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Yamaha CSF1M Compact Folk - Tobacco Brown Sunburst

6-string Acoustic-electric Guitar with Solid Spruce Top, Laminate Mahogany Back and Sides, Rosewood Fingerboard, and Piezo Pickup - Tobacco Brown Sunburst
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Quality Parlor-style Guitar from Yamaha

The Yamaha CSF1M is a parlor-style acoustic guitar that harks back to the early twentieth century, when traveling guitarists roamed the country, playing for whatever audiences they could find and sitting in with players of other acoustic instruments of the day — violin, banjo, and mandolin. It conjures this period in American music beautifully — and at a great price. With a solid Sitka spruce top, the CSF1M has a robust projection and a beautiful tone, kicking out pristine high end and stellar midrange. Laminate mahogany back and sides add a layer of low-end warmth for great tonal balance. A rosewood fingerboard and bridge also add tonewood depth. When you are ready to plug in, the CSF1M comes with a passive SRT Zero-Impact piezo pickup for gorgeous amplified acoustic tone. Parlor-style acoustic players here at Sweetwater love the Yamaha CSF1M for its wonderful tone and playability.

Yamaha CSF1M Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:

  • Parlor-style guitar conjures sounds of early American music
  • Solid Sitka spruce top kicks out great tone and volume
  • Laminate mahogany back and sides add a layer of low-end warmth
  • Rosewood fingerboard and bridge add tonewood depth
  • SRT Zero-Impact piezo pickup for gorgeous amplified acoustic tone

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Tech Specs

  • String Type: Steel
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Body Shape: CSF
  • Back & Sides Wood: Laminate Mahogany
  • Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
  • Finish: Gloss
  • Color: Tobacco Brown Sunburst
  • Body Bracing: Scalloped X-bracing
  • Binding: Black, White
  • Neck Wood: Nato
  • Radius: 16"
  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Dots
  • Number of Frets: 20
  • Scale Length: 23.5"
  • Nut Width: 1.692"
  • Nut/Saddle Material: Urea Resin/Urea Resin
  • Bridge Material: Rosewood
  • Tuning Machines: Die-cast Chrome
  • Electronics: SRT Zero-Impact Piezo pickup
  • Strings: Elixir NANOWEB 80/20 Bronze Light, .012-.053
  • Case/Gig Bag: Softshell Case
  • Body Length: 17.71"
  • Body Depth: 4.13" Lower, 3.34" Upper
  • Manufacturer Part Number: CSF1M TBS

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Rated 5/5

My Go To Guitar

This is the number one acoustic. It's beautiful, it's surprisingly loud, and has a decent pickup. I love the smaller body whih makes it a great guitar to take with you when travelling. The padded gig bag is really good quality - nice and thick and cushy.

I am an avid home recorder. I find that this guitar has a very focused sound that records very evenly and is easy to mike in mono or stereo. I use it consistently for acoustic tracks.

As stated earlier, the passive pickup is surprisingly good and works well with acoustic processors and effects. I am a church musician and I run the guitar through a Katana 50 watt amp into the acoustic channel and put that direct into the board. It sounds quite full.

This guitar surprised me and is one of the best purchases I ever made, and is amazing at this price point. The video features this guitar on a very old original song I recently re-recorded. It is miked in stereo. It really shows off the full and focused sound of this guitar.
Music background: Singer, Songwriter, Guitar Player, Swell Guy.
Rated 5/5

Small and Comfortable

This guitar has met all my expectations. The workmanship is excellent, it was delivered and stays in tune and the sound is decent for the price and size. I was surprised at how well the pickup works, sounds great using my Sweetwater Fishman Mini. It would be nice to have a little more punch on the low end but it is what it is.
Music background: Old Prine Dude
Rated 5/5

Yamaha CSF1M

This guitar is such a delight to play. Set up out of the box is pretty good but a little tweaking makes it great. Amazing full bright sound for a smaller guitar. Love the shorter frets and body size. A great couch guitar. And as always, Yamaha's fine craftsmanship makes the guitar beautiful to look at as well. I never paid this much for a Yamaha. They were usually under $200 and I considered them "throw away" guitars because they were such great beaters for travel etc. But this parlor guitar is not a beater. It is a fine instrument meant to take care of and enjoy.
Rated 5/5

I love this Guitar!

I am a late life user and lover of Yamaha guitars. I own Martin and Taylors and love them also but man, are they expensive!
I wanted a little guitar to have out in living room to grab and play. This CSF1M is now my absolute favorite. I grab to learn and write new songs and also play the ones from many years ago. Sounds amazing. Has a great deep voice and an open sound to it. Sounds great for folk, blues or country and super great for finger picking. If you are looking for a guitar for little ones, beginners and even late pickers like me, don't look any further unless you have a 1000.00 or more to spend.
Music background: Playing all my life
Rated 5/5

Yamaha CSF1M Compact Folk - Tobacco Brown Sunburst

This is a substantial quality "parlor" guitar...especially at this price-point. This size is a better choice for me than the "Little or Baby" size guitars for sound & playability. It is smaller than my others, but not too small. This is my strum around the campfire, and travel guitar. I do believe, however, that it is too large to fit in the overhead compartment for airline travel. It sounds bright and is surprisingly loud with good sustain, and the under-bridge passive piezo pickup works just fine for my needs. Shoutout and thanks to Ryan Haines of Sweetwater for his guidance and assistance once again.
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