Fantastic playing. So great to listen to.

Brilliant. ❤ great idea

To answer the title without watching the vid. Both are great. Hog 4 my money is warmer and louder. RW sweeter and a bit deeper. I played alot of both while i was running the woodshop at Larrivee

I have been playing my Alvarez from the late 70s daily for a few weeks. Amazing and better than ever!

Was given a 2014 AD30. Do I like it? Well....Ive had a bunch of guitars,and this is the one i reach for when i need an acoustic. Just great quality, craftsmanship and tone. Can play any genre on this thing. Its my firsr Alvarez,and now im sure ill own more of if em

What guitar piece is that you were playing?

I have on of those and after 4 years it’s still my favorite couch guitar

Just bought the 12 fret masterworks It will be here on Sunday can’t wait this will be my second one after my parlor model

j'ai une AP66, et le PYM66, mais celle-ci m'irai bien ;-)

I was a little concerned when Chris made the comment that there are alot of backorder and they're working to correct that. Please don't turn Yairi into production guitars. It will ruin their reputation and history they have worked so hard for. But then again I can't see Yairi agreeing to change that much.

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So I just bought one and I’m going to say the fit and finish was not that impressive. Swirl finish marks and fine scratches everywhere, and the inside had little bits of wood that should’ve been blown or vacuumed out as well as some kind of dust or dirt covering the sticker label in the sound hole. I wouldn’t brag about that. THAT SAID IT IS THE BEST SOUNDING OM MODEL I’VE EVER PLAYED. Had to shout that last part because it’s more important.

Thank you guys for the beautiful tune !!! Two amazing men. Chris you have done an amazing job with Alvarez-Yairi !

It sounds very full for being a folk body

Great video, it would been interesting to swap the instruments and repeat the opening stand. Thanks for the video.

Has anyone ever told Tim Bloomer that he looks like Oscar De La Hoya? 😎🎸🎶☮️

I always knew there would be a difference but did not expect it to be as obvious.

Surprised they didn't touch more on slotted or unslotted. Unslotted are better...but most guitars use slotted. With slotted the ball falls towards the bridge pin...not the bridge plate. This is a big deal....you loose lots of sound transfer!

There’s something called a placebo effect and guitar players are very susceptible to it because guitar players after all are guitar players.

Why so distorted?

Maybe a lefty some day?

Question for Tim, what saddle material do you use on your original FYM70? (not the FST6).

@Alvarez Guitars I love your videos and am always looking forward to the next. Would you consider doing a video on the topic of saddle material choice, and why you choose TUSQ mainly. I have come to like bone after A/B testing with my own 4 masterworks yairis. EDIT: I just realized on your website the 2024 Masterworks come with bone saddles! Hurrah! Thank you 🙏🏼 I made my own bone saddles for 4 of my 5 FST2 masterworks Yairis.

I like the no pickguard Look

I ordered the parlor and have enjoyed it. My bandmate, who worked with GC, and has opened and played and set up hundreds of guitars, was impressed with it for the price point. I could go on and on about it. My only negative so far is that the A string seems unbalanced and rather boomy, with a bit of unwanted resonance. I can filter that out but not when it's live. When I change strings maybe I'll do something a little different and see if that helps.

Last years models are going to be a fantastic value now

Would you ever consider producing a small bodied, 12 fret, 12 string, of solid honduran mahagony, and if so... how would you do the bracing on a design like this? Oooh la la, make it please. I'm entranced by this wood, and its story. I live way up on the Keweenaw in the UP of Michigan. I want to go find cool tonewood in our forests for you. Oh, and I have a question about Yaka Sugi wood. Could it be used in instruments? The traditional methid of burning cypress to protect wood. Curious... it must structurally do something, in that process and it could be a beautiful finish. Thanks. Im binge watching Yairi Honduran. 😂

e my eye teeth for that first parlor guitar !!! WOW IS THAT EVER STUNNING !!! I know how amazing all of my Alvarez' sound that I have had over the years , I cannot imagine these babies ???

Fantastic, as always...love to hear you gentlemen jam together. New tune for met to try on my "old" FYM66HD.

I purchased a Laureate LP70e and just absolutely love it. I just does everything superbly. My favorite guitar bay mile!

I agree, nice to see Tim and what a reaction!!!

Wonderful. Very interesting. Im a lumbermans daughter. Kept thinking about George Nakashimi... bet he had some good stuff stashed. Dang, I'm loving these guitars. But a distinct difference in their voices and now I can't choose...the mahagony sounds like velvet and the other like silk, and now I want them both. You guys are like drug dealers. I'm hooked on your really good Japanese guitar heroin. 😂❤❤❤

I've owned the original FST2 Fym60hd for a year and a half. It is the most comfortable, easy to play guitar I've ever experienced. Wonderful sustain. More than enough bass. Then I heard Alveraz was changing to FST6 bracing and a deeper body. My first thought was if it ain't broke why fix it. Then I compared my Fym60hd to my Furch yellow OM. Same body depth. So the original Fym60hd is a normal OM guitar. I went to the Furch website and I saw that they too make a deep body OM. So I think both sizes are fine. But I think the original Fym60hd would be more comfortable and easier to play for older people. Especially if that person has shoulder issues. So I'm definitely hanging on to my Fym60hd.

That Honduran OM in on my VERY short list of dream OMs

@AlvarezGuitarsOfficial Do have questions: Given the demand for these, how much longer do you believe the 50 year old Honduran mahogany will hold out, and what's in queue to replace it?

This is an amazing achievement Chris. I've an FYM60HD FST6 and a Guild D-55E - about the same played-in time. The Yairi OM can go as loud as the Guild dreadnought, while maintaining bell-like clarity. No Taylor / Martin OM I've played can similarly match a dread, while delivering OM's quieter passage finesse. If you want one guitar no compromise, thiis FYM is it.

Holy wah ❤ beautiful

Love the sound of these guitars as I lean toward a more balanced midtone sound, with a bassier sound when picking...perfect tone to me, love it! What is the price range? I actually like that sound a bit better than my Taylor.

Awesome!

Sounding great. You guys should record these jams. Brilliant. I have to say I’m really wanting that Yairi mahogany guitar. Such a beautiful voice.

Loved that tune! Was it Midnight in Harlem?

Beautiful sounding guitars. Don't know if you can respond here, but could you suggest the best replacement strings (brand and size wire) for the two Alvarez guitars I own: a Laureate LF70e and an all mahogany Yairi FYM66HD.

The sound of the guitar is one point but the thinness of the neck is the other point. Not 6th to 1 st string width but back to fretboard wise. I was gonna buy a hd28 but the neck felt too thick compared to my Taylor , it’s not part of their 100-900 series

The FYM 66 is the best guitar I've ever owned. Beats my old Martin OM28 and 00015 hands down.

I would take a Yairi over a Martin any day of the week. Next year.

Chris Meikle has done some amazing things with Alvarez and Yairi. The continuous improvement across the product lines is evident.

I have the new DYM74 and can confirm it is the best new guitar that I've played. It's a lightly-built, amazingly responsive guitar. Each string rings clear and loud. I highly recommend Yairi for the beautiful craftsmanship and feel.

It must have mystical to have worked with Mr Yairi

Great strides in product development with Chris at the helm of Alvarez. Now to get innovative with distribution and product placement. Limited supply of Yairi models can be understood but Laureate and even Masterworks Alvarez models are difficult to find.

Can I please have one.?