Bill Alston
The AES Range
This entire section of my web site is written by Peter AKA Buzzard of the Yamaha forum. I have with his
permission copied his work and posted it on my website with only minor additions from me. All credit goes to Peter many thanks.
AES-420 , RM (red metallic) , BL (black) , made in Korea
Specs:
Scale : 24 3/4" (628 mm)
Pickups: Humbucker x 2
Body: Nato
Neck: Nato
Fretboard: Rosewood
Bridge: Wrap-around Tailpiece
Controls: Front Volume, Rear Volume, Master Tone, 3-position Toggle
AES-500 , silver , gold , cream white , black , made in Taiwan.
YAMAHA manufactured the AES 500 between 1998 and 2000
The solid nato AES500 boasts similar sharp looks as the AES800, but with a pair of beefy humbuckers,
a vintage-style stud tailpiece, straight volume and tone controls, and a snappy sparkle-gloss finish.
Body: Nato
Neck: Maple
Fretboard: Rosewood
Pickups: 2 humbuckers
Hardware: Chrome
Controls: 3-way toggle pickup selector, volume neck pickup, volume bridge pickup, master tone
Frets: 22
Bridge: StopTail
Scale: 25-1/2"
AES-520-D6 , Finishes: Satin Black , Grey/Metallic Black , made in Korea
YAMAHA manufactured the AES 520 between 1998 and 2000.
Specs:
Color/Finish: Satin Black
Scale: 26 1/4" (667 mm)
Pickups: Yamaha Alnico5 Humbuker x 2
Body: Nato
Neck: Nato
Fretboard: Rosewood
Bridge: Yamaha Original, AES Bridge
Controls: Front Volume, Rear Volume, Master Tone, 3-position Toggle
AES-620 , TDR (translucent dark red) , CG (charcoal grey) , FB (faded burst) (yellow/honey) , RB (royal blue) , made in Korea
Specs:
Scale: 24 3/4" (628 mm)
Pickups: Seymour Duncan JB x 1, Yamaha Alnico5 Humbucker x 1
Body: Flamed Maple / Nato
Neck: Nato
Fretboard: Rosewood
Bridge: Yamaha Original, AES Bridge
Controls: Front Volume, Rear Volume, Master Tone, 3-position Toggle
AES-620 L , (left hand) , CG (charcoal grey)
Otherwise as the 620
