An Acoustic That Brings the Room With It
You know that feeling of playing guitar in a great-sounding room — the way the reverb hangs in the air and every chord just feels more alive? That's usually a privilege reserved for the recording studio or a well-designed practice space. The Yamaha FG-TA TransAcoustic changes that equation entirely. It has reverb and chorus built right into the guitar body itself, and you don't need to plug into anything to hear it.
At its core, the FG-TA is a dreadnought acoustic built on the same proven FG platform Yamaha has been refining since 1966 — solid Sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides, scalloped X-bracing, and a comfortable neck with a rosewood fingerboard. That foundation stands on its own. The TransAcoustic system is the bonus that makes practicing at home, writing at the kitchen table, or strumming around a campfire feel like you've got a great-sounding stage around you.
The Brown Sunburst finish gives it a warm, classic look with a gloss body and satin neck — easy on the hands during long sessions. Whether you're someone who's been playing for years and wants something genuinely different, or someone who wants one guitar that can do it all without a pedalboard, the FG-TA makes a compelling case.
TransAcoustic Technology: Reverb and Chorus From Inside the Guitar
Here's how it works: an actuator is mounted to the inner surface of the guitar's back. When you play, string vibrations drive the actuator, which in turn vibrates the guitar body itself — generating real, acoustic reverb and chorus that radiate from within the instrument. It's not a speaker. It's not a simulation pumped through a driver. The guitar body is doing the work, which is why it sounds natural rather than electronic.
Three simple controls — reverb level, chorus level, and a TA on/off switch — let you dial things in without pulling you out of the playing experience. The battery box is integrated into the end-pin jack, which means fewer holes in the body and less acoustic sound loss when the system is off. When you want to perform, just plug in via the same jack to access the System70 + SRT Piezo pickup, and your TransAcoustic tones carry right through to the PA or amp.
One practical note: the SRT piezo pickup still passes a passive signal even without battery power, so the guitar works as a standard acoustic-electric even with a dead battery — you just lose the TransAcoustic effects until you swap in fresh AAs.
A Solid-Top Dreadnought Built for Real Playing
The FG-TA's solid Sitka spruce top is supported by a newly-designed scalloped bracing pattern developed using Yamaha's acoustic analysis technology. Scalloped bracing reduces mass while preserving stiffness, which tends to open up the top's response — players often find it adds warmth and projection compared to standard X-bracing. The mahogany back and sides contribute a focused midrange and smooth warmth that complements the spruce top well for strumming and fingerpicking alike.
The neck is Nato with a comfortable profile and a rosewood fingerboard, with a 25-9/16" (650mm) scale length — standard long-scale territory, familiar to anyone who's played a full-size dreadnought. The nut comes in at 1-11/16" (43mm), which is slightly narrower than a Martin-style neck. Players who prefer a slightly tighter feel in the fretting hand tend to like this; players coming from wider-nut guitars may want to spend a few minutes getting adjusted.
Plugged In: The System70 + SRT Pickup
When it's time to perform or record, the FG-TA outputs through Yamaha's System70 TransAcoustic preamp paired with the SRT Piezo pickup — a separate piezo element for each string. That individual-string design helps preserve the natural tonal spread and harmonic content of the guitar rather than averaging everything together through a single undersaddle strip.
The Line Out Volume control on the guitar body lets you set your output level without touching the amp, and the same reverb and chorus effects you've been using unplugged are available through your PA or amp when you're plugged in. For singer-songwriters who play both rehearsals and gigs, that consistency between unplugged practice tone and plugged-in stage tone is genuinely useful.
Product Features:
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Top: Solid Sitka spruce with scalloped X-bracing for warm, open acoustic response
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Back & Sides: Mahogany, contributing focused midrange and smooth warmth
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Body Shape: Traditional Western Dreadnought
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TransAcoustic System: Onboard actuator generates real reverb and chorus from within the guitar body — no amp required
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Electronics: System70 TransAcoustic preamp + SRT Piezo Pickup (individual piezo element per string)
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Controls: Reverb level, chorus level, TA on/off switch, line out volume
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Scale Length: 25-9/16" (650mm)
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Nut Width: 1-11/16" (43mm)
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Neck: Nato with matte finish; rosewood fingerboard
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Finish: Gloss body, Brown Sunburst
Brand: Yamaha
Model: FG-TA TransAcoustic
SKU: FG-TABS
Condition: New
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