Yamaha APX600 Thin-line Cutaway - Vintage White Reviews
The APX600 acoustic-electric guitar is another example of the high-quality craftsmanship and affordability that Yamaha is known for. In a nutshell, the Yamaha APX600 offers great sound, a smooth playing feel, and an eye-catching style at a great price. This thinline cutaway acoustic-electric features a built-in tuner and a System 65A preamp piezo pickup system, perfect for plugging in and playing coffeehouse gigs with natural acoustic sound that people will love. The spruce top helps the Yamaha APX600 pump out great tone even when you're playing unplugged. Plus, when paired with Yamaha's own Player Port app available on iOS and Android, the APX600 is the ideal tool for beginners looking to brush up on their playing with convenient access to tips, FAQs, and even a built-in automatic tuner. Acoustic players here at Sweetwater love the Yamaha APX600 for its affordability, feature set, and top-notch tone.
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Superb build quality which of course you would expect from Yamaha,flawless finish mine of which is the Vintage White w lovely creme binding on body and neck and while some reviews described the tone as thin I guess I got a good one as my guitars tone is fantastic and I have not even plugged it in yet.The quality to price ratio is off the chart with this instrument and I would w/o hesitation recommend it.Thank you as always to Sweetwater for their great customer service thaT I have come to expect over the years...
Beautiful guitar
Every where I take it, people comment on how impressive it is. They are struck by its elegance. Exactly what I hoped for since I play classical music with it as well as '70s classics.'
For its size it sounds great. I ordered the slimline to get away from the larger, heavier dreadnaught style.
"I will name him George and I will hug him and pet him and squeeze him" - The Abominable Snow Rabbit 1961 Bugs Bunny Cartoon.
So George arrived really quickly and in perfect condition and I won't lie when my son unpacked the guitar for me and I saw it the first time I got a little misty eyed because this is the first brand-new guitar I've ever owned in my life and after years and years of just playing old junkers we had laying around the house, to this day no one knows where they came from, this guitar is already special to me and I loved it just from the way it looked and he handed me the guitar and it fit me perfectly and I turned it on, tuned it up and started playing it within minutes. I'm far, far, faaaarrrr from being any kind of a musician and don't know much about instruments but I can play a song or three and this guitar was perfect for my needs just playing for my own enjoyment and the price was great and one of the best things about all this is how amazing Sweetwater is not only with their delivery making sure the guitar was well packaged and setup and ready to go right out of the box but the customer service was beyond great, receiving a call from my Sales Engineer Chris was so nice, not to many companies do that kind of thing that I know of so to me that is a huge thing and I've already ordered more things from Sweatwater and they got here fast and in great condition as well and I'm not just buying things for the free candy you get from them lol. My new guitar plays great and its so easy to play and being in a wheelchair the size of the guitar worked great and not having giant meat hook hands this guitars smaller neck is awesome and the guitar sounds so good I think. I hardly ever use a pick but when I strummed this sucker with a pick it rung out like it was hooked up to an amp it was so clear and clean and I've only had to tune it twice and I've hardly sat it down since I got it a weak or so ago so I think that is pretty good. I will hush now and I highly recommend this guitar to anyone looking for a thinner body slightly smaller scale guitar in this price range. For me this was a great buy, great guitar and a great company, Thanks Sweatwater.
Great sounding guitar
I played the EXP 500 thin line a long time ago .and really liked it so when I saw the EXP 600thinline in the Sweetwater deal section ,I bought it. what a nice guitar.I love the neck on it ,the body feels a little thicker than the EXP 500.but not that much piezo pickup sounds great and it looks beautiful.I never owned an acoustic guitar with a pickup I can use it with my Boss Katana amp on my next gig.as always, another good buy from Sweetwater!!!!!
Very playable with great sound
The APX600 is my first acoustic so by no means am I an expert. However, I found it an easy transition from my electrics with its thin body and narrow neck. The sound is great with nice resonance. It arrived in perfect condition and ready to play. The built-in tuner and pickups are a nice bonus.
Great Guitar But Where's My Candy?
I have another review on here but now that I purchased the guitar from Sweetwater, I figured I'd give a more detailed review. Guitar arrived on time. A box within a box. Plenty of padding and Bubble wrap. Got it opened and unwrapped and in perfect condition. Tuned it up and plays very nice. Don't expect the big sound of a Taylor or Martin. It's a smaller, thinner guitar.But for the money, I don't think you will find a better guitar. Was surprised the action was low and near perfect out of box. I need to change the strings. Maybe it'll help the sound a bit. Don't know what's on here.Plugged it in and with a little tweaking can make it sound nice. Probably use the Body Rez I bought from Sweetwater years ago to take away some of the brashness of acoustic electrics. James made the sale painless and quick. Everything is perfect except I got no candy! Where's my candy guys?
COOL VINTAGE WHITE STANDS OUT...
My initial impression was...well...so-so...but after setting the proper string height at the first fret and taking about .015" off the saddle bottom and putting on a set of nickel .010s. it came alive. The neck is like an electric and is straight and came withe right amount of relief. The body is heavier than it needs to be but not crazy heavy. Sonically speaking, unplugged it is no Martin, a bit plinky because of the plywood but plug it in and wow...it drives my Fender Blues Jr and my Bugera T5 very well. This is not really a Folk guitar at all but it works for the blues and classic rock styles that I do...overall, a good deal.
Love the look!
I chose this guitar mainly for its looks. I have another Yamaha with the same electronics but a concert body. I was pretty sure this guitar wouldn't sound good when played acoustically and I was right. The thin body and the painted finish aren't suited to producing great sound. At the same time, I believed it would sound as good as my other Yamaha when amplified and again I was right. Getting the tone dialed in can be a bit of a challenge but once you get it, it sounds great! I add a touch of chorus for a bit more depth. The slim body is very comfortable. The scale length seems shorter but it might just be the compact body that makes it seem so. All in all, it's a good guitar for gigging without breaking the bank.
