Take the stage by storm
As an electric guitarist in the mid 1980s, if you wanted to play acoustic on stage there were few options for you that really worked - and certainly nothing that was designed with you in mind. After talking to guitarists playing gigs of all sizes about what they really needed for a stage acoustic, Yamaha decided to make the first acoustic guitar that could be taken from a guitar rack, plugged in and played at volume – problem free. And so APX was born – designed to meet the tonal needs of both the guitarist and the band as a whole. No more howling feedback, misplaced mics or the dreaded extended sound check….
And being designed for electric guitarists, it wasn’t just the sound that was the focus on the APX - every element was tweaked to be an easy switch on-stage, from the stylish finishes to the cutaway body and the slim, electric-guitar style neck.
In any electro-acoustic, the pickup is at the heart of the sound. The first APX guitars were loaded with basic undersaddle piezo pickups and over time, as new pickup technologies became available, APX has featured a variety of systems suited to different playing styles and tonal requirements, several of which are still available today. The latest APX500III still features an undersaddle piezo pickup, but things have moved on since those early models and now it’s Yamaha’s proprietary Pickup-R transducer – the same pickup as featured in the highly acclaimed A Series range and boasting incredible dynamic range, natural tone and the feedback rejection and mix-friendly sound that guitarists need and want. Yamaha’s legendary active preamp is still a big feature of APX, and being built by Yamaha’s audio-visual division, the sound quality is everything you’d expect from the world’s number one.
Styles have changed a little since 1897 and over the years the APX has continued to adapt to the needs of the guitarist. The essence of APX is the same as ever, but compared to the first models today’s APX guitars boast a more woody, natural look, 5mm deeper body for better bass response and greater volume and, under the hood, scalloped bracing for a responsive, dynamic tone.
Produktinformasjon
APX1200II
APX-serien, høyt priset for sine evner på scenen, er nå tilgjengelig i en helsolid utgave med SRT-systemet. I tillegg til APX gitarens raske respons, gir solid rosentre i bunn og sider en fyldig sustain. Nytt utseende; mahogni bindings, svarte knapper på stemmeskruene og posisjonsmarkører i abalone / perlemarmor. Det er enkelt, men gir et high-end utseende. APX1200 er tilgjengelig i Natural og Translucent Black.
- Thin Body and Cutaway For Excellent Playability
- Solid Spruce Top
- Solid Rosewood Back & Sides
- SRT Pickup/Preamp System for Natural Amplified Tone
APX700II
Utseende og spesifikasjonene til 700-series baseres på 1000-series, men med det eksklusive ART pickup systemet. ART har evnen til å gjenskape naturlige tone og dynamikk for å fange gitarkroppens resonans som tydeliggjør de små forskjeller mellom APX og CPX gitarer. Derfor du kan velge den gitaren som passer din stil og vite at karakteren alltid vil skinne gjennom. 12-strengers versjoner av APX og CPX700II er tilgjengelige, samt venstrehåndsversjoner av APX700II.
APX700II-12
Dette er en 12-strengers versjon av APX700II. 700-serien med gitarer har styling og spesifikasjoner hentet fra gitarer i 1000-serien, men med det eksklusive ART pickupsystemet. Arts er konstruert til å fange opp hele gitarens resonans, og dens evne til å gjenskape en naturlig tone og dynamikk gjør at de subtile forskjellene mellom APX- og CPX-gitarer gjenskapes på en perfekt måte, noe som gjør at du kan velge den gitaren som passer stilen din og vite at karakteren alltid vil skinne igjennom. En venstrehendt versjon av APX700II er tilgjengelig.
APX700IIL
Dette er en venstrehendt versjon APX700II. 700-serien med gitarer har styling og spesifikasjoner hentet fra gitarer i 1000-serien, men med det eksklusive ART pickupsystemet. Arts er konstruert til å fange opp hele gitarens resonans, og dens evne til å gjenskape en naturlig tone og dynamikk gjør at de subtile forskjellene mellom APX- og CPX-gitarer gjenskapes på en perfekt måte, noe som gjør at du kan velge den gitaren som passer stilen din og vite at karakteren alltid vil skinne igjennom. 12-strengers versjoner av APX er tilgjengelige
APX600FM
One of the world's best-selling acoustic-electric guitars–the APX600 series–introduces an upgraded version with a flame maple top. APX's thin-line body combines incredible comfort, easy top-fret access and natural acoustic tone–giving APX600FM excellent playability that is perfectly suited for on-stage performers.
- Two Colors: Flamed Maple Amber and Tobacco Brown Sunburst
- Flamed maple top wood and nato back and side produces a full and natural acoustic tone
- 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
APX600
The archetypal APX, the 600 series combines the outstanding comfort and perfect on-stage tone.
- Thin Body and Cutaway For Excellent Playability
- 634mm Scale Length for Enhanced Comfort
- Narrower String Spacing Makes Stretching for Chords Easier
- New Bracing Pattern For More Powerful Bass Response
- Stage-focused Pickup Sound to Cut Through a Mix
- Inlaid Soundhole Rosette
APX600M
APX Series acoustic-electric guitars are among the world’s best-selling instruments of their type. With its comfortable thinline body, easily accessible upper frets, superb playability, and natural acoustic tone, the APX600M guitar is perfectly suited for live performance.
- Comfortable thinline body with single cutaway
- Exceptional playability and easy access to upper frets
- 25" scale length with narrow string spacing for enhanced comfort
- Special bracing pattern provides deep-yet-balanced low end
- Stage-focused pickup system lets you shape your sound for live mixes
- Choice of Natural Satin and Smoky Black in matte finishes
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