My Guitars #17 (Yamaha APX-T2) - Martin Cliffe

NOTE: I no longer own this guitar... and I have no idea why so many people are watching this video!
Something different, and a bit smaller! Never the biggest acoustic player (hehe), a 3/4 size electro-acoustic from Yamaha seemed to fit the bill nicely!
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[@thomashalley7258]

I love how small it is for playing while you are sitting. So comfortable for the strumming arm.

[@lisascott2841]

Ohhhh i love it! Gonna grab me one! Thanks for the review! 👍

[@Hofferbert.Clayton]

I used to have this guitar years ago and on the hunt for another travel size acoustic. Might have to pick it up again

[@davidkless9131]

Love this video hope it hits 100,000 views.

[@joyfullmusicexploring-thom5093]

Cool relaxed guy. I like the easy way and the routine solid musical playin. 👍 gonna buy dame guitar for reha

[@veeti27]

good video!!!

[@GoldStandardGames]

very comfy guitar

[@tonyvario7458]

Ce l'ho anch'io ed è proprio una piccola Favola !!😊

[@RjBenjamin353]

A great guitar

[@user-je7fn8se8q]

Amazing Yamaha

[@MartinCliffe]

Long way from being my favourite guitar, but if you like it, all good, thanks! :)

[@TKevinBlanc]

Looks like the ultimate couch guitar.

[@Doowopsid]

Great demo! If anyone is familiar with the Gretsch Jim Dandy or Gin Rickey(acoustic electric) how would you say it compares? Thank you

[@MartinCliffe]

Never played one, but the parlor body shape is different, longer and narrower, and obviously no cutaway. And the magnetic pickup would sound quite different to the piezo in the Yamaha. The Gretsch has a more conventional scale length (24" vs 22¾") too, so probably feels like a more normal guitar neck.

[@Doowopsid]

@@MartinCliffe Thanks for getting back to me. Your points are well taken!

[@crfffm]

You mentioned maybe trying different string gauges and different tunings. What have you tried? I 'm in the market for a travel guitar and one of these is on craigslist for $150. Hope to get it for $120.

[@MartinCliffe]

Mostly just the 12-56s for standard tuning or drop D, and then 10-47 tuned up to G (GCFBbDG). I've done bits in DADGAD and CGDGAE, but not so much on this guitar. It's definitely not my favourite guitar to play, but it's great for travel or just something different, and $120 would be a steal!

[@stephencross1717]

Hi I'm new to guitar and just wondering what the spacing feels like on the fretboard in comparison to standard size dreadnought. Just wondering as I have very short wide fingers. Great video by the way

[@MartinCliffe]

Hey Stephen, thanks for the message. It's a long time since I've owned this guitar, but I think I remember it being fairly cramped. A thin neck but slightly longer scale (24-25") might be more comfortable for wider fingers. I'd try to get your hands on one, if at all possible.

[@NewBookz]

Just ordered this one for my wife, she wanted the dark sunburst model but then changed her mind for the black model! The built in tuner is a nice feature

[@MartinCliffe]

Nice, hope she enjoys it! They had both (and the natural) in the store I bought this from, but the black one played the best out of the three.

[@MartinCliffe]

BTW, if you're ever looking for a hard case for it, the SKB 300 is a pretty much perfect fit.

[@goog646]

Hi, I am considering buying an APXT2 for travelling and just wondering if you could please tell me how much it weighs?

[@joyfullmusicexploring-thom5093]

I hate the cutting edge of the body in my right arm. Gonna buy it anyway

[@ravenbricks8289]

sounds good! I have a couple of guitars one fender acoustic, a squier strat and Ibanez g10

[@MartinCliffe]

Nice :) I have too many guitars, but they all meet specific needs, so it'd be hard to get rid of any!

[@ravenbricks8289]

Martin Cliffe haha nice!

[@eddy4022]

Do you get black finger prints when using this guitar? I bought two different ones and was getting it non stop . Even changed strings but nothing work so returned them.

[@MartinCliffe]

I did notice this at first. I think it's from the stain they use on the rosewood to make it look darker. I always apply lemon oil to rosewood boards when I do string changes, and that seemed to seal it a bit better, so I didn't notice it after that. I assumed it was the stock strings or just the fact I was playing it in hot steamy India quite a bit. I don't have the guitar anymore so I don't know how it's holding up.

[@givepeaceachant108]

Hi, Martin I bought this Guitar and was thinking of bringing it to India! I wonder if you have any tips for traveling on the airlines with it? I hope to try carrying it on the plane, of course. How was INDIA? What happened to the Guitar?

[@MartinCliffe]

So sorry, I didn't see this comment until now (it would have been better to post a new comment rather than reply to someone else's). I had no difficulty travelling with it to India, it's small and light. I did have to let the cabin crew check it would fit (it did, fine) but only at Hong Kong where they're very picky. No issues at Singapore or Cochin. We had a lovely time in Kerala, beautiful place. I ended up giving the guitar to some close friends who have two boys, because I just wasn't using it. But it was great to use for travelling.

[@goog646]

Great video thanks. I am considering buying an APXT2 for travelling and just wondering if you could please tell me how much it weighs?

[@MartinCliffe]

It’s quite a while since I had it, but I’m sure it was under 2kg / 4.5lbs. Even lighter with the stock tuners. Thanks for watching!

[@goog646]

@@MartinCliffe thanks for your reply.

[@MC-zr7hl]

Even though it's smaller, it weighs a little more than my normal sized acoustic guitar.

[@williambryant7043]

My friend has one of those, I had to play it once, I’m 5’9

[@paisaoang5969]

I would suggest to use electric guitar strings on that guitar which can make more sound and confort. Normal acoustic strings are so hard on that shorter neck and hard to band and pull.

[@MartinCliffe]

Not that I still have the guitar, but with a shorter scale, you want heavier strings to maintain the tension, not lighter ones. Electric strings on an acoustic sound very thin and weak. If you use 11s on a normal size acoustic, you'd want 12s or even 13s on a short scale guitar.

[@d-rockanomaly9243]

It isn't a short neck. Only the body is 3/4. I mean, it's short for a standard sized neck.

[@MartinCliffe]

It’s a good couple of inches shorter than a standard guitar neck

[@the_nondrive_side]

I want one. I also want to hear it with silk and steel strings in the lightest possible gauge.

[@MartinCliffe]

Interesting. I think La Bella make a set of silk and steel strings in 10 gauge. Never tried that type of string though.

[@the_nondrive_side]

Martin Cliffe I have a thinline Cutaway that I use silk and steel on after having phosphor bronze. It smoothed out the tone a little. I still want a smaller bodied guitar and this is the one I want.

[@mattwilliam4803]

-Really good idea, David -- it's a great sounding guitar for the small, travel size, especially when plugged in !!

[@gonotarno2830]

Cute face

[@dawidczerniak5177]

It sounds horrible but I guess you get what you pay for

[@MartinCliffe]

Yep, cheap travel guitar

[@akmt123]

Yuk!!! NO 3rd fret mark...looks ugly...what is Yamaha trying to save???

[@MartinCliffe]

Y'know, I'd never even noticed. They're not particularly pretty, but for what they are, it's a decent sounding and playing travel guitar for very little money.

[@davidmc8478]

MrMoneyHelper , or use some tippex or twink

[@matthewreid618]

You must hate some Martins that have no fret marks at all. What a ridiculous comment....

[@jamalian2235]

Please don't buy it. I am not happy after online shopping. Frets are very small and strings narrow too. Sound is more treble so strumming sound is not good by using pick but only by hands ok. I am surprised to see why yamaha gave 21 frets in such a small guitar while they could use less fret to increase space to initial 4 frets which are very very tight and few chords specially AMajor hard to play on it. I am repenting after buying it so very bad decision for myself. Only looks great but not good for learners

[@MartinCliffe]

It's a short-scale travel guitar. It was never going to be anything but this. You can't expect a great sound from a travel guitar. I can't understand why this video has so many views! There's no way Yamaha could have increased the spacing between the frets without increasing the scale length and thus the size of the guitar. They have to be the right proportion of the scale apart. And yes, for an adult or someone with big hands, it's a little tight to make certain chords. But for a child it's a good, very very affordable, starting place before you graduate to a full-size guitar. Or it makes a useful small and inexpensive guitar for travelling, which is why I bought it. Then gave it away to friends with two small boys.

[@matthewreid618]

It's a 3/4 guitar. It's built exactly the way it's intended. Your comment is really bad.

[@bluesvesuviano]

E kiu gross a panz ca a kitar