Description
The Yamaha A3M ARE Acoustic-Electric Guitar – Vintage Natural delivers the dynamic response, projection and stage-ready reliability that serious players expect from an all-solid acoustic. Its dreadnought cutaway body combines a solid Sitka spruce top treated with Yamaha’s A.R.E. wood conditioning process and solid mahogany back and sides, producing a rich, balanced voice with impressive clarity and sustain. Whether you’re performing live, recording or enjoying extended practice sessions, the A3M offers exceptional comfort, inspiring tone and natural amplified performance.
Built around Yamaha’s acclaimed A Series platform, the A3M ARE is designed to excel both acoustically and through a PA system. The solid Sitka spruce top benefits from Yamaha’s exclusive A.R.E. (Acoustic Resonance Enhancement) treatment, giving the instrument a mature, open character from the very first note while preserving excellent dynamic range.
Solid mahogany back and sides provide warm mids, articulate lows and controlled projection, making the guitar equally suited to strumming, fingerstyle playing and modern singer-songwriter performances. Yamaha’s redesigned scalloped bracing increases resonance and volume while maintaining excellent note definition across the frequency spectrum.
The comfortable African mahogany neck features a player-friendly profile that feels fast and familiar, while the ebony fingerboard and bridge contribute outstanding durability, smooth playability and enhanced sustain.
For live performance, the integrated SYSTEM71 SRT2 electronics deliver remarkably authentic amplified acoustic tone. Players can blend the SRT2 microphone modelling with the under-saddle piezo pickup, offering flexible control over warmth, clarity and feedback resistance in virtually any venue.
Finished in an elegant Vintage Natural gloss, the A3M combines understated styling with premium appointments including wood binding, chrome die-cast tuners and Elixir NANOWEB strings for long-lasting performance.
Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Model | Yamaha A3M ARE |
| Finish | Vintage Natural |
| Body Shape | Traditional Western (Dreadnought) Cutaway |
| Top | Solid Sitka Spruce with A.R.E. Treatment |
| Back & Sides | Solid Mahogany |
| Bracing | Scalloped Bracing |
| Neck | 3-Ply African Mahogany |
| Fingerboard | Ebony |
| Bridge | Ebony |
| Scale Length | 650mm (25 9/16″) |
| Nut Width | 43mm (1 11/16″) |
| Fingerboard Radius | 400mm (15 3/4″) |
| Nut | Urea |
| Saddle | Urea |
| Electronics | Yamaha SYSTEM71 (SRT2 System) with SRT Piezo Pickup |
| Controls | Volume, Bass, Treble, Blend, AFR |
| Tuners | Die-Cast Chrome (TM29T) |
| Strings | Elixir NANOWEB 80/20 Bronze Light |
| Finish | Gloss |
| Included | Yamaha Hard Bag |
Flat shipping fee to capital cities and metro areas. Does not include regional areas
Regional areas please email for quote: sales2@stagefrontmusic.com.au


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