Lets compare best Japan dreadnought guitars of 70s

Comparing
Matsuoka Dreadnought 80 1974
Matsuoka Dreadnought 80 restyle 1974
Matsuoka Dreadnought 100 1976
Kawase Master 100H 197(?)
Kawase Master 8001H 197(?)
Rider Custom R-1000D 1976

[SpencerRover]

From the all 70's to the beginning of the 80's, the golden age of the japanese guitars

[festushaggen]

My 1973 Yamaha FG-160 has been the greatest surprise of my guitar playing life. I bought it cheap for a quick restore and resell but couldn’t let it go and now I never will. Martin and Taylor have come and gone from my collection but this 50 year old Yamaha is special and has a sound and feel that can’t be found on store shelves. Just bought a 70’s Yamaki classical guitar that’s having the same effect on me. Big fan of Yamaha and 70’s Japanese guitars. They knew how to build them.

[djbradles]

Thank you for doing this. It is a great example of the Japanese golden age of custom acoustics.

[danemount]

I have a 1973 Ryuji Matsuoka Flamenco Guitar with cedar top and cypress back and sides and cedar neck with an ebony fingerboard. The friction violin style tuners have been replaced with threaded violin style tuners. I have seen a lot of his great guitars but Iha

[terryallen]

Nice test.
I sure can't pick a favorite.

[stevenboulton]

Tama, K.Yairi, higher end Washburn, T.Haruo etc are also very good.

[nojupiter]

I have Headway HD-308 . i bought it 38 years ago . And i play that now . It has so good sound . Do you know Headway ?

[XSFlanger]

You would enjoy 70s lawsuit Takamine guitars. I have 1978 lawsuit F340 and even with laminated top it sounds wonderful :)

[ratwynd]

I own a 1977 Takamine F400 12 string that I restored with neck reset conversion to bolt on, refret, tuners, brace repairs and truss rod repair. I have played it out at open mics a lot, as much as any of my 6 string or my 12 string Martin. I own a Martin D12-28 as well and the Takamine is more comfortable to play with a somewhat narrower neck. The Martin is only marginally better tonally. It is one I will keep until I can no longer play, then it goes to nephiew.

[iscovidoveryet]

Beautiful sounding wood and superior workmanship from each of them, but you're missing out on some of the best guitars in your round up. The Takamine 'Lawsuit Guitars'.
I'm fortunate that my August 1978 12 String 'Tak' is still very much playable after 40+ years, and regret the abuse I've put it through during my thoughtless younger days.

[MohdLatifurRahman]

I like Aria W-25 dreadnought acoustic guitar.

[GordMcknob]

The best sounding and best priced acoustic guitars that came out of Japan in the late 60s to early 70s were the FG Line from Yamaha Japan . These were all built at the Nippon Gakki factory and most of them sported the red label marked with the model number and the words ‘Nippon Gakki “ ..

[lindamorgan]

Oh My My ..aren't they lovely and the guitarist is excellent .. This is the BEST comparison I have ever seen in my life ..audio visuals and no Blah Blah look at me BS. Alot of work went into this thank you very much, I did not want this video to end especially the finger picking examples just wonderful.. Wow Subbed and hit the alarm :-)

[christianbasa]

Hello! Do you know about the guitar Goya g-340 apart of cf Martin. They manufacture in Japan in just 2 years. In 70s. It has white lining in body and also neck!!

[osamabinladen]

What do you know about Kasuga guitars?

[susanroycroft]

Iv'e never heard of these guitar's ( steel string) 😮😮😮

[pawkeet]

Have you ever heard of pearl mij acoustics?

[outoforder]

Is it me or do they sound better than a Martin? Certainly close

[danemount]

But I haven't seen any with violin style tuners. This guitar is awesome!

[upcycleelectra]

Top 70s Japanese Dreadnaughts ..Kawase probably not in the
Top 10 kazuo Yairi, Sadao/Sana yairi, T top Tama 77/79 by ibanez
Yamaki joodee, Matsumoku Aria, Early Sigma & Tokai
To name a few
Your Matsuoka 80/100 sound best for me Rider 3rd