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

YAMAHA YUS1 SH3 PE
GRAPHTECH BLACK TUSQ XL PT-4187-00 GUITAR OR BASS NUT FLAT BLANK SLAB
STUDIO49 AGc ALTO GLOCKENSPIEL
ELECTRO HARMONIX DUAL STEREO LOOPER
KLOTZ ICE ROCK MIC CABLE 5M XLR-XLR
EVANS 20 EMAD BATTER CLEAR KICK HEAD
TAYLOR 414CE V-CLASS
YAMAHA B1 PW UPRIGHT PIANO POLISHED WALNUT 109CM
GIBRALTAR 5608 DRUM THRONE
PROTECTION RACKET TIM14 TIMBA CASE
DADDARIO PRELUDE J910 MM VIOLA SET MEDIUM
ROLAND PDS-20 SAMPLE PAD STAND
AKG PERCEPTION 820 TUBE
MEINL ZEBRA DRUM RUG 160 x 200 CM
MEINL MCC1134CB CONGA
GIBRALTAR 5 IN. CHROME PORT HOLE RING
YAMAHA TRBX304 WHITE
K&M 230/2 GOOSENECK XLR NICKEL
DADDARIO EJ41
FENDER TRE-VERB DIGITAL REVERB/TREMOLO
EVANS 22 EQ3 BATTER COATED
EVANS 18 EQ3 BATTER CLEAR BASSDRUM HEAD
K&M 19792 TABLET PC TABLE STAND
YAMAHA SLG200N TOBACCO SUNB. SILENT GUIT
DUNLOP 6524 FINGERBOARD CLEANER
TAYLOR 818E GRAND ORCHESTRA
YAMAHA ABSOLUTE MAPLE HYBRID JAZZ SHELL SET
MEINL FD16BE FRAME DRUM
STUDIO49 SM-1000 SOPRAN METALLOPHONE
SHURE BLX24E SM58 WIRELESS SYSTEM
TASCAM DR-05X STEREO HANDHELD AUDIO RECORDER
VIC FIRTH AJ3 AMERICAN JAZZ
EVANS 12 GENERA G1 COATED TOM HEAD
YAMAHA CPX 700II DSR
MEINL MDJBS DJEMBE BAG SMALL
KLOTZ TITANIUM PEDAL PATCHER 0,30M
PROTECTION RACKET 9023 BASS DRUM MUFFLER
SHURE SE215-CL ISOLATING EARPHONES CLEAR
EVANS 22 GENERA G2 CLEAR BASS DRUM HEAD
MOOER MICRO LOOPER
VIC FIRTH VKB1 FELT BEATER
D'ADDARIO PWPS2 EBONY BRIDGE AND END PIN SET ABALONE INLAY
HOHNER BLUES HARP B-MAJOR
MEINL SONIC ENERGY STDB STEEL TONGUE DRUM MALLETS
HAGSTROM VIKING BLACK ELECTRIC GUITAR
DUNLOP JOHN PETRUCCI JAZZ III PICK PACK
VIC FIRTH 2BN AMERICAN CLASSIC NYLON TIP
HOHNER MARINE BAND CROSSOVER E-MAJOR
PROTECTION RACKET 9115 DJEMBE BAG
MEINL PADJ1XLF 14 INCH DJEMBE PHARAOHS FIBER SKIN HEAD
SHURE BLX14E/P31 WIRELESS HEADSET MIC SYSTEM
DADDARIO ACCESSORIES 25SS02DX SUEDE GUITAR STRAP HONEY
MEINL ARTIST SERIES 11 3/4-INCH LUIS CONTE CONGA REMO NUSKYN HEAD NATURAL
MOOER BLACK SECRET DISTORTION MDS1
GIBRALTAR 4 IN. WHITE PORT HOLE RINGS
ERNIE BALL EARTHWOOD PHOSPHOR BRONZE ACOUSTIC 13-56
DADDARIO ECG26 CHROMES
KLOTZ KIK 1,5M INSTRUMENT CABLE BLACK
YAMAHA B2E SC3 SILENT PIANO POLISHED WHITE
REMO 22EMPEROR CLEAR
TAYLOR 612CE V-CLASS
IBANEZ GSR180-BS
MEINL MDAB DARBUKA BAG
KLOTZ M1 MIC CABLE 1M FEMALE XLR-JACK
YAMAHA B1 SC3 SILENT PIANO POLISHED EBONY 109CM
WARWICK SPW30035B1R BASS MACHINEHEAD RIGHT BLACK (TREBLE SIDE)
DADDARIO ACCESSORIES BEATLES 15 PACK PICK TIN STRIPES
DADDARIO ECG24-7 CHROMES
SENNHEISER WIRELESS SET EW545G2
LINE 6 RELAY G10II DIGITAL WIRELESS GUITAR SYSTEM
MXR M193 GT-OD
STAGG DJ DESKTOP STAND WITH LOWER SUPPORT PLATE DJSLT20
TAYLOR 214CE KOA DELUXE 
