The Yamaha CPX700II-12 is a 12-string acoustic-electric guitar featuring a solid spruce top and a medium-jumbo cutaway body for a rich, powerful, and balanced acoustic tone. It is equipped with Yamaha’s A.R.T. pickup system for natural and feedback-resistant amplified sound.
Key Features and Specifications
- Body: The guitar has a medium-jumbo cutaway body shape, designed to deliver a powerful, rich bass with clear highs and sweet mid-range.
- Top Material: It features a solid spruce top, which is key to its dynamic and well-defined acoustic sound.
- Back/Sides/Neck: The back and sides are made of Nato (or Okume), and the neck is also Nato, topped with a rosewood fingerboard and bridge.
- Electronics: It is equipped with Yamaha’s System 64 1-way A.R.T. (Acoustic Resonance Transducer) preamp system, which uses contact pickups to faithfully reproduce the guitar’s natural body resonance while being highly resistant to feedback on stage.
- Controls: The onboard preamp features controls for Volume, a 3-band equalizer, an adjustable mid-range frequency (Mid FQ) control, and a built-in precision chromatic tuner.
- Playability: The guitar has a 46mm nut width, which is wider than the 6-string version to accommodate the 12 strings, and a 634mm (25″) scale length.
- Finish: The “NT” in some model descriptions indicates a Natural gloss finish on the body, with a matte finish on the neck.
