Yamaha
Latest Yamaha guitar news, new electric and acoustic guitars, signature models, artist collaborations, and releases tracked by Guitar Radar.
Guitar Radar follows Yamaha through 4 stories and 2 product releases, covering new gear, launches and company news as they happen. Most of it sits under gear, players and industry. The most recent story, from Oct 6, 2026, is “Yamaha opens a 60th-anniversary guitar exhibition in Shibuya”. Coverage here goes back to Sep 19, 2026. The newest product in the releases catalog is the Yamaha Matteo Mancuso Signature REVSTAR RS20MM.
About Yamaha
Yamaha's roots reach back to 1887, when founder Torakusu Yamaha repaired a broken reed organ; the company was established as Nippon Gakki in 1897 and later became Yamaha Corporation. Guitar production started later, and a dedicated guitar division was set up in 1966. The FG180 was its first acoustic of that era, and the FG series reached the United States in the late 1960s.
In electrics, its SG series, introduced in the late 1960s and built up around the SG-175 in 1974, became popular with players such as Carlos Santana, for whom Yamaha built a custom SG-175. The Pacifica range, launched in 1990 with Leo Knapp, became a standard entry-level electric guitar.
Today Yamaha's guitar catalog spans acoustics, the Pacifica and Revstar electrics and artist models. Guitar Radar follows its new Revstar variants and signature releases.
Sources: Yamaha: Corporate history · Guitar World: 60 years of Yamaha guitars · Yamaha Hub: A brief history of Yamaha guitars
Stories
Yamaha opens a 60th-anniversary guitar exhibition in Shibuya
The free Tokyo exhibition spans historic guitars, artist instruments, TransAcoustic tryouts and hands-on setup education through November 23.
Fender CEO says the S-style cease-and-desist campaign should have been handled differently
Bud Cole says Fender should have talked with builders before sending letters, while the company continues defending its Stratocaster-shape strategy.
Yamaha turns Matteo Mancuso’s custom Revstar into the production RS20MM signature model
The chambered Vintage Sunburst electric pairs DiMarzio PAF 36th Anniversary pickups with a five-way selector and Yamaha’s passive Focus Switch.
Yamaha adds high-end FG7 and FS7 acoustics, with X versions for stage use
The new Japanese-market FG/FS flagships arrive October 3 in acoustic and pickup-equipped versions, extending Yamaha’s long-running flat-top family upward.