Yamaha F-310

this guitars features suck. i hate the nato back the rosewood fingerboard and the spruce tops . it chips like anthing the action too high

sound not rich at all. too dark. strings buzxz. if u put lighter strings on it sounds a hell of a lot better. i wish it had a rich sound

this gutiar is crap. it chips and it buzzes. enough said

reliability it chips it gets out oftune often. i gets beat up a lot but manages to start alrite. i wouldnt play this live.

havent tried it.

it was my first guitar bought by my dad so im pretty dsam gratefukl he bough it its not his fault tihs hgutiar soundsl lik crap. DONT BUT IT!!!!!!!

made in indonesia, by a company i've never heard of, u heard of YMMF?
front, back & sides all laminated. i have no idea what the neck is made of, maybe it's NATO, i guess the finger board is rosewood, which i'm NEVER sure about. it's a dreadnought, with gloss finish, which is pretty nice for a guitar at this price.
the tuners suck, u have to tune the guitar again and again after u play for about 5 minutes. and plus, after u tune it, it just DOESN'T sound right.
no electronics. no accessories.
well, i guess that's what u ask for in this price range.

the sound is alright, but u can distinct it from another $500 guitar easily. the sound is kinda dark, at least not rich at all, esp for the higher frets.
no noise caus the action is so high, lol. after i well adjusted it, still no noise. but on the higherfrets i do get buzz, but i won't bother to sand those frets cauz i never use them.

factory setup must be horrible, cauz when i've got it from the music store, the guy told me he's done the action already. yet i still found the action too hight, about 5mm at the 12th. spent 2 hours took off all strings to sand down the saddle and the nut A LOT.
Okay, here's the fun part, when i touched the nut for the first time (strings already off), it CAME OFF. i did a little glue with my 1 buck glue afterwards.
the finish is ok, what can u expect?
THIS GUITAR CHIPS EASILY.

i'd say the hardware is okay, except the tuners SUCK.
the strap button i donno cauz i never use a strap on this one, but i think it's solid.
i'll never use this one for a gig, no way, not even as a backup.

YMMF? what kinda company is that?

IT IS NOT A GOOD BEGINNER'S GUITAR. BECAUSE IF U HAVE NO ONE ELSE WHO KNOWS GUITAR WELL AROUND, U DONNO HOW TO ADJUST IT, OR U DONNO THAT U SHOULD ADJUST IT, U CAN NEVER LEARN TO PLAY GUITAR THE RIGHT WAY.
been playing for about 3 years, i have a MARTIN D-15, and an ibanez elec. i bought YAMAHA for my brother, but i bought a takamine 3 months after the YAMAHA, and i gave the TAKAMINE to my bro, left the YAMAHA to myself, which i've done a lot ok work on after that, i'd say it's a good beginner's guitar --- for those who want to learn how to fix a guitar.
another thing, the guitar looks good, but be careful when u handle it. and the finger board is kinda narrow, maybe not so good for some people with bigger hands.

but at this price range, it's not a horrible deal, at least i've learned a lotta things after i got this one.

got the gig bag,tuning pipes, strings, strap etc etc

I have had this guitar for about 4 months now, I tried a lot of cheap acoustics and this was by far the best. There is a buzz when you play it hard. I've tried 3 different sets of strings now, the latest are martin lights and I love the sound. It even surprised a few of my mates with there "top end" guitars.
If your just starting out make sure you test this guitar you wont be dissapointed. Taking into account the price have to give it an 8

Action is a little high, I'm a bit weary to lower it just incase it i make the "buzzing" worse

only had it 4 months

I'm saving to buy a maton
but if I lost this one I would certainly buy another, this is my party/holiday guitar.

Made in Indonesia. About anything else on the guitar. I bought it used from the Guitar Center, along with a case for 250 bucks. no pickups no electronics. just a regualar ol' guitar.

i think this guitar sounds amazing in comparison with my other guitar, an ibanez pfcent5 which costs nearly twice as much as this guitar. the tone is full and bright.

the action is high. it's a very difficult guitar to play as a beginner (like me). but if you think of this guitar as "the one you learned your playing off of," then your fine. ironically, i stuck it ouw with this guitar, and now my fingers got a long stronger after playing for a year or so. usually i play this guitar for warm up before i play with my ibanez or my epiphone les paul.

everything seems to be okay with this guitar. i'm not particular careful when i'm playing it though. ie: having it fall off of my bed, or smacking the side against the wall. all accidents of course. i dont' know how easily guitars dent, but this one is in pretty bad shape after a year. lots of dings and scratches, etc.

i bought this guitar at the guitar center. when i was choosing, it was either this guitar or a fender solid top. i ended up choosing this guitar because it sounded a lot better than all the other guitars at this price range (~$250). Later that week i realize that it was a bad mistake to buy it from guitar center because these guitars were selling at COSTCO..., for 99 bucks!!! who buys a guitar from costco anyway?

Spruce top, Indonesian Mahogany back and sides, Nato neck, Javanese Rosewood fretboard, Sonokeling bridge, 20 frets, open chrome tuners, natural and tobacco sunburst finishes. It didn't come with a case, so I bought a gig bag for it. The guitar is made in Indonesia in acordance with specs given by the Yamaha Corp, but hey you get what you pay for.

The guitar has a decent tone, nothing special. I had a good set-up done to it. Lowered the action and put a set of Elixer lights on it. That seemed to make it sound a whole lot better.

The factory set-up is awful. Very hard to play, but I played it for about 2 months then took it back to where I bought it they set it to where I wanted. The guitar seems like it was made very cheaply, as I said earlier you get what you pay for. Overall it was in good shape when I got it.

I would never use this guitar live. I do know people who use them live, but hey if they like it then thats ok too. The open style tuners scare me, so far I haven't had to oil them or anything and it stays in tune pretty good. It comes with 1 strap button so I put another one on the heel of the neck.

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I've been playing now for about 3 years. Prior to that I took a 10 year layoff from playing and had played about 8 years prior to that. So for me this was a good guitar to get back into playing again. If the guitar were ever stolen I think it wouldn't matter to me. I plan on buying a new guitar in the next few weeks and this will now become a beater guitar. Good for picnics, parties things like that.

Well, im not sure its got a rosewood fretboard, but i dunno the rest. Has nice tuners, no pickup, blah blah blah...

Sounds good to me, I use it for blues, and banging around the house. Like the clear sound, a lot of stuff I makeup sounds bad on electric but good on an acoustics. Try playing it in your bathroom it gives you a nice bell like tone.

The action was fine, from the 12th to 20th fret is horrible however the other frets are decent. Fretboard was dirty as hell when I got it. Took about 1hr of scraping and cleaning to git it nice. Bridge and intonation seems good also, just loppy fret work. Tuners and hardware look great though.

I only play it around the house, and I have banged it droped it kicked it and it still hasn't broke. I have had the first set of strings on for a year and they never went out of tune, only had to tune it when my dad would crank on the tuners why im playing.

Dunno bout yamaha, but costco has a killer return policy. 10! for costco!

Killer deal for $100 bucks, you might need a little fret board work but otherwise great deal for someone that wants to tryout an acoustic.

I got this at Costco. Was made in INdonessia by YMMF? 12 frets that you can use.

Rosewood fingerboard, spruce top
Tuners that really suck
Chipboard bendable case with screwed buckles, annoying pitch pipe, short strap, book, blah blah blah.

This guitar sounded good, for about 7 months. Now everything buzzy and the sound is anything but rich and warm.

Everything was ok and playable and what not. Looks fine.

But oh man, the tuners suck. (Having to tune the guitar every 5 minutes or so is annoying) Plus it sounds better with G string not tuned right. That ruins everything else.

Not durable cos it worked for a couple of months.

Never tried

Just doesn't sound right anymore. Can't tune. But for that money and buying at Costco...i guess that's what I get

20 fret acoustic guitar. NICE tuners. I've never had any problems tuning and it keeps a tune really well. I bought mine a costco a little over two years ago and it came with a soft shell case, strings, rag, picks, pitch pipe and a strap.

I play a lot of folk rock and in a church band. It sounds good for the most part. I have had a few fret buzzes, but I can't say that they all will do that. It sounds best with new strings.

This guitar was built pretty well. Like I said before I've had a few fret buzzes, but thats the only problem I've ever had. It feels really good. The finish is kinda cheap though.

Stays in tune. No pickup so it needs a mic if you playing live. I mic it at church and it sound pretty good.

Never needed it.

I've been playing guitar for about three years now. I wish I could say I've been playing longer, but I haven't. I've had this one for two of those years and it's never really let me down. For the price, it's the best guitar you can buy. Much better than the squier or rogue guitars for the same price or cheaper.

A Costco special. The birth certificate tells me it was made by the YMMF Co., Ltd in Indonesia in accordance with specifications of Yamaha Corporation. Isn't that special? But what features does an acoustic guitar have anyway?

It appears to have a rosewood fingerboard; I'm not much of a specialist on woods, but overall the guitar does look pretty good. It has 20 frets, about 15 of which are accessible. It came with a cheap case, cheap strap, pitch pipe, a book that I glanced at but would not seem to help one learn guitar and one allen wrench.

Sound is good (for something in this price range). In other words, it will make some nice sounds. However, make no mistake, you will not confuse the sound with that of a better guitar.

This guitar has some idiosyncracy where if I tune all the strings to their respective notes, open chords do not sound right (especially the D, Am, and G). I have to detune the B and high E strings to get the open chords to sound right. But if I lower the tuning of the B and high E strings, of course bar chords do not sound right. If I leave the strings tuned to their proper notes, the bar chords sound right and the opens chords sound bad. A cheap guitar exposing its shoddy manufacture.

The frets are pretty crappy. They make getting a good sound out of the guitar difficult. Makes learning guitar even less enjoyable.

I think this is what a sub-200 dollar guitar is probably supposed to be like.

I have had this for a while and it has not given me any major problems. The tuners only hold tune for about one day. The finish still looks pretty good. The bottom strap button pulled out, so I shoved it back in. Its an acoustic guitar, how much stress can it put on the strap buttons?

If I were good enough to play it live, I would definitely not use it to play live. Its better suited to a life on the beach around a campfire, where if your buddy falls over it in a drunken stupor and crushes it you will not be too heartbroken.

I have not had to deal with the company (YMMF??). I can't believe it would be fruitful. Nor could I see going to Costco and demanding a refund.

I am more of a bass player who wanted to screw around on a guitar. If it were stolen I would get a better acoustic/electric guitar. I've played better guitars and the sound is a million times better. Also, the difficulty in making this guitar sound decent makes me less willing to sit down and play it. I know if you are learning you do not want to spend $1000 on a guitar because if you do not stay with it its a lot of money down the drain. But you get what you pay for. So for the price I'll try to be fair and give this a . . .

Indonesian made. Overall good qality.

I like the sound a lot. It's loud too. Get new strings right away, I tried D'Addario J 45 and they are great. Martin SP Light sounds on it very nice too.

It came from factory with horrible strings and string action WAY too high. It was unplayable. After lowering nut it was much, much better. Otherwise all was OK. When you buy it new have your local luthier take a look at it and adjust nut if needed.

Will last forever.

Did not try.

After adjusting the nut I like it a lot. This is my first guitar and I play about a year now. THis guitar has a fairly narrow neck. You may want to try other guitars with wider necks to see if they are easier to paly.

it's made in Indonasia. it has 20 frets. Acoustic.

its sound is good. i like it a lot. but you cannot compare it with other known brand. sometimes the strings gives uncontrolled sound, if you know what i mean. it "Buzzes" sometime.

this guitar has no flaws. it is well finished and looks cool too.

it is quite reliable if you comapre it with other inexpensive brands. i can count on it. i like it a lot.

warrany is for 90 days but i never needed it. well, it is a nice guitar and i don't think one would ever ask for help.

this is the only guitar thati own. so, i have reasions to like it. but honestly i will give it 6 out of 10 as sometimes i don't like its voice. its voice is sometimes not accurate. its strings "Buzz" a lot.

I bought this guitar just cause it was cheap and i wanted a good acoustic that wasn't too expensive. I love this guitar! i have dropped it and knocked it over and banged it into walls and stuff and it still looks plays and sounds fine! I played electric for a year and half before i bought this guitar, and i still like playing electric more but i wanted an acoustic to take on the road and write songs on and stuff and this is a great guitar if your looking for a cheap but great guitar. if you are a hardcore acoustic player i would look elsewhere though.

it suits my style fine, i play just about everything. i have absolutely no dislikes about this guitar

the action is pretty good, a little higher than i'm used to but it plays great. the finish is really good and i think it will last for a while

it would withstand live playing but when i play live i use my electric. the finish is probably gonna last a long time. I could probably depend on this guitar for the rest of my life. if i ever got an acoustic gig i would use it without a backup

i have been playing for 2 years but i have been playing acoustic for 6 months. i own a fender standard strat that i am going to trade for an epiphone les paul standard. i also own an american standard strat. If it were stolen i would buy another in a heartbeat because it's cheap durable and most of all it sounds great. I love everything about this guitar, i compared it to many cheap fenders at the store and didnt like them as much as this. it is a great guitar for the price

Features are listed on the specification page on the Yamaha web site http://www.yamaha.com/cgi-win/webcgi.exe/Specs/?gACO00004F310. Of the 20 frets, up to 15 are fairly easily accessible fretting in the 12th position, which is about as high as you'd want to go with a guitar of this quality, I think. My natural finish model was made in Indonesia, bought in 2001, but uncertain about year of manufacture. The only gripe I have is the single strap peg at the bottom but none on top. With the guitar I selected a gig bag, Korg tuner (a necessity!), and strap.

As a beginning guitarist experimenting with different sounds ranging from acoustic rock, blues and some folk, I found this guitar reasonably suitable for all of them. The E-A-D bass strings have a strong, resonant sound for playing rock-based power chords. The G seems a bit dull with little sustain, but the B and high-E strings ring loud and clear. Overall the sound is rich in the lower ranges and bright in the higher ranges. The low-E string supplied with the guitar isn't very suitable for drop D tuning, giving off too much vibration and potential buzz. Struck too hard, the top 3 bass strings will resonate the adjacent strings. I think a string change would have a significant effect on the sound, depending on what you chose. The sound coming out of the chamber off the wood is clear and loud. Hammer-ons and bends take a bit too much effort and there is little sustain with the strings supplied. As a whole, I like the sound coming from the guitar and see a lot of potential after a string change suited to playing style.

As a whole, the guitar was ready for play right from get-go. It seems to need constant tuning as it goes a little flat after a few practice sessions, but tightening the tuning keys a little should help solve that problem. The bracings, fittings, and finishing are all what you would expect from a guitar of this price range... perhaps even a bit better. For the money, the guitar looks nice in natural finish. The guitar's interior struts, bracing and ribs are entirely unfinished and glued on, so it's clear this is where the cost savings came into play. The action as I bought the guitar was Ok... all frets up to 15 were playable, but probably set a bit too high. I left it the way it was to develop strength and good habits early, although it meant achin' fingers to develop the callouses necessary to play this guitar comfortably after a few weeks. Lower action, combined with lower guage strings would probably suit the beginner better.

This guitar seems durable enough, even in hot, humid climates like Malaysia (where I live, as an American). It seems logical that a guitar built in the tropics (Indonesia, in this case) would be best suited for the climate here. A guitar, even a quality one, made in drier climates might have problems in this climate. As with any guitar, inexpensive or not, I'd treat it with care. It seems solid enough, but the finish is soft and too rough treatment is likely to damage the guitar.

No contact. I haven't had the need to visit the store where I bought the guitar, except to buy some tablature books!

I've been playing about three months, self-taught, with just this guitar, and progressed very far with it. It is reliable and fun to play (especially after that first 3-week period of building up those fret finger callouses!). Would I buy another if it were stolen? Maybe, but I know enough now to more intelligently shop for another acoustic... or save a little longer to get an electric. For the beginner who really has no idea how to shop for a guitar, I don't see how you can go wrong with Yamaha's F-310 for starters.

Nice beginners guitar, first proper guitar i got, looks ugly inside but who the hell is gonna see that and it don't matter cause it's strong and it holds the guitar together and it still sounds good, i got mine for #115 with a gig bag, the guitar was only 110 so the ba was only 5 extra. This is an aoustic guitar, nothing more nothing less. You shouldn't expect this to make your dreams come true, it is just an acoustic guitar but it is nice, people should not put it down.

Nice sound, if u strum it it sounds great, nuff said.

Nice set up, couldn't find anything wrong. Nice colour.

Can be damaged, i got a couple of dents from playing in small music rooms but still held together and i've had this guitar for about 5-6yrs. Strings still fine and still sound great.

I've been playing for 6 yrs now and this guitar is still going strong for me, never felt the need to change the strings as they still sound fine and i've given them a good bashing.

This guitar has 20 frets, a laminate spruce top, and mahogany sides and neck with a rosewood fretboard. The Rosette is a decal and mine started to peel a little after 6 months. The finish is satin on the top with high gloss neck and sides.

Despite the average construction (laminate woods) this guitar has a nice round, mellow sound at low volumes, any attempt at playing louder than a normal speaking voice results in buzzing and string slap on the lower frets.

The action from the factory sucked worse than anything you can imagine. The neck, nut, and bridge were wet such that the strings rested almost a finger's width away from the fretboard, the intonation was horrible, and from b through high e there were 5 dead frets below 12. It took two trips to the local guitar shop and app. 50$ to make it decently playable.

This guitar seems very fragile, I was told by the luthier who repaired my action and readjusted the truss rod that this guitar has a life expectancy of about three years, if I'm lucky and to never put any strings on it heavier than extra light guages to spare the neck.

fair.

I've been playing now about three years, I also own a Dean acoustic guitar which was cheaper than this Yamaha and kicks it's ass in every rated category you see here. I wouldn't buy another Yamaha again, just because this one has soured me. I bought it mostly due to a lack of education about guitars and a lack of funds. The salesman helped too by talking it up inappropriately. I wish I had a Taylor acoustic, in my opinion they are the Holy Grail, followed by Martins.

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