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Yamaha AC1M Concert Cutaway - Vintage Natural

6-string Acoustic-electric Guitar with Solid Sitka Spruce Top, Mahogany Back and Sides, Mahogany Neck, and Rosewood Fingerboard - Vintage Natural
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Solid-top Acoustic-electric with Vintage Vibe and a Big Voice

In the Yamaha AC1M Concert acoustic-electric guitar, Yamaha offers a vintage look, excellent volume in the low-mid ranges, and great playability. With a solid Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides, this concert-sized guitar sounds fantastic. The Yamaha AC1M takes full advantage of Yamaha's acclaimed SRT piezo pickup for recording and stage performance. With its traditional System 66 preamp, you get volume, a built-in tuner, a 3-band EQ, and automatic midrange frequency control with a convenient slider.

Vintage style and superior playability

The Yamaha AC1M Concert has a traditional concert body cutaway, allowing its lows and highs to resonate fully and project well through its circular soundhole. The western cutaway gives it a classic look, and because it offers better access to the upper frets, soloing is easier, as you can reach higher treble notes more comfortably. Sweetwater fingerstyle players love that!

Quality woods plus classic design equal brilliant sound

Sitka spruce is highly valued for guitar tops — and for good reason. This select grade of stiff but elastic softwood is equally suited to aggressive strumming, flatpicking, and even fingerpicking styles of play. The Yamaha AC1M features a solid Sitka top with mahogany back and sides, producing warm, balanced tones from low to high. This guitar just looks, plays, and sounds great.

Studio sound onstage

Normally you can best hear a guitar's subtle nuances when it's miked in the studio, but the Yamaha AC1M has Yamaha's SRT pickup, which brings those wonderful acoustic sounds to the stage. Further customization is provided through the AMF midrange frequency adjustment on the preamp control panel.

Yamaha AC1M Concert Cutaway Features:

  • 6-string acoustic-electric with traditional concert cutaway
  • Solid Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides for bright, warm tone
  • SRT piezo pickup brings studio-quality sound to the performance stage
  • Convenient bulit-in tuner, 3-band EQ, and volume controls at your fingertips on the upper bout

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Tech Specs

  • String Type: Steel
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Body Shape: Concert
  • Back & Sides Wood: Mahogany
  • Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
  • Finish: Gloss
  • Color: Vintage Natural
  • Body Bracing: Scalloped bracing
  • Binding: Mahogany
  • Neck Wood: 3-piece Mahogany
  • Radius: 15.75"
  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Dots
  • Number of Frets: 20
  • Scale Length: 25.5"
  • Nut Width: 1.692"
  • Nut/Saddle Material: Urea/Urea
  • Bridge Material: Rosewood
  • Tuning Machines: Chrome Die-cast
  • Electronics: SRT system preamp with undersaddle pickup
  • Strings: Elixir, .011-.052
  • Case Included: Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: AC1M VN

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I bought a AC5R!

I went for the the top of the AC series by buying an AC5R. After having a quick setup done and experimenting with the electronics on board I have to say that I think I made a great choice. Rosewood construction with the Ventian body and a smaller body than my Martin D18 adds up to more relaxed playing and reaching over the larger Martin body. Thank you Sweetwater and especially Logan who made this an easy ride for me. Got a free t-shirt as a token of their appreciation! Check out my video of some playing fresh out of box (after the 24hr waiting period of course).
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Yamaha AC1M

Well worth the purchase price. I have a gibson acoustic, also a taylor, I would rate this guitar right there with them!!!
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Yamaha AC1M acoustic

Have this acoustic guitar for 2 or 3 weeks now!Have enjoyed playing it.It is constructed well,is comfortable to play,and is a great bargain!I have been hard pressed to put it down.Thanks again Henry and Sweetwater,she's a real dandy !
Tom Moss
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Rated 5/5

A welcomed workhorse added to the stable.

I write on Acoustic as many also do. But I had always been an electric player onstage, since I prefer heavy genres of music.
But I also am a fan of acoustic styles like Bluegrass and Classical.
I had started picking up gigs with an acoustic act, that has picked up more gigs.
My main acoustics are aged and vintage Gibson's and 000's.
Age has made them a little temperamental to winter gigs. I picked up this Yamaha to be my gigging guitar.
I am now recording it and writing on it as well. It has songs in it. If you understand that.
I am now considering an AC5R from my experience with this one.
Worth double it's price in play-ability and tone, both plugged and unplugged.
Great neck, stable, easy to use preamp for live tone.
Win Win!
Thank You Aaron Tremain and Sweetwater
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Epic guitar, lovely sound.

Been playing it live 3 concerts and in the recording studio. It sounds great for fingerpicking, soft strumming and rythm in the studio. Plugged in it's got a way better sound than my Taylor and Seagull. This is now my first choise in both studio and on stage. Great neck feel too. Been touring for 10 years playing alot of guitars live. The built in pre amp got great easy working good sounding features.

By far the best under 1000 dollar guitar I've tried and I've tried them all more or less.
I bought the 2017 model which has got a complete new bigger sound with different bracing etc.
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