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Yamaha FG820 12-String Acoustic Guitar - Natural — view 1

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Irvine Art And Music

Yamaha FG820 12-String Acoustic Guitar - Natural

Name: Yamaha FG820 12-String Acoustic Guitar - Natural
Brand: Irvine Art And Music
SKU: NGM-7878E63B
Price: 240.87 GBP
Availability: InStock

SKU: NGM-7878E63BBrand: Irvine Art And Music

£240.87Inc. VAT

Or around £20.07 a month over 12 months — spread the cost at checkout where eligible.

A Great Value-priced 12-string Acoustic From the first strum, you'll get it — the Yamaha FG820-12 performs way above its modest price tag. This 12-string acoustic guitar's solid spruce top ensures a warm, strong sound that's enhanced beautifully by its mahogany back and sides. You'll love the feel…

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What we do before it ships

Electronics bench-tested through a reference amp
Photographed on the bench so you see the exact instrument leaving us
Fretwork inspected for sprout and levelled where needed
Fresh strings fitted and stretched so it holds tune out of the box
Full workshop set-up: truss rod, action and intonation dialled in before dispatch

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Free insured UK delivery
30-day free returns
2-year Northgate warranty
Workshop set-up included

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01 — Full details

A Great Value-priced 12-string Acoustic

From the first strum, you'll get it — the Yamaha FG820-12 performs way above its modest price tag. This 12-string acoustic guitar's solid spruce top ensures a warm, strong sound that's enhanced beautifully by its mahogany back and sides. You'll love the feel of this guitar's Standard-shaped neck, which is topped by an easy-playing rosewood fingerboard. You also get eye-catching cream-colored body and fingerboard binding. Whether you're a beginner that's looking for a quality first instrument, or a longtime player searching for a top-notch backup, the FG820-12 is a great choice.

Solid spruce top for great tone

Yamaha chose a solid spruce top for their FG820-12, due to its look and tone. Spruce has a well-rounded, articulate sound with excellent projection. These qualities have made it the undisputed leader for acoustic guitar tops. And because it's made from solid wood, the tone will age gracefully, with enhanced harmonics and greater tonal balance as the years go by. Beyond that, the FG820-12 boasts scalloped bracing, resulting in a larger low end and more projection.

Mahogany back and sides

The FG820-12 sports a back and sides made from mahogany. The strummers here at Irvine Art & Music appreciate this wood for its warm, well-balanced tone. It enhances midrange frequencies while maintaining top-end clarity. The sound is gentle and full, which is ideal for vocal accompaniment. Combined with the lively and defined sound of its spruce top, you'll love the rich tone you get from the Yamaha FG820-12's mahogany.

Yamaha FG: the best-selling acoustic guitar series in the world

It's not hard to see why Yamaha's FG series is a world best seller. They were the first to offer full-sized dreadnought bodies, professional-grade tonewoods, and fast-playing necks on instruments that were affordable for beginners and pros alike. If you're just learning to play, you'll enjoy the comfort of the neck and body, the low string action, and the full sound. Seasoned players who need a quality backup will love the detail of tone, the acoustic power, and how effortlessly the guitar plays.

Yamaha FG820-12 Features:

12-string version of Yamaha's FG820 acoustic guitar
Solid spruce top yields a well-rounded, articulate sound with excellent projection
Mahogany back and sides enhance midrange frequencies while maintaining top-end clarity
Scalloped bracing accentuates low frequencies and increases projection
Great-feeling Standard-shaped neck topped by an easy-playing rosewood fingerboard
Eye-catching cream-colored body and fingerboard binding
Makes a quality first instrument or top-notch backup

Tech Specs

String Type:Steel
Number of Strings:12
Body Shape:Dreadnought
Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
Color:Natural
Finish:Gloss
Top Wood:Solid Spruce
Back & Sides Wood:Mahogany
Body Bracing:X-bracing
Binding:Cream
Neck Wood:Nato
Neck Shape:Standard
Radius:15.75"
Fingerboard Material:Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlay:Dots
Number of Frets:20
Scale Length:25"
Tuning Machines:Die-cast
Bridge Material:Rosewood
Nut/Saddle Material:Urea/Urea
Nut Width:1.8125"
Strings:D'Addario EXP36, .010-.047
Manufacturer Part Number:FG820-12

02 — From order to doorstep

Order placed

Confirmation email with your reference lands within a minute.

Workshop check

Bench inspection and set-up, usually the same working day.

Packed & dispatched

Double-boxed and handed to the courier with tracking.

Delivered

Free insured delivery, 1–3 working days across mainland UK.

03 — Buying with confidence

Bought from a UK company

Northgate Music Co. is a UK-registered retailer. Every order is invoiced with VAT and covered by UK consumer law.

30-day returns

Change your mind within 30 days of delivery and we arrange a free return collection, then refund to your original payment method.

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We invite customers to review 14 days after delivery. Ratings appear here once verified purchasers have left them — we never publish placeholder scores.

04 — Questions about this product

Yes — we hold 4 in UK stock. Orders placed before 14:00 on a working day are picked the same day and dispatched with free insured tracked delivery, arriving in 1–3 working days.

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