I have a Yamaha ll6 acoustic, it has always been very bass light compared to my other acoustic guitars, or any I have owned prior..
Great guitar but not much bass end resonance..I am using gauge 12 strings..The soundboard is A.R.E treated, so I don't really want to go up to using gauge 13s,plus I don't want it to be a chore to play compared to my other guitars...
The Nut and Bridge are Plastic..I am not bothered about more string separation,I just want more low end resonance going on..
Would replacing the bridge and nut with bone ones help this...?
Apparently Tusq is better for separation and makes things more piano like, not really what I am after..
As the soundboard of the guitar is artificially aged and the sides are laminate..Could the lack of bass be due to the soundboard not exciting the rest of the guitar..? I know heavier strings would help there,but I don't want to distort the artificially aged soundboard..
I think Yamaha recommend gauge 12 strings for this guitar..
Comments
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Have you considered changing to strings with a different outer wrap material?
I vaguely remember trying an LL6 and another "mid-price" Yamaha electro-acoustic in a short-lived local music shop. I found them pleasant but, somehow, lacking. Deep down, I knew that I was only going to get the quality that I expected by paying the sort of sum that a top notch acoustic guitar costs.
Additionally, unless you have modified it, your Guild is fully acoustic whereas the Yamaha has transducer electronics as standard. If that is an undersaddle transducer strip, its position between the soundboard and the saddle could detract from unamplified sound of that guitar.
Instruments such as the Guild D-50 and Martin D-28 have a reputation for needing a fair old beating with a pick to give of their best. I do not know whether the bracing in the Yamaha is able to withstand similar treatment. (If I get heavy-handed with my Stonebridge, it creaks and rattles.)
If you need to downsize, get rid of the FG - the LL is a better fingerpicker and just a better guitar, and the lack of bottom-end will actually probably be an advantage if you want to amplify it since it will reduce feedback, and you can always EQ it to compensate.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
This looks a fairly honest review
https://sixstringacoustic.com/yamaha-ll6-review-acoustics-under-1000-review-series
It emphasises that the model is pitched more towards high and mids and is good in the mix in a live band with a bass guitar among the instruments. I think that comment says a lot.
It also links with @ICBM 's comments about bassy acoustics being a real feedback problem area with plugged in acoustics. So maybe this for live band work and the Guild for noodling in the bedroom or solo gigs?
Despite being a smaller instrument and not remotely played in, the Furch had more of EVERYTHING.