Yamaha AES620SH Review

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Overall Rating 3.78

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Features 3.61

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Quality 4.04

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Reliability / Value 3.53

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Yamaha AES620SH Specs

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  • Body Shape: LP  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Neck Shape: D-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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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Medium 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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  • Bridge: Yamaha Original, AES Bridge. Finish: Red Rocker™ Red.

Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

There are some musicians that might state that AES620SH is not a very good guitar, but there are more of those who claim that Yamaha did a fine job. AES620SH is a guitar model with balanced price for the quality and sound it offers. It's up to you to decide if it's right for your playing style.

Carefully chosen set of features makes Yamaha's AES620SH a really good guitar. Some might say that it lacks some of the features, but AES620SH's features still fulfill an average musician's needs. You won't be wrong to go for this axe 'cause it has a wide array of different sounds and a lot of possibilities for tweaking the sound to make it yours. Getting one of Yamaha's AES620SH is a way to go.

Tone delivered by Yamaha's AES620SH makes it a serious sounding instrument that gives Yamaha a lot of reasons to be proud of it. Somewhat limited when playing certain music styles doesn't mean that AES620SH will make your tone to sound poor, quite the opposite, because AES620SH provides rich and versatile tone that you'll be happy with.

Yamaha did a good job. AES620SH is built well, the finish feels just right, the hardware is solid. While playing for a longer periods of time you can expect AES620SH to stay in tune and you will be pleased while playing, because the neck is extremely comfortable. You might find that over time metal parts will oxidize a bit, but that's normal and nothing to worry about. Yamaha did a really good job with AES620SH guitar.

This is a solidly built guitar that will play well live and in studio. It does provide a fair amount of confidence, and it can serve well both as a replacement and a first choice guitar for gigs and rehearsals. Yamaha feels confident in its AES620SH and it will serve you well in most situations. Durability and reliability are evenly balanced with this instrument.