I bought one after watching your first video. I agree that the volume pot isn't great. Mechanically, it works okay, but below 8 or so it seems useless. I think it needs a treble bleed circuit to make it as useable as possible. The taper of the tone pot also seems to have three settings - all on, a slight roll off of highs, and a weird sound at zero. That could be improved too. The tone control on my S2 Mira is the best ever, so they know how to make one work extremely well. That said, mine plays extremely well and is very comfortable and resonant. The strings have very low tension, almost like a top-loaded tele. And I found that the pickups are very useable and don't feel like traditional humbuckers (which is what I wanted). The neck pickup is shockingly good. Not overly bassy, which was what I feared.

Thanks for the update! I just got mine yesterday. I’d suggest adding short cuts of the guitar playing into the review to make it more engaging

If you could change one thing about it, what would it be? I’m considering buying one, but it doesn’t seem like the reviewers have had much of an emotional response/connection to it. They comment on build quality and neck feel but seem neutral on the pickups.

Have you compared it to a Fiore? Great video, thanks.

Thanks for the review it was great and I appreciate the quality and concern you put into it. I wish people would stop whining about things that annoy them when they’re the actual buzz killers.

I got an LS6 in March. I think these guitars phenomenal

Appreciate the knowledge of the bracing method and how that affects tone. Great voice by the way! The singing kinda helped me calibrate my ears for the room noise. Speaking of, I recommend using a mic with audio interface just to purify the audio a bit. Not to cover up for tonal weaknesses with EQ, but to improve accuracy of the reproduction. Doing great man! Keep it up, I’m a fan!

After the first 4 minutes decided not to buy it lol sounded super negative

Would have been nice to hear the nf3 with no reverb

I am glad you threw in silver sky clips as a comparison. I have been looking at both. Glad I ordered NF3

Thank you my man for a great review I almost made a mistake. God Bless you

Nice review. Was on the fence about this one and you've persuaded me to leave it! I had the SE Silversky a while ago but moved it on. Nothing wrong with it, just wasn't "the one" (are they ever?!) This doesn't seem like a big enough departure from the SS for me. Probably cool for some folks though. You're right about the pickup colour too. Wonder if they're testing the water for a SE NF53?

The gold strat sounded great. But what was you preference in feel, and playability, the Red fender or the Iconic?

The volume pot. Some players prefer the quick roll off. Either way it's simple to tweak to get your preference. On the finish of the neck. There has to be finish detail relative to price range. The Silver Sky is more expensive, yes?

Thank you for the detailed comments.

Quick tip on smoothing out the finish on the back of the neck. Take some simple 20wt basic copy paper. Fold it into a 5” x 5” rectangle. Carefully rub the paper up and down the back of the neck. Do it lightly, be gentle. This will take off high spots in the finish and kind of close off some tiny pours in the wood. If the neck has any overspray on it, this should knock down the “grit”.

Which one makes you feel like mr Mayor ?

Thank you for an honest review.

Informative and honest - I appreciate hearing both positives and negatives because it helps the review sound balanced.

The NF3 sounded like a Hybrid when mating the Classic Fender Strat with the Gibson Les Paul, Just falls short in reaching the Classic Strat Sound at about 75% from the authentic, and on the other-side of The Les Paul Sound it reach 75% from the Authentic......If I would purchase this Guitar it would be because its an PRS Guitar, and second because PRS attempted to combine in one Guitar the sound and playability of Strat and of a Les Paul

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From what I’m hearing so far it seems like a great rhythm player’s guitar.

Gotta say , the se silver sky held its own but the vintage ll for me. And not by much.

What is the finish on the silver sky

Pearl white coming in and I'm gonna black put the hardware 😁😁😁

The top looks like the 50th Anniversary version but the tuners and electronics don’t. What Special Edition is this?

Great review! I just pulled the trigger on this guitar.

Beautiful color ! I’ve been playing a fender American standard Strat. I’m looking for a fuller warmer sounding Strat . Do you feel this a warmer sound ?

Why is he pounding on this beautiful guitar

Are these the same guitar size and shape wise as the LJX? I can’t find a lot of info on the LJX line.

Sick video. Keep up the great work!!!

What a nice color, what color is that?

Waiting for delivery of my new GS mini Anniversary limited edition. Big big Taylor fan

I agree the resonance of these guitars is remarkable - I have a LL16. This can be a disadvantage as my mistakes also last forever with it!

I love my LL6M A.R.E. I got mine used last year. The laminate back and sides are fine. Yamaha uses high-quality laminate materials.

I have an LL6M A.R.E. and an LS6 as well as an FG830. These Yamaha guitars are stellar.

I absolutely love my current GS Mini E Mahogany, however this finish is absolutely beautiful 😍 I wish I could own another too ugh

The lj6 sounds beautiful. But the ll16 deluxe was not shown. That my friends is a beast!

Nice review. Yamahas are fantastic guitars. I have the mid-grade electric Revstar and the acoustic AC3M DLX, both fantastic guitars. Looking to add one more Yamaha.

been playing about 8or9yrs...just cowboy chords...keeps me out of trouble...1st guitar was yamaha fg800...200 hundred bucks and it was a great guitar, gave it to my cousin to learn on...have blueridge br-140 and a enya carbon fiber with trans acoustic style eletronic on board...but i'm fixing to get a yamaha ll16d...i don't think you can beat a yammie in any price range...and thanks for explaining a baritone guitar, always wondered but never looked into it...thanks

in my opinion, you can't beat a yammie at any price range...an ll16d can hold it's own with a d-28 for less than half the price.

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They all sound similar, but for me the Yamaha LJ6 and the LL6 have the edge. Would love to hear a little fingerstyle in your demos.

Sounds great. I like big guitars and would like to have a jumbo. Wondering which LR Baggs system it has. Also, wondering if you have any thoughts regarding Yamaha's FG/FS series guitars with scalloped bracing (layered wood body) vs. the L Series guitars, which are more expensive but have traditional non-scalloped bracing.

Thanks for the review. I confess that I am a Yamaha guitar fan. I would like to have one of these, but I already have five Yamahas. We'll see....

I just bought the same Special Edition Antique Burst. It sounds amazing for a guitar that size and I love the look. The electronics are less than amazing. The tuner is so quirky I have to grab the clip on sometimes. The pickup is decent, it's takes awhile to dial in the right sound. I do find myself grabbing to play more often than my full size guitars. It has a comfortable feel.

The Yamaha LJ6 sounds great

I have just bought the exact same guitar second-hand from eBay for a bargain price. I have owned it 2 days and the sound from this guitar has blown me away. It is going to a luthier next week to have a bone nut and saddle fitted and the action lowered. Very happy with my purchase 🙂

Wish they would bring that neck to the Classic Vibe!

Thanks, good run. I now have an LJ6. Couldn't get one about 5 years ago. Then CoV. I left it as a search on ebay. About 3 years later i get an email; a music shop in a town south of sydney had one. Got it sent; about $850. Never looked back. Thank you for explaining the combo with some dreadnought eased in. It's a great combo.