FIRSTLY, this guitar is signed by New Zealand rock musician, Liam Finn (son of Neil Finn IE. Crowded House, Split Enz). Liam was also in a post-grunge New Zealand band as a teen called Betchadupa that often played with Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam before becoming the popular solo artist he is today.

I had this guitar personally signed on his birthday at a gig in Minneapolis, 24 September 2011, at the 7th Street Entry during his North America FOMO Tour. FOMO is the name of his second album and is an acronym for “Fear Of Missing Out”.

The guitar is signed, “Perpetual FOMO for All! No fret! Love XO Liam Finn” along with his trademark little guitar doodle drawing. No COA but I can share photos of us together from that evening. Just ask!

The hard case did not come with the guitar but was purchased for this guitar and I'm throwing it in as a bonus and added value. Sturdy and protective!

Guitar was tuned and played once, toted to the show, signed, and boxed up in hard case ever since.

SECONDLY, this is an AMAZING HARD TO FIND GUITAR and well worth the money. It is highly respected and valued by many musicians. It's only been tuned and played once (before the show mentioned above ironically). I own a second in Ultramarine Blue that is my go-to-always guitar after being introduced to it by Mr. Ed Roland of the rock band, Collective Soul, some years ago. If you google "Ed Roland" and "Yamaha APX900" you'll see quite a few hits as he was quite the spokesperson for this guitar and still plays one on stage to this day. LOVE LOVE this guitar and unfortunately it is no longer produced so finding another (especially new or nearly new) isn't an easy task.

Comes with not only the hard case but extra strings and a bag of Yamaha accessories specifically for this guitar.

In 2010, I paid $799.99 for it new and of course unsigned. The case was another $100.

Features:
FULL BODY ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC WITH THE A.R.T. PICKUP SYSTEM.
The CPX Compass Series is a collection of finely crafted guitars placing emphasis on playability with exceptional tonal woods and adorned with beautiful inlays and exquisite finishes. The CPX guitar line features a full body design that has more than enough volume to achieve excellent acoustic resonance. In terms of cosmetics, the CPX900 has beautiful white/black double abalone sound hole inlays, ivory fingerboard & head stock binding, ivory/black body binding, maple bottom inlay, mother-of-pearl CPX & Yamaha headstock logos and mother-of-pearl/abalone position markers. These guitars are stunning works of art both sonically and visually.The CPX900 features the newly developed A.R.T. (Acoustic Resonance Transducer) 3-way preamplifier system. This innovative new preamplifier system utilizes four amazing contact pickups that dramatically reduce feedback while achieving rich, beautiful and natural tones.

General Specs:
Top - Solid SpruceBack -Flamed MapleSide - Flamed MapleNeck - NatoFingerboard - RosewoodBridge - RosewoodBody Depth - 95-115 mm (3 3/4"-4 1/2")Nut Width - 43 mm (1 11/16")String Length - 650 mm (25 9/16")Tuners - Diecast Gold (TM-29G)Preamp - System57 3way A.R.T.