Yamaha Acompass 60 gives singer-guitarists two D-PRE channels in an 8.2 kg combo

Yamaha announced the Acompass 60 on November 6 as a compact acoustic amplifier built equally around voice and guitar. The 60-watt combo uses two independent channels—GUITAR and VOCAL/INST—with Yamaha D-PRE microphone preamps on both, separate three-band EQ sections and a purpose-built eight-inch full-range speaker and cabinet.

The guitar path includes Ambience for restoring some of the air and resonance that can disappear through a pickup, while the vocal/instrument path adds compression. Both channels get Enhancer and Reverb, and a one-button Feedback Suppressor is intended to reduce setup time in cafés, rehearsal rooms and small stages. Connections include balanced XLR inputs, a balanced XLR line output, headphone output, AUX, Bluetooth and USB-C for firmware updates.

At 310 by 300 by 300 mm and 8.2 kg, the Acompass 60 can work as a self-contained singer-songwriter rig or as a stage monitor feeding a larger PA. Yamaha’s Japanese product page lists a December 2026 release at ¥148,500 including tax; US retailers have begun taking preorders around $899.99, so pricing and delivery timing vary by market.

The significant design choice is the equal emphasis on the microphone channel. Many acoustic combos treat vocals as a secondary convenience, whereas Yamaha has applied the same D-PRE front end and dedicated processing to both sources. For solo performers, that reduces the need for a small mixer while preserving a balanced output for venues and recording systems.