Yamaha SLG100N Silent Guitar

just bought it recently...feel a bit guilty about not getting real classical..used to play...one thing that stands out about it, is the feel and action of it...if you play classical or any fingerstyle you'll like this aspect of it

the sounds are simple...personally i kinda like the sound...it's very simple..but with classicals it's usually somuch about the character of it..it's innovative though

like i said earlier the feel of this thing is great...the neck and string action...the neck's not quite as wide as a standard nylon..it plays awfully easy

people don't normally put classicals through much abuse anyways...because it has no body it's more or less useless for the percussive style of flamenco...and not haaving the body there ..well y'know...as far as gigs, well it will get a few looks..because it's an odd-looking instrument..can't see the damn thing...the people that've seen it in my house usually remark "what is it?"

haven't dealt with em

been playing for awhile...i'm still not sure i shouldn't have just gotten a regular nylon, but I've got an acoustic i can string with silk and steel strings that works well...not sure if i would buy it again or not...i love the way it plays. The neck is real stiff..i mean it plays like a breeze, this part of it is worth emphasizing..i hate that it's not a real classical (not to be too sentimental or anything but sometimes it seems to me more of a device, a little musical oddity than a real guitar)...i've played a few classicals and not to overstate anything but it plays real well...i wish it had the same action and feel and a body to it...if you're not anal about it it's really an enjoyable guitar to play...probably lose a lot of character of sound and rasguedos just don't work well with this guitar because of the way it is i guess...hell if you got a few extra bucks it's a pretty interesting little instrument

The previous review listed most of the features. Considering the price of the Silent Guitar, its a relatively feature ladden for a nylong string acoustic-electroc. Its nice that it comes with a gigbag, AC adapter and earphones. The neck on this guitar is very fast and comfortable.

Considering the SLG100N consists of only a neck and thin body which is the width of the neck, the unamplified tone is pretty nice (the guitar is NOT really "silent," just quiet in comparison to a regular acoustic).

Amplified through a 15 watt solid state practice amp, the SLG100N sounds really good. Its not the same tonal quality as a good classical guitar of course, but its definitely a useable nylon string acoustic sound nonetheless. The on-board reverb is a nice feature too. You could definitely use this guitar in a live setting and I HOPE that it will work well for direct recording.

The tone through headphones was not as good as through an amp in my opinion.

The guitar was set-up perfectly for me. Unlike most classical-electric guitars, the neck on the SLG100N is very comfortable and the action is low. Great for burning up the fretboard for solos and nice access to the upper frets.

Since there's no real body to speak of, its seems silly to address the issue of finish. However, the guitar seems to be well constructed and sturdy overall

I have no idea, as I just purchased the guitar. It seems like it will be pretty durable if taken care of.

I've been playing guitar for at least 30 years, part of this time professionally. I primarily play electric solid body guitars. My goal is to use the Silent Guitar for practice, as a travel guitar, and for home recording for nylon string acoustic sounds. However, I think the guitar also sounds good enough to use for live use. This is a very innovative musical instrument that Yamaha has created.

NOTE: I almost didn't try one of these guitars out because of the futuristic look. However, I immediately loved the neck on this thing. It was an easy decision to buy the SLG100N after playing it for about 20 minutes or so.

Made by Yamaha for quiet practicing with headphones this is a nice little instrument. Maple body, Mahogany neck, Rosewood fingerboard. All solid. Also has a sort of guitar shaped frame, the bottom one non-removable, the top one is removable.
The electronics are in a plastic box on the back and have a digital reverb with off-room-hall sound. There are Volume, Treb and Bass (passive) knobs, a headphone out with it's own volume as well as an aux out with it's own vol. The pick up is a B-Band and has a nice natural sound through the head phones and even sounds quite good through an amp. There are no string to string trim pots (like on the Gibson Chet) and the Bass seems slightly quieter than the treble strings, but livable.

Quiet operation. Sound is good (as I said above) the reverb, though not adjustable sounds good

The finish is the kind that has some dips in the grain on the back of the neck. The front looks great. I think it was an error by Yamaha to not make both frame pieces removable. I also forsee the maple horn on the lower frame (which seems to by attached with two screws) coming lose at some point. I think the frame also tends to bite into your arm where you rest it. The frame could have been shaped to be quite comfy, but it it rather sharp in that spot. The black plastic box that holds the electronics is totally cheese-log and is the weakest link. I suspect that it would be easy to shatter the area around the jack and there would be no way to fix it other than to get a new plastic box. Perhaps Yamaha will make a deluxe performance model. Also the carving where the neck transitions to the peghead is a bit rough. All that said it is a clever design, weighs nothing and I am sure Yamaha can correct these flaws on future models (I hope so anyway). Also, it could be said..what do you want for $450.00

I think of Yamaha as usually bulletproof products but I have my doubts about how bulletproof this is. It is, of course just made to practice with, but because it looks cool I will have to take it on the gig. So, we'll see.

No Idea. But, Hey Yamaha I'd love to consult with you on developing a performance version of this.

I have played for 33 years...give or take. My other guitars include: Gibson Chet Atkins Classic, Classic by John H Dick, Mapson Jazz Standard, Klein Electric, 53 Tele, Gibson 335, Gibson 330, 3 by Tom Holmes. Amps:Fender - "66 Vibrolux Reverb, Vibro King, Benson, Dredgetone, AER Compact 60.
I love the look of the Yamaha and the weight. It sounds quite good too. I just wish it were better built. But there isn't anything that comes close in this price range so overall...it's great.