Yamaha GigMaker Standard Acoustic Guitar w/ Gig Bag, Tuner, Strap and Picks - Natural

It's a decent price and it sounds good ????

I'd never played guitar until I bought this one last month, so I can't compare this to others, but it's a great deal for the price. Yamaha quality and consistency are worth the few extra dollars you'll spend over cheap starter guitars.

If you're buying this as a gift for a beginner who has nothing, this is probably an awesome deal. If you're buying this for yourself, the extras may not be worth the extra money, unless you're a complete beginner who isn't sure if you'll stay with it, in which case the DVD alone is probably worth it.

Concerning the glue issue raised by another reviewer, mine did not have any unsightly extra glue squeezed out from where the neck extends onto the body. Sure, it's evident that glue was used, but only upon extremely up-close inspection.

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PRICE
The guitar alone ( F325 Acoustic Guitar ) is currently $17 less on Amazon, so you're essentially paying that much for the extras. From what I've seen looking about at DVDs for learning, the DVD is worth that if not more. Unless you decide that playing guitar isn't for you though, you'll most likely be replacing other extras, so, except for the extra set of strings, I wouldn't factor those much into the price.

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EXTRAS
Some thoughts on the extras:

DVD: Excellent -- professionally done and doesn't seem to be available without the kit. Teaches the basics like how to hold it, tuning, strumming, etc. The Chord Dictionary is pretty nice -- shows various chords and finger positions for them. The Chord Studio is pretty cool -- you play chords you've learned with a backup band, which makes practicing fun. The only negative thing I'll say is that the initial intro had me worried about the quality of the rest of the DVD, but it turned out to be great (the instructor seems much more comfortable showing you things than he does just standing there and speaking at the beginning).

Digital Tuner: The one included in the kit is the  Qwik Tune Electronic Guitar and Bass Tuner ' QWIQT11 . Based on reviews, you're probably going to want a Korg, as another reviewer said. You can the higher-rated  Korg GA-30 Ultra Compact Guitar and Bass Tuner  currently for less than $11, or pay a few dollars more for a large-display model like the  Korg GA-40 Large Display Guitar and Bass Tuner  or  Korg TM-40 Large Display Digital Tuner and Metronome  (which both had "add to cart" pricing as of this review).

Extra Strings: You'll need them, eventually. Worth a few bucks, anyway.

Picks: You can buy these for next to nothing, but it's nice to have a few to start with.

Guitar Strap: It's not pictured in the non-kit F325, so not sure if it's a true extra. At any rate, I'm not convinced this would last more than a few months before starting to look ratty. It's a strap though and functions as one.

Gig Bag: Like someone said, it's not worth much, but for this price, I wouldn't expect much either. It might keep your guitar from getting scratched -- or might not (since it's not padded or lined, I wouldn't be surprised if putting it in and out of the bag won't do more harm than good over time.). It's not going to protect the guitar if you intend to travel about with it and it's not useful for carrying anything but the guitar. Check out the  World Tour WG20D Deluxe 20mm Acoustic Guitar Gig Bag  or  Musicians Gear Deluxe Dreadnought Case, Black  for a couple of high-rated, economic options.

Overall, I'm thrilled with my purchase, even though I've added a hard case, strap and tuner to my wish list for Christmas.

Was really skeptical buying this but I’m glad I did. Beautiful rich sound, quality built, definitely competes with higher end guitars. Only thing I seen as an issue if any was how easy it was to leave light scratches in the finish. No where near a deal breaker.

Included electronic tuner is indispensable since daily tuning needed due string stretching. May be a little difficult to play for folks with big fingers at first.

BEST ACOUSTIC GUITAR FOR BEGINNERS. It has no buzzing whatsoever.

The guitar looks very nice and sounds very good

The guitar arrived when promised. It was well packaged and arrived in perfect condition with the strings already in place. The guitar is beautifully finished and of solid construction. I am first time guitar buyer and a beginning player. I've been practicing with it for a couple of weeks and it is still in tune from the first time I tightened the strings. The strings lie close to the fret board making it easy to work on learning chords. So far I couldn't be more pleased with purchasing this beautiful Yamaha guitar.

Not impressed