YAMAHA APX 7CT
- similar to the APX 7C, except has ovangkol back and sides, available in Natural Satin finish, mfg. 1994 only.
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Yamaha has a tradition of building musical instruments for over one hundred years. The first Yamaha solid body electric guitars were introduced to the American market in 1966. While the first series relied on designs based on classic American favorites, the second series developed more original designs. In the mid-1970s, Yamaha was recognized as the first Oriental brand to emerge as a prominent force equal to the big-name U.S. builders.
Production shifted to Taiwan in the early 1980s as Yamaha built its own facility to maintain quality. In 1990, the Yamaha Corporation of America (located in Buena Park, California) opened the Yamaha Guitar Development (YGD) center in North Hollywood, California. The Yamaha Guitar Development center focuses on design, prototyping, and customizing both current and new models. The YGD also custom-builds and maintains many of the Yamaha artist´s instruments. The center´s address on Weddington Street probably was the namesake of the Weddington series instruments of the early 1990s.
The Yamaha company produces a full range of musical instruments, including pianos, band instruments, stringed instruments, amplifiers, and sound reinforcement equipment.
Production shifted to Taiwan in the early 1980s as Yamaha built its own facility to maintain quality. In 1990, the Yamaha Corporation of America (located in Buena Park, California) opened the Yamaha Guitar Development (YGD) center in North Hollywood, California. The Yamaha Guitar Development center focuses on design, prototyping, and customizing both current and new models. The YGD also custom-builds and maintains many of the Yamaha artist´s instruments. The center´s address on Weddington Street probably was the namesake of the Weddington series instruments of the early 1990s.
The Yamaha company produces a full range of musical instruments, including pianos, band instruments, stringed instruments, amplifiers, and sound reinforcement equipment.
Instruments currently produced in the U.S., Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and Indonesia since the mid-1940s. Distributed in the U.S. by the Yamaha Corporation of America, in Buena Park, CA. The Yamaha company headquarters is located in Hamamatsu, Japan.
YAMAHA Acoustic Guitars Models
YAMAHA CPX900
- single smooth cutaway jumbo Compass-style body, solid spruce top, flame maple back and sides, round soundhole with abalone rings rosette, five-ply body binding, nato neck, 14/20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl diamond inlays, boun...
YAMAHA CS101C
- similar to the CG101, except has a 3/4-sized body with a solid cedar top, 23 in. scale, mfg. 1999-2002.
YAMAHA DW-105C Cutaway Electric
- similar to the DW-105, except has a single smooth cutaway and mono one-way electronics with three-band EQ, volume, and AMF controls, available in Natural Satin finish, mfg. 1997-98.
YAMAHA FG403S/FG403MS
- dreadnought-style body, solid spruce top, nato back and sides, round soundhole with multi-ring rosette, body binding, nato neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, mahogany headstock overlay with logo and design inlay, three...
YAMAHA GD20
- classic-style body, solid white spruce top, solid Indian rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with decorative wood inlay rosette, multi-ply body binding, African mahogany neck, 12/19-fret ebony fingerboard, slotted headstock with rose...
YAMAHA CGS102/CGS102A
- 1/2-sized student classic-style body, spruce top, meranti back and sides, round soundhole with wooden inlay rosette, nato neck, 12/19-fret rosewood fingerboard, slotted headstock, three-per-side chrome tuners, rosewood tied bridge, availa...
YAMAHA FG410A
- dreadnought-style body, spruce top, nato back and sides, round soundhole with multi-ring rosette, black body binding, nato neck, 14/20-fret bubinga fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, nato headstock overlay with logo and leaf design inlay,...
YAMAHA GD20C Cedar
- similar to the GD20, except has a solid cedar top, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1986-1995.
YAMAHA LL-5C Cutaway
- similar to the LL-5, except has a single cutaway, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1984-89.
YAMAHA APX 7CN
- nylon string configuration, single round cutaway APX-style body, spruce top, ovangkol back and sides, oval soundhole with rosette decal, multi-ply body binding, nato neck, 24-fret extended rosewood fingerboard with no inlays, slotted head...
YAMAHA CPX1000
- single smooth cutaway jumbo Compass-style body, solid spruce top, flamed maple back and sides, round soundhole with MOP rosette, vintage creme body binding, nato neck, 17/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with MOP arrow of compass inlays...
YAMAHA LL-5EC Cutaway Electric
- similar to the LL-5C Cutaway, except has electronics, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1984-89.
YAMAHA APX 8
- single smooth cutaway APX-style body, spruce top, agathis back and sides, oval soundhole with a wooden inlay rosette cap, multi-ply body binding, African mahogany neck, 24-fret extended bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, bo...
YAMAHA CPX1200
- single smooth cutaway jumbo Compass-style body, solid spruce top, solid rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with multi-ply binding rosette, mahogany body binding, mahogany neck, 17/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with diamond inla...
YAMAHA CG102 Pack
- includes CG102 Classical guitar, gig bag, guitar stand, extra set of strings, string winder, and instructional DVD, mfg. 2012-present.
YAMAHA FG410-12A 12-String
- similar to the FG410A, except in 12-string configuration with six-per-side tuners, mfg. 1989-1994.
YAMAHA CGS103/CGS103A
- 3/4-sized student classic-style body, spruce top, meranti back and sides, round soundhole with wooden inlay rosette, nato neck, 12/19-fret rosewood fingerboard, slotted headstock, three-per-side chrome tuners, rosewood tied bridge, availa...
YAMAHA FG410EA Electric
- similar to the FG410A, except has a piezo APX pickup with three knobs (volume, two tone), mfg. 1989-1994.
YAMAHA LL6
- LL dreadnought-style body, solid Englemann spruce top, rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with three-ring abalone rosette, cream multi-ply body binding, three ply mahogany/rosewood neck, 14/20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with dot i...
YAMAHA APX 8A
- single smooth cutaway APX-style body, spruce top, ovangkol back and sides, oval soundhole with an abalone inlay rosette cap, multi-ply top and back body binding, African mahogany neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard that follows the c...
YAMAHA APX 8-12A 12-String
- similar to the APX 8A, except in 12-string configuration with six-per-side tuners, available in Natural Satin finish, mfg. 1995-99.
YAMAHA CGS104/CGS104A
- full-sized student classic-style body, spruce top, meranti back and sides, round soundhole with wooden inlay rosette, nato neck, 12/19-fret rosewood fingerboard, slotted headstock, three-per-side chrome tuners, rosewood tied bridge, avail...
YAMAHA FG411
- dreadnought-style body, spruce top, nato or agathis back and sides, round soundhole with multi-ring rosette, black or multi-ply (Black finish only) body binding, nato neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, matching finish...
YAMAHA LLX6/LLX6A Electric
- similar to the LL6, except has System 54 one-way direct out electronics (2004-08) or A.R.T. System 57 three-way electronics with master volume, bass volume, treble volume, three-band EQ, and digital tuner controls (2009-2010), available i...
YAMAHA CG-110A
- classical-style body, spruce top, nato back and sides, round soundhole with decorative wood rosette, black body binding, nato neck, 12/19-fret rosewood fingerboard, slotted headstock, three-per-side chrome tuners, rosewood tied bridge, av...
YAMAHA FG411-12 12-String
- similar to the FG411, except in 12-string configuration with six-per-side tuners, mfg. 1993-97.
YAMAHA LLX6 DN DAVE NAVARRO SIGNATURE
- LL dreadnought-style body, solid Englemann spruce top, satin sycamore back and sides, round soundhole with simple black two-ring rosette, black body binding, three ply mahogany/rosewood neck, 14/20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with star i...
YAMAHA APX 8C
- single smooth cutaway APX-style body, spruce top, agathis back and sides, oval soundhole with a wooden inlay rosette cap, multi-ply body binding, African mahogany neck, 24-fret extended bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, bo...
YAMAHA LL-10
- dreadnought-style body, solid spruce top, African mahogany back and sides, scalloped bracing, round soundhole with three ring rosette, multi-ply body binding, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret bound Indian rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inla...
YAMAHA APX 8C-12 12-String
- similar to the APX 8C, except in 12-string configuration with six-per-side tuners, available in Brown Sunburst or Trans. Green Burst finish, mfg. 1994 only.
YAMAHA CG-110CE Cutaway Electric
- similar to the CG-110A, except has a single cutaway and System 33 one-way electronics with volume, three-band EQ, AMF, and mute switch controls, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1995-99.
YAMAHA FG411C(E)-12 Cutaway Electric 12-String
- similar to the FG411-12 12-String, except has a single round cutaway and System 26 one-way electronics with pop out controls (1993-94) or three-band EQ, volume, and AMF controls (1995-97), available in Black, Natural, or Violin Sunburst f...
YAMAHA CG-110EA Electric
- similar to the CG-110A, except has System 27 one-way electronics with pop-up controls, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1993-94.
YAMAHA FG411C(E) Cutaway Electric
- similar to the FG411, except has a single round cutaway and System 26 one-way electronics with pop out controls (1993-94) or three-band EQ, volume, and AMF controls (1995-97), available in Black, Marine Blue, Natural, or Violin Sunburst f...
YAMAHA LL-11
- round shoulder dreadnought-style body, solid spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, scalloped bracing, round soundhole with three-ring abalone rosette, white body binding with abalone purfling, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret Indian rosewo...
YAMAHA APX 8D DEEP BODY
- single smooth cutaway APX-style body, solid spruce top, agathis back and sides, oval soundhole with an oblong orbit-style wooden/abalone inlay rosette cap, multi-ply body binding, African mahogany neck, 24-fret extended bound rosewood fin...
YAMAHA APX 9C
- single smooth cutaway folk-style thin body, solid spruce top, sycamore back and sides, oval soundhole with a black/abalone custom rosette, top and back seven-ply body binding, nato neck, 14/22-fret bound ebony fingerboard with dot inlays,...
YAMAHA CG-110MA
- similar to the CG-110A, except has a Satin Natural finish, mfg. 1992-96.
YAMAHA FG411E Electric
- similar to the FG411, except has System 26 one-way electronics with three-band EQ, volume, and AMF controls, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1997 only.
YAMAHA LL-11E Electric
- similar to the LL-11, except has System 38 two-way electronics with an external preamp (volume, three-band EQ, AMF, Mix, and EQ pass controls), available in Natural finish, mfg. 1995-2003.
YAMAHA CG-110SA
- similar to the CG-110A, except has a solid spruce top, mfg. 1992-99.
YAMAHA FG411L Left-Handed
- similar to the FG411, except in left-handed configuration, mfg. 1993-97.
YAMAHA LL-15
- dreadnought-style body, solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, scalloped bracing, round soundhole with three ring rosette, multi-ply body binding, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, rosewood heads...
YAMAHA APX 9-12 12-STRING
- 12-string configuration, single smooth cutaway APX-style body, spruce top, agathis back and sides, oval soundhole with a wooden inlay rosette cap, multi-ply body binding, African mahogany neck, 24-fret extended bound rosewood fingerboard...
YAMAHA LL-15C Cutaway
- similar to the LL-15, except has a single cutaway, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1984-89.
YAMAHA APX 9NA
- nylon string configuration, single smooth cutaway, solid cedar top, rosewood back and sides, oval soundhole with decorative rosette, multi-ply top and back body binding, nato neck, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with no inlays, slotted headsto...
YAMAHA CG111S
- classical-style body, solid spruce top, nato back and sides, round soundhole with decorative wood rosette, black body binding, nato neck, 12/19-fret rosewood fingerboard, slotted headstock, three-per-side chrome tuners, rosewood tied brid...
YAMAHA FG411S Solid Top
- similar to the FG411, except has a solid spruce top, available in Natural or Violin Sunburst finish, mfg. 1993-97.
YAMAHA CG111C Cedar
- similar to the CG111S, except has a solid cedar top, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1999-2011.