This special creation from Alvarez-Yairi Masterworks pairs modern workhorse features with a slope-shouldered dreadnought body for old-school tone and dreamy playability. Based on Yairi’s flagship DYM70, the DYMR70SB features solid East Indian Rosewood back and sides, a AAA Sitka spruce top, a mahogany neck, and an ebony fingerboard with a bold 12th fret neck joint that takes this guitar’s fingerpicking potential to the next level. These premium features work in harmony with custom Yairi bracing, bold hardware, and a unique bridge for plenty of power that yields to the slightest touch. If you’re on the hunt for a premium solid wood acoustic with strong vintage vibes, then you’ll find the DYMR70SB delivers all this and more at a great price.
Handcrafted mahogany and spruce Few makers dare offer such elegant tonewoods at this price point. The DYMR70SB’s rosewood back and sides offer rolling lows, snappy midrange, and razor-sharp treble that respond effortlessly to player dynamics. Capping this is a AAA Sitka spruce top that guides this guitar’s voice to vintage-inspired heights with plenty of clarity and sustain. Plus, acoustic enthusiasts love the DYMR70SB’s advanced “soft-V” to “C” profile mahogany neck which keeps chording and picking smooth and divine on both ends of the neck.
Asymmetric bracing and a Direct Coupled bridge Inside, the DYMR70SB’s custom asymmetric bracing helps tease even levels and balanced tone across lows, mids, and highs for the range and versatility dreadnought players crave. A proprietary Direct Coupled bridge puts your strings in pure communication with the spruce top, representing a huge leap from bridges past. Direct Coupling gives more contact between strings and your guitar top; this not only boosts everything from volume to sustain and response, but it also reduces long-term wear and tear on the bridge for a more durable instrument. Also onboard is a slightly wider 44mm nut for a little extra fingerboard room so you can tackle picking or leads with extreme precision.
From Yairi with love 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. At Irvine Art & Music, we are proud to offer the DYMR70SB acoustic guitar, crafted with expertise and care by Yairi’s skilled luthiers.
Alvarez Yairi DYMR70SB Acoustic Guitar Features:
- Handmade in Japan by expert Yairi luthiers
- Slope-shouldered dreadnought body delivers excellent projection and a vintage-style sound
- AAA Sitka spruce top and East Indian rosewood back and sides aged naturally for 5–15 years
- 12th-fret neck joint yields a softer string feel and improved response, perfect for fingerpicking
- 44mm nut produces slightly wider string spacing for extra precision during picking or leads
- Comfortable mahogany neck with a semi-gloss finish and a unique “soft V” to “C” profile
- Ebony fingerboard with 20 frets and abalone inlays
- Direct Coupled bridge allows more contact between strings and wood for pure tone and long sustain
- Gotoh 510 tuners for exceptional tuning stability
- Ebony bridge pins and a TUSQ saddle enhance vibrational transfer from string to top
- Forward Shifted spruce bracing fuels even response across highs, mids, and lows
Tech Specs
- String Type:Steel
- Number of Strings:6
- Body Shape:Yairi Dreadnought
- Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
- Color:Sunburst
- Finish:Gloss
- Top Wood:Solid AAA Sitka Spruce
- Back & Sides Wood:Solid East Indian Rosewood
- Body Bracing:FST2 Forward Shifted, Asymmetric Tone Bars
- Binding:Ivoroid
- Neck Wood:Mahogany
- Neck Shape:Soft V to C
- Radius:15.75″
- Fingerboard Material:Ebony
- Fingerboard Inlay:Abalone Design at 12th fret
- Number of Frets:20
- Scale Length:25.5″
- Tuning Machines:Gotoh 510
- Bridge Material:Ebony, Direct Coupled
- Nut/Saddle Material:Bone/Tusq
- Nut Width:1.718″
- Strings:D’Addario, .012-.053
- Case/Gig Bag:Hardshell Case
- Manufacturer Part Number: DYMR70SB