| AE 11 | | - single sharp cutaway hollow maple body, arched spruce top, multi-ply body binding, two bound f-holes, set maple neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with decorative inlays, bound headstock with black overlay and Yamaha logo, three-per-side tuners, rosewood-based adj. bridge, trapeze tailpiece with rosewood insert, raised bound black pickguard, two humbucker pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, chrome hardware, available in Natural or Sunburst finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. mid-1960s-mid-1970s. |
| AE 12 | | - single smooth cutaway hollow maple body, arched spruce top, multi-ply body binding, two bound f-holes, set maple neck, 20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with rounded parallelogram inlays, matching finish headstock overlay and Yamaha logo, three-per-side tuners, rosewood-based adj. bridge, trapeze tailpiece with rosewood insert, raised bound black pickguard, two humbucker pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, chrome hardware, available in Natural or Sunburst finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. early-1970s-mid-1970s. |
| AE 18 | | - single smooth cutaway hollow maple body, arched spruce top, multi-ply body binding, two bound f-holes, set maple neck, 20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl block arrow inlays, bound headstock with matching finish overlay and Yamaha logo, three-per-side tuners, ebony-based adj. bridge, trapeze tailpiece with rosewood insert, raised bound wooden pickguard, two humbucker pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Natural or Sunburst finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. early-1970s-mid-1970s. |
| AE 500 | | - single smooth cutaway semi-hollow maple body, two custom design f-holes, single-ply body binding, set mahogany neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, black headstock overlay with Yamaha logo, three-per-side tuners, Yamaha original design AES bridge, six indivdual string tailpieces, raised bound blackpickguard, two humbucker exposed pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way switch, chrome hardware, available in Black or Brown Sunburst finish, mfg. 2004-08. |
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| AE 1200/AE 1200S | | - single smooth cutaway hollow beech/birch Super 400-style body, arched solid spruce top, multi-ply body binding, two f-holes, set maple neck, 20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with split block inlays, multi-ply bound headstock with black overlay, Yamaha logo, and decorative inlays, three-per-side tuners, ebony-based adj. bridge, decorative wire trapeze tailpiece, raised bound tortoise pickguard, two humbucker pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone with coil taps), three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Antique Stain, Burgundy, or Natural finish, 25.25 in. scale (later listed as 24.75 in. scale), mfg. late 1970s-1994. |
| AES 1500 | | - single smooth cutaway ES-5-style semi-hollow curly maple body with maple/spruce center block, arched sycamore top, multi-ply body binding, two bound f-holes, set maple neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, bound headstock with black overlay, Yamaha logo, and torch inlay, three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, stop tailpiece, raised multi-ply black (Orange Stain finish) or white (Pearl Snow White finish) pickguard, two DiMarzio Q-100 humbucker pickups with exposed pole pieces, four knobs (two v, two tone with coil taps), three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Orange Stain or Pearl Snow White finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1990-present. |
| AES 1500B | | - similar to AES 1500, except has a Bigsby B-6 vintage vibrato tailpiece, available in Black, Natural (disc.), or Orange Stain finish, mfg. 1994-present. |
| AE 2000 | | - single smooth cutaway hollow beech/birch body, arched solid planed spruce top, multi-ply body binding, two f-holes, set maple neck, 20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with diagonally split block inlays, multi-ply bound headstock with black overlay, Yamaha logo, and decorative inlays, three-per-side tuners, ebony-based adj. bridge, decorative wire trapeze tailpiece, raised bound tortoise pickguard, two humbucker pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Antique Stain, 25.25 in. scale, mfg. late 1970s-early 1980s. |
| AEX 500 | | - single smooth cutaway semi-hollow nato body, spruce top, single-ply body binding, two f-holes, bolt-on maple neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, black headstock overlay with Yamaha logo and torch inlays, three-per-side tuners, rosewood bridge, trapeze tailpiece, single floating mini humbucker pickup and a piezo bridge pickup, two amber knobs (v, pickup blend), three-band EQ, three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Black or Brown Sunburst finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1997-2001. |
| AEX 500N/AEX 500N2 | | - nylon string configuration, single smooth cutaway semi-hollow alder body, spruce top, single-ply body binding (Natural finish only), two f-holes, bolt-on maple neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, slotted headstock with rosewood overlay and Yamaha logo, three-per-side open-style tuners, rosewood bridge, piezo bridge pickup, single black volume knob, three-band EQ, three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Gloss Black or Natural finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1998-2003. |
| AEX 502 | | - single smooth cutaway semi-hollow alder body, figured maple top, single-ply body binding, two f-holes, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, black headstock overlay with Yamaha logo and torch inlays, three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, stop tailpiece, two P-90 style pickups with "Dog Ear" covers, two amber knobs (v, tone), three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Brown Sunburst, Orange Stain, or Solid Black finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1998-2000. |
| AEX 520 | | - single smooth cutaway semi-hollow alder body, figured maple top, single-ply body binding, two f-holes, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, black headstock overlay with Yamaha logo and torch inlays, three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, stop tailpiece, two mini humbucker pickups with plastic rings, two amber knobs (v, tone), three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Brown Sunburst, Orange Stain, or Solid Black finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1998-2000. |
| AEX 1500 | | - single rounded cutaway hollow maple or sycamore body, arched sycamore top, multi-ply body binding, two bound f-holes, set maple neck, 20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, multi-ply bound headstock with black overlay, and pearl Yamaha logo and torch inlays, three-per-side tuners, adj. ebony-based bone bridge, trapeze tailpiece with scroll wire design, raised bound black pickguard, single floating mini humbucker pickup and a piezo bridge pickup, two knobs (v, tone), three-way pickup switch, three-band EQ/Mix/Mid Freq. piezo controls mounted on the side, gold hardware, available in Antique Stain, Faded Burst, or Natural finish, 25.25 in. scale, mfg. 1995-present. |
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