A Dreadnought That Brings the Room With It
You know that feeling of playing guitar in a great-sounding room — the way the reverb fills the space around you, how the natural ambience makes every chord feel bigger? That feeling usually requires a venue, or at least an amp and a pedalboard. The Yamaha FG-TA TransAcoustic changes that. It puts genuine reverb and chorus right inside the guitar itself, no external gear required.
The FG-TA is built on Yamaha's long-running FG dreadnought platform — a body shape that's earned its reputation over decades for bold projection and a full low-end response. Add in a solid Sitka spruce top with scalloped bracing, mahogany back and sides, and Yamaha's onboard TransAcoustic system, and you've got an acoustic that can hold its own unplugged and then some the moment you engage the effects.
This is a guitar that makes sense for a songwriter working through ideas at home, a player who wants room-filling sound at a campfire or small gathering, or anyone who likes to practice with a little more inspiration behind each chord. The black gloss finish keeps the look clean and classic.
How TransAcoustic Actually Works
The trick behind TransAcoustic isn't a speaker or a tiny amp hidden in the body — it's an actuator, a small device mounted inside the guitar. When you play, the actuator responds to the vibration of the strings and transmits those vibrations directly to the guitar body and the surrounding air, generating reverb and chorus sounds that resonate from within the instrument itself.
Three simple controls on the upper bout let you dial in reverb amount, chorus amount, and a line-out volume for when you're plugged in. The reverb even has two modes — Room and Hall — that switch around the 12 o'clock position on the knob. The battery box is built into the endpin jack, a tidy design that minimizes holes in the body and preserves acoustic integrity.
When it's time to plug in, the SYSTEM70 TransAcoustic preamp and SRT Piezo pickup let you send a signal to an amp or PA. You get the same great tone either way — the TransAcoustic effects can accompany your direct signal or be bypassed depending on how your live setup works.
A Solid-Top Dreadnought at Its Core
The FG-TA's tonal foundation starts with a solid Sitka spruce top, braced with Yamaha's scalloped X-bracing pattern that's been refined through their acoustic R&D to emphasize louder, richer sound in the low-to-mid frequencies. Mahogany back and sides round out the voicing with warmth and sustain, complementing the brightness and clarity of the spruce top.
The neck is Nato with a rosewood fingerboard and bridge, a 1 11/16" (43mm) nut width, and a 15.75" fingerboard radius. The nut width sits on the narrower side compared to many dreadnoughts, which a lot of players find comfortable — especially for chord work. The gloss body finish is paired with a matte neck finish, so the neck stays smooth and doesn't grab your hand during position shifts.
Product Features:
- Body: Dreadnought (Traditional Western) acoustic-electric
- Top: Solid Sitka spruce with scalloped X-bracing
- Back & Sides: Mahogany
- Neck: Nato with matte finish
- Fingerboard & Bridge: Rosewood
- Nut Width: 1 11/16" (43mm)
- Fingerboard Radius: 15.75"
- Electronics: SYSTEM70 TransAcoustic preamp with SRT Piezo pickup
- Controls: Reverb, Chorus, TA Switch, and Line Out volume
- Output: 1/4" line out jack (integrated with battery box at endpin)
- Tuners: Die-cast chrome
- Body Binding: Cream; Soundhole inlay: Black + White
- Body Finish: Gloss Black
- Strings: Steel (6-string)
Brand: Yamaha
Model: FG-TA TransAcoustic
SKU: FG-TABL
Condition: New
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