---
product_id: 66399103
title: "A5R ARE Dreadnought Cutaway - Vintage Natural"
brand: "yamaha"
price: "517651 kr"
currency: ISK
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 5
category: "Yamaha"
url: https://www.desertcart.is/products/66399103-a5r-are-dreadnought-cutaway-vintage-natural
store_origin: IS
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# Solid Sitka spruce top 6-string versatile tone SRT2 pickup system w/ feedback control A5R ARE Dreadnought Cutaway - Vintage Natural

**Brand:** yamaha
**Price:** 517651 kr
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Own the stage with vintage soul and modern edge!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** A5R ARE Dreadnought Cutaway - Vintage Natural by yamaha
- **How much does it cost?** 517651 kr with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.is](https://www.desertcart.is/products/66399103-a5r-are-dreadnought-cutaway-vintage-natural)

## Best For

- yamaha enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted yamaha brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Premium Tonewoods:** Solid rosewood back & sides paired with ebony fingerboard and mahogany neck for deep resonance and smooth playability.
- • **Stage-Ready Electronics:** Yamaha’s SRT2 pickup with volume, treble, bass, and blend controls ensures flawless amplified sound with auto feedback reduction.
- • **Vintage Vibe, Modern Power:** Handmade solid spruce top with scalloped bracing delivers rich low-mid volume and classic warmth.
- • **Cutaway Comfort & Precision:** Dreadnought cutaway design offers easy access to higher frets without sacrificing Yamaha’s signature balanced tone.
- • **Aged Elegance Meets Durability:** A.R.E. wood torrefaction gives the guitar a vintage look and enhanced stability, perfect for the touring pro.

## Overview

The Yamaha A5R ARE Dreadnought Cutaway is a handcrafted Japanese acoustic-electric guitar featuring a solid Sitka spruce top with scalloped bracing for enhanced volume and warmth. It combines premium rosewood back and sides, ebony fingerboard, and mahogany neck with Yamaha’s advanced SRT2 pickup system for superior amplified sound control. Treated with A.R.E. torrefaction, it offers vintage aesthetics and improved wood stability, making it a reliable, stage-ready instrument for discerning players seeking classic tone and modern performance.

## Description

Solid-top Handmade Acoustic-electric with Vintage Vibe and a Big Voice Handmade in Japan with select tonewoods, Yamaha's A5R acoustic-electric guitar offers a vintage look with enhanced volume in the low-mid ranges, due to new scalloped bracing for the top and shorter bracing on the dreadnought's back. With a solid Sitka spruce top and solid rosewood back and sides, this guitar sounds fantastic. The Yamaha A5R also benefits from Yamaha's A.R.E. wood torrefaction, a high-heat treatment that imbues the guitar top with greater stability and an aged, vintage hue. The A5R also takes full advantage of Yamaha's acclaimed SRT2 pickup system for recording and stage performance. You get volume, treble, and bass controls (with auto feedback reduction), and blend control allows you to balance between the piezo and SRT2 preamp, for your own distinctive tone. Modern audio engineering with vintage style While the Yamaha A5R has a traditional western body cutaway,

Review: Excellent sound and workmanship! A5R dreadnaught cutout. - Excellent guitar! I have been playing for over 40 years, while i feel i have better guitars, this is one that ticks all the boxes, I feel lucky to have found one. The sound is clean, intonation perfect up and down the neck. Sound plugged in is without fault, as Yamaha’s electronics are top notch. I have >13 guitars now, too many in my wife’s opinion, including several Taylor’s, Yamaha’s, a Martin, an old Washburn, an Applause 12 String and a couple of Gibson’s. This in the top 3 guitars i have, with a clean crisp sound, lack of unwanted harmonics and very solid feel. 5/5 great guitar to gig with. The Taylors stay at home as they are just too fragile. This is a solid unit, hand made in Japan. On my short list of items to get to a safe location after the family, if he house even catches fire. Edit: I've owned and played it for several years now, and it just keeps getting better, while it felt and sounded great initially, the tone never fails to give you chills, it's that good. Over the years most of the guitars go in and out of their cases for short stints in the light so to speak, this one only hit the case if i take it somewhere. If you can find one, do yourself a favor, give Yamaha the modest price, i know you won't regret it.
Review: Better than I imagined! - This is the first new guitar purchase for me since 1979 and I was super uncomfortable buying something I hadn't held in my own hands to inspect. I never heard of the seller before this purchase but trusted desertcart and I am so happy that I did. I watched every YouTube video review and comparison I could find to get as close to the instrument as possible without being able to visit a BrickandMortar. The guitar is beautiful and rich and very impressive for the price. The top has an aged look in its coloring and the grain is very nice, the Rosewood and Ebony are mind blowingly deep and rich. The action is setup low with no buzz so playing it is the easiest I've ever played (although limited experience) The case fits the instrument so well that there's no movement inside and is also very well made and padded, not to mention nice looking. I can't wait to get to know this new best friend better and cannot thank the MusicZoo and desertcart enough❤️❤️❤️

## Features

- 6-string Acoustic-electric Guitar with Solid Sitka Spruce Top
- Ebony Fingerboard - Vintage Natural
- Solid Rosewood Back Sides
- Mahogany Neck

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B06Y4D4MGZ |
| Back Material Type | Rosewood |
| Best Sellers Rank | #110,399 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #381 in Acoustic-Electric Guitars |
| Body Material | Rosewood |
| Body Material Type | Rosewood |
| Brand | Yamaha |
| Brand Name | Yamaha |
| Color | Vintage Natural |
| Customer Reviews | 5.0 out of 5 stars 9 Reviews |
| Fretboard Material Type | Ebony Wood |
| Guitar Bridge System | Fixed |
| Guitar Pickup Configuration | Piezo |
| Hand Orientation | Right |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Item Dimensions | 48.25 x 20.63 x 9 inches |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 48.25"L x 20.63"W x 9"H |
| Item Weight | 7.4 pounds |
| Manufacturer | Yamaha |
| Manufacturer Part Number | A5R VN |
| Material Type | Stainless Steel |
| Model Name | A5R ARE |
| Model Number | A5R VN |
| Neck Material Type | Mahogany |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Operation Mode | Acoustic, Electric |
| Scale Length | 25.6 inches |
| String Material Type | Alloy Steel |
| Top Material Type | Spruce Wood |
| UPC | 889025106719 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |
| Warranty Description | 2-year warranty. |

## Product Details

- **Back Material Type:** Rosewood
- **Body Material:** Rosewood
- **Brand:** Yamaha
- **Color:** Vintage Natural
- **Fretboard Material Type:** Ebony Wood
- **Guitar Pickup Configuration:** Piezo
- **Hand Orientation:** Right
- **Neck Material Type:** Mahogany
- **String Material Type:** Alloy Steel
- **Top Material Type:** Spruce Wood

## Images

![A5R ARE Dreadnought Cutaway - Vintage Natural - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61gf6OE1ALL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Does this guitar have an onboard tuner?**
A: No tuner, but I bought a tuner that clips in the soundhole, and it really works great, but expensive at $29.99 D'Addario NS Micro Acoustic Soundhole Tuner

**Q: Does this come with a hardshell case?**
A: Yes, a very nice hardshell case for the A5RCE

**Q: How is the neck on these? Are they slimmer than regular acoustics?**
A: Necks are the preference of the player.  Try one and see, if you like it.  I would say the neck is a very comfortable flatish "C"

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent sound and workmanship! A5R dreadnaught cutout.
*by J***H on January 18, 2019*

Excellent guitar! I have been playing for over 40 years, while i feel i have better guitars, this is one that ticks all the boxes, I feel lucky to have found one. The sound is clean, intonation perfect up and down the neck. Sound plugged in is without fault, as Yamaha’s electronics are top notch. I have >13 guitars now, too many in my wife’s opinion, including several Taylor’s, Yamaha’s, a Martin, an old Washburn, an Applause 12 String and a couple of Gibson’s. This in the top 3 guitars i have, with a clean crisp sound, lack of unwanted harmonics and very solid feel. 5/5 great guitar to gig with. The Taylors stay at home as they are just too fragile. This is a solid unit, hand made in Japan. On my short list of items to get to a safe location after the family, if he house even catches fire. Edit: I've owned and played it for several years now, and it just keeps getting better, while it felt and sounded great initially, the tone never fails to give you chills, it's that good. Over the years most of the guitars go in and out of their cases for short stints in the light so to speak, this one only hit the case if i take it somewhere. If you can find one, do yourself a favor, give Yamaha the modest price, i know you won't regret it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Better than I imagined!
*by K***Y on February 17, 2023*

This is the first new guitar purchase for me since 1979 and I was super uncomfortable buying something I hadn't held in my own hands to inspect. I never heard of the seller before this purchase but trusted Amazon and I am so happy that I did. I watched every YouTube video review and comparison I could find to get as close to the instrument as possible without being able to visit a BrickandMortar. The guitar is beautiful and rich and very impressive for the price. The top has an aged look in its coloring and the grain is very nice, the Rosewood and Ebony are mind blowingly deep and rich. The action is setup low with no buzz so playing it is the easiest I've ever played (although limited experience) The case fits the instrument so well that there's no movement inside and is also very well made and padded, not to mention nice looking. I can't wait to get to know this new best friend better and cannot thank the MusicZoo and Amazon enough❤️❤️❤️

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A good value and good sound
*by R***N on November 15, 2021*

I’m a beginner or intermediate and this is my second guitar and first Acoustic Electric. I researched Taylor, Martin, Takamine and Yamaha. Most all used the same woods and similar bracing. So I looked at the differences in the pickup and liked what I read on the SRT2 system. After comparing price I decided on the Yamaha AR5 A.R.E. I like the sound and I'm not disappointed in my decision.

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*Last updated: 2026-09-20*