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title: "Yamaha APX600 BL Thin Body Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Black"
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# Mahogany & spruce tonewoods Slim, stage-ready body Built-in 3-band EQ & tuner Yamaha APX600 BL Thin Body Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Black

**Brand:** yamaha
**Price:** $1104.76
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Plug in, stand out — the APX600 is your sleek, sonic secret weapon.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Yamaha APX600 BL Thin Body Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Black by yamaha
- **How much does it cost?** $1104.76 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- yamaha enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted yamaha brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Stage-Ready Control:** Integrated SYSTEM65 preamp with 3-band EQ and built-in tuner keeps you perfectly in tune and in command live.
- • **Elegant Craftsmanship:** Premium abalone rosette and mahogany body combine modern style with classic tonal warmth.
- • **Effortless Playability:** Slim 25-inch scale with narrow string spacing for electric guitarists craving comfort and speed.
- • **Lightweight & Portable:** At just 5.9 lbs, this thin-body guitar is your perfect gig companion for effortless transport and all-night play.
- • **Rich Acoustic-Electric Tone:** Deeper body and Yamaha’s proprietary SRT piezo pickup deliver natural, feedback-resistant amplified sound.

## Overview

The Yamaha APX600 BL is a thin-body acoustic-electric guitar designed for professional and aspiring players seeking a blend of comfort, rich tone, and stage-ready electronics. Featuring a 25-inch scale length with narrow string spacing, a deeper mahogany body with spruce top for enhanced bass and projection, and Yamaha’s proprietary SRT piezo pickup paired with a SYSTEM65 preamp, it offers natural amplified sound with built-in EQ and tuner. Lightweight and stylish, it’s perfect for live performance and recording, delivering premium craftsmanship and versatile playability.

## Description

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 latest APX600 features a unique under-saddle 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 new non-scalloped bracing pattern for a responsive, dynamic tone.

Review: Outstanding value for money guitar! - Great guitar, with excellent finish in the Old Violin Sunburst color. Guitar is light and easy to handle, stays in tune well, straight forwards & easy to use electronics. The guitar also has an easy action, great fun to strum or fingerplay, it has surprisingly great sound unplugged for such a thin guitar and is excellent when amplified. A fantastic guitar to learn on or as a workhorse. Outstanding value for money, can highly recommend the Yamaha APX600 OVS!
Review: Quite good for the price - OK, well I'm a bass player who wanted a little acoustic guitar to mess around with. It needed to be $300 or less. This one came up with great reviews and so I just bought one sight unseen It's really hard to believe that you can get a guitar of this quality and tone for this price. I have to give it 5 stars with an important caveat. What I like: Well built and solid. I particularly like the plastic edging around the body this keeps it from getting dents. Narrow body. I didn't want some big ole clunker for when I'm plunking around while watching movies. Really great sound, both as an acoustic and when plugged in. It's bright and full - very good steel string sound. The electric features are also very good. There are low, mid, and high tone controls for when plugged in. Also a volume control. The built in tuner is fabulous. Note that it works on AA batteries that are built into small pop out compartment that's built into the body. The tuner allows you the center the intonation very closely and easily. It's easy to always be in perfect tune. i'm not sure if the batteries are required to play amplified e. g. whether its active electric. The finish is cool - a greenish sort of blue sunburst. I also like the inlay around the sound hole. Seem like high quality machine heads. We'll see how they hold - not 100% sure yet, but i'll assume the best Problem: Right out of the box the action was way too high.. To remedy this I changed the strings to a "light" set (.11 high E). This helped but not enough. So, I tried adjusting the truss rod. This also helped but the action was still to high for me. So, I very carefully removed the strings, removed and shaved the plastic bridge piece on the bottom - about 1 sixteenth of an inch. Then I worked to get the truss rod in a good position with the new lower string setting. I was also prepared to shave the nut which is also easily removable. As it turned out didn't have to take this step. Shaving the bridge and adjusting the truss was enough to bring it into a really really playable level of action - strings over frets. So, that was a lot to do and i had to be very careful doing it, but it's paid off. It now has really great action like a very good electric guitar that's been set up right. If you'r action is too high you might want to consider having an expert do this. if you do it yourself note that you have to be very very careful. Remember that you can always sand off more off the little plastic bridge piece but YOU CAN'T PUT IT BACK ON. So you might have to keep putting the strings back on and then taking them off until you've got it right. At this point i am very happy with this guitar. My only other comment is that, for me anyway, the neck is very narrow. I'm used to bass necks which are much wider or the strings are typically set further apart., I do have to get may fingers bunched up in a pretty tight configuration as for instance when playing a low A major chord. but that's probably just me. But don't expect a wide neck as on a typical nylon string classical guitar. This is more like a telecaster neck or maybe even a little more narrow than that. Again, for the money, its a really great choice and I highly recommend it with the noted caveat.

## Features

- SLIM BODY, EASY PLAYABILITY: Slim APX-style cutaway body provides a comfortable playing experience while giving you easy access to the upper frets for lead playing and higher-register chords
- COMFORTABLE PLAYING FEEL: 25-inch scale length with narrower string spacing offers a familiar feel for electric guitar players while making chord shapes and fingerstyle playing more comfortable
- RICH, RESONANT TONE: Deeper body design and Yamaha's non-scalloped X-bracing enhance bass response, projection, and dynamic range while maintaining a balanced, natural acoustic voice
- PREMIUM ABALONE DETAIL: Elegant abalone soundhole rosette adds a refined, eye-catching accent that complements the guitar's modern appearance
- STAGE-READY ELECTRONICS: Yamaha's SRT piezo pickup and SYSTEM65 preamp deliver natural amplified tone with a built-in 3-band EQ and tuner, giving you confident control for live performance and recording

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B078WXWNBT |
| Back Material Type | Mahogany |
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,670 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #3 in Acoustic-Electric Guitars |
| Body Material | Mahogany |
| Body Material Type | Mahogany |
| Brand | Yamaha |
| Brand Name | Yamaha |
| Color | Black |
| Connector Type | 1/4" (6.35mm) Audio Jack |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,220 Reviews |
| Fretboard Material Type | Rosewood |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00889025115025 |
| Guitar Bridge System | Fixed |
| Guitar Pickup Configuration | Piezoelectric |
| Hand Orientation | Right |
| Included Components | SYSTEM65 + SRT Piezo Pickup |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Instrument Size | Thin Body |
| Item Dimensions | 19.7 x 19.7 x 42.2 inches |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 40.25"L x 19.31"W x 15.12"H |
| Item Type Name | Acoustic-Electric Guitar |
| Item Weight | 5.9 pounds |
| Manufacturer | Yamaha PAC |
| Manufacturer Part Number | ZY92670 |
| Material Type | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, Mahogany Wood, Nickel, Rose Wood, Spruce Wood |
| Model Name | APX600 |
| Model Number | APX600 BL |
| Neck Material Type | Mahogany |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Scale Length | 25 inches |
| Set Name | APX600 |
| String Material Type | Nickel |
| Top Material Type | Spruce Wood |
| UPC | 889025115025 |
| Warranty Description | 1 year manufacturer warranty yamaha corporation of america (yamaha) is proud of the experience and craftsmanship that goes into every product we represent. Yamaha sells its products through a network of authorized yamaha retailers. Only these authorized retailers are equipped with sales and service support materials and training that are not readily available to non-authorized retailers. The yamah… |

## Product Details

- **Back Material Type:** Mahogany
- **Body Material:** Mahogany
- **Brand:** Yamaha
- **Color:** Black
- **Fretboard Material Type:** Rosewood
- **Guitar Pickup Configuration:** Piezoelectric
- **Hand Orientation:** Right
- **Neck Material Type:** Mahogany
- **String Material Type:** Nickel
- **Top Material Type:** Spruce Wood

## Images

![Yamaha APX600 BL Thin Body Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Black - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51CT0r63aeL.jpg)
![Yamaha APX600 BL Thin Body Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Black - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516E+G0IPUL.jpg)
![Yamaha APX600 BL Thin Body Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Black - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51f4S0u7lML.jpg)
![Yamaha APX600 BL Thin Body Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Black - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51bnCeI3MuL.jpg)
![Yamaha APX600 BL Thin Body Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Black - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61NjQ10PFDL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: how wide is the body in inches? my rogue rd80 (dread) is 16" wide and i hate it, im looking for something smaller than 14"**
A: This guitar is 42.2 x 5 x 19.7 inches.   It doesn't seem like a child's guitar at all.  I'm quite small and it's very comfortable.  If the specs are not on the Amazon page where it is sold, it should not be trusted. I bought the 400 when it came out and the 600 when the 500 was no longer available. If size is important, I would try one at a guitar or music store.

**Q: The sound hole looks oval, not a circle.  Is it round or is the sound hole oval shaped?**
A: Sound Hole is oval.

**Q: how thick is the width?  and is this "real" wood or particle board?**
A: The width is the same as my cell phone. The wood is solid of course. The top sides and back may be laminate but by no means is it some cheap "particle board".. Remember the cost is budget friendly and the materials are too. But Yamaha has a very nice sounding and playing guitar here for a very reasonable price. In my 40 years of playing is it the best..no..is it a great guitar for the price...Absolutely!

**Q: Is this guitar fullsized?**
A: It is a 22 fret acoustic/electric THIN bodied guitar. The overall length and height is that of a regular full sized guitar however it is only around 3-3.25 inches thick compared to a lot of others that range close to 5 inches thick. I hope this answers your question.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding value for money guitar!
*by G***T on July 23, 2026*

Great guitar, with excellent finish in the Old Violin Sunburst color. Guitar is light and easy to handle, stays in tune well, straight forwards & easy to use electronics. The guitar also has an easy action, great fun to strum or fingerplay, it has surprisingly great sound unplugged for such a thin guitar and is excellent when amplified. A fantastic guitar to learn on or as a workhorse. Outstanding value for money, can highly recommend the Yamaha APX600 OVS!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quite good for the price
*by R***K on January 24, 2019*

OK, well I'm a bass player who wanted a little acoustic guitar to mess around with. It needed to be $300 or less. This one came up with great reviews and so I just bought one sight unseen It's really hard to believe that you can get a guitar of this quality and tone for this price. I have to give it 5 stars with an important caveat. What I like: Well built and solid. I particularly like the plastic edging around the body this keeps it from getting dents. Narrow body. I didn't want some big ole clunker for when I'm plunking around while watching movies. Really great sound, both as an acoustic and when plugged in. It's bright and full - very good steel string sound. The electric features are also very good. There are low, mid, and high tone controls for when plugged in. Also a volume control. The built in tuner is fabulous. Note that it works on AA batteries that are built into small pop out compartment that's built into the body. The tuner allows you the center the intonation very closely and easily. It's easy to always be in perfect tune. i'm not sure if the batteries are required to play amplified e. g. whether its active electric. The finish is cool - a greenish sort of blue sunburst. I also like the inlay around the sound hole. Seem like high quality machine heads. We'll see how they hold - not 100% sure yet, but i'll assume the best Problem: Right out of the box the action was way too high.. To remedy this I changed the strings to a "light" set (.11 high E). This helped but not enough. So, I tried adjusting the truss rod. This also helped but the action was still to high for me. So, I very carefully removed the strings, removed and shaved the plastic bridge piece on the bottom - about 1 sixteenth of an inch. Then I worked to get the truss rod in a good position with the new lower string setting. I was also prepared to shave the nut which is also easily removable. As it turned out didn't have to take this step. Shaving the bridge and adjusting the truss was enough to bring it into a really really playable level of action - strings over frets. So, that was a lot to do and i had to be very careful doing it, but it's paid off. It now has really great action like a very good electric guitar that's been set up right. If you'r action is too high you might want to consider having an expert do this. if you do it yourself note that you have to be very very careful. Remember that you can always sand off more off the little plastic bridge piece but YOU CAN'T PUT IT BACK ON. So you might have to keep putting the strings back on and then taking them off until you've got it right. At this point i am very happy with this guitar. My only other comment is that, for me anyway, the neck is very narrow. I'm used to bass necks which are much wider or the strings are typically set further apart., I do have to get may fingers bunched up in a pretty tight configuration as for instance when playing a low A major chord. but that's probably just me. But don't expect a wide neck as on a typical nylon string classical guitar. This is more like a telecaster neck or maybe even a little more narrow than that. Again, for the money, its a really great choice and I highly recommend it with the noted caveat.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Yamaha APX600
*by W***. on January 27, 2026*

Great quality guitar at a great price ! Sounds great. Stays in tune. BEAUTIFUL COLOR ! You have to see it to truly appreciate the color. This is a medium thickness guitar, which is nice if the wider bodied guitars make your strumming arm sore from hitting the sharp edge of the body. Great guitar for beginners or pro's.

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