Take the stage by storm
As an electric guitarist in the 1980s, if you wanted to play acoustic on stage there were few options for you that really worked. In 1987, Yamaha made the first acoustic guitar that could be taken from a guitar rack, plugged in and played at volume, problem free; no more howling feedback, misplaced mics or the dreaded extended sound check….
The APX series didn’t just focus on sound – every element was tweaked to be an easy switch for an electric player on-stage, from the stylish finishes to the cutaway body and the slim, electric-guitar style neck.
In any electro-acoustic, the combination of the guitar’s acoustic sound and its pickup is the heart of the sound. The latest APX600 features a unique undersaddle piezo pickup, 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 1987, but the essence of APX is the same as ever. Today’s APX guitars boast a more natural look, 5mm deeper body for better bass response and greater volume and, under the hood, a new non-scalloped bracing pattern for a responsive, dynamic tone.
The archetypal APX, the 600 series combines the outstanding comfort and perfect on-stage tone of the APX500 with
Thin Body and Cutaway For Excellent Playability
634 mm 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
SPECS
Body Shape: APX Shape
Scale Length: 634 mm (25”)
Body Length: 490 mm (19 5/16″)
Total Length: 1022 mm (40 1/4″)
Body Width: 384 mm (15 1/8″)
Body Depth: 80-90 mm (3 1/8″ – 3 9/16″)
Nut Width: 43 mm (1 11/16”)
String Spacing*: 10.0 mm
Top Material: Spruce
Back Material: Nato
Side Material: Nato
Neck Material: Locally Sourced Tonewood**
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: R 400 mm (23 5/8″)
Bridge Material: Rosewood
Nut Material: Urea
Saddle Material: Urea
Bridge Pins: Black ABS with White Dot
Tuners: Die-cast Chrome (TM29T)
Body Binding: Ivory + Black
Soundhole Inlay: ABS + Abalone
Pickguard: None
Body Finish: Gloss
Neck Finish: Matt (Gloss for BL, VW color variation)
Electronics: SYSTEM65 + SRT Piezo Pickup
Controls: Vol/3-band EQ/Tuner/Mid FQ
Connections: LINE OUT
Strings: .012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053
Accessories: Hex Wrench, 2 x AA Batteries
Case: Not included

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K&M 25680 ONE-HAND-MIC STAND
GIBRALTAR SC-SBBT CYMBAL BOOM ARM SHORT
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KLOTZ TITANIUM PSP ANGLED 3M SUPREME GUITAR CABLE WITH SILENTPLUG
SHURE SM57LCE DYNAMIC MICROPHONE
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KORG KROME EX 88 SYNTHESIZER WORKSTATION
KLOTZ SC1 SPEAKER CABLE SPEAKON-JACK 2M
YAMAHA C6X POLISHED EBONY GRAND PIANO 212CM
FENDER AMERICAN STRAT BRIDGE SECTIONS
DUNLOP PICK
YAMAHA CSR1450 CONCERT ORCHESTRAL SNARE DRUM BRASS SHELL 14X5
FENDER VENICE SOPRANO UKULELE NATURAL
K&M 210/6 MIC.BOOM STAND BLACK
K&M 14760 GUITAR PERFORMER STAND
PURESOUND 13 SUPER 30 SRS SNR
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YAMAHA FX 370C
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DADDARIO ACCESSORIES STD ACRYLUX NITRA 25-PACK
REMO 20EMPEROR CLEAR
K&M 24640 LIGHTING STAND BLACK
DADDARIO EJ40 SILK & STEEL
DADDARIO ACCESSORIES 25L01DX
FENDER STRING NUT BLANKS
SENNHEISER E945
TAMA HT430B DRUM THRONE
GRETSCH G9100 SOPRANO UKULELE
ZOOM Q2N-4K HANDY VIDEO RECORDER
MEINL DJEMBE BAG LARGE BLACK
GEWA PIEZO-PICKUP WITH PLUG IN CABLE
STAGG MUS-LED10 MUSIC STAND LIGHT
K&M 10062 MUSIC STAND ROBBY EXCLUSIVE
SHURE BETA57A
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DADDARIO ACCESSORIES PW-SH-01 DADDARIO ACCESSORIES SCREECHING HALT ACOUSTIC SOUNDHOLE COVER
STAGG US80-SE EL/AC SOPRANO UKULELE
GRETSCH G5422TG ELECTROMATIC CLASSIC DOUBLE-CUT WALNUT STAIN
DADDARIO ACCESSORIES 25PRF04
PROTECTION RACKET 9112 DJEMBE BAG
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YAMAHA YTR 3335 Bb TRUMPET REVERSE TUNING SLIDE GOLD LACQUER
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YAMAHA FX 370CTBS
GIBRALTAR 5 IN. CHROME PORT HOLE RING
ORANGE CRUSH MINI 3W GUITAR COMBO
DADDARIO EZ890 85/15 BRONZE
GIBRALTAR 9608M DRUM THRONE WITH SADDLE SEAT
MEINL MB20 16MEDIUM HEAVY CRASH
KLOTZ M2 MIC CABLE 3M XLR-XLR
JBL SRX812P 12" TWO-WAY BASS REFLEX SELF-POWERED SYSTEM
IBANEZ GSA60WNF WALNUT FLAT
K&M 14080 UPLIFT HYDRAULIC PIANO BENCH BLACK IMITATION LEATHER
MEINL MCJB CAJON BAG
K&M 10050 MUSIC STAND BLACK
FENDER CLASSIC SHELL 12PK HEAVY
YAMAHA HPH-150 WHITE
RICO BY D'ADDARIO SOPRANO SAXOPHONE REEDS 1.5 (3 PACK)
STAGG SPM-235 HIGH-RESOLUTION SOUND-ISOLATING IN-EAR MONITOR BLACK
K&M 23550 MIC.BAR Black
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K&M 23150 MIC DESK STAND
PAISTE 16 2002 CRASH
YAMAHA TRBX505 WHITE
YAMAHA YTR 2330S Bb STUDENT TROMPET SILVER PLATED + SOFT BAG
GIBRALTAR SC-GCML MEMORY LOCK
PROTECTION RACKET TIM14 TIMBA CASE
MEINL CA14 CAIXA DRUM
GRETSCH G2622-P90 STREAMLINER CENTER BLOCK DOUBLE-CUT P90 HAVANA BURST
EVANS 20 EQ3 RESONANT COATED WHITE
MEINL THBS HEADLINER BONGO STAND
EVANS 18 EQ3 BATTER CLEAR BASSDRUM HEAD
DADDARIO PRELUDE J910 MM VIOLA SET MEDIUM
YAMAHA TRBX-204 BRIGHT RED METALLIC
TAYLOR 914CE V-CLASS
HOHNER MELODICA PERFORMER 37
GRAPHTECH RATIO MACHINE HEADS PRN-2341-C0 ELECTRIC 3+3 VINTAGE BUTTON 2-PIN CHROME
NINO NINO963GR WOOD KALIMBA GREEN
FENDER 500K TONE SAVER
DUNLOP 229SI SHY SLIDE
YAMAHA POLISHING CLOTH YELLOW (L)
MEINL CONGA BAG 11 3/4 BLACK
KLOTZ ASEX10300 EXTENSION CABLE 3m.
K&M PLASTIC PULB FOR ROD ENDS
YAMAHA CX40III CLASSICAL GUITAR NATURAL WITH PIEZO
EVANS 10 GENERA G2 CLEAR TOM HEAD
STUDIO49 AGc ALTO GLOCKENSPIEL
DADDARIO ACCESSORIES 50A05 WOVEN GUITAR STRAP TIKI
YAMAHA PACIFICA 212VQMCBR QUILTED MAPLE CARAMEL BROWN
TAYLOR 412CE V-CLASS 
