Yamaha APX600M SMB Cutaway APX Thinline Ac./Elec. Guitar, Matte Smoky Black

Take the Stage by Storm

As an electric guitarist in the '80s, if you wanted to play acoustic on stage there were few options available. 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 dreaded extended sound checks.

The APX600 and APX600FM models feature a unique undersaddle piezo pickup, the Yamaha proprietary SRT transducer featured in the highly-acclaimed A Series range, a natural tone and the feedback rejection and mix-friendly sound guitarists crave.

Although its style has evolved, the essence of the APX remains the same. Today, it boasts a more natural look, a deeper body for better bass response and greater volume and a scalloped bracing pattern for responsive, dynamic tone.

APX Series acoustic-electric guitars are among the world’s best-selling instruments of their type. With its comfortable thinline body, easily accessible upper frets, superb playability, and natural acoustic tone, the APX600M guitar is perfectly suited for live performance.

• Comfortable Thinline Body with Single Cutaway
• Exceptional Playability and Easy Access to Upper Frets
• 25" Scale Length with Narrow String Spacing for Enhanced Comfort
• Special Bracing Pattern Provides Deep Yet Balanced Low End
• Stage-Focused Pickup System Lets You Shape Your Sound for Live Mixes

Body Depth and Bracing Pattern

The APX thinline body offers incredible comfort, top-fret access and a sound perfect for the stage. Specially-designed, non-scalloped X-type bracing maximizes body resonance for full, natural tone.

APX Sound Hole: Oval

• The instantly recognizable APX sound hole thickens lower-mid response and gives a more strident, open low end.
• Electric System: Piezo Pickup System for APX600 and APX600FM
• This pickup uses individual elements for each string to give an ultra-clear, ultra-wide bandwidth signal with far better dynamic response and tonal accuracy than a regular piezo pickup.
• Electric System: A.R.T. System for APX700II
• The A.R.T. pickup was designed with a multi-layer structure consisting of various materials.

Because the pickups are fitted directly beneath the top board and capture sound from both the guitar’s top and the air inside the body, its natural resonance is preserved.

General Specifications

• 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 mm
• Top Material:  Spruce
• Back Material:  Locally-Sourced Tonewood **
• Side Material:  Locally-Sourced Tonewood **
• Neck Material:  Locally-Sourced Tonewood **
• Fingerboard Material:  Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius:  R400 mm (15 3/4")
• Bridge Material:  Rosewood
• Nut Material:  Urea
• Saddle Material:  Urea
• Bridge Pins:  Black ABS with White Dot
• Tuners:  Die-Cast Chrome (TM29T)
• Body Binding:  None
• Sound Hole Inlay:  ABS + Abalone
• Pickguard:  None
• Body Finish:  Matte
• Neck Finish:  Matte
• Electronics:  SYSTEM65
• Controls:  Vol/3-band EQ/Tuner/Mid FQ
• Connections:  LINE OUT
• Strings:  .012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053
• Accessories:  Hex Wrench
• Case:  None