4/3/2023 0 Comments Alvarez guitars history![]() Wish I had that Yamaki now, it definitely had a certain magic about it. Then I sold the D28 and bought some Guilds. ![]() I had my '72 D28 at the time, and I really couldn't deal with the fact that the Yamaki was every bit its equal, so I sold it, but for a really pretty penny. Magic.Īnother uncanny experience was a beat up most likely hobo owned 70's Yamaki dreadnuts copy of a D28 but really made with better woods. The early MIJ Fender Strats and Teles were the same. Like why did my laminate top red label Yamaha FG-75 sound so good? Usually crazy good to the point of inexplicability. My experience with Japanese guitars has always been 100% the opposite. I've heard a few folks here saying there's something "missing" in an import guitar, but that just may be that extra critical ear that rewards with something missing. I think I have Savarez high tension strings on it.Ī lot of older Alvarez guitar are potentially gems. Play the Love Story theme on it, and it sounds like no other guitar in the house. ![]() It was her son's guitar, he burned his initials inside the back through the soundhole, took the bridge saddle off completely for better action, asking price $40. Picked it up off CL, lady met me at a Cosco parking lot. ![]() I have a '76 Alvarez Classical (cedar top likely), a phenomenal guitar, has never put out a bad sound. ![]()
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