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AE 11
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- single sharp cutaway hollow maple body, arched spruce top, multi-ply body binding, two bound f-holes, set maple neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with decorative inlays, bound headstock with black overlay and Yamaha logo, three-per-side tuners, rosewood-based adj. bridge, trapeze tailpiece with rosewood insert, raised bound black pickguard, two humbucker pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, chrome hardware, available in Natural or Sunburst finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. mid-1960s-mid-1970s.
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AE 12
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- single smooth cutaway hollow maple body, arched spruce top, multi-ply body binding, two bound f-holes, set maple neck, 20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with rounded parallelogram inlays, matching finish headstock overlay and Yamaha logo, three-per-side tuners, rosewood-based adj. bridge, trapeze tailpiece with rosewood insert, raised bound black pickguard, two humbucker pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, chrome hardware, available in Natural or Sunburst finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. early-1970s-mid-1970s.
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AE 18
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- single smooth cutaway hollow maple body, arched spruce top, multi-ply body binding, two bound f-holes, set maple neck, 20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl block arrow inlays, bound headstock with matching finish overlay and Yamaha logo, three-per-side tuners, ebony-based adj. bridge, trapeze tailpiece with rosewood insert, raised bound wooden pickguard, two humbucker pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Natural or Sunburst finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. early-1970s-mid-1970s.
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AE 500
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- single smooth cutaway semi-hollow maple body, two custom design f-holes, single-ply body binding, set mahogany neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, black headstock overlay with Yamaha logo, three-per-side tuners, Yamaha original design AES bridge, six indivdual string tailpieces, raised bound blackpickguard, two humbucker exposed pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way switch, chrome hardware, available in Black or Brown Sunburst finish, mfg. 2004-08.
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AE 1200/AE 1200S
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- single smooth cutaway hollow beech/birch Super 400-style body, arched solid spruce top, multi-ply body binding, two f-holes, set maple neck, 20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with split block inlays, multi-ply bound headstock with black overlay, Yamaha logo, and decorative inlays, three-per-side tuners, ebony-based adj. bridge, decorative wire trapeze tailpiece, raised bound tortoise pickguard, two humbucker pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone with coil taps), three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Antique Stain, Burgundy, or Natural finish, 25.25 in. scale (later listed as 24.75 in. scale), mfg. late 1970s-1994.
This model first appeared in the 1980 Yamaha catalog as the AE 1200. It reappeared in the 1985 catalog as the AE 1200S, but featured the same specs (S refers to the solid spruce top that the AE 1200 had as well). By the early 1990s, the scale had been listed as 24.75 in. In Yamaha's 1992 and 1993 price lists, this guitar is referred to as the AE 1200S II.
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AES 1500
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- single smooth cutaway ES-5-style semi-hollow curly maple body with maple/spruce center block, arched sycamore top, multi-ply body binding, two bound f-holes, set maple neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, bound headstock with black overlay, Yamaha logo, and torch inlay, three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, stop tailpiece, raised multi-ply black (Orange Stain finish) or white (Pearl Snow White finish) pickguard, two DiMarzio Q-100 humbucker pickups with exposed pole pieces, four knobs (two v, two tone with coil taps), three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Orange Stain or Pearl Snow White finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1990-2011.
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AES 1500B
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- similar to AES 1500, except has a Bigsby B-6 vintage vibrato tailpiece, available in Black (disc.), Natural (disc.), or Orange Stain finish, mfg. 1994-2011.
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AE 2000
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- single smooth cutaway hollow beech/birch body, arched solid planed spruce top, multi-ply body binding, two f-holes, set maple neck, 20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with diagonally split block inlays, multi-ply bound headstock with black overlay, Yamaha logo, and decorative inlays, three-per-side tuners, ebony-based adj. bridge, decorative wire trapeze tailpiece, raised bound tortoise pickguard, two humbucker pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Antique Stain, 25.25 in. scale, mfg. late 1970s-early 1980s.
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AEX 500
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- single smooth cutaway semi-hollow nato body, spruce top, single-ply body binding, two f-holes, bolt-on maple neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, black headstock overlay with Yamaha logo and torch inlays, three-per-side tuners, rosewood bridge, trapeze tailpiece, single floating mini humbucker pickup and a piezo bridge pickup, two amber knobs (v, pickup blend), three-band EQ, three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Black or Brown Sunburst finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1997-2001.
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AEX 500N/AEX 500N2
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- nylon string configuration, single smooth cutaway semi-hollow alder body, spruce top, single-ply body binding (Natural finish only), two f-holes, bolt-on maple neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, slotted headstock with rosewood overlay and Yamaha logo, three-per-side open-style tuners, rosewood bridge, piezo bridge pickup, single black volume knob, three-band EQ, three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Gloss Black or Natural finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1998-2003.
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AEX 502
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- single smooth cutaway semi-hollow alder body, figured maple top, single-ply body binding, two f-holes, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, black headstock overlay with Yamaha logo and torch inlays, three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, stop tailpiece, two P-90 style pickups with "Dog Ear" covers, two amber knobs (v, tone), three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Brown Sunburst, Orange Stain, or Solid Black finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1998-2000.
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AEX 520
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- single smooth cutaway semi-hollow alder body, figured maple top, single-ply body binding, two f-holes, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, black headstock overlay with Yamaha logo and torch inlays, three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, stop tailpiece, two mini humbucker pickups with plastic rings, two amber knobs (v, tone), three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Brown Sunburst, Orange Stain, or Solid Black finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1998-2000.
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AEX 1500
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- single rounded cutaway hollow maple or sycamore body, arched sycamore top, multi-ply body binding, two bound f-holes, set maple neck, 20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, multi-ply bound headstock with black overlay, and pearl Yamaha logo and torch inlays, three-per-side tuners, adj. ebony-based bone bridge, trapeze tailpiece with scroll wire design, raised bound black pickguard, single floating mini humbucker pickup and a piezo bridge pickup, two knobs (v, tone), three-way pickup switch, three-band EQ/Mix/Mid Freq. piezo controls mounted on the side, gold hardware, available in Antique Stain, Faded Burst (disc.), or Natural finish, 25.25 in. scale, mfg. 1995-2011.
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