Ya m a h a Electronics Guide

E l e c t r o n i c s y s t e m s i n Ya m a h a g u i t a r s
Th e sou rce f or t hi s m at e ri al has com e f rom th e on l i ne m an u al s Y am ah a h av e pl ace d on th e i r w e bsi t e . T o go di re ct ly t o t he Y am ah a man u al s
page pl e ase  cl i ck h e re .

Y am ah a e l e ct ri c- acou st i c gu i t ars fe atu re a wi de vari e t y of pi ck - u p an d pre - am p m ode l s. Th i s page i s de si gn e d t o prov i de a core li st of th e

dif f e ren t m odel s u se d i n t he gui t ars w e st ock al on g w i th th e t e chn i cal spe ci f i cat i on s of e ach .

C ont act Pi ck u p

Th e re are t w o gen e ral ty pe s of pi cku p u se d by Y am ah a: t he st an dard Bar Sen sor (Pi e zo t ype ) , as u se d on t he APX5 0 0 an d C PX50 0 , an d t he i r
ow n de v el opm e n t t he Acou st i c R e son an ce T ran sdu ce r sy st em ( A.R .T) con t act pi ck u p, as use d on m ost of t he Y am ah a gui t ars w e st ock .

The Yamaha ART system

Th e ART sy st e m f rom Y am ah a prov i de s a ne w ty pe of pi cku p sy st e m . It h as be e n de si gn e d arou n d t he in t e rn al braci n g of t he gui t ars t o al l ow

f or opt im al pl ace m en t of t he pi ck u p wh i l e m ain t ain i n g th e " t on al ch aract e r" of t he gui t ar. ( w ww .y am ah aacou st i cs.co.u k 07 / 0 7/ 2 00 9 )

Y am ah a's AR T pi ck u p sy ste m i s pu rpose l y de si gn e d t o of fe r n atu ral , dy n am i c an d e x pre ssiv e el e ct ro- acou sti c sou n d. Propri e t ary mu l ti - l ay e r
con t act sen sors com bin e ul t ra- w i de dyn am i c ran ge w it h out st an din g f ee dback re je cti on f or th e m ost accu rate an d n atu ral pe rf orm an ce
sou n d. Base d on ye ars of re se arch , pi ck u p pl ace m en t was de te rm i n e d t o w it h in on e- t en t h of a m i ll i m et re .

APX an d C PX7 0 0 se ri e s gui t ars f eat u re a 1 -w ay sy st em , con si st in g of t w o AR T . pi ck u ps, mark e d oran ge in th e di agram an d capt u ri n g t h e f ul l
t on al ran ge of th e gu i t ar.

APX an d C PX9 0 0 , an d t he ne w L- Se ri e s m odel s, f eat u re a 3 -w ay sy st em w it h addit i on al su b- pi cku ps de si gne d t o pi ck u p on l y bass or t re bl e

f re qu e n cie s in addi ti on t o th e m ain , f ul l - ran ge pi cku p. T he se su b- pi ck u ps are m ark e d bl u e an d bl ack in th e di agram .

F or th e n yl on - st ru n g NX Se ri e s ( NC X NT X) gu i t ars, Y am ah a use a 2 - w ay sy st e m w i th con t act pi ck u ps m oun t e d on t he t re bl e an d bass si de s

of t he gu it ar bri dge . T o re du ce u n w an t e d f ee dback cau se d by vi brat i on th e NX Se ri e s con t act pi cku p ut i l i se s an addi t i on al m ul t il ay e r dam pe r
t o e n su re t he t one i s capt u re d in it s pu re st f orm . Sou rce ww w .y am ah aacou st i cs.co.u k 07 / 07 / 2 00 9

L ay ou t of m ost Y am ah a el e ct ro- acou st i c gu i t ars:

The system specifi cations

Th e gu i t ar e ach sy st e m re l at e s t o i s l i st e d at t he st art of th e re spe ct i ve se ct i on an d y ou can cross re f e ren ce th i s wi t h t he sy st e m t y pe
sh own on each of t he re le v ant Y am ah a gu i t ars. T o see ou r Y am ah a ran ge pl e ase cl i ck   he re .   . T o v ie w an i n di v i du al gu it ar pl e ase cl i ck on th e
nam e at th e st art of e ach re spe ct iv e se ct i on

Th e sy st em s cov e re d in th i s art i cl e are as f ol l ow s:

 Sy st e m 5 5 T 1 way

 Sy st e m 5 6 1 w ay AR T

 Sy st e m 5 7 3 w ay AR T

 Sy st e m 5 9 3 w ay AR T

 Sy st e m 6 1 2 w ay AR T

System 55T 1 way pre-amp

Th e Sy st e m 5 5T i s f it t e d t o t he f oll ow i n g gui t ar( s):   APX5 0 0 ,   CPX500

Bar Sensor (Piezo type)
Pickup
Controls VOL., 3 Band (HIGH, MID, LOW) EQ control, AMF control
Pre-amplifier
Combination end pin/power switch
Output jack
1
Output Impedance (Ohm)
9V DC, S-006P (6F22) dry cell battery
Power supply
Approx. 150 hours (without tuner) Approx. 140 hours (with the preamp switched ON and the tuner used 1 minute every 1 hour)
Battery life
Chromatic type (12 semitones), A4=440Hz
Tuner Tuning System
Tuner automatically switches OFF after 1 minute
Auto OFF Function
Built in pickup (bridge bar sensor)
Input
+/– 3 cents
Accuracy
Hexagonal wrench for neck adjustment x1 S-006P (6F22) dry cell battery x1
Accessories
System 56 1 way ART pre-amp

Th e Sy st e m 5 6 1 way ART pre - am p i s fi tt e d t o t h e f ol l ow in g gu it ar( s) :  APX7 0 0 ,   C PX7 00 ,  F G X7 30 SC , FJ X7 3 0 SC

Contact Pickup (installed inside of the body)

Pickup
Controls VOL., 3 Band (HIGH, MID, LOW) EQ control, AMF control
Pre-amplifier
Combination end pin/power switch
Output jack
1
Output Impedance
(Ohm)
9V DC, S-006P (6F22) dry cell battery
Power supply
Approx. 90 hours (without tuner) Approx. 85 hours (with the preamp switched ON and the tuner used 1 minute every 1 hour) When using a manganese
Battery life battery. Varies according to operating conditions.

Chromatic type (12 semitones), A4=440Hz

Tuner Tuning System
Tuner automatically switches OFF after 1 minute
Auto OFF Function
Built in pickup
Input
+/– 3 cents
Accuracy
Hexagonal wrench for neck adjustment x1 S-006P (6F22) dry cell battery x1
Accessories
System 57 3 way ART pre-amp
Th e Sy st e m 5 7 3 way ART pre - am p i s fi tt e d t o t h e f ol l ow in g gu it ar( s) :  APX9 0 0 ,   C PX9 00

Contact Pickup (installed inside of the body)

Pickup
Controls MASTER VOL., 3 Band (HIGH, MID, LOW) EQ control, SUB PICKUP MIX control (TREBLE SIDE, BASS SIDE)
Pre-amplifier
Combination end pin/power switch
Output jack
1
Output Impedance
(Ohm)
9V DC, S-006P (6F22) dry cell battery
Power supply
Approx. 60 hours (without tuner) Approx. 57 hours (with the preamp switched ON and the tuner used 1 minute every 1 hour) - When using a manganese
Battery life battery. - Varies according to operating conditions.

Chromatic type (12 semitones), A4=440Hz

Tuner Tuning System
Tuner automatically switches OFF after 1 minute
Auto OFF Function
Built in pickup
Input
+/– 3 cents
Accuracy
Hexagonal wrench for neck adjustment x1 S-006P (6F22) dry cell battery x1
Accessories
System-59 Mono 3 way pre-amp

Th e Sy st e m- 5 9 Mon o 3 w ay pre - am p i s fi tt e d t o t he f oll ow i n g gui t ar( s): C XP1 5 II

Contact Pickup Acoustic Resonance Transducer (installed inside of the body)

Pickup
Controls MASTER VOL., 3 Band (HIGH, MID, LOW) EQ control, MAIN PICK UP LEVEL control, SUB PICKUP LEVEL control (TREBLE
Pre-amplifier SIDE, BASS SIDE)

Combination end pin/power switch

Output jack
2
Output Impedance
(Ohm)
9V DC, S-006P (6F22) dry cell battery
Power supply
Approx. 50 hours When using a manganese battery. Varies according to operating conditions.
Battery life
Hexagonal wrench for neck adjustment x1 S-006P (6F22) dry cell battery x1
Accessories
The System 61 2 way pickup is fi tt ed to the NCX and NTX range, to view
these guitars click   here.

Th i s m odel of pi ck u p i s ex cl u siv e t o t he Nyl on st run g NC X an d NT X ran ge of gui t ars. Y am ah a say i t i s able t o re produ ce th e t on e an d
dyn am i cs of ny l on st ri n gs.

Bracing of NTX

Th i s braci n g de si gn f ocu se s on de l iv e ri n g th e be st of n yl on st ri n g t one , i t w arm th al on g w i th ex ce l le n t re spon se . It produ ce s a w e ll - bal an ce d

t on e ove r t he i n st ru m en t 's e nt i re ran ge an d e n abl e s t he se gui t ars t o accomm odat e a w i de ran ge of pl ay i n g an d mu si cal st yl e s

C om bin i n g a n um be r of e x clu si ve te ch n ol ogi e s, th e AR T . sy st e m aff ords th e NX Se ri e s t he ve rsal i ty t o accomm odat e a large ran ge of pl ayi n g
sty l e s f rom fi n ge rsty l e t o pi ck t o pe rcu ssiv e fl ame n co, al l w h il e ret ai n in g t he nat u ral t on e of th e gu i t ar
Newly Developed Contact Pickup:
A conv e nt i on al con t act pi ck u p m ou nt e d un de rn e ath th e saddle v i brate s f ree l y al l ow in g i t t o pi ck u p t he n at u ral body soun d. On th e ot h e r
han d, i t can pi ck up t oo mu ch body sou n d re sul t i n g i n f ee dback m ak i n g posi t i on i n g di ff i cu lt . By com pari son t h e AR T . sy st em u se d on th e NX
Se ri e s gu it ars u t il i ze s a m ul t i l ay e r dam pe r i n orde r t o absorb e x ce ssi v e v i brati on s an d cont rol f ee dback

Sy st e m 6 1 con si st s of t w o pi ck u ps m ou n t e d on th e hi gh an d l ow si de s of t he gu it ar, e ach w i th it s ow n cont rol t o prov i de th e NX Se ri e s

gui t ars w it h fl ex i bl e t on e t ail ori n g.

Newly Developed Preamp System:

C om ple m en t i n g t he ch aract e ri st i c w armt h an d f ul l m i d- ran ge t on e of th e n yl on st rin g gu it ar, t h e Sy ste m 61 pre am p u se s Yam ah a's cl ass-
le adi n g te chn ol ogy t o off e r an e asi ly cont rol l abl e , w i de t on al ran ge , m ak i n g t he sou n d of th e NX pe rfe ct f or an y sh ow or pl ay in g sty l e .

Th e pre am p of f e rs in div i du al v ol um e cont rol f or bot h pi ck u ps, de li v e rin g a t ot al l y n at u ral sou n d w i th robu st l ow s an d cle ar h i gh s. A bu il t - in
3- ban d E Q of f e rs pow e rfu l soun d sh apin g w h il e an on - board t un e r prov i de s ex cel l e nt u sabil i ty du rin g pe rf orm an ce .

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