How to identify genuine Yamaha guitars

Yamaha Company was established on October 12, 1887, formerly known as Japanese Musical Instrument Manufacturing Joint Stock Company. To pay tribute to the great dedication that Mr. Yamaha Torakuso established his own business, later the name “Yamaha” was derived from the name of the founder.

Yamaha is a brand with a very big name in the production of musical instruments such as: Piano, Organ, Guitar, Drum, Trumpet... A big brand with more than 134 years old age, Yamaha has produced products. quality, used by all artists and music lovers with the products they create.

Synonymous with the development of brands and products around the world, Yamaha always attaches importance to quality as a top goal. But in today's market, a number of GUITAR products are counterfeited and counterfeited with the Yamaha brand name.

Design shape and body paint

With today's modern technology, counterfeiting a guitar is not difficult. Sometimes a fake guitar can be judged to have the same finish as the real one, but if we examine small details like the contours, chamfers, or braces in the body… we can tell. Differences between real and fake guitars, subtlety and sharpness is something that fake guitars can't do. Of course, with hand-made guitars, the meticulousness and accuracy cannot be absolute. It will be within the tolerances given by the manufacturer.

Specifications

All guitars produced and distributed to the market have full specifications such as: model, serial number, material of the details on the guitar... that means the parameters must match. matching the guitar, customers can visit Yamaha's official website to view full product information. Or visit your nearest Yamaha dealer to view the product.

The logo symbol on the guitar

Guitar manufacturers all have their logos on their guitars. However, counterfeiting and printing logos on the guitar can be done.

So how to distinguish genuine logo? We can see the characters, size, color of the logo at the website and compare with the product you are interested in, if the logo that you are interested in is blurred, not sharp, without symmetry, You have the right to suspect that the product is fake. Yamaha always focuses on even the smallest detail in each of their products, and the logo is a face to affirm their brand.

Stamps on the piano

Stickers are a must for a guitar after it has been manufactured, tested and packaged for market. It's like your ID, on the guitar stamp there is full information of the manufacturer, model, serial number ... some models have the signature of the artist who made that product (some guitars are manufactured). exclusively for the Japanese market).

Warranty

Each Yamaha product comes with a Warranty Card attached, all Yamaha products are censored and stamped with anti-counterfeiting stamps and Yamaha's exclusive Warranty Card.

Each product box is stamped with anti-counterfeiting stamp of the Ministry of Public Security.

Regarding the Warranty Card, when a customer buys a Yamaha musical instrument or sound product, the ticket has full information such as product, product model, and serial number. The serial number on the product and on the warranty card must match. From 2020 Yamaha has released a new model warranty card as shown in the image below.

Yamaha Warranty Card (Front)

Yamaha Warranty Card (Back side)

For warranty, customers write full information on the Warranty Card, or customers can also scan the QR Code to register for warranty online. When receiving online registration Yamaha will send an email for verification. Customers follow the instructions in the email to complete the product warranty registration process.

Listed price of the product

Buying cheap genuine Yamaha guitars is completely possible, because Yamaha guitars have many different price segments. However, if the product has a price that is too different from the price listed by Yamaha on the website, it means that you have to ask a question about the product.

Yamaha and dealers have incentive programs for customers, regular products will be discounted about 10%. This price is for reference only, does not apply to all Yamaha products, and depends on when Yamaha launches incentives for customers.

Buy genuine products at authorized Yamaha dealers

Any product sold from an authorized dealer of the manufacturer, it clearly ensures the origin and quality of the product instead of having to wonder if it is a genuine product of the manufacturer. Yamaha or not? The nationwide Yamaha dealer system helps you in addition to actual product experience, the staff enthusiastically advise the product lines in an objective way so that you can choose for yourself the most satisfactory product.

Each Yamaha dealer is issued with a Certificate of Authority of Dealership provided by Yamaha, with dealer information, stamp and red seal of the General Director of Yamaha Company.

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Viet Music is a distributor and retailer of musical instruments and sounds of the Yamaha brand, hoping that the above sharing will partly help customers have an objective view, choose the most satisfactory and quality products.