Yamaha AEX1500 Review

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Overall Rating 4.48

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Features 4.44

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Quality 4.54

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Reliability / Value 4.34

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Yamaha AEX1500 Specs

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  • Body Shape: L5S  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Hollowbody  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/4"  
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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: Sycamore  
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  • Finish: Lacquer  
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  • Binding: Multi-ply  
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  • Carved Top: Yes  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Construction: 1-piece neck  
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  • Neck Shape: Standard  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 13.77"  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Ebony  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: White Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 20  
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  • String Nut: Bone  
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  • Bridge: Roller-Bridge  
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  • Hardware: Gold  
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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: Piezo  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Minibucker  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Yes  
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  • Controls: Piezo preamp  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Yamaha Mini Humbucker, Yamaha Piezo Pickup on Bridge

Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

Few guitars can match what Yamaha's AEX1500 offers in its price range. That's why many musicians decided to go for AEX1500, and if you decide to do so as well, you surely won't be sorry. With almost nothing to add to this beautiful instrument, rest assured it will serve you well.

This guitar is fitted with all the features you could possibly wish for, for a playing style that goes with this kind of instrument. Carefully chosen features leave no guitar player's desire unfulfilled, which makes Yamaha's AEX1500 an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for AEX1500's features!

If you try playing AEX1500 after an average guitar, it becomes obvious that this Yamaha deserves to be proud of making it sound so beautifully. It delivers great tone when plugged in to most amps and, versatile as it is, it will allow you to find your own tone that you will be proud of as well. Yamaha's AEX1500 is surely a world class sounding instrument.

AEX1500 is a guitar that looks great and feels great while playing. Top quality finish is what gives AEX1500 its expensive look and totally great feel while playing. Action is great and easily adjustable and top quality hardware will not let you down. Yamaha's reputation grows with AEX1500 guitar. This guitar is definitely worth keeping.

If you need an instrument that withstands live performances and studio sessions, rehearsals and practicing, you should rest assured that Yamaha's AEX1500 is the right choice. This instrument is definitely built to last and will do so , through fire and flames. Yamaha has the knowledge and experience you can rely on, and that kind of experience is well built into AEX1500.