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Yamaha LL16 ARE Original Jumbo Acoustic Electric Guitar — view 1

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Acoustic Electric Guitar

Yamaha

Yamaha LL16 ARE Original Jumbo Acoustic Electric Guitar

Name: Yamaha LL16 ARE Original Jumbo Acoustic Electric Guitar
Brand: Yamaha
SKU: NGM-CE1FA359
Price: 558.71 GBP
Availability: InStock

SKU: NGM-CE1FA359Brand: Yamaha

£558.71Inc. VAT

Or around £46.56 a month over 12 months — spread the cost at checkout where eligible.

A Premium Acoustic-electric Guitar from Yamaha When you need a guitar with exceptional tone and playability, check out the Yamaha LL16 acoustic-electric guitar. Part of Yamaha's legendary L Series, the LL16 uses a hand-selected, solid Engelmann spruce top treated with Yamaha's A.R.E. process and…

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Full workshop set-up: truss rod, action and intonation dialled in before dispatch
Nut slots checked for smooth, rattle-free tuning
Photographed on the bench so you see the exact instrument leaving us
Fretwork inspected for sprout and levelled where needed
Electronics bench-tested through a reference amp

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2-year Northgate warranty
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01 — Full details

A Premium Acoustic-electric Guitar from Yamaha

When you need a guitar with exceptional tone and playability, check out the Yamaha LL16 acoustic-electric guitar. Part of Yamaha's legendary L Series, the LL16 uses a hand-selected, solid Engelmann spruce top treated with Yamaha's A.R.E. process and solid rosewood back and sides to give you a rich, warm sounding guitar with full-range response. The 5-ply mahogany/rosewood neck sports not only a smooth-playing ebony fretboard, but also a new, slimmer neck shape and an enhanced fingerboard edge. A passive SRT Zero Impact pickup uses a separate element for each string to give you authentic plugged-in tones. The updated Yamaha LL16 delivers killer tone and playability in a premium acoustic-electric guitar.

Innovative construction yields a better guitar

The great tone and smooth playability of the LL16 are enhanced by Yamaha's A.R.E. (Acoustic Resonance Enhancement) wood torrefaction, which gives your guitar a broken-in and aged tone. By controlling the atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity, the molecular properties of the wood are manipulated to mirror those of a guitar that has been played for years. Each L Series guitar also features modified non-scalloped bracing that enhances the guitar's low end. And the 5-ply mahogany/rosewood neck, after a revaluation of string height and spacing, presents a new design for improved playability.

Hand-selected spruce top for great tone

Irvine Art & Music knows that the choice of top wood can powerfully affect the sound of an acoustic guitar. For the LL16, Yamaha chose a premium, hand-selected solid Engelmann spruce top. Chosen as much for its look as its tone, the top has a well-rounded, articulate sound with excellent projection — and its tone is only made better by Yamaha's A.R.E. wood torrefaction process. The guitar's solid rosewood back and sides provide exceptional bass and powerful punch, and they simply look great.

A full-range passive pickup system

Yamaha's SRT Zero Impact pickup was designed to deliver a faithful reproduction of the LL16's natural, dynamic sound. They also designed it to be inconspicuous in terms of its impact on the guitar's looks and tone. The passive design doesn't use a bulky preamp that's routed into the body, detracting from the instrument's looks and resonance. Instead, each string has its own piezoelectric element, yielding a full and accurate sound. There is one important point to remember: because this is a passive pickup system, you'll need to use an external preamp when plugging in the Yamaha LL16.

Yamaha LL16 Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:

Innovative guitar design gives you an amazing-playing and great-sounding instrument
Hand-selected solid Engelmann spruce top and solid rosewood back and sides provide rich tone and projection
A.R.E. process "ages" the wood molecules to match the tone of naturally aged guitars
5-ply mahogany/rosewood neck has been redesigned for today's guitar player
Updated non-scalloped bracing pattern delivers a fuller low end
Passive SRT Zero Impact pickup uses individual piezo elements for each string

Tech Specs

String Type:Steel
Number of Strings:6
Body Shape:Original Jumbo
Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
Color:Natural
Finish:Gloss Polyurethane
Top Wood:Solid Engelmann Spruce with A.R.E. treatment
Back & Sides Wood:Solid Rosewood
Body Bracing:Non-scalloped
Binding:Maple/Blackk
Neck Wood:5-ply Mahogany/Rosewood
Neck Shape:Traditional
Radius:15.75"
Fingerboard Material:Ebony
Fingerboard Inlay:Dots
Number of Frets:20
Scale Length:25.5"
Tuning Machines:Die-cast Gold tuners
Bridge Material:Ebony
Nut/Saddle Material:Urea
Nut Width:1.75"
Electronics:SRT Zero Impact pickup
Strings:Elixir, .012-.052
Case Included:Softshell Case
Manufacturer Part Number: LL16HB

02 — From order to doorstep

Order placed

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Workshop check

Bench inspection and set-up, usually the same working day.

Packed & dispatched

Double-boxed and handed to the courier with tracking.

Delivered

Free insured delivery, 1–3 working days across mainland UK.

03 — Buying with confidence

Bought from a UK company

Northgate Music Co. is a UK-registered retailer. Every order is invoiced with VAT and covered by UK consumer law.

30-day returns

Change your mind within 30 days of delivery and we arrange a free return collection, then refund to your original payment method.

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04 — Questions about this product

Yes — we hold 9 in UK stock. Orders placed before 14:00 on a working day are picked the same day and dispatched with free insured tracked delivery, arriving in 1–3 working days.

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