Yamaha FG-351B
The Yamaha FG-351B is an orange label short-scale dreadnought built in Japan from 1978 to 1980, with a spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, three-piece rosewood back construction, and a nato neck. The guitar was manufactured by Nippon Gakki in Hamamatsu and produced for the Japanese domestic market, which accounts for its limited appearance in the US. Label dating is straightforward for this model: guitars carrying an orange label were made in Japan and fall within the 1974–1985 orange label era, while the white oval label identifies Taiwan-built examples produced between 1977 and 2001. The 628-millimeter scale, rosewood fingerboard, rosewood bridge, and diamond and snowflake inlays are consistent identifying features. The source text notes the guitar suits both flatpicking and fingerpicking, and describes the voice as rich, open, and resonant, with strong midrange and deep bass response from woods that have had decades to mature. No documented notable players are on record for this model.
- Years produced
- 1978–1980
- Body type
- 6 String Jumbo
- Top
- Spruce
- Back & sides
- Rosewood, Indian
- Neck
- Nato
- Fingerboard
- Rosewood, Indian
- Colors
- natural
- Current market
- $281.99–$1350 (11 listings)
No US Distribution 3 Piece Back