Yamaha APX600 Acoustic Electric Guitar - Oriental Blue Burst

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APX600 Acoustic Electric Guitar - Oriental Blue Burst

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APX600 Acoustic Electric Guitar - Oriental Blue Burst
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The Yamaha APX600 acoustic electric guitar builds and improves on the excellent craftsmanship, handsome design, rich tones and easy playability of the top selling APX500II. These guitars are a great fit for country, rock and blues and suited to players ranging from beginners to professionals. Acoustic electric guitars have surpassed conventional acoustic guitars in popularity and the upgraded APX model addresses the trend towards smaller-body and shorter-scale instruments.

The latest APX600 features a unique under-saddle piezo pickup, the Yamaha proprietary SRT transducer featured in the highly-acclaimed A Series range, a natural tone and the feedback rejection and mix-friendly sound guitarists crave.

Although its style has evolved, the essence of the APX remains the same. Today, it boasts a more natural look, a deeper body for better bass response and greater volume, and a new non-scalloped bracing pattern for a responsive, dynamic tone.

The thin-body APX600 features a spruce top, die-cast tuners, and an onboard tuner. Other new features include fresh finishes and an upgrade to a genuine abalone and ABS rosette for a superior acoustic tone. In addition, the scale length of the APX model has been shortened from 25 9/16" to 25" for greater playability.

Features:

  • Thin-line cutaway body design for exceptional playability

  • 25" scale length and narrower string spacing for enhanced comfort

  • New bracing pattern for increased bass response

  • Abalone soundhole rosette

  • Stage-focused pickup system for shaping your sound in the mix

Specifications


Acoustic Pickup Type: Undersaddle Piezo
Back & Sides: Locally Sourced Tonewood
Back/Sides Finish: Gloss
Binding: Ivory + Black
Body Colour: Oriental Blue Burst
Body Finish: Gloss
Body Shape: APX
Bracing: X Bracing - Scalloped
Bridge Material: Rosewood
Bridge Style: Modern Belly
Case/Gigbag: Purchased Separately
Country of Origin: Info Unavailable
Cutaway: Venetian
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlay: Dots
Fret Profile: Info Unavailable
Fretboard Radius: 15.75" / 400 mm
Included: Hex Wrench
Instrument Size: Full
Neck Body Join: Hand-fitted Modified Dovetail
Neck Body Join-Fret: 14th Fret
Neck Material: Locally Sourced Tonewood
Neck Shape: Info Unavailable
Number of Frets: 22
Number of Strings: 6
Nut Material: Urea
Nut Width: 1.6875" / 42.86 mm
Orientation: Right
Pickguard: No
Pickup/Preamp: Yamaha SYSTEM65
Preamp EQ: Yes
Scale Length: 25" / 635 mm
String Gauge: 0.12-0.53
String Type: Steel
Top Material: Spruce
Tuner: Yes
Tuning Machines: Die-cast Chrome TM29T

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My first Guitar 3 of 3 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Mississauga, Ontario
This is my first guitar and I love it so far. Its even better when I hook it up to my Peavey KB/A100 Amp.
Posted by Mike on Jan 19, 2024
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Get this guitar and put your feet up! 7 of 8 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Windsor, Ontario
Needed a smallish acoustic electric to go with my Traynor acoustic amp, I looked into getting a pickup for my parlous sized Simon & Patrick, but for a few bucks more why not have an all in one? This sounds great when plugged in...full, resonating sound...but if you play like I do, mostly straight acoustic while lounging at my desk with my feet up, this is perfect--and it plays fine at low volume (so as not to disturb the family). It's super easy to handle, and with the cutaway it sits quite comfortably on the lap. The AA batteries are a bonus rather than searching for 9V's and the built in tuner is an easy on/off. Good value for the $. Would recommend for sure!
Posted by John L. on Sep 20, 2023
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Excellent produit 1 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Pour être franc je ne m' attendais pas à être étonné de la sorte quand j ' ai prit possession de ma guitare. La qualité des matériau et la finition m ont vraiment étonné....
Posted by Andre Sirois on Jul 25, 2022
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Best acoustic guitar I have purchased 7 of 9 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Edmonton Highlands, Alberta
I have purchased a few acoustic guitars, all end up selling them caused unable to play them, due to my short fingers, keep making mistake on chords Until I saw this APX600 in Long & McQuade and try it out a few times in the store and found it is must easy for my short fingers and finally can play some tune without making less mistake. Great electric acoustic, great sound and medium size body, using AA size battery for the electronic is another advantage. I have ordered another 3/4" size APXT2 for travelling/camping.
Posted by Patrick on Jul 6, 2022
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Very happy 6 of 6 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Moncton, New Brunswick
I've been tryin g to learn to play for years on an cheap acoustic that was frustrating to the point that I kept giving up. Last January I decided to try an electric and picked up a Squier Strat. It was much easier to play and while I love electric, I needed to get back to acoustic as well. I did a lot of shopping around online and ended up trying a few at L&M here in Moncton. I did have a limited budget of $500 and went to try a few. and although this one wasn't on my radar I saw it and gave it a try. The satin neck was wonderful, and I found it very easy to play and the sound was much better than I expected form a thin body guitar. It sounds even better amplified. Afterward I tried some others again but as soon as I played this one for the second time I knew it was coming home with me. Brought it home today and other than some new strings and a fret polish it's good to go. Highly recommended.
Posted by Paul on Aug 26, 2021
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Love this 21 of 22 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Ottawa, Ontario
I just stared playing about 2 years ago , borrowed a relative's acustic guitar but needed my own. Now I can't put it down , I love the playability, especially as I am an older beginner, and the sound is awesome either plugged or unplugged.
Posted by Ben on Dec 22, 2018
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