« Yamaha AES 500 »

I got this guitar almost a year ago, I just saw it and liked it, then when I tested it I loved it, it had a very nice sound. I´m from mexico, I payed about $280 U.S. dollars

First of all, it looks great, it´s very confortable to play it and it has very good sound and sustain..

It would be much better with an on-off switch and a better bridge ( a tune-o-matic would be perfect)...the factory one is not able to be calibrated,I changed it for another one to have better response about the notes I play and listen to.

It´s quite similar to it´s sister aes 800, but a little cheaper because of the bridge and the pickups (the aes 500 has yamaha humbuckers and the aes 800 has dimarzio pickups) It´s hardware is not as smooth as the other´s, but finally it´s great

When I got this guitar I knew i had to get it´s big sister, now I have bought and they´re great. The only real problem of this guitar is the bridge, but it has a solution, so if you like it´s apearence, don´t think about it, it´s an amazing guitar

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