MakingMusicMag/NAMM 2019 Product Spotlight: Yamaha Transacoustic Guitars

Yamaha Transacoustic Guitars

Yamaha Transacoustic Guitars

Nothing sparks creativity like hearing your guitar reverberate throughout a concert hall. Yamaha® CG-TA classical nylon-string guitars give you that same experience everywhere with reverb and chorus effects built right into the instrument. Get transported to new creative spaces with warm tone and inspiring effects that capture everyone’s attention – all without an amp or other external gear. Yamaha Transacoustic guitars combine revolutionary sound and classic craftsmanship for a musical experience unlike any other. The TransAcoustic guitar family also includes traditional western, concert, and parlor-size body designs. It’s an immersive playing experience that will leave you and your audience ready for more.

Bring the resonance of a large venue to wherever you’re playing. Yamaha CSF-TA parlor guitars give you that same sound everywhere with immersive reverb and chorus effects built right into the instrument.

Get transported to new creative spaces with rich tone and inspiring effects that capture everyone’s attention – all without an amp or other external gear. CSF-TA guitars combine revolutionary sound and classic Yamaha craftsmanship for a musical experience unlike any other.

The TransAcoustic guitar family also includes traditional western, concert, and classical nylon-string designs. It’s an immersive experience that will add another dimension to your playing.

An actuator installed on the inner surface of the guitar back vibrates in response to the vibrations of the strings. The vibrations of the actuator are then conveyed to the body of the guitar and to the air in and around the guitar body, generating authentic reverb and chorus sounds from inside the body.

Three simple knobs let you adjust the amount of effects and the line out volume level. Keeping the controls small minimizes the area of the holes in the body material, which reduces acoustic sound loss.

(A) Chorus Control

(B) Reverb Control (Room / Hall)

(C) TA Switch / Line Out Volume Control

* Pressing the TA Switch for longer than 0.3 seconds activates the TA function.

* When a cable is connected to the line out jack, the line out volume can be adjusted by rotating knob (C).

* The reverb type switches from Room to Hall around the 12:00 position.

The body is an all-solid guitar based on the L-series.

A modified non-scalloped bracing design retains the L series’ characteristic bright tone while enhancing the low end.

Treating the tops with Yamaha’ s exclusive A.R.E. process gives the instrument a rich, vintage quality tone, making it sound as though you’ d been playing it for years, from the very first moment you pick it up.

The fact that this guitar has been designed with an insistence on sound quality is what allows it to produce effected sounds that feels pure and natural.

Straighter neck taper and hand-rolled fingerboard edges result in an instrument that can be played for hours without any stress.

The 5-ply neck design featured in all TransAcoustic Guitars is constructed of rosewood and mahogany plies with a double-action adjustable rod, creating a strong, stable neck that resists warping.

The battery box integrated into the end-pin jack requires fewer holes in the body. This reduces acoustic sound loss. Connect the cable form the jack to a PA or amp to use as an acoustic-electric guitar.

Chuck Schiele is an award-winning musician, producer, editorialist, artist, activist and music fan. He still plays every day.

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