Yamaha LS6 A.R.E. Electro-Acoustic Guitar

The Yamaha LS6 A.R.E. is a premium electro-acoustic guitar from Yamaha's renowned L Series, featuring a compact concert-style body designed to deliver a warm, balanced and resonant acoustic tone. It is constructed with a solid Engelmann Spruce top treated with Yamaha's Acoustic Resonance Enhancement (A.R.E.) technology, combined with Rosewood back and sides. The specially designed body and modified bracing provide excellent tonal balance, clear projection and a rich acoustic response. Its smaller body size makes it comfortable to play while maintaining impressive volume and resonance, making it suitable for fingerstyle playing, strumming, songwriting and acoustic performances.

The guitar features Yamaha's modified bracing design, which enhances low-frequency response and produces a more powerful, balanced sound. Its high-comfort traditional neck profile and five-ply mahogany and rosewood neck provide stability and smooth playability. The SRT Zero Impact passive pickup system uses individual piezoelectric elements for each string to capture natural string vibrations while preserving the guitar's acoustic resonance. Its battery-free design requires no onboard preamp or battery, allowing convenient connection to an external amplifier, PA system or recording equipment through its LINE OUT connection.

The LS6 features a rosewood fingerboard and bridge, gold die-cast TM29G tuning machines and a double-action adjustable truss rod. Its gloss body finish and matte neck finish provide an elegant appearance and comfortable playing feel. Additional appointments include an abalone, black and white soundhole inlay, cream-and-black body binding, a tortoiseshell-pattern pickguard and black ABS bridge pins with white dots. It comes equipped with Elixir NANOWEB 80/20 Bronze Light strings and includes a hex wrench for adjustments.

Key Features

• Compact concert-style body design
• Solid Engelmann Spruce top with Yamaha A.R.E. treatment
• Rosewood back and sides
• Yamaha L Series construction
• Modified bracing design
• Warm, balanced and resonant acoustic tone
• High-comfort traditional neck profile
• Five-ply mahogany and rosewood neck
• Rosewood fingerboard
• Rosewood bridge
• SRT Zero Impact passive pickup system
• Individual piezoelectric elements for each string
• Battery-free electronics
• LINE OUT connectivity
• Gold die-cast TM29G tuning machines
• Double-action adjustable truss rod
• Abalone soundhole inlay
• Cream-and-black body binding
• Tortoiseshell-pattern pickguard
• Elixir NANOWEB 80/20 Bronze Light strings

Specifications

• Type: Steel-String Electro-Acoustic Guitar
• Series: Yamaha L Series
• Model: LS6 A.R.E.
• Body Shape / Product Type: Concert-Style Small Body
• Materials / Construction:
  • Top: Solid Engelmann Spruce with A.R.E.
  • Back: Rosewood
  • Sides: Rosewood
  • Neck: Mahogany and Rosewood (5-ply)
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood
  • Bridge: Rosewood
  • Nut: Urea
  • Saddle: Urea
• Dimensions / Scale / Size:
  • Scale Length: 650 mm (25-9/16")
  • Body Length: 497 mm (19-9/16")
  • Total Length: 1,030 mm (40-9/16")
  • Body Width: 380 mm (14-15/16")
  • Body Depth: 100–120 mm (3-15/16"–4-3/4")
  • Nut Width: 44 mm (1-3/4")
  • String Spacing: 11 mm
  • Fingerboard Radius: 400 mm (15-3/4")
• Key Technical Specifications:
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Bracing: Modified Bracing Design
  • Truss Rod: Double-Action Adjustable
• Electronics / Connectivity:
  • Pickup System: SRT Zero Impact Passive Pickup
  • Pickup Type: Individual Piezoelectric Elements
  • Preamp: None
  • Controls: None
  • Output: LINE OUT
  • Power Requirement: No Battery Required
• Hardware:
  • Tuning Machines: Die-Cast Gold (TM29G)
  • Bridge Pins: Black ABS with White Dots
• Finish / Color: Brown Sunburst (BS), Gloss Body Finish, Matte Neck Finish
• Included Accessories: Hex Wrench
• Other Relevant Specifications:
  • Strings: Elixir NANOWEB 80/20 Bronze Light
  • Soundhole Inlay: Abalone, Black and White
  • Body Binding: Cream and Black
  • Pickguard: Tortoiseshell Pattern

The Yamaha LS6 A.R.E. is an excellent choice for intermediate and advanced guitarists, performing musicians and recording enthusiasts looking for a comfortable, compact acoustic-electric guitar. Its solid A.R.E.-treated spruce top, balanced rosewood construction, comfortable five-ply neck and battery-free pickup system offer a combination of acoustic quality, playability and convenient amplification. It is particularly suitable for fingerstyle playing, acoustic accompaniment, songwriting, studio recording and live performances.