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Fingerstyle players, rejoice! The Alvarez Yairi PYM60 is all but guaranteed to become your new picking companion, merging the traditional parlor guitar formula with the masterful craftsmanship of Alvarez’s Japanese luthiers. This guitar’s compact 12-fret parlor-sized body comprises a highly responsive AAA Sitka spruce top and African mahogany back and sides for the utmost tonal warmth, producing a beautifully balanced tone across all six strings. Players who favor a slightly fuller-feeling profile will feel right at home with the ebony-topped mahogany neck’s soft “V” to “C” shape ? a carve that starts out with a mild peak then smooths out as you climb the neck. You also get lock-tight Gotoh 510 tuners and a host of Alvarez’s distinctive appointments, including the sustain-enhancing Direct Coupled bridge and FST6 bracing. Small in stature but big in terms of tone, the Alvarez Yairi PYM60 is ready to deliver a lifetime’s worth of parlor guitar panache.





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Back before the days of the dreadnought, there was no such thing as a parlor guitar ? small-bodied 6-strings were simply guitars, being the norm rather than the exception. But why would a 21st-century musician opt for a parlor guitar over the boom of a dreadnought, the power of a jumbo, or the versatility of an OM or Grand Auditorium? In a word, balance. Small-bodied acoustic guitars boast a string-to-string balance unmatched by any other size, making them a superb choice for fingerstyle players and recording situations. Moreover, as a 12-fret model, the Alvarez PYM60’s comparatively larger sound chamber delivers a superior projection and deeper tone compared to a guitar with a 14-fret neck joint. Finished off with an all-time-classic tonewood combination of a Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides, the PYM60 produces a rich, blooming tone with even the slightest pluck.





Soft “V” to “C” neck profile





While most modern manufacturers have switched over to skinny “C”-shaped necks over the years, the substantial heft of a classic “V” profile is a perennial favorite of Sweetwater’s strummers! To merge the best of both old and new, Alvarez designed the compound soft “V” to “C” neck profile that starts off chunky but thins out as you slide up the neck. For guitarists who cover a wide variety of sonic styles, this shape delivers incredible flexibility, allowing for both slick upper-register bends and licks, while still comfortably filling out your grip at the base of the guitar’s neck.





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Alvarez-Yairi represents the driving force of Alvarez culture: obsessive attention to detail and traditional quality. The result is guitars that nourish creativity for a lifetime. However, these guitars aren’t just instruments, they’re souvenirs of music history and the emotions that shape it. Yairi's formidable team of 24 luthiers still builds instruments the traditional way ? sculpting guitars humbly by hand using only the finest materials with a nearly 60-year reputation of building players exceptional instruments at a fair price.





Alvarez Yairi PYM60 Acoustic Guitar Features:


Handcrafted in Kani, Japan, by Alvarez’s master Japanese luthiers


A perfect platform for dedicated fingerstyle players, recording musicians, or intimate vocal accompanists


Intimate 12-fret parlor guitar, boasting complex tone and powerful projection that defy its compact size


AAA Sitka spruce top and FST6 bracing offer an extraordinary dynamic range and touch-sensitive response


African mahogany back and sides pair with the top to deliver superb string-to-string balance and a warm, rich voice that’s packed with overtones


Soft “V” to “C” mahogany neck topped with a 15.75-inch-radius ebony fingerboard


Direct coupled ebony bridge enhances sustain and all but eliminates common problems such as bridge lifting


Rock-solid Gotoh 510 tuners