Yamaha Apx600M Smoky Black

Description

If an electric guitarist in the 1980s wanted to play acoustic on stage there were few options that could really work. In 1987, Yamaha created the first acoustic guitar that could be taken from a guitar rack, plugged in and played at volume, without issue; no more feedback, misplaced or dreaded microphones and extended sound checks. The APX series is not just focused on sound - every element has been optimized to be an easy solution for an electric guitarist on stage; slim electric guitar style neck, thin body with cutaway and sleek finishes.

In any electro-acoustic instrument, the heart of the sound is the combination of the guitar's sound and its pickup. The latest APX500III features a single-element undersaddle piezo pickup, Yamaha's patented Pickup-R transducer, the same pickup as in the A Series range, which boasts incredible dynamic range, natural tone, feedback cancellation and an easily manageable sound that guitarists need. The legendary Yamaha active preamp is still a great feature of the APX series and being built by Yamaha's audio-visual division, the sound quality is everything you would expect from the world's number one.

Styles have changed a bit since 1987, but the essence of the APX is the same as ever. Today's APX guitars boast a more natural look, a 5mm deeper body for improved bass response and greater volume, and under the soundboard, a new non-scalloped bracing pattern for a dynamic and responsive tone.

Specifications

Top Material: Spruce

Body Material: Locally Sourced Wood

Finish: Matte

Bridge: Rosewood

Neck Material: Locally Sourced Wood

Neck Finish: Matte

Scale Length: 25

Fretboard Material: Rosewood

Fretboard Radius: 15.75

Frets: 22

Nut Width: 43 mm

Electronics: System65

Controls: Volume, 3-band EQ, Tuner, Mid FQ

Connections: Line-out

Saddle Material: Urea

Tuners: Die-cast Chrome (TM29T)

Strings: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053