Tuesday, June 19, 2012

A 12-string Opportunity

Turns out my guitar buddy who trusted me with two of his 12-string guitars has offered to sell me his Yamaha APX-5-12A.


It's not a full size guitar, neither is it a 3/4; it's actually an inbetween and so comfy for me to play.  Bonus that it's an acoustic electric with the built in pre-amp. Though I never did get around to trying it out connected to an amp when I borrowed it.
Top: Spruce
Back & Sides: Nato
Neck: Nato
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Bridge: Rosewood
Body Depth: 80–90mm
(3-1/8"–3-9/16")
String Scale: 650mm (25-9/16")
Tuning Machines: Diecast Chrome
Preamp System: System 46
Color: Sand Burst (SDB)

His reason for selling? Apparently, the neck is too skinny for his liking and he prefer to play his 6-string (and he has another 12-string under his bed to fall back on if he gets bored again). Personally I like the neck width, it's great for my small hands and I can manage to bar all 12-strings - well most of the time.

I'm pretty keen to take it off his hands as it's not often I find a guitar that just feels so natural to play.

TBA on whether I go ahead on this one.

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