History Of The Yamaha Guitar

By Dedy’s Deanfies

Yamaha guitar for about more than 60 years and the company itself for over 100 years. In 1887, Torakusu Yamaha makes first reed organ and began to receive orders to make more. In 1897, Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. was founded with Torakusu as president of the company.

Over 40 + years, Yamaha company makes organ, piano, harmonicas, furniture, phonographs, and finally their first acoustic guitar in 1942. In 1965, a year after the Beatles made their legendary Ed Sullivan Show appearance, Yamaha began production of solid body guitars. In 1966, they began to make electric bass as well.

In the 1970s, Yamaha began to attract the attention of major artists such as Carlos Santana and Bob Marley as instruments of great quality and design. Yamaha guitars are being built to produce a strong warm tone with incredible sustain. Also, “Broad Bass” was introduced in 1977 and quickly attract the attention of famous bass players around the world including Paul McCartney

yamaha bass guitar

In the late 80’s, Yamaha opened a factory in North Hollywood, California. Here they started making guitars in which they are called in some professional guitar player to help them out and advise them on what they would like to see on their guitars.

One of the reasons behind the success of Yamaha guitars is the target that they are shooting for their designs. Every guitar should have a balanced tone and response and the bass and treble must complement each other
A very important step for the Yamaha is recognition of the neck dovetail with their designs in the 1970s, which give the best to contact the body neck. Joints made with wooden neck, which helps to resonate the vibration of the neck easily into the body to produce a balanced tone and response.

Yamaha is also strongly believe that mixture of different types of quality wood is very important to produce great sound. The results of this quality wooden mixing, is the happiness lasted longer and the guitar player can control the texture of the note at any time.

Another important part of the development of Yamaha guitar is kind of lacquer they use. They worked together with producers of varnish to ensure that they get the best type of lacquer that’s right for their guitars. Yamaha wanted to make sure that the guitar they both looked great and has every chance to breathe
Because all the features of this great design, many artists have used and still prefer the rope on a

Yamaha guitar on tour and in the recording studio. Some great artists who have played a Yamaha guitar for many years was Michael Anthony, John Denver, John Lennon, Bob Marley, Brian May, Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page, Carlos Santana, Bob Seger, Billy Sheehan, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen and James Taylor.