Yamaha AE500 Review

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Overall Rating 4.7

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Features 4.7

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Quality 2.35

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Reliability / Value 4.7

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  • Body Shape: L5S  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Semi-Hollowbody  
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  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"  
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  • Body Construction: Single cutaway  
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  • Body Construction: Semi acoustic  
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  • Body Wood: Maple  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Binding: White  
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  • Carved Top: Yes  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: C-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 13.75"  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: White Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Tuners: Die-cast  
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  • Bridge: String Through  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

Would you like a piece of advice? Trust from your fellow musicians who recommend this guitar by giving it the highest grades. Yamaha's AE500 is a great sounding instrument that handles well any kind of situation: live, studio or plain practicing. Great features and great sound will keep you satisfied, and you will feel that this axe is worth every cent you've invested. Yamaha is a well known guitar manufacturer, so it's no surprise that Yamaha managed to produce another great instrument such as AE500.

Some truly amazing features put Yamaha's AE500 at the top of the ranking table in its price range. With every guitar player's wish fulfilled, the overall feeling is that Yamaha did a great job at choosing the right features and tuning them well. Feature-wise you can rest assured that AE500 is ready to rock. Are you ready to give Yamaha's baby a try?

Yamaha's AE500 deserves all the praise it can get for its fantastic looks, superb finish and great action. You will have no trouble adjusting the action to your needs, and quality hardware that's built into AE500 will not give you any trouble. AE500 is both reliable and durable. Only while playing it, you can discover AE500's hidden beauty.

AE500 is both durable and reliable, and it will stand the test of time whilst still performing and looking great as it did when it was brand new. Yamaha is a renown guitar manufacturer that has knowledge and experience when it comes to building quality musical instruments, so you should rest assured that AE500 is the right choice.