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I got bored one day, so I was searching for new video clips to download. And I downloaded "Staind - So Far Away" .

At first watch = "hmm, weird way of strumming~~"
Second watch = "no Pickguard!!"
Third watch = "Must be a Yamaha"

Then it struck me... Yamaha have Pickguards!!! So I was very intrigued in getting to know this guitar... So here it is now..

The Problem is.. the model that Aaron Lewis used is no longer in production. Meaning to say, the non-cutaway is available but it's specification are not released~~ But it's cool.

This is an Alvarez-Yairi. Japanese. Electric-Acoustic. Very Pretty.

Specifications:
Body = Dreadnought Cutaway
Back/Side = Indian Rosewood
Top = Solid Spruce
Fingerboard = Ebony
Electronics = System 600T MKII
In-lays = Cat's eyes / Snowflake

In the picture, Aaron has played her for 3 years. Apart from "So Far Away", it's also seen in the video clip "Outside" and like any pro guitarist, he uses his guitar on live appearances as well. I am not particularly sure when he began using DY-84 but it is safe to assume it would be before "Break The Cycle".

The guitar has been auctioned off in eBay to raise funds for his old high school. An eBayer bought it at US$4850.