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Thin Body and Cutaway Provide High Playability
APX’s thin-line body combines incredible comfort, easy top-fret access and a sound perfectly suited to on-stage use with bright, clear mids, balanced highs and controlled lows. Specially designed non-scalloped X-type bracing allows the guitar’s top to sing and maximizes the resonance of the unique body shape for a full, natural tone. With dynamics, sensitivity and clarity built into the design from day one, APX is a guitar not to be underestimated.
Colours – Black, Natural, Vintage Sunburst, Dusk Sun Red, Oriental Blue Burst
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Features
Body depth and Bracing pattern
The APX’s thin-line body offers incredible comfort, top-fret access, and a sound perfect for on-stage use. Specially designed non-scalloped X-type bracing maximizes body resonance for full, natural tone. Their wide dynamic range, excellent sensitivity, and outstanding clarity make them impressive performers.
APX Soundhole : Oval
The instantly recognizable APX soundhole thickens lower-mid response and gives a more strident, open low end.
Electric System : System 66
System 66 features an under-saddle piezo pickup developed by Yamaha. Controls include a 3-band equalizer, an adjustable mid-range frequency control, and a precision chromatic tuner for optimum sound tailoring. The system is powered by easy to obtain AA-size batteries that provide a stable power supply for improved sound quality.
General Specifications
| Body Shape | APX Shape | |
|---|---|---|
| Scale Length | 650mm (25 9/16”) | |
| Body Length | 490mm (19 5/16″) | |
| Total Length | 1031mm (40 9/16″) | |
| Body Width | 384mm (15 1/8″) | |
| Body Depth | 80-90mm (3 1/8″ – 3 9/16″) | |
| Nut Width | 43mm (1 11/16”) | |
| String Spacing * | 11.0mm | |
| Top Material | Spruce | |
| Back Material | Nato or Okume | |
| Side Material | Nato or Okume | |
| Neck Material | Nato or Okume | |
| Fingerboard Material | Rosewood | |
| Fingerboard Radius | R400mm (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 | Cream + Black | |
| Soundhole Inlay | APX Ring | |
| Pickguard | None | |
| Body Finish | Gloss | |
| Neck Finish | Matt | |
| Electronics | SYSTEM66 + SRT Piezo Pickup | |
| Controls | Vol/3-band EQ/Tuner/Mid FQ | |
| Connections | LINE OUT | |
| Strings | Yamaha FS50BT or D’Addario EXP11 | |
| Accessories | Hex Wrench, 2 x AA Batteries | |
| Case | None | |