The APX series places emphasis on playability with a stylish thin profile that fits the musicians body. As for cosmetics, the APX700 features a beautiful abalone sound hole ring inlay, ivory fingerboard and head binding, ivory/black body binding, maple bottom inlay, mother-of-pearl APX & Yamaha headstock logos and mother-of-pearl position markers. This model comes in five amazing color variations. The APX700 features the newly developed A.R.T. (Acoustic Resonance Transducer) 1-way preamplifier system. This innovative new preamplifier system utilizes two amazing contact pickups that dramatically reduce feedback while achieving rich, beautiful and natural tones.