The Yamaha AC3R is an all-solid concert body electro acoustic with a Sitka Spruce top and Rosewood back and sides. These quality tonewoods produce a sweet and blanced tone with all the clarity needed to stand out in a mix but also the smoothness to stand on its own. The AC3R also features Yamaha's flagship SRT Studio Response System 63 preamp so you can plug into a PA or studio console and enjoy the awesome sound of vintage microphones used in correct placement and with lots of tonal flexibility thanks to the SRT's ground breaking tone shaping features: choose between 3 vintage microphone sounds, close or ambient sounds and more!. There's even an on-board tuner in addition to the usual EQ controls and feedback rejection.
The concert shaped body provides a slightly sweeter and tighter tone than its dreadnaught cousin the Yamaha A3R which may suit players with a lighter touch or style
Specification
- Solid Sitka Spruce Top
- Solid Rosewood Back and Sides
- Rosewood Fingerboard
- Ebony Bridge
- SRT Studio Response System 63 preamp
- Includes Hiscox case
Here's what Yamaha say about the SRT Studio Response Preamp
What you hear when listening to an acoustic guitar is the vibrating string exciting and moving the air molecules in and around the guitar – creating the complex sound waves that travel through the air to our ears. An experienced recording engineer can obtain an exceptional acoustic guitar tone when working with optimum conditions, such as in a recording studio with ideal acoustics and using carefully selected microphones. But this focus on getting the absolute best tone has been lost over time due to the convenience that the direct output from an onboard pickup offers both live and in the studio - especially in small recording studios and home recording environments.
Yamaha’s new proprietary Studio Response Technology (SRT) brings back the natural, ambient sound of an acoustic guitar, and it does it with the signal from the output jack. Using a sound modeling technique that utilizes data obtained through extensive analysis of four acoustic elements that are missing from conventional pickup systems— string and body resonance, ambience, vintage microphone characteristics, and professional micing techniques, SRT delivers a natural, studio-quality acoustic guitar tone. The same tone that, until now, was only attainable by professional recording engineers in the world’s finest studios is now easily usable by any player, on-stage or in the studio.Using a sound modeling technique that utilizes data obtained through extensive analysis of four acoustic elements that are missing from conventional pickup systems— string and body resonance, ambience, vintage microphone characteristics, and professional micing techniques, SRT delivers a natural, studio-quality acoustic guitar tone. The same tone that, until now, was only attainable by professional recording engineers in the world’s finest studios is now easily usable by any player, on-stage or in the studio.
A sound that guitarists have long dreamed of is now a reality.
