New Alvarez RF20SM

CWMCALL · Post by **CWMCALL** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:05 pm

I just received this guitar...it will definitely make for a nice travel guitar. It wasn't that expensive so I won't have to worry much about it getting beat up. I paid $300 for the guitar, hard case, and shipping. Not a great deal but not bad either...

Here are the specs and a few pictures that the seller emailed to me before I bought it...

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    * Traditional OM Folk Body Style
    * Beautifully Figured SOLID Mahogany Top (SM designation)
    * Mahogany Back, Sides, Neck, & Kerfing
    * Rosewood Fingerboard, Bridge, & Headstock Overlay
    * Smooth Satin Finish
    * Pearl + White Stripe Soundhole Rosette
    * Pearl Microdot Fingerboard Inlays
    * WBWBW Purfling
    * Black Bound Top, Back, & Fingerboard
    * Chrome Grover-style Tuning Machines
    * 1 11/16" nut width
    * Tusq Nut and Compensated Saddle
    * Guardian Deluxe Archtop Hardshell Case (Black w/ Black Plush Interior)

takeit · Post by **takeit** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:11 pm

don't know what those retail for, but looks like a very nice $300 investment.

czech · Post by **czech** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:39 am

omg THAT MAHOGANY TOP IS GORGEOUS! (whoops, caps)

Post an audio clip, i want to hear it.

sunglassesatnight · Post by **sunglassesatnight** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:49 am

Wow, really really pretty. I think you got a nice deal on it.

Grachi · Post by **Grachi** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:23 am

simply beautiful, I am one of the Alvarez lovers on here and I must say I would love to play that guitar!

jaroben · Post by **jaroben** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:56 pm

Very nice looking indeed. I'm sure it sounds as good as it looks. Congrats!

czech · Post by **czech** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:11 pm

evidence why alvarez is best bang for your buck hands ddown

CWMCALL · Post by **CWMCALL** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:19 pm

Thanks guys...

I am headed out on vacation tomorrow but I may post a clip when I get back.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:16 pm

that thing is damn gorgeous, but a picture is hardly evidence that the guitar is the "best bang for your buck hands down" Czech, the way a guitar looks is hardly important especially in the economy-low range

Ross420 · Post by **Ross420** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:46 pm

Alvarez Yairi are the most underrated guitar, in my opinion. I have a Yairi (DY84) and it plays as well as any Martin or Taylor and you'd pay twice as much just for the name.
That's a very nice looking guitar I love the no pick guard look or is it clear? Either way it's sweet.

czech · Post by **czech** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:09 pm

god i want the yairi replica of the Chet!

CBalvarez · Post by **CBalvarez** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:51 pm

Ross420 wrote:Alvarez Yairi are the most underrated guitar, in my opinion. I have a Yairi (DY84) and it plays as well as any Martin or Taylor and you'd pay twice as much just for the name.
That's a very nice looking guitar I love the no pick guard look or is it clear? Either way it's sweet.

I'm a huge alvarez fan, got two 6'ers and a 12 string and I love em. That guitar does look very nice for 300 bucks, and yea it's only a picture but I assume it plays well because its an alvarez.

Ross, can you find Yairi's in many guitar shops??? I've never seen one around where I live and I've always wanted to play one. How much did you pay for yours?

Reckless · Post by **Reckless** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:05 pm

Fuck I love Alvarez. There's a guitar shop here that has a shitload of them. In the high-end room, where they keep all the high end Taylors and Martins, they have like 8 $2500+ Yairis. They are so fucking amazing. I love the Martin 28's but if I had that kind of money, I think I'd go with a Yairi.

Anyways, that looks very nice for $300. I played the mahogany RD8's (I think that's the model it was) and they were very nice.

Also, I just found out they stopped making my AD80S. I think I got it in its last year. I love it.

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:16 pm

i want an upgrade on my guitar so bad.

can't wait for my first year of working when i dont need to pay for a crapload of things.

Ross420 · Post by **Ross420** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:54 am

"I'm a huge alvarez fan, got two 6'ers and a 12 string and I love em. That guitar does look very nice for 300 bucks, and yea it's only a picture but I assume it plays well because its an alvarez.

Ross, can you find Yairi's in many guitar shops??? I've never seen one around where I live and I've always wanted to play one. How much did you pay for yours?"

The Yairi's are here and there, I got lucky and they had the one I wanted. I got mine or $850 (US) with a hard case which is sweet because it's like canvas (sp?) on the outside instead like plastic or pleather. But what's so special about Yairi's are their hand made by some dude named Yairi something in Japan and they use scalloped braces.