Yamaha SLG 'Silent Guitar' Nylon string £699 £425 Blyth

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Silent Guitar with Nylon Strings Body: Mahogany Neck: Mahogany Frame: Maple / Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia) Fretboard and bridge: Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia) 19 Frets Scale: 650 mm Nut width: 50 mm String spacing: 11.5 mm SRT piezo pickup SRT mic modelling preamp system (Neumann U67) Controls: Power, Master Volume, AUX in volume, bass, treble, tuner, blend, smooth control effects (Reverb 1, Reverb 2, Chorus) Weight: 2.1 kg Colour: Natural wood Soft bag

 

Thanks to it’s near silent playing, this guitar is great for everything, practicing, gigging and in the studio. And with a collapsible body you can sling the SLG on your back, jump on a train or in your car and take this guitar with you whenever, wherever. The nylon strings will give you that flamenco, jazz or classical sound, and the SRT-Powered pickup system sounds warm and natural. It will take the pain out of live work too, unlike an acoustic guitar you don’t have to worry about feedback.

 

Here’s what Yamaha say about the SLG200NW. The Yamaha SLG is the perfect instrument for practice, travel or stage use – any time an acoustic guitar just won’t do. Near-silent performance makes discrete practice simple, Yamaha’s exclusive SRT-Powered pickup system gives incredibly natural acoustic tone through headphones or line-out, studio-quality on-board effects enhance your playing to perfection, line-in functionality makes jamming easy and Yamaha’s 50 years of building amazing guitars means it plays like a dream. Coupled with unique, striking looks and a rosewood and maple framed full-size collapsible body SLG lets you play whenever and wherever inspiration hits.

 

It was bought with the intention of being a travel guitar for busking/gigging with a portable PA but has been played 3 times in the house before I realised I may as well stick with my regular Yamaha acoustic. Still retails today for £699 massive saving as it is indistinguishable from new (gig bag has never been out of the wrapper), original cardboard box is even here.