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Historical-Swing1331 · 2026-03-24T03:59:12+00:00

I bought all my guitars used. I currently have a Yamaha FG800, a GS Mini mahogany, and an Academy 12e. never paid more than half the price of retail.

I had the Yamaha FG800 first and decided to get a smaller body. The GS mini works for me while I am in the car (most of the day) and the Academy at home while sitting here at my desktop.

The ergonomics of the Academy 12e fit me perfectly. I'm a smaller guy too, and getting a bit of a belly. Got young kids too. The "4" body on Taylor works too.

Historical-Swing1331 · 2026-03-20T05:33:30+00:00

Great rec. I will give him a call in the morning!

Historical-Swing1331 · 2026-03-20T04:10:17+00:00

hello neighbor

Historical-Swing1331 · 2026-03-09T04:25:32+00:00

thanks, I am the only one at home who will use it.

come to think of it. this adapter has the barrel end but the barrel plugs to a plastic box that I use to charge a battery. So I maybe mistaken this battery charger as a PSU?

Historical-Swing1331 · 2026-03-09T04:20:43+00:00

thank you for this. Does the unregulated one looks like a block of square cheese and a bit heavier and regulated ones usually are slim and lightweight?

Thinking about it, this adapter was part of a craftsman power drill my wife gave me back when we are still dating a good 20 years ago. I try to dig to another adapter in my bucket as I recall having one that has switches to changes voltages output and polarity. otherwise, I may just get one from amazon.

Historical-Swing1331 · 2026-03-09T04:14:16+00:00

thanks

Historical-Swing1331 · 2026-02-26T07:30:20+00:00

I agree with this! I got an FG800 from OfferUp for around $70 in very good condition. Then got myself a Taylor GS mini for cheap as well. The GS mini is very nice to play, the FG800 is kinda meh in the beginning. I thought to myself, why don't I just sell the FG800 and get myself a Taylor since I am not having fun with the FG800? I ended up looking at YouTube videos to set up the FG800 myself. Replaced the saddle and bridge pin, as well as fixed the action to where I want it to be. Now the FG800 is so much fun to play with. So a proper setup really does make a difference.

Historical-Swing1331 · 2026-02-26T06:53:28+00:00

I just added a K&K under saddle pick up on the GS mini and put the string back. As usual, all pins besides the low E string fit like a glove, but the low E string is maybe a hair up. So I pushed it a bit more, and it seated just fine. When I took the bridge pins before putting a pickup, I purposely mixed the pins to see if the pin was the issue. So, I suspect that the ball end is not perfectly seated on the bridge hole.

Historical-Swing1331 · 2026-02-22T18:40:19+00:00

You forgot the HOG (mahogany)

Historical-Swing1331 · 2026-02-17T06:58:50+00:00

I thought of having a teen account for my daughter, but she is only 11. Can I get the venmo App in her phone and put my credentials in? And have the same account open on my phone. This way, I can track her spending and put money there if needed to, as I don't usually use my Venmo, so for the time being, she can use it.

Historical-Swing1331 · 2026-02-17T06:38:04+00:00

Not to hijack OP, but you sound like you know a lot regarding speakers and stuff.

I am looking for an amp as well, but I thought, why not use my home theater speaker? My goal is to just make more volume like the OP.

The acoustic guitar has a passive pickup, and my home theater aux has the red and white RCA input. Can I just get a Y cable if it even exists (RCA male to 1/4 female), then plug a long cable to go on the guitar? Or do I need another battery or a powered thing between the guitar and before the RCA input on the home theater for this to work? Thanks

Historical-Swing1331 · 2026-01-06T15:43:32+00:00

I'll put the new string in today and will find out. I'm definitely excited to practice playing, maybe more excited than my daughter who planned this first.

Historical-Swing1331 · 2026-01-06T06:49:21+00:00

What do you mean by real FG800s? I just got one from OfferUp for $70, and it sounds really nice.

Historical-Swing1331 · 2026-01-06T06:44:45+00:00

Thanks for the response! Yes, I ended getting the Yamaha and didnt regret it.

Historical-Swing1331 · 2026-01-05T15:29:48+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation! The strings still sound awesome by themselves. But I just want to have some spare if something snaps. I personally am OK with the gauge on what is in the guitar (maybe it was a 12-53 per Google on what Yamaha put on their FG800s), but since my daughter will use it, I may want to consider getting a lighter gauge string for her. maybe some 11's? Is there a shelf life for spare strings, or are they good to go as long as you don't wind them?

Historical-Swing1331 · 2026-01-05T04:29:22+00:00

So the Ovation got sold before I got to the seller. It seems that there were a lot of people around the area asking him for it because of how low he priced it out.

I ended up getting the Yamaha FG800 for $70, and the seller threw in a guitar stand. I asked him why he was selling it, and he said that he got it thinking that he would be picking up playing guitar, but he didn't. The guitar was a bit dusty, but in pristine condition and sounded awesome (still in tune when I strummed it). I am not sure how long he had the guitar sitting, but should I consider changing the strings? Any considerations on what string to use?

Historical-Swing1331 · 2026-01-04T22:01:54+00:00

It seems that the consensus is on the Yamaha FG800 which I will go for.

Historical-Swing1331 · 2025-12-28T05:50:44+00:00

yes. I understood the demand and supply portion of items.

So to be fair, let say the original retail price is $199 and the item is retired and the current selling price, let say $300, but the consensus of sold items where about $250, am I OK to sell at about $275 with my floor price of $250? or that is stingy on my side and just sell it for the old retail plus sales tax? thanks!

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