Yamaha Guitars Categorized by Shape

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).

Yamaha?s Shapes

I couldn?t find any specific information on the shapes/sizes that Yamaha provide 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

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	Electronics	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.
A1M	Sitka Spruce	Laminate Mahogany	Yes	Yes
A1R	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	Electronics	Other
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	Electronics	Other
FS800	Spruce	Laminate Nato/Okume	No	No
FSX800C	Spruce	Laminate Nato/Okume	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	Electronics	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
			Yes	Yes
			Yes	Yes

APX & APX 3/4

One of the unique features of this shape is that it features an oval soundhole.

Model	Top Wood	Back & Sides	Cutaway	Electronics	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.