This Classical Guitar Has Built-In Reverb? Yamaha TransAcoustic Review
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In this video, I review the Yamaha CG-TA TransAcoustic nylon string guitar — a unique classical guitar that features built-in reverb and chorus effects without the need for pedals or an amplifier. We’ll take a close look at the guitar’s tonewoods, design, playability, and the innovative TransAcoustic technology that sets it apart from traditional nylon string guitars.
You’ll hear sound demos with and without effects, and I’ll share who this guitar is best suited for — from students and hobbyists to performers looking for a creative and inspiring instrument.
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I dare you to bring that to a really stuffy masterclass
4:01 Autum leaves ????
I have owned three Transacoustics, they were all Korean built rather than the more expensive Japanese built Transacoustics. I returned the red OM within days of receipt due to intonation problems. The dreadnought was a great guitar that I could not put down. The nylon string had an internal buzz due to one of the wires being clipped to the soundboard near the sound hole. Why on God's Green Earth would anyone attach anything to a soundboard? Curiously, for some strange reason there was an empty clip attached to the inside back. I had just enough slack in the wire to be able to remove from the upper clip and attach to the empty clip. Problem solved. I sold that guitar because, being a classical, it is a 12 fret guitar and I need a cutaway so I can hit the high notes. Now for the bad: The original Transacoustic guitars eat batteries alive. The 5 hours they promise is more like 3.5 – 4 hours. Rechargeable batteries will cause the system to cut in and out so you need to use single-use batteries. Also, always unplug the guitar when not in use or it will be dead as a doornail the next time you pick it up. When you are playing with the effects turned on and then the batteries die, it feels like your best friend just died. Yes the special effects can be run through an amp, but there is more bad news, they sound terrible when the signal is sent to an amp. It works better if you leave the Transacoustic effects turned off then run through pedals. I actually played my dreadnought for about fifteen minutes once before realizing I forgot to turn on the system so it is a decent sounding guitar all by itself. More bad news, I believe the actuator beat the back of the dreadnought to death. It started sounding fizzy and slightly muffled, as if something was loose or the laminate back had begun to delaminate. That tells you not to buy a used Transacoustic. Get a new one with a warranty. I got rid of my Yamaha Transacoustic guitars. All that being said, just recently Yamaha released an all solid wood Transacoustic that has dual actuators and has a looper built in. It is also rechargeable. Rechargeable means that you are not able to just toss new batteries in and keep playing, you'll need to take time to recharge (USB cable required). The newer Transacoustic also has an increase in volume with the system turned on. The earlier version did not have a noticeable volume increase. I heard a demo the other day and the new guitar sounds fine but the Yamaha rep was only 3.5 hours into the demo when the batteries died. If you do get one, I hope your experience is better than mine was.
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sounds cool man
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Can they do the same with the banjo
There was a product called tonewood
Sounds great. My concern would be battery life. How many hours will the batteries last before replacement? That would be my biggest decision before purchasing.
That's incredible it looks just exactly like my Clarissa. Hand made in Italy..
I tested one of these guitars today… it's horrible, the sound of this guitar is very expensive and the sound is no good. It's a shame because Yamaha has always made good guitars, I myself have two Yamaha nylon strings, but this one is really horrible, nothing about it is good. Plus it's really expensive.
Testei um desse violão hoje…é horrivel o son desse violão é muito caro e o son não presta. É uma pena pois Yamaha sempre fez bons violões eu mesmo tenho 2 yamaha de nylon, mas esse é mesmo horrivel nada dele é bom.alé disso é muito caro mesmo.
Hmm, First I don't recall ever meeting a classical guitar player adding reverb or chorus to their sound and typically they mic the guitar if needed. Second I would want to hear the guitar live , but from this video the effects had a very metallic sound. Not pleasant or true in nature. Third it has been about a decade since I have been in a guitar shop (worked in the retail music instrument industry for quite a while) but $850 sound a little high for a mid range student guitar, true Yamaha does make good instruments, but still that still seems a lot for cheesy effects. The video sounded like a paid endorsement. That my opinion, take it or leave it.
I find that when I play laying down or leaning back in a chair it buzzes more but when i have good posture it doesn’t buzz
I love Yamaha classicals but I think this one can become tiresome
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing Cody!
Interesting!
Well presented.
So that powered contact actuator thing is not a speaker and the effects are due to the mechanics providing feedback.
I guess it would be placed under/ near the bridge?
They didnt use damping to control the swirling ringing sounds which could defeat the very purpose of the actuator.
Maybe one could use double sided sticky tape, keeping the top protection on l. *
Recordists at the studio will not like it at all!
* Or place a piece of flat rubberband under the ivory bridge piece!
Your review of this is literally the only competent review on the entire internet. What is Yamaha thinking to come up with things like this and then put it into the hands of people who don't know how to play it all to promote it on their website? Thankfully.you came along.
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Great review!
It has a metallic sound that is really bad to hear. It is definitely not a guitar to buy.
How awful! When technology gives a low-end guitar the sound of a luthier's guitar, then I'll be convinced. But I doubt that will ever happen! ????
Thanks for the kind review Cody. So glad you like it!
Very nice. U can get one used for ~$500-575/ Thank for the vid and 2 Thums UP!
I own this guitar and also a GC22 and all though I like them both I just feel like I'm fighting against the guitar when playing. I have 2 German made classicals (Hanika, and Hofner) that are a joy to play. It's not that the Yamaha's have a higher action or different string tension but they feel like they need a trust rod adjustment and yet no trust rod!
I've heard people say "no amp needed" about the the steel 6 string version (FGTA). NOT TRUE. It is certainly louder than a normal instrument, but as soon as you get into a room with humans and room clatter, like a pub, there is no way it is loud enough. I would suspect the same to be true for the CG-TA.
whoaaa, this is an amazing idea, it sounds so good omg! No more seeking stairwells to play in.
I hope I clarified my question. Please let me know what you think. Thanks again.
Naaaahhhh, sorry. Needs more work.
I have Yamaha CG TA,it sounds good and keeping me playing everyday
Abomination. Ridiculous.
They should sell the trans acoustic thing separately aswell. Im not a fan of modern nylon Yamahas. They sound terrible but ill put this in a older one.
Do they have a flamenco version?
Reverb is good. I'd rather have a little delay. I hate chorus.
Do they make the gay one?
How often do you have to change the pronouns on it? LOL
A high end classical guitar does comes with natural volume, projection and reverb…But the starting price is about 5000 dollars…That’s another ball game…
I hate this kind of reverb. And this chorus…terrible. Chorus in a nylon string is so tacky to my years…It’s so eighties…like the acoustic guitar is trying to emulate a DX7…But I was surprised how the guitar sounded good without effects…????
Thanks again for answering my previous question. I'm still confused about something. I see you and David Russell play scales and slurs with the first finger touching the adjacent string below. I thought it's best to be on the tips of the fingers so as to not touch adjacent strings. Can you help clarify this? Thank you!
I collect old Yamaha classical guitars and although this is very interesting, the metal to wood vibrations are a total deal breaker for me. I have a Fender CG25CE classical guitar from the late 1980's with a pickup in it, and I hate the rattle of the battery in its compartment, which I just cannot stop with any kind of padding. So it sits in its case. My Yamaha guitars all beat it on tone as well.
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Oh that is what I was waiting for
Sounds so fake
We can all stop playing in the bathroom now! ????
Classical guitar is what it should be classical and no electronics
The bathroom is a great chamber for acoustics….
I can see a handful of uses for this guitar. It’s kinda neat. Imagine playing this in the evening near a campfire in the woods.