I've owned a Yamaha FG-180 since 1972. Here in the UK great American guitars were always very expensive and these Yamahas were lept upon by players in the folk clubs of that time. Mine was bought for me by my father when I was about 17 and it was played virtually none stop for many years. In fact it has only been in the past year that I have got round to buying another guitar and this time I bought a Martin.

The Yamaha has been a good friend to me all these years it, like me, could do with a little attention but like all good friends I don't complain about its faults and it does not complain about mine.