Alvarez Yairi Masterworks DYMR70SB Dreadnought Slope Shoulder Sunburst
DESCRIPTION
Both traditional and innovative the DYM70RSB instills instant desire in anyone who plays it. The 12th fret join to the body brings the scale length down which in turn lowers the tension of the strings. This feature along with the 1 23/32” (44mm) nut make for a great fingerpicking instrument with plenty of string spacing and a wonderful response to a lighter attack or big open chords.
Solid Sitka with Solid Indian Rosewood is still a combination hard to beat when wanting to build a powerful, dynamic and charismatic instrument. The wood choice also helps us deliver a really durable instrument suitable for a wide range of playing and musical styles. While the DYM60’s strong mids and warm tone will suit most player’s requirements, we think the DYM70 will suit every player’s needs. It’s simply a beautiful and wonderful guitar to play.
The DYM70 never seems to run out of punch, its dynamic range is vast, and it listens to your needs. Stroke it and will whisper as quietly as you want it to, strum it as hard as you can and it will keep singing as loud as you need it you.
Everything is apparent in this guitar; bass, mids and trebles work together, they don’t fight with each other, therefore the player is free to approach the guitar from the song’s requirements rather than having to compensate for the instruments overly lively or underperforming response.
You may have gathered we really love our DYM70’s guitar and we think you will too.
Like all Yairi’s the DYM70 has an extended dovetail neck construction that maximizes the energy transfer between the neck and body. It also allows for a wider range of rod adjustment and decreases the risk of any neck/body irregularities.
Further innovation comes with the Direct Coupled Bridge. This system really shows off the craftsmanship of which these guitars are made. The DC Bridge means the pins actually go into the top of the guitar, taking the vibration to the heart of the soundboard and at the same time hugely increasing the break angle from the saddle to the top. This increased down pressure raises string tension, giving the guitar a very responsive feel and adding quality to its volume and sustain.
Like all Yairi Masterworks this guitar is made from premium tone wood that has been seasoned naturally for 5 to 15 years in the perfect climate of Kani.
Kani is in the prefecture of Gifu in the hills north of Nagoya. This wood preparation and environment for building guitars is very important to the structural integrity of the instrument and will help to ensure decades of stability and performance from your Yairi.
The DYM70 is our line in the sand, from here on in it’s the guitar that sets the standard for all our future development. From the outset it was this model that we built dozens of samples of, tweaking the construction and bracing along the way to find the sound we wanted. We believe this is one of the best guitars in the market, an unfailing instrument that delivers player satisfaction note after note.
SETUP & INSPECTED BY OUR TECH TEAM
All of our guitars come with a FREE professional setup to a comfortable action as specified by that instrument’s manufacturer. Our setups always include inspection of (and necessary adjustment to): action, intonation, tremolo angle, truss rod, frets, nut, bridge, and more. We can accommodate special setup requests - additional charges and/or shipping delays of 1-2 business days could occur.
INDIVIDUALLY PHOTOGRAPHED
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SPECS
Case: Alvarez Deluxe Hardshell Case
Weight: 4.4lbs
Year: 2024
Top Wood: Solid AAA Sitka Spruce
Body Finish: Natural/Gloss
Back and Sides Wood: Solid East Indian Rosewood
Shape: Dreadnought
Neck: One piece mahogany, 50/50 Semi gloss finish, Extended neck joint
Bridge: Ebony Direct Coupled
Inlays: Abalone & Mother of Pearl
Fingerboard: Ebony / 12th Fret Inlay
Headstock Plate: Rosewood
Nut and Saddle: Real Bone / Tusq™
Tuner: Gotoh 510's Gold with Ebony Buttons
Binding: Ivoroid
Bridge Pins: Ebony
Strings: D'Addario EXP16
Accessories: Deluxe Wood Case / US Only
Bracing Systems: Handcarved FST2 - Forward Shifted, Assymetric Tone Bars
Neck Joint: Dovetail, Extended Neck Joint
Neck Meets Body: 12th Fret
Number of Frets: 20
DIMENSIONS
Overall Length (mm): 1030
Body Width (mm): 400
Body Depth at Heel (mm): 100
Body Depth at Base (mm): 125
Scale (mm): 648
Scale (inches): 25 1/2
Number of Frets: 20
Nut Width (mm): 44
Nut Width (inches): 1 23/32
Questions?
Call/text us at 315-447-3243
Email us team@ishguitars.com
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