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Yamaha CPX500III Natural electro-acoustic western guitar

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Yamaha CPX500III Natural electro-acoustic western guitar
Product no: 9000-0012-6479 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

With the Yamaha CPX500III Natural, you're taking home a reliable instrument. This natural electro-acoustic western guitar comes from the best-selling 500 series and has the beautiful, timbre-rich construction we're used to from Yamaha. The improved third generation of this medium-jumbo model features an improved pickup system, so the CPX500 delivers a more impressive stage performance than ever.

CPX500III: full, tight sound

The CPX500II is equipped with a medium-jumbo style body, which means that the body generates a full sound with impressive basses and trebles. The intonation is further accentuated thanks to the spruce top and the CPX sound hole - which features a lovely rosette - which help to provide focused mids and tighter bass tones for a remarkably strong, direct sound.

System 66 preamplifier

You can make excellent use of the System 66 preamp during your home recordings and during live performances. This preamp sends the signal that it receives from the piezo pickup (located under the bridge) to a mixer, acoustic guitar amplifier, or audio interface. You can adjust the timbre with the 3-band EQ, and an AMF switch is available for avoiding acoustic feedback. Finally, tuning this guitar is a breeze, thanks to the built-in tuner.

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Please note: the video shows the CPX500II, but the CPX500III will be delivered.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets	20
Number of strings	6
Body construction	laminated
Cutaway	yes
Pickup type	piëzo
Wood type (back)	nato
Fretboard wood	rosewood
Wood type (soundboard)	spruce
Wood type (sides)	nato
Includes cover	no
Includes case	no
Built-in electronics	tone control, tuner, preamplifier
Colour	wood/natural
Left-handed	no
Body type	jumbo

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	3,1 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	110,5 x 56,5 x 17,0 cm

Product specifications

electro-acoustic western guitar
colour: natural, high gloss
body style: medium jumbo with cutaway
body depth: 95 to 115 mm
top: spruce
sides and back: nato (eastern mahogany)
neck: nato
fretboard: rosewood with white position markers
scale length: 650 mm
number of frets: 20
nut width: 43 mm
tuners: sealed, self-lubricating, chrome
bridge: rosewood
pickup: piezo, cable type
preamplifier: System 66, 3-band EQ, volume, AMF adjustable mid-frequencies
tuner: chromatic, built-in
details: rosette sound hole with mother-of-pearl inlays

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