My gear (acoustic guitar) PT 1
August 20th, 2008
Yamaha APX500 (black).
I have used numerous Yamaha acoustic guitars. I’m sure there are probably better acoustics out there, but I have enjoyed Yamaha. If you don’t have a huge budget, Yamaha usually has something for you.
The APX series does have a tendency to be a little clangy, but there are some little things to help remedy that a bit. Like the right gage of strings and even picks. There isn’t much you can do when you choose shallow cut-away bodies. For what I do, and how I play, the APX series 500 is my primary choice for now.
Chad Jarnagin. Songwriter. Worship Leader. Artist. Pastor. Creative Ideologist. Vocal Coach. Experience Architect. I grew up around Cincinnati, OH and have lived in the Nashville area for over 10 years. I’m the Worship Arts Pastor of Rolling Hills Community Church… 
Great guitars. My first acoustic was an APX6, right when they first came out in about 1988. Embarrassingly, a white finish was fashionable then… It served me great until ten years ago when I bought my Tacoma jumbo at Gruhn’s. The Yamaha was a great guitar and, despite being shallow bodied, had a sound that could fill a room with fifty or sixty people worshipping. Easy to play, great controls and tone when plugged in.
I was playing my best mate’s APX8D in Liverpool a few weeks ago, and used it to lead some worship at my home church. It’s a sweet guitar.