would get something else if it was lost or stolen but that is likely 'cause I used to play electric. I wish it were electric :) [kidding]

I'm not shure when it was was made, but it's made in Indonesia. I has 20 frets, just a basic acoustic. Gonna buy a soundhole pickup for it. I didn;t really care about the materials it was made of. Even if it is plywood, if it sounds good, I'd buy it. Body style is a dreadnought, a bit larger than standard. The neck is like a Yamaha electric, but it's not one of those stupid-smooth-plays-like-an-electric acoustic. This one's got some real acoustic guts, like high action and no cutaway.
This one came with a bag(very weak), strings(threw them out), strap(plain black), capo(crapo) and some picks which look cool, but are shit.

The sound is very original.I started playing acoustic 3 years ago in Ukraine. Those were some plywood Russian acoustics, former classicals with steel strings on. When I moved to Australia, I started playing electric, mostly AC/DC, Santana, Hendrix. But after a while, I've started getting desperate about bying an acoustic. I've played all the cutaway models and hated all of them!! Even the expensive ones! So I went to a shop and bought this baby. When i bought it, I was going to play some Beatles and acoustic Nirvana on it, though it sounded a lot like Malcolm Young of AC/DC. But when I put some light D'Addarios on... That sound was so f***in' great!! It gave me a lot of Muddy Waters, Leadbelly, Lightin' Hopkins sort of sound!!! Sounds a lot more raw and dirty than any Gibson! Unique dirty and authentic New Orleans-Nashville sound. It gives an awesome, raw, pure acoustic tone when bending. I play now mostly early-style acoustic blues. That's how guitar changed my style of playing!!!!!!! It's powerfull, dirty tone makes me play like Muddy Waters, Jump around and scream: Oh, baby, baby, baby... My baby left me yesterday... Oh yeah!
Early blues guitar. Nuff said

Everything was alright from the factory, it only had a flaw where the neck is already on the body (you know, it has some dots on the top of 15-th, 17-th frets)Those were smudged and a bit offside, but who cares!!!

I wanted a guitar that could withstand throwing around and doing some crazy Hendrix stuff on it. By the way, Hendrix's tricks (teeth playing, hitting the body with the elbow, etc.) comes from early blues players, that have been going nuts on guitar since early 40-s. Anyway, I do like to abuse guitars, and it seems as solid as The world itself

My main electric is also a Yamaha (SG 200, read my review)
I plan to buy a Yamaha motorbike (Virago), Yamaha CD-WRITER and Yamaha HI-FI. That;s how I love Yamaha.
Best quality, best price!

The best guitar for beginners! Good blues guitar too (with lighter strings on)
Very reliable, nicely finished (mine is, but I've seen some bad ones)
The best price on earth!
P.S. Don't buy acoustic which plays like electric. It's the same as playing electric with acoustic simulator.
This guitar is no pickup, no cutaway... RAW POWER

Made in Indonesia, with laminated spruce top and mahogany sides, neck and back, and rosewood fretboard. Finished in a high gloss, which looks great if kept clean. No-name, non-locking tuners, they seem to go out of tune easily, especially with heavier strings. The neck is thin, however the guitar body is quite large, which seems out of proportion. Also, for an entry-level guitar, the thin neck will hamper beginners by making finger placement difficult. My example came with an allen wrench for the truss, and a single strap button on the bottom of the guitar. Average features for the price.

The sound is full in the bass and bright in the treble, with the midrange prominent. It suffers from "echo", i.e. plucking one string will cause another to resonate. It suffers quite badly in this respect. Can be played loud and hard while maintaining an even balance. This guitar is suited to strumming basic stuff like Wonderwall or American Pie; attempt anything more complex and the guitar's shortcomings become apparent.

The action was terrible from the factory; the nut was too high, the neck too convex. As for manufacturing flaws, there were none. Hardware was secure and frets were properly seated, however it took forever to tune as it appeared to have been strung by a monkey. The tuners are a little loose, especially those controlling the thicker strings.

The guitar's action is too unpredictable to be playing gigs. Who wants to get half-way through a song only to get a bad twang out of their guitar? Not me. The hardware seems well-fitted, but as I said above, the tuners are not stiff enough. The single strap button (what's the point? May as well put two on, Yamaha). The spruce top is a little soft and liable to small dents. Edges are liable to scratches. I dropped it once and it went so badly out of tune that I thought I'd done something serious.

Never used it - what's the point for a hundred quid guitar?

If I was learning to play the guitar agin, I would spend the extra cash and get an entry-level Tanglewood, maybe even an Earth 200. The F-310's limited capabilities mean that as soon as you get anywhere near stringing a few chords together, you'll be needing to chuck it out and upgrade anyway. If I got it nicked, I would claim the insurance and buy a decent case for my Tanglewood. I like the Yam's tone, that is, when the frets aren't buzzing and it's in tune, but I hate the action, also the construction is terrible - don't look inside it!

Trust me, keep your 100 quid in your pocket and save a little longer. Beginners - get a Tanglewood Earth 100, or, maybe a 200 if your budget can stretch.

It's pretty big, but not too big. It's perfect for me, I play Metal/alternative, and sometimes need an acoustic. this thing is great sounding and full of tone. especially with the lighter strings on it. I've had the same set of strings on it for 6 months now, and they still sound great. I know it isn't good, but I haven't gotten around to changing them yet. soon. But they still sound good.
But it's an acoustic, how many features can you expect?
But for an acoustic I'l give it a high rating...

Like I said I usually add acoustic songs to my pallet, because I love acoustic guitar. and no genre should be without it. This thing sounds GREAT with lighter strings on it, with the heavy ones it doesn't give much clarity. the lighter gauge (.9's) give it the perfect mix of tone. not too much of everything. all my friends compliment me on my playing through this thing. I even met a band staying at a bed and breakfast, and they played it, because it was the only one I had, and even they loved it. and they were more pro than me!
pretty good for a lower end, cheap acoustic.!

This is were it goes bad. I got it from a well trusted dealer in the town next to me. and they gave it to me in a package deal sorta thing. they said it was brand new. well there is a crack right where the neck is attached to the body and one at the Headstock. which means it was used. and it buzzes on the low E string on the 7th fret. and on the high e string 2nd fret. the 2nd fret buzz has gone away but the 7th still buzzes like hell. I got to get it fixed.

It's very reliable. I have banged it and and dropped it and it still sounds great. I would gig without a backup, infact I do! if you call playing infront of friends and family gigging.
Finish will last it's lifetime.

Yamaha is a very reliable company. I've never had any problems with their gear.

This acoustic beats all the Fender, Guild, and any other low end, cheap, beginner acoustics out there. WAAAAAAYY better tone. I suggest it for beginners. TRUST ME!!

A jumbo model, 20 frets (12th acessable), chrome tuners (that loose all the time!) It's maybe made of wood. The guitar really lives up to the word "Jumbo", it's very large, and therefore hard to play, even for most adults.

A very dark, bassy and undefined tone, some fret buzz, low action. It's ok for a guitar in it's price range. Lighter gauge strings might fix it.

Not any real problems

It's reliable except for the tuners (which are very crappy!)
Stays in tune quite good.

Never dealt with them.

I've been playing for five years, this was my first guitar. Since then I've been playing various electrics and acoustics. In my opinion this is a basic, entry level guitar. Can't complain about it for it's price. But one might consider getting a good second hand instead of a cheap, new one. Just my opinion.

20 Frets. Spruce top, which I am guessing is laminated though it is book-matched, but that may just be for asthetics as there is a fair amount of grain runout where the grain gets wider from center to sides. Back and sides are Indonesian Mahogany, Neck is Nato, bridge is Sonokeling and fingerboard Javanese Rosewood. String scale is 636mm (25-1/16"). Body depth 96-116mm (3-3/4"-4-9/16"). Chrome open tuners. Came with bag, spare srings, pitch pipe, capo, strap (but only has one strap button - doh!).

It's a basic guitar, designed for beginners strummin chords. Sounds better than the cheapest guitars but really it is about as good as you would expect for the price. For strumming it's ok, but fingerpicking kinda sucks as it has very little sustain. It sounds like a US$150 guitar should.

Was poorly setup from factory, almost unplayable really. Action was lowered both at nut and saddle, neck adjusted and playability vastly improved.
There is a major caveat with the guitar for many players - it has a string width at the nut from E->E of 35.5mm, whereas many other guitars I've measured use 37.7mm. This is a very narrow neck guitar, and thus hard to get clean fingering without buzzing. Not such a big deal for strumming, but lousy for any single string picking. So whilst it seems to be a beginners guitar, this narrow neck may be a problem for many and a beginner will not pick up on this.

This was my first guitar so I wanted a basic cheap one to see if I was really interested in learning to play. After 6 months I realised I have completely outgrown this guitar after hearing and playing better guitars (with wider necks). I have just bought a Seagull SM6, and it sounds so much nicer and is so much easier to play, mind you it was twice the price of the Yamaha. When I bought the Yamaha I thought it would make a good beach/campfire guitar when I outgrew it, but I now hate the thin neck, so I have sold it.
If you're looking at buying this guitar then you're probably a beginner. I would then urge you to look a something like the Seagull S6 or Takamine GS330 which are so much easier to play and sound so much better and IMHO are worth the extra money.

Features?, on a passive acoustic? Manufactured March 1998, purchased May 2000. Manufactured 'under licence' in Indonesia. 20 frets, access OK to 12th. Top looks like laminated spruce, sides and back laminated mahogony. Fingerboard rosewood. Fairly shiny finish, neck stained to a dark mahogony finish.
Open tuners of nondescript pedigree, non-locking. Bridge made from some hardwood with plastic string pegs and a plastic actual bridge piece.
Neck adjustable through soundhole.
Tail strap button, plastic and glued in like a Danelectro.
Seems daft rating it for features. It has what you need. After all, it is passive..........

Rich, full, resonant. Some fret chatter when played hard, but it does not detract from the overall sound.
For the cost of the guitar, I have no complaints at all with the sound, and I reckon you would have to pay a lot more to seriously improve the tone.
The bass if full and rounded, the treble clear and well projected and the mid range is luscious. The sound is, IMHO, better focussed on the lower and mid range than the treble, but the upper registers never 'detach' from the overall sound.
Overall, nice, typical acoustic sound. Well happy.

The overall construction quality is superficially good. The neck is perfect, reasonable intonation ( not much you could do about it anyway ) and it all seems to work.
The action is a little high on the lower frets, and rises to quite high around the twelfth. Playable, and good for increasing finger strength.
The external finish stands up well to close scrutiny, and the leaf motif on the headstock is a nice touch. Peer into the body and all is not well.
The lining is not a single piece kerfed lining, but is made from highly individual offcuts of some unfinished softwood jammed unceremoniously into a splodge of glue, then loosely placed in position. The spars are messily glued in place, there is sawdust everywhere, the wood has been left plain inside instead of having a coat of sealer. How does this bode for longevity if the environmental humidity changes???.
The action is fine, the overall finish is fine, just don't look too closely at the insides...

Too early to say about longevity. Finish seems v-tough. Overall, I would say it is going to prove reliable. I would depend on it!.

Never dealt with 'em

Overall, for what I paid for it, I am happy. It sounds great. Has a tone beyond its price. The neck is comfortable in the hand, the body not too big.
If it went walkies, or if I totalled it, I would probably just buy another.
Stunningly good sound for the price, let down by the internal finish. I will trade tone for internal finish anyday though

This guitar is so cool it is not the top of the range butit plays well and sounds really good. IM not sure what type of wood is used but it sounds nice but doent have a solid top.

This is a great sounding guitat if you put thicker strings i use dean markly formula 82/r med lt 12-54 and is really warm full tone, not too trebly not to dull just right

this thing has open tuners which is alright but u have to keep them clean, I bought mine second hand and it needs the frets to be polished and it will loose most string buzz, the action is a little bit on the high side but it is still easy to play.

Ive been playing for 4 years this is my first steel string and probobaly be the only one, if it was stolen I will kill the person who stole it. and i will try and find anther one if it is the right price and condition