The Yamaha APX700 II Electro Acoustic Guitar, Piezo Pickup, Wood Soundhole Inlay. Cutaway electro-acoustic with the emphasis on easy playability and design, for optimum performance and tone.
The Yamaha APX700 II is an improved version of the supremely playable cutaway electro-acoustic, offering optimum performance and tone. The APX700 II features a thin-profile body, a solid spruce top - known for its warm, mature overtones - Nato back and sides deliver a rich voicing, with a long ringing sustain.
Cosmetics include wooden sound hole inlay, ivory/black body binding, maple bottom inlay, plus mother-of-pearl APX and Yamaha headstock logos and position markers on the rosewood fingerboard. The APX700 II's sophisticated onboard electronics feature the newly developed A.R.T. (Acoustic Resonance Transducer) 1-way Pickup.
The Yamaha preamp also features an onboard tuner and 3-band EQ, with improved ergonomics, improved tuner performance plus AA battery powered for longer life and better dynamic response.
The main features of the Yamaha APX700 II include:
Its a very good electroacoustic piece of guitar. The neck is very comfortable, fast and overall it feels pretty solid. Mine, since I bought it, has taken quite some bumps and remains like new until now (years later, played everyday). One thing that amazed me was the quality of the pickups, they sound crisp and crystal clear, and even with heavy distortion effects it sounded pretty cool. The price tag may hurt a bit and not be attractive (or recommendable) to begginers, but its definitely a fine purchase.