The A-Series AC3M Cutaway Concert Acoustic-Electric Guitar is part of Yamaha's A-series line of Yamaha acoustic-electric guitars and features a stunning, fresh look and amazing playability. The AC3M concert-size cutaway is designed for the modern player looking for a reliable workhorse that not only looks good, but feels and sounds amazing in every environment, be it the studio, the stage or wherever you feel the need to share your love of music. This guitar is a performance-level "bang-for-your-buck" guitar that offers high-quality construction and is built using materials such as a solid Sitka spruce top, mahogany neck, solid mahogany back/sides and ebony fingerboard/bridge. Its neck profile is super comfortable making it easy to play for hours on end. The AC3M VN features Yamaha's cutting-edge SRT (Studio Response Technology) preamp/pickup system. This proprietary pickup design uses individual elements for each string to give an ultra-clear, ultra-wide bandwidth signal with far better dynamic response and tonal accuracy than a regular, ribbon-type piezo pickup. The SRT system was created using advanced Digital Signal Processing and real-world insight into audio technology and recording techniques. It is capable of delivering an amazingly natural, studio-quality acoustic guitar tone – not artificially created guitar tone, but a faithful reproduction of the other elements that make up a great guitar sound, like the subtle ambience of the real space between instrument and microphone, the characteristic EQ voicing of a great sounding vintage mic, the different resonances captured when you move a mic around a guitar. Because SRT uses your guitar's natural tone as a basis for this process, the result is phenomenally realistic and full of the acoustic character of your guitar. Hard bag included.