Yamaha APX T2 DRB electro-acoustic travel guitar Dark Red Burst

General

Yamaha has brought its popular travel guitar from the '90s back to life in the form of the APX T2. This little guitar is a purebred APX electro-acoustic western guitar and the ideal travel solution for musicians on the road. It's also handy for buskers or even just jamming at home with your friends on the couch. To make this guitar even easier to take with you it comes with a sturdy gig bag. This Dark Red Burst finish is one of four available colours from the 2012 Yamaha APXT2 model.

Quality of the Yamaha APX T2 Dark Red Burst

The Yamaha APX is characterised by it curvy shape, slim waist and oval sound hole. The APX T2 has all of those characteristics, just on a smaller scale! High-quality materials were used for the construction, such as spruce for the top and meranti for the sides and back. The mahogany neck is secured to the body via the dovetail binding method and is equipped with a 21-fret rosewood fretboard with a 43mm nut width. The APX wouldn't be complete without a large cutaway, and neither is its smaller counterpart!

Electronics

The APXT2 is equipped with a new pickup system based on Yamaha's ART (Acoustic Resonance Transducer) contact piezo. This is mounted to the top under the bridge, so the pure acoustic sound is naturally and optimally picked up. Additionally, the guitar features a built-in preamplifier: the Yamaha System68. This can be found on the side of the body and is equipped with volume and tone control. Yamaha has also built in a tuner for improved accuracy.