Yamaha LJ16 ARE Natural Electro-Acoustic Steel-String Guitar

Yamaha LJ16 ARE Natural Electro-Acoustic Steel-String Guitar
Product no: 9000-0009-2381 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The Yamaha LJ16 ARE Natural has an impeccably detailed, open and balanced sound delivered by an all-solid body. This guitar features an incredibly discreet SRT Zero Impact pickup system - a passive system comprised of a small piezo pickup per string that accurately and dynamically reproduce the acoustic sound and playing dynamics. The added bonus here is the lack of hardware cluttering the classic look of this guitar. All you have to do is plug a guitar cable into the jack, connect it to an amplifier, and adjust your sound from there.

Yamaha LJ16 ARE: Engelmann

Wood is the most important factor in an acoustic guitar. Engelmann spruce was used for the top of this guitar - a relatively rare wood type beloved of guitar artisans and musicians for its superbly responsive and open sound. The Engelmann solid top is accompanied by rosewood back and sides, which add tightness and balance to the overall tone while an improved bracing system boosts the low frequencies without sacrificing tonal transparency. The 5-piece neck has been joined as seamlessly as possible for unfettered resonance and is topped with a comfortable 20-fret ebony fingerboard with mother-of-pearl position markers.

Acoustic Resonance Enhancement

Yamaha developed a complex wood treatment to build the LJ16. To mimic the richness of sound produced by matured wood, a fresh piece of Engelmann spruce is treated with a precise cocktail of temperature, air pressure and moisture in order to change the molecular makeup of the wood to age and enhance it. This process of Acoustic Resonance Enhancement means that every LL16 ARE that leaves the factory is immediately endowed with the rich tone of a guitar 20 or 30 years its senior. This outstanding Yamaha has excellent playability and comes with a soft case.

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Specifications

Product features

Number of frets	20
Number of strings	6
Body construction	all solid
Cutaway	no
Sustainable product	not specified
Electro-acoustic	yes
Pickup type	piëzo
Acoustic guitar size	compact
Wood type (back)	rosewood
Fretboard wood	ebony
Wood type (soundboard)	spruce
Wood type (sides)	rosewood
For playing style	fingerpicking
Includes cover	yes
Includes case	no
Built-in electronics	none
Acoustic sound	rich and tight
Colour	wood/natural
Left-handed	no
Body type	000 / 0M / orchestra / auditorium

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	4,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	120,0 x 60,0 x 21,0 cm

Product specifications

steel-string electro-acoustic guitar
body style: medium jumbo LJ body
colour: Natural, urethane lacquer
top: solid Engelmann spruce
pickguard: tortoise shell
sides and back: solid rosewood
neck: five-ply, mahogany and rosewood
fretboard: ebony
scale length: 650 mm (25.6 inches)
number of frets: 20
position markers: mother-of-pearl
nut width: 44 mm
tuners: TM-29G, gold-plated, sealed self-lubricating
body depth: 100 to 125 mm
bridge: ebony
pickup: SRT Zero Impact
includes soft case

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Thomas April 23, 2026

Wrote the following about Yamaha LJ16 ARE Natural Electro-Acoustic Steel-String Guitar

Fantastisch instrument. Heel mooi qua afwerking. De hals ligt heel goed in de hand, de afstelling is zoals het hoort en speelt bijgevolg heel vlot. Mooie volle klank. Ook versterkt komt de klank mooi tot zijn recht. Persoonlijk had ik misschien toch liever een actief element. Vandaar mijn sterretje minder.
Maar prijs-kwaliteit gewoon super!