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SRT2 pickup with System 66 preamp
Provides amplified output controls including volume, tuning, three-band EQ, and a midrange frequency slider.

Independent shopping perspective
Yamaha’s A1M is a right-handed cutaway dreadnought acoustic-electric with a solid Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides. Its SRT2 pickup works with the System 66 preamp for amplified use, placing volume, a built-in tuner, three-band EQ, and a midrange frequency slider on the guitar. The cutaway provides access to the upper frets, and the rosewood fingerboard and bridge complete a straightforward performance-focused acoustic-electric layout.


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Detail 01
Provides amplified output controls including volume, tuning, three-band EQ, and a midrange frequency slider.
Detail 02
The cutaway gives access to higher frets.
Detail 03
The top is solid Sitka spruce.
Detail 04
The fingerboard has 20 frets.
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Product questions
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Yes. The System 66 preamp includes a built-in tuner.
The preamp includes volume, three-band EQ, and a midrange frequency slider.
Yes. Its dreadnought body has a cutaway for higher-fret access.
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