Honestly, Yamaha, I didn't believe the hype. I didn't exactly trust every review (hundreds of them I've read over the last 4 months while deciding on which guitar to get) which stated how great it sounds out of the box and tuned up.I'm now a believer. I'm in love with this guitar already. I'm having trouble putting it down. It's a pleasure to use this instrument.The Tobacco Sunburst is just beautiful. The entire guitar is beautiful. The pictures just CAN'T do it justice. I'm amazingly happy to have chosen this color. It's just a sexy guitar.The action is a little high for a new player, but it's honestly not that hard.If you're worried about it being built in China, don't. The craftsmanship is excellent. It's obvious that Yamaha keep strict controls on the build quality. A+ for that, Yamaha.My one gripe which isn't enough to remove stars is that I wish the seller had double boxed it. It arrived fine, no damage, but it's kind of unnerving seeing it only in a factory box as there was some crushing and holes in the box and the only protection inside of the box was a styrofoam pouch surrounding the guitar. Lucky enough that none went all the way through.I bought this Yamaha FGX 830C from Amazon (through Spotlight Music Store) on 6/1/22. It arrived in perfect condition in a single cardboard box and completely packed in bubble wrap. My first impression was that it is a beautiful guitar. I could see no defects whatsoever in the finish. The neck is arrow straight and the set up was just fine for me right out of the box. It is made in China but I believe the craftsmanship is excellent. I tuned it up with my clip on tuner and then checked the onboard tuner and found it to be very close. Right away I noticed that even though the tone is good--it was not quite to my liking. This is subjective, but it seemed a little tinny and lacking in "punch" or volume for a dreadnaught. After reading many, many reviews I decided to change the saddle to bone and installed new Elixer strings after about one month. The original strings felt rough to me and are noisy when doing slides. As many other reviewers mentioned; Yamaha could have used a bone nut and saddle and better strings for little to no increase in price. I did not change the nut. Seems like too much work for me to attempt, and not worth the effort. I do believe the new bone saddle and strings did improve the overall sound quality and tone. Maybe not as much as some reviewers claim--but, a noticeable difference. I did also change the plastic bridge pins for Rosewood pins. It does sound good plugged in and the neck is very smooth and easy playing. I would like to give it a 5 star rating but just can't quite get it there because of what it seems to lack in tone and projection. ( Another matter I want to mention is that I am not sure if this model with laminate Rosewood back and sides sounds any better than the other model down which has Mahogany laminate back and sides. The difference is $200. But both use laminates, so is there really that much difference?)Have played yamaha guitars since the seventys, very satisfied with their products...Great quality, flawless finish, looks great, and easy to play. However, I did expect it to have a better sound considering it is a solid top, and it is not as booming as I hoped. Don't get me wrong, it still sounds good and is neither too bassy or too much treble, but not as powerful or booming as a dreadnought should be and sustain isn't the best. Still a great upgrade from a first acoustic, and even better if this is your first.I chose Yamaha because my older brother along with my other siblings bought me my first guitar. Yamaha has never let me down and I still to this day am amazed at both the sound quality and build for the more budget price you get. I would even argue that Yamahas acoustics sound better than some more premium Taylor. Although I might be a bit biased when I say that I don’t like the sound of Taylor’s in general.That being said, this guitar in particular is different from my first none electric acoustic. And it’s not just because they put some electric guts in it. My first one is as the FG800. This one is a step not only by making it electric but also because it has laminated rosewood rather than the laminated foewood. The difference in quality is noticeable. It’s still rich and warm but has a brighter clearer crisp sound especially in the mid to highs. I love because I brought this for the purpose of playing on stage, and having a brighter more crisp sound will it come through the lows and with every other instrument that’s plugged in. The only thing that was unusual that I notice was that the control panel takes AA batteries rather than a typical 9v. It’s not a big deal, personally I prefer 9vs because it’s one less battery I have to worry about. The only thing I wonder about though is if two AAs will last longer then one 9v. Who knows. Other then that. I think this is an excellent guitar. Price wise I would nock it down 4 star than 5. It’s will good for the money but I think it’s worth closer to something like 450.00 or 500.00This is a beautiful guitar with a great sound. I have mostly been playing a Epiphone/Gibson Les Paul (for Rock n ROll) and a Flamenco by Almansa for my classical music tastes. This guitar sounds great with both!The fret board only goes to the 14th fret but that is not a major issue for me. Playing Classical and finger style Beatles on this guitar is a joy and makes me want to play more and more.Of the many guitars in this price range I can't say this is the best, but it is definitely very good and you won't regret buying it.Guitar build quality is great! Fit and finish excellent. This guitar plays as well as guitars that are way more expensive. Setup fairly well. All this guitar needs is a bone nut saddle and pins along with a quality set of strings. ( That is the only difference between guitars worth 3 times more). I highly recommend this guitar!I love Yamaha guitars, and when my husband offered to get me one "a little better" than the one I had, I turned to Amazon.ca. I live too far from a major city to try out guitars, but knew based on the information in the Amazon description that I would enjoy this guitar. It plays beautifully, the sound is rich and full, with great resonance and can carry in a smaller venue without additional amplification. I love it, and through Amazon, it arrived a day earlier than the shipping estimate, so it was a great surprise. Thank you, Amazon.ca!The best guitar I’ve ever owned! Amazing sound. Sounds so beautiful even if you’re just practicing. I am so in love with it, can’t put it away! Got it to get my classical guitar technique back; all the previous guitars that I’ve had can’t even compare to this one.I absolutely love this guitar, it’s slightly smaller size makes is 2x more comfortable to play. I wish I didn’t worry so much about it being smaller, I would buy it again in a heart beat. Absolutely beautiful design and build quality, you won’t be let down. Packaging was very good! Two thumbs up.