Yamaha A1R11TBS | Electro-Acoustic Guitar | SRT Piezo Pickup | Tobacco Brown Sunburst

Yamaha A1R11TBS Electro-Acoustic Guitar, Rosewood  back and sides, with SRT Piezo Pickup in Tobacco Brown Sunburst

Overview

Designed to be the ideal performance acoustic guitar, the Yamaha A series is crafted from the ground up to be perfectly suited to life on the road. With natural, dynamic plugged-in tone and stage-ready simplicity from the new SRT2 pickup system; played-in comfort out of the box thanks to hand-rolled fingerboard edges on a straight taper neck; a custom designed scalloped bracing pattern for an all-new powerful, expressive acoustic tone and Yamaha’s legendary road-ready construction to make sure it’s ready when you are, night after night, the A series is the perfect guitar to take your playing to the next level.

This Guitar A1R 11 Tobacco Brown Sunburst

The A1R, traditional western body cutaway guitar, features solid Sitka spruce top with scalloped bracing and rosewood back and sides. Yamaha’s original SRT piezo pickup ensure solid plugged-in performance.

Features

• Dreadnought Cutaway-Style Body
• Solid Sitka Spruce Top
• Rosewood Back & Sides
• New Scalloped Bracing for Louder, Richer Acoustic Sound
• Cut-through Plugged-in Sound by the SRT Piezo Pickup
• High Comfort Neck Profile
• Simple and Distinctive Looks
• Elixir Strings

Powerful Acoustic Sound

A new sound has been developed for the A series that is louder and stronger in the low-mid ranges, thanks to cutting-edge acoustic analysis technology developed by the Yamaha R&D Division. Their analysis led to the development of the new scalloped bracing for the top board and shorter bracing than normal for the back board. Watch video LINK

New Bracing                                                         Conventional Bracing  

Overall increases across the lower range. Richer harmonic overtones in the mid-range.

Also, treating the tops with Yamaha’s exclusive A.R.E. (Acoustic Resonance Enhancement) process gives the instrument a rich, vintage quality tone, making it sound as though you’d been playing it for years from the very first moment you pick an A series guitar up. (A.R.E. processing is applied to the A5 and A3 only.)

High Comfort Neck Profile

Extensive research with players, luthiers and guitar techs has given A series the feel and playability that today’s acoustic-electric players want, whether switching from electric to acoustic on-stage, recording a session with intricate open tunings, or practicing at home. These superb guitars feature a straighter neck taper for easier high-fret playing, and hand-rolled fingerboard edges to achieve a played-in feel.

 Simple and Distinctive Looks

The simple, organic design features wood binding and other techniques that capture the warmth of wood. The distinctive shape of the pick guard, which stands out when performing, is a revival of the N1000 guitar that Yamaha released in 1975.

Electric System

System72 features an under-saddle piezo pickup developed by Yamaha. Controls include a 3-band EQ, an adjustable mid-range frequency control, and a precision chromatic tuner for optimum sound tailoring. The system is powered by easy to obtain AA-size batteries that provide a stable power supply for improved sound quality.

Elixir Strings

A series guitars are equipped with Elixir NANOWEB 80/20 Bronze Light strings to deliver a lively tone together with extended tone life that players have come to expect from Elixir Strings.