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Yamaha APX-4A

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Manufacturer URL http://www.yamaha.com/
Features 8.3 (3 responses)
Sound 9.7 (3 responses)
Action, Fit, & Finish 8.7 (3 responses)
Reliability/Durability 7.0 (3 responses)
Customer Support N/A (0 responses)
Overall Rating 9.3 (3 responses)
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Product: Yamaha APX-4A
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Submitted 04/16/2007 at 07:25am by Joel S

Features : 9
The thin body is great, sits nicely against you. It doesn't give out a booming sound, but well loud enough. The cut-away is great and I could not go back to having a guitar with out one. 3 band eq.

Sound : 10
Great with some nice strings on it. I always put Elixa's on it and it sounds amazing. It sounds expensive. Crispt but full.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 9
Looks good and feels good. I have it in a black/brown sunburst.

Reliability/Durability : 10
Tough guitar. It is strong and will withstand alot of beating. The finish can almost not chip. Ive had mine sitting on a stand, getting dropped and kicked for about 8 years now and it looks brand new.

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 10
Such a nice guitar. I have played many guitars over my years and this I keep coming back to. Its just the trusty Yamaha. I wish it was only about 2cm thicker, so I could get a bit more of a full sound. But overall I would recommend this guitar to anyone.


Product: Yamaha APX-4A
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted 01/05/2007 at 10:26pm by Ron Hicks

Features : 8
All this has been covered in other reviews

Sound : 9
Surprisingly good acoustic sound for a small body unplugged. Sounds good amplified with aftermarket electronics.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 9
Don't know about the factory setup- bought it used. Action was good when I bought it used. Satin finish was still in good condition.

Reliability/Durability : 5
I got a deal on this guitar because the electronics were dead. Put in a cheap piezo-preamp system and it sounds great. I bought it to play while my Martin was in the shop for warranty repairs and to use as a camping guitar.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Don't know

Overall Rating : 8
Great guitar for what it is- highly recommended


Product: Yamaha APX-4A
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted 10/22/2006 at 09:20pm by Robert Navarre

Features : 8
This is a great product. I have the "Greenburst". It is greenish/blue and fades very quickly to black. The guitar looks completely black unless you really get close.

The body is thin and great for electric players who are used to a thin guitar. It has a cutaway so you can reach the upper frets. I don't usually play an acoustic that high on the fretboard but you can if you want.

Tuners are very solid, tuning is very good. I am very picky about being in tune.

The real sweet part about this guitar is the sound. The piezo pickup is absolutely incredible. The sound straight into a PA is awesome. Just add reverb.

I have played the guitar with several different setups.

1)Acoustic Strings - Decent
2)Heavy Electric Strings (11's) - Very Good
3)Classical Strings (Nylon) - Very Good

This is possibly the most versatile instrument I own. I have 10 Guitars and this is my favorite. I use it currently for Classical Guitar at Wedding Receptions. I play Classical Music and also Led Zeppelin, Extreme, Clapton, Pink Floyd and other modern classical sounding songs... People really love it. I just enjoy making some cabbage from music.

Sound : 10
Piezo Pickup. If you don't own one, buy it now.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 8
I am not that picky about this.

Right from the factory it is fine, no adjustments necessary.

It has been good from Hot and Cold Seasons.

Reliability/Durability : 6
I am wearing out the rosewood fingerboard.

I press pretty hard down on the strings.

This can be alleviated by keeping the neck treated with lemon oil or just keeping the humidity around the guitar at a regulated percent.

Customer Support : No Opinion
I don't know personally, but Yamaha has been around for a long time.

Overall Rating : 10
I have been playing for 32 years. Age 5 - 37.
I just purchased an APX500 to act as a backup to this.
I have found nothing close to this for value and musicality.

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