Yamaha CPX700II-12 12-String Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Natural Review

First the bad, the guitar out of the box required a serious setup. After bringing it up to concert pitch it needed a pretty aggressive truss rod adjustment and a bit taken out of the weigh down (about 1/64")and a bit on the nut (also about 1/64"). The good, just about everything else. Once set up properly (and after the typical new acoustic guitar break in period) the tone was fantastic. The guitar sounds great plugged in, including the soundhole cover they provide you can also play at some pretty loud volumes while keeping feedback at bay. The electronics on this are great, I play through a Marshall AS50 and it just sounds fantastic. I played some other 12 strings prior to choosing this one and this one stood out. I do not think there is a better acoustic-electric 12 string for under $1,000. In fact, this guitar compares pretty favorable to the Taylor 354e and the Martin Performing artist models that I tried. Like most Yamaha acoustics (other than their basement priced models), this is seriously undervalued. Like many other 12 strings, they do require a bit more trouble than your typical 6 string acoustic, I usually leave mine tuned 1/2 step down, and if I do tune it to concert pitch, I always detune before storing it.
- tabeck5

Yamaha CPX700II-12 12-String Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Natural

The CPX run has everlastingly placed accent on playability, chic ordinary jumbo body profile and cold edge electronics. The Yamaha CPX700II-12 Ordinary-Jumbo 12-Thread Cutaway Acoustic-Gripping Guitar offers upgraded cosmetics, solid Sitka dapper top, revamped A.R.T. preamp, and the same exceptional playability.CPX Soundhole: RoundCPXs check round soundhole focuses the midrange, while conniving bass, for a supervise over, commanding sound.The more habitual CPX is great for any function from acoustic use at home or in the studio to full- on stage normal. Commanding, musical acoustic tone and great playability sit impeccably with natural, well-located plugged-in sound while subtler new finishes stop short of APXs bestow looks but offer more personality than habitual acoustic guitars.CPX Body Depth:95 -115mm (3 3/4- 4 1/2 )With an only one of its kind Ordinary-jumbo body, CPX guitars boast commanding, rich bass collective with charming, delicate highs and sweet mid-range for an open, bestow voice. Non-scalloped X-type healing ensures a commanding yet top bolt from the blue tone that allows the guitar to deliver passionate, rich acoustic sounds while still left over clear and usable on-stage.A.R.T. (Acoustic Reminiscence Transducer) technologyYamaha gripping acoustic guitars have consistently used piezo pickups to breed the pure sounds of the acoustic guitar. But piezo pickups tended to dramatize to changes in hit, which in turn caused distortion. To grasp ideal playability, we had to boost the way that these dynamics were top bolt from the blue.To grant a key to this issue, the new raise up was calculated with a multilayer organize consisting of six layers of uncommon equipment. This dampens unnecessary trembling from the soundboard while alternative up small resonances to grasp ideal sensitivity and outstanding dynamic weigh. Also, since the raise up is en suite directly beneath the soundboard, it functions as a transducer attached to the body.Logic 64System 64 is an first preamp logic newly desi