With our cookies we would like to offer you the best shopping experience possible with everything that goes with it. This includes, for example, suitable offers, personalized ads and remembering preferences. If this is okay with you, simply agree to the use of cookies for preferences, statistics and marketing by clicking on "Alright!" (show all). You can withdraw your consent at anytime via the cookie settings (here)
Note: To prevent ratings from being based on hearsay, smattering or surreptitious advertising we only allow ratings from real users on our website, who have bought the equipment from us.
After logging in you will also find all items you can rate under rate products in the customer centre.
I have been gigging this guitar for 3 months as one of my go-to acoustics ( I keep 2 on stage).
I was able to (without any modification) play an open-air City festival show with this instrument, literally on the same day that it arrived at my door. The pickup system was correctly installed from the factory on mine (all strings are creating a balanced output). I knocked it on quality because the components could be better. The preamp seems a bit thin in part of the mids; which can be corrected with a 4 band EQ on a house mixer (or you can live with it). The construction is typical asian factory work, with uneven internal wood joints etc etc. Also, the frets are going fast. I will in fact contact someone to ask about the frets and if anything that can be done on that regarding quality of components for warranty work. At least the frets came properly dressed, and the fingerboard was quite playable from the factory.
Overall, the thing works pretty darned well. For a guy who is used to modifying instruments (due to poor construction choices or workmanship) I literally did nothing, and I have been able to play the thing 3 months straight as a work instrument.
I would recommend it as a cost-effective choice to get a usable guitar in hand. I have a M. Grand Performance, which I do not like to take to the places I take this Yamaha instrument (due to the rough environments). The cheap price tag also means that if some drunk guy bashes the thing while I'm offstage, then I don't need to break the bank to replace it.
Go for it.
I have been gigging this guitar for 3 months as one of my go-to acoustics ( I keep 2 on stage).
I was able to (without any modification) play an open-air City festival show with this instrument, literally on the same day that it arrived at my door. The pickup system was correctly installed from the factory on mine (all strings are creating a balanced
I have been gigging this guitar for 3 months as one of my go-to acoustics ( I keep 2 on stage).
I was able to (without any modification) play an open-air City festival show with this instrument, literally on the same day that it arrived at my door. The pickup system was correctly installed from the factory on mine (all strings are creating a balanced output). I knocked it on quality because the components could be better. The preamp seems a bit thin in part of the mids; which can be corrected with a 4 band EQ on a house mixer (or you can live with it). The construction is typical asian factory work, with uneven internal wood joints etc etc. Also, the frets are going fast. I will in fact contact someone to ask about the frets and if anything that can be done on that regarding quality of components for warranty work. At least the frets came properly dressed, and the fingerboard was quite playable from the factory.
Overall, the thing works pretty darned well. For a guy who is used to modifying instruments (due to poor construction choices or workmanship) I literally did nothing, and I have been able to play the thing 3 months straight as a work instrument.
I would recommend it as a cost-effective choice to get a usable guitar in hand. I have a M. Grand Performance, which I do not like to take to the places I take this Yamaha instrument (due to the rough environments). The cheap price tag also means that if some drunk guy bashes the thing while I'm offstage, then I don't need to break the bank to replace it.
Go for it.
features
sound
quality
10
3
Report
Report
I
Great value for beginners or intermediates, with some drawbacks out of the box
IsakH 22.12.2019
I played music for 11 years before picking up a guitar for the first time, and this is the first guitar that I bought myself after playing for a few months on a borrowed old nylon-string.
Out of the box, the sound was... okay. In my opinion, the standard strings sounded very stiff and "steely" (although I have heard that this becomes better as you keep playing). Furthermore, the string height was very high and I thus had difficulty playing with the same accuracy as I did on my borrowed guitar.
After changing strings to some D'Addario EXP11 and drastically lowering the string height, however, the sound is now fantastic and the guitar is very playable. In my ears, the sound easily rivals that of guitars twice the price. It resonates beautifully and the build quality is solid.
Overall, a great value guitar that I will keep for many years. Be aware, however, that you may need to adjust it to your liking.
I played music for 11 years before picking up a guitar for the first time, and this is the first guitar that I bought myself after playing for a few months on a borrowed old nylon-string.
Out of the box, the sound was... okay. In my opinion, the standard strings sounded very stiff and "steely" (although I have heard that this becomes better as you keep
I played music for 11 years before picking up a guitar for the first time, and this is the first guitar that I bought myself after playing for a few months on a borrowed old nylon-string.
Out of the box, the sound was... okay. In my opinion, the standard strings sounded very stiff and "steely" (although I have heard that this becomes better as you keep playing). Furthermore, the string height was very high and I thus had difficulty playing with the same accuracy as I did on my borrowed guitar.
After changing strings to some D'Addario EXP11 and drastically lowering the string height, however, the sound is now fantastic and the guitar is very playable. In my ears, the sound easily rivals that of guitars twice the price. It resonates beautifully and the build quality is solid.
Overall, a great value guitar that I will keep for many years. Be aware, however, that you may need to adjust it to your liking.
features
sound
quality
2
0
Report
Report
EO
Great Instrument for the Price
Eren Okus 06.12.2024
This guitar has a lovely and bright sound, a comfortable neck and decent electronics. My main gripe with it was the scratchy frets and high action right outside the box, but both were relatively easy to fix. To keep things short and sweet, I wholeheartedly recommend this guitar.
Unfortunately there was an error. Please try again later.
GC
Eine Gitarre mit viel PotenzialA guitar with a lot of potential
Gitarren Charly 19.02.2021
Habe mir die Yamaha, als Bühnengitarre bestellt, und da erfüllt sie den Anforderungen die ich eine Live-Gitarre gestellt habe.
Geringes Gewicht, etwas schmaleren Korpus für den Spielkomfort und natürlich ganz wichtig der Klang über die Anlage haben mich voll überzeugt das es ein guter Griff war diese Gitarre zu kaufen.
Wer allerdings eine Westerngitarre sucht die er hauptsächlich rein akustisch spielt sollte lieber zur CPX Serie greifen, da bei der APX Serie, das rein akustische Volumen geringer / dünner ist, aber für meine Zwecke ist sie genau die Richtige.
Habe mir die Yamaha, als Bühnengitarre bestellt, und da erfüllt sie den Anforderungen die ich eine Live-Gitarre gestellt habe.
Geringes Gewicht, etwas schmaleren Korpus für den Spielkomfort und natürlich ganz wichtig der Klang über die Anlage haben mich voll überzeugt das es ein guter Griff war diese Gitarre zu kaufen.
Wer allerdings eine Westerngitarre
Habe mir die Yamaha, als Bühnengitarre bestellt, und da erfüllt sie den Anforderungen die ich eine Live-Gitarre gestellt habe.
Geringes Gewicht, etwas schmaleren Korpus für den Spielkomfort und natürlich ganz wichtig der Klang über die Anlage haben mich voll überzeugt das es ein guter Griff war diese Gitarre zu kaufen.
Wer allerdings eine Westerngitarre sucht die er hauptsächlich rein akustisch spielt sollte lieber zur CPX Serie greifen, da bei der APX Serie, das rein akustische Volumen geringer / dünner ist, aber für meine Zwecke ist sie genau die Richtige.
I ordered the Yamaha as a stage guitar, and it meets the requirements I had for a live guitar. Low weight, slightly narrower body for playing comfort and of course, very importantly, the sound of the system completely convinced me that it was a good idea to buy this guitar. However, if you are looking for an acoustic guitar that you play primarily acoustically, you should choose the CPX series, as the purely acoustic volume of the APX series is lower / thinner, but for my purposes it is exactly the right one.
