Acoustic Artisanry

Handcrafted in Japan, the flagship FG9 steel-string acoustic guitar's extraordinary projection, clarity and responsiveness make it an ideal instrument for singer-songwriters.

The FG9 RX dreadnought-style acoustic guitar with Atmosfeel pickup system is for singer-songwriters with uncompromising standards. With top-tier craftsmanship, the combination of an Adirondack spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides offers outstanding projection and incredible clarity.

• FG dreadnought-style body shape particularly shines with strummed performances
• Atmosfeel™ pickup and preamp for natural, plugged-in sound
• Adirondack spruce top with scalloped X bracing provides increased power and sensitivity
• Indian rosewood back and sides for rich lows and harmonic overtones
• Mahogany neck with a rounded V-shape offers enhanced comfort and smooth playability
• Bolt-on neck joint enhances volume and projection while offering easier maintenance and repairability
• Bone nut and saddle provide an ideal balance of tonal clarity and sustain, along with consistent performance
• An elegant yet understated Japanese aesthetic gives the instrument a distinctive, one-of-a-kind character
• A nitrocellulose lacquer finish enhances the guitar's resonance and allows for a warm, open sound that improves with age
• MADE IN JAPAN!
• Hardshell case included

Strong Projection and Clear Top End

The FG9 delivers outstanding projection characteristic of dreadnought-style instruments, while at the same time providing exceptional clarity and detailed articulation—a unique combination especially suited for accompanying vocals.

Adirondack Spruce Tops with Tapered Edges

FG9 models feature Adirondack spruce top boards with tapered edges, providing structural strength while allowing the body to vibrate more efficiently—a combination that contributes to both power and sensitivity.

Bolt-On Neck Joint

The neck has a new structural design that combines bolt-on and glued construction to increase body vibration and improve maintainability. Neck and body joints are finished and adjusted with high precision.

Elegant, Understated Japanese Aesthetic

The distinctive fingerboard inlays resemble traditional Japanese Kumiki woodworking, while the rope-shaped inlay and purfling on the rosette is a motif deeply rooted in Japanese culture.

Scientific Approach Integrated with Luthier Techniques

When designing the FG9, we employed cutting-edge acoustic and 3D-stuctural measurement processes to more fully understand how physical structure affects acoustic characteristics. Repeated prototypes were built by our custom shop’s skilled luthiers.

Atmosfeel™ Pickup and Preamp System

Yamaha Atmosfeel three-way pickup system, built into the FG9 RX, FG9 MX, FS9 RX, and FS9 MX, uses a piezo sensor in the bridge to capture low frequencies, a microphone for low and midrange, and our proprietary, thin synthetic sheet soundboard transducer for high frequencies.The result is a full, natural sound with simple controls that make it easy to get great plugged-in tone.

The preamp controls let you blend the microphone sound into the premixed pickup sound. The microphone sound particularly complements solo performers and chordal players, while a lower blend may be preferred by fingerstyle players and guitarists who need to cut through a full band.

The bass knob controls a peaking EQ. The center frequency rises when boosting and lowers when attenuating, so that low frequencies, which could be problematic on stage, can be removed but never added.