I had an apx 7A that had seen better days and wanted something similar to gig with. No piezo in this but two under saddle transducers that give a more natural sound that is very responsive. Nice looking guitar and a solid feel that you come to expect from Yamaha. I have put lighter strings on it,11's, made a very small adjustment of the truss rod and a couple of gigs in I am very pleased. It comes with a sound hole cover to stop feedback. It seems marginally more prone to this than the old guitar but the trade off is a very natural sounding acoustic, none of the piezo harshness, when it is plugged in.