{"id":15229,"date":"2016-02-29T09:11:01","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T16:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=15229"},"modified":"2016-02-29T09:11:44","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T16:11:44","slug":"aged-to-perfection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2016\/02\/aged-to-perfection\/","title":{"rendered":"AGED TO PERFECTION"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15230\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Yamaha-No36-Top-Gear.jpg\" alt=\"Yamaha-No36-Top-Gear\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Yamaha-No36-Top-Gear.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Yamaha-No36-Top-Gear-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1><b>AGED <\/b><b>TO PERFECTION<\/b><\/h1>\n<p>This year <b>Yamaha<\/b> revised their popular <b>L Series<\/b> acoustic guitars, introducing a full lineup of A.R.E. models (A.R.E. stands for Acoustic Resonance Enhancement, the company\u2019s patented process for aging their tops). Combined with a modified, non-scalloped bracing design, these heat- and pressure-treated solid spruce tops provide discerning players with the broken-in sound coveted by vintage guitar collectors. The new series also includes a full complement of rosewood and mahogany models, offering a tonal palette ranging from bold and balanced to warm and rich. What\u2019s more, Yamaha\u2019s newly developed SRT Zero Impact passive multielement piezoelectric pickup system delivers clear string-to-string sound, and a revised neck carve provides added playability across the fretboard.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013Phil Selman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AGED TO PERFECTION This year Yamaha revised their popular L Series acoustic guitars, introducing a full lineup of A.R.E. models (A.R.E. stands for Acoustic Resonance Enhancement, the company\u2019s patented process for aging their tops). Combined with a modified, non-scalloped bracing design, these heat- and pressure-treated solid spruce tops provide discerning players with the broken-in sound [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4499],"tags":[7712,7711,7710,2591],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15229"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15229"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15231,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15229\/revisions\/15231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}