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This post is going to take a look at Yamaha guitars by shape.
This will only include their acoustic and acoustic-electric guitars (does not include their Classical and Electric guitars).
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Yamaha’s Shapes
I couldn’t find any specific information on the shapes/sizes that Yamaha provides but I’ve narrowed it down to these main shapes/sizes:
- Dreadnought (or what they call “Traditional Western”)
- Jumbo
- Concert (Small Body)
- CPX (medium jumbo)
- APX
- APX
The chart below shows the differences in the sizes. Sizes of different models may vary to the table below.
Dimensions in millimeters
| Jumbo | Dreadnought | CPX (Medium Jumbo) | Concert | APX | APX 3/4 | |
| Total Length | 1046mm | 1039mm | 1043mm | 1021mm | 1022mm | 866mm |
| Body Length | 512mm | 505mm | 511mm | 497mm | 490mm | 385mm |
| Lower Bout Width | 415mm | 412mm | 400mm | 380mm | 384mm | 300mm |
| Waist | 265mm | 268mm | 233mm | |||
| Upper Bout Width | 294mm | 292mm | 279mm | |||
| Body depth | 125mm | 118mm | 115mm | 120mm | 90mm | 75mm |
Dimensions in inches
| Jumbo | Dreadnought | CPX (Medium Jumbo) | Concert | APX | APX 3/4 | |
| Total Length | 41 3/16″ | 40 29/32” | 41 5/8″ | 40 3/16” | 40 1/4″ | 34 1/8″ |
| Body Length | 20 5/32” | 19 7/8” | 20 1/8″ | 19 9/16” | 19 5/16″ | 15 3/16″ |
| Lower Bout Width | 16 1/3” | 16 1/4” | 15 3/4″ | 14 15/16” | 15 1/8″ | 11 13/16″ |
| Waist | 10 7/16” | 10 9/16” | 9 1/6” | |||
| Upper Bout Width | 11 9/16” | 11 1/2” | 11” | |||
| Body depth | 4 15/16” | 4 5/8” | 4 1/2″ | 4 3/4” | 3 9/16″ | 2 15/16″ |
O.k. let’s take a look at the guitars offered in each different size/shape.
Dreadnoughts (Traditional Western)
As with most guitar manufacturers there are a good number of options for Yamaha dreadnoughts.
| Model | Top Wood | Back & Sides | Cutaway | Electr-onics | Other |
| FX325 | Laminate Spruce | Laminate Nato/Meranti | No | Yes | |
| FX370C | Laminate Spruce | Laminate Nato/Meranti | Yes | Yes | |
| FG800 | Spruce | Laminate Nato/Okume | No | No | |
| FGX800C | Spruce | Laminate Nato/Okume | Yes | Yes | |
| FG820 | Spruce | Laminate Mahogany | No | No | |
| FGX820C | Spruce | Laminate Mahogany | Yes | Yes | |
| FG820L | Spruce | Laminate Mahogany | No | No | Left-handed |
| FG820-12 | Spruce | Laminate Mahogany | No | No | 12 string |
| FG830 | Spruce | Laminate Rosewood | No | No | |
| FGX830C | Spruce | Laminate Rosewood | Yes | Yes | |
| FG840 | Spruce | Laminate Flamed Maple | No | No | |
| FG850 | Mahogany | Laminate Mahogany | No | No | |
| FG180-50TH | Spruce | Mahogany | No | No | 50TH Anniversary. All Solid Wood |
| AIM | Sitka Spruce | Laminate Mahogany | Yes | Yes | |
| AIR | Sitka Spruce | Laminate Rosewood | Yes | Yes | |
| A3M | Sitka Spruce | Mahogany | Yes | Yes | |
| A3R | Sitka Spruce | Rosewood | Yes | Yes | |
| A3M ARE | Sitka Spruce | Mahogany | Yes | Yes | Acoustic Resonance Enhancement on Top |
| A3R ARE | Sitka Spruce | Rosewood | Yes | Yes | Acoustic Resonance Enhancement on Top |
| A5M ARE | Sitka Spruce | Mahogany | Yes | Yes | |
| A5R ARE | Sitka Spruce | Rosewood | Yes | Yes | |
| A6R | Sitka Spruce | Rosewood | Yes | Yes |
Jumbo
| Model | Top Wood | Back & Sides | Cutaway | Elect-ronics | Others |
| LL6 ARE | Engelmann Spruce | Laminate Rosewood | No | Passive | |
| LL6M ARE | Engelmann Spruce | Laminate Mahogany | No | Passive | |
| LL16 ARE | Engelmann Spruce | Rosewood | No | Passive | |
| LL16M ARE | Engelmann Spruce | Mahogany | No | Passive | |
| LL16D ARE | Engelmann Spruce | Rosewood | No | Passive | cosmetically done up version of LL16ARE |
| LL16L ARE | Engelmann Spruce | Rosewood | No | Passive | Left-handed |
| LL16-12 ARE | Engelmann Spruce | Rosewood | No | Passive | 12 String |
| LL26 ARE | Engelmann Spruce | Rosewood | No | Passive | Vintage looks |
| LL36 ARE | Engelmann Spruce | Indian Rosewood | No | Passive | Vintage looks – constructed using higher level luthiers ? |
| LL56 Custom ARE | Engelmann Spruce | Indian Rosewood | No | Passive | cosmetically done up version of LL36ARE – woods may be of a higher quality. Constructed by master luthier |
>>More on Yamaha’s L Series Guitars
Concert (Small Body)
| Model | Top Wood | Back & Sides | Cutaway | Elect-ronics | Other |
| FS800 | Spruce | Laminate Nato/Okume | No | No | |
| FSX800C | Spruce | Laminate Mahogany | Yes | Yes | |
| FS820 | Spruce | Laminate Mahogany | No | No | |
| FSX820C | Spruce | Laminate Mahogany | Yes | Yes | |
| FS830 | Spruce | Laminate Rosewood | No | No | |
| FSX830C | Spruce | Laminate Rosewood | Yes | Yes | |
| FS850 | Mahogany | Laminate Mahogany | No | No | |
| AC1M | Sitka Spruce | Laminate Mahogany | Yes | Yes | |
| AC1R | Sitka Spruce | Laminate Rosewood | Yes | Yes | |
| AC3M | Sitka Spruce | Mahogany | Yes | Yes | |
| AC3R | Sitka Spruce | Rosewood | Yes | Yes | |
| AC3M ARE | Sitka Spruce | Mahogany | Yes | Yes | Acoustic Resonance Enhancement |
| AC3R ARE | Sitka Spruce | Rosewood | Yes | Yes | Acoustic Resonance Enhancement |
| AC5M ARE | Sitka Spruce | Mahogany | Yes | Yes | Acoustic Resonance Enhancement |
| AC5R ARE | Sitka Spruce | Rosewood | Yes | Yes | Acoustic Resonance Enhancement |
| AC6R | Sitka Spruce | Rosewood | Yes | Yes |
CPX (Medium Jumbo)
| Model | Top Wood | Back & Sides | Cutaway | Elect-ronics | Other |
| CPX500II | Laminate Spruce | Laminate Nato/Meranti | Yes | Yes | |
| CPX500III | Laminate Spruce | Laminate Nato/Okume | Yes | Yes | |
| CPX700II-12 | Spruce | Laminate Mahogany | Yes | Yes | 12 String |
APX & APX 3/4
One of the unique features of this shape is that it features an oval sound hole.
| Model | Top Wood | Back & Sides | Cutaway | Elect-ronics | Other |
| APX500II | Laminate Spruce | Laminate Nato/Meranti | Yes | Yes | |
| APX500III | Laminate Spruce | Laminate Nato/Okume | Yes | Yes | |
| APX500IIEW | Laminate Flamed Mango | Laminate Nato/Meranti | Yes | Yes | |
| APX700II | Spruce | Laminate Mahogany | Yes | Yes | |
| APX700IIL | Spruce | Laminate Mahogany | Yes | Yes | Left-handed |
| APX700II-12 | Spruce | Laminate Mahogany | Yes | Yes | 12 string |
| APXT2 | Laminate Spruce | Laminate Nato/Meranti | Yes | Yes | APX 3/4 size |
>>More on Yamaha’s APX series of Guitars
Thanks for Reading
I hope this has given you some perspective on Yamaha’s acoustic guitar lineup and their different sizes/shapes.
If I’ve missed any guitars above, please feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below.
If you want to know about acoustic guitar sizes in general, check out my blog post!
By the way, you can check out my Yamaha LLC review on the blog!
