Alvarez Live: J.P. Cormier 

Not only a world-class guitar but also a world-class player. On top of that a nice funny person.

One of the best guitar players on the planet, playing one of the best guitar brands on the planet. Im a big fan of both.

Love to hear JP play. I could watch this on repeat for a LONG TIME! Thanks JP and Alvarez!

Love listening to JP. Such a master picker.

My ears can't stop smiling .. Thank You JP & Alvarez

JP is a real man. Love him. The tunes he played here were so beautiful, with some virtuoso surprises. Long life JP.

This guy is one of the most amazing guitar players on the planet !

Awesome JPC and awesome Alvarez guitars

Love to see a duet with you and Emmanuel...what a delight to the ear.

JP inspired me to start taking guitar seriously again and also demonstrated how good Alvarez acoustics are. My main acoustic is an MD60BG, and I also have an AD60. Many thanks to JP and the good folks at Alvarez--great video!

I am fortunate enough to meet Chuck Brodsky when he comes over to Scotland a couple of times a year and he sings a few songs at a session I host in a little local bar called The Captain's bar. We chat and he told me about recording at your place with you. I couldn't believe it. He told me how you helped him out and I mentioned his lovely Gibson guitar. He said, JP gave me that! Wow how nice of you. I love your playing and so interesting to hear you can see notes etc as you play. Amazing. I'm afraid I will never master the guitar skills that you have but I love playing and that's what it's all about I guess. Take care! Best wishes from Scotland.

HEY, I just picked up a used MD60BG for about $26 bucks because there was a big crack and loose braces on the soundboard. I repaired the guitar and it sounds incredible. I can’t believe how beautiful it sounds especially for the price. What a great guitar Alvarez! I want one of your Laureates now! Well done Alvarez well done!

Played it all my life... But only Bruce plays in all purity.. Nobody else

I enjoy listening and watching you play these atkins and watson inspired masterpieces. Bravo J.P Bravo!!👏👏👏👏👏

Yep my ears are also giving their toothless smile ....

I love this. I’ve watched JP’s channel and heard the shout outs about Alvarez. Great players and wonderful guitars!

What an amazing & heartfelt interview.

Awesome. Thank you

I love this interview! You're as real as it gets! WELL DONE!!!

I bought that one off of your review and OM all vintage 50 year old Hondorian one

JP, I so enjoy your videos, admire your talent, and feel your journey needs to be chronicled in a memoir, and oh… your salesmanship is formidable; all reservations have evaporated: my collection now "needs" an Alvarez, and I’ll be taking this to the gear committee for approval… or forgiveness (ok, prob the latter).

Incredible interview between John and Chris... and the "Jam" with John and Jake... "Stunning"... Sincere Thanks to 'all'...

I just put my DYM60HDE away and opened up me email to find this video waiting for me. 👍🏼. Great video! My 1990 WY-1 was my main guitar for years. Yairi guitars are awesome.

Another GREAT video! It was JP's Martin/Alvarez videos that got me hooked on his channel. I love the way that JP looks at guitars. His reviews are very informative.

What was the first song JP played at the beginning? Absolutely awesome 👏🏻

Absolutely fantastic ! What a player and good person. Alvarez sounds unbelievable ! That bluegrass guitar sounds wonderful. One of the Best@ sounding guitars made , by anyone ,at any price, that’s how good the builders are. Thank you for all the Music !

That duet at the end was something else. In the words of JP- Holy crap!

Wonderful video! I first purchased an Alvarez in 91 an artist series that played and sounded awesome! It was my main acoustic for 25 yrs. I currently own and play an ad70, Sitka on rosewood and I'm quite pleased with it. I recently viewed an Alvarez video that showcased a new dreadnought that really intrigued me. I hoe it makes it to production! Alvarez lover for life!

Mr Cormier Have You Heard Of A U.S. Made "Tone Bar" If So What Do Think Of Of This Idea. No Bridge Pins Needed!! Thankyou. AUSTRALIA.

I have three Alvarez guitars...one is a Yairi (FYM66HD). I love all three. Peace. 🐰💙🎸🎶🤝✌️

I normally don't watch other guitarist as seriously as I do you JP. I have been playing for six decades and do say Alvarez guitars are at it. I have 2 of them alongwith 3 Yamahas. Japanese luthiers know their stuff!

A bucket list hope is to sit down and play with JP...he's such a great dude and player. Love his stories, but LOVE his playing!

So excited!! My favorite brand, one of my favorite artists, my two favorite RU-vid channels!!! JP's videos turned me on to Alvarez and Yairi, now I can't get enough. Beautiful

JP you're a treasure. Thank you.

It was after seeing JPs video that I bought my MD60EBG and I’ve used it live ever since,

Very interesting about seeing sound! Fascinating stories! Thanks, JP.

I played a MD60 recently and was amazed how great it sounded and even more amazed when I looked at the price tag.

😊sounds wonderful

Great video. Did not know JP's history...very talented guy! Love my 1990 Alvarez Yairi DY-77. It has been my main guitar for the last 33 years. I am coveting the DYM60HD....I hope you haven't run out of that 50 year aged Honduran Mahogany yet.

Just brought home a DYM60HD. Amazing guitar

Nice stories, guitars and playing.

Hell of an apprenticeship you got there Jake! What a pair!!!

JP Cormier is simply a master! Just incredible playing, pure magic!

Great video. There is something about engineering and craftsmanship of the Alvarez and Yairi guitars.

I have two Alvarez-Yairi guitars I bought new in 1982; a DY60 six string dreadnaught commemorative special run with ash back and sides and a DY76 twelve string dreadnaught with rosewood back and sides. I will never sell these beautiful instruments.

JP is such a treasure and what chops!

JP’s the best ! 10:25

The guitars sound great but gawd JP can pick his arse off. So good.

Great guitar playing J.P. outstanding. I would love to get my hands on one of their high grade guitars. I got a lot of views on my video because of J.P. paving the way, in my opinion.

Aloha JP and Chris! It was due to the super review of the Alverez Yaʻiri Hondurian Masterworks that got me interested in these guitars🤙🏽🤙🏽 As well as Jp always saying that great …”instruments do not have to be a well known name “ nor as expensive…. and after watching all I could find on this Brand…. as well as the reviews over and over again… I finally sold my last guitar I had bought So I could buy the FYM 66 HD as my last one🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼.. I called Musicians Friend. and my guy, Daniel Refsdale… we discussed it… I had to back order it… got the payment plan… Late Oct. I think 2021… I recieved it many months later…. A bit fustrating…but set a K & K 3 contact pick up to the top (inside) and Pz under the saddle.. 2 vol controls…. Wow! So powerful! Clear. Solid notes over the fretboard! A real Killa! I am sooo happy! Mahalo JP FOR TURNING ME ON TO THIS MASTERPIECE! And to Chris for bringing these fantastic Masterpieces to us at a much more affordable cost🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 I graduated the DYM 66 HD TO MY SECOND MOST BELOVED SPOT FOR GUITARS!👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏼👏🏾🤙🏽❤️ The 1st spot is my Grimes Guitar ( Kula Maui- Hawaiʻi … a Custom High curl all Koa. “Hapa model” , cut away with twin sound holes on the upper bouts.. 2nd got moved to the 3rd spot .. my Takamine LTD 1988 🙏🏼 still beloved but the sound is out classed by the 66 HD… JP, love all your shows , experences, Shared knowledge..😂😅 and Humor! Chris… again Mahalo to you and the guys at St. LOUIS SHOP👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 who went above and beyond to help me…. He hoʻomau kākou… Keep on going! *Oh, JP, a foot note… ʻŌpihi moemoe is a limpet we love to eat… mostly fresh from the sea…. Raw, sometimes on a grill …. and is pronounced: oh- pee-hee… moi-moi Sleeping (moemoe) limpet (ʻōpihi ) Love you much👏🏾 Kekai Chock Kaikona Music 2022 Awardee: Nā HŌKŪ HANO HANO HAWAIIAN MUSIC GRAMMY BEST JAZZ ALBUM “ALOHA JAZZ LOUNGE”

I love this man .

Fun with great tones. Drop tuning sounds great on this model😉👍❤

Saw that video and I got the 60 BG it's a grand piano of a guitar so thank you both!

What SHEER BEAUTY and joy from both those fellows! :D Still smiling! :D

Love my Yairi DY73 built in 1983

excellent‼️

Big fan of jp, bigger fan of Alvarez. Played them my whole life. I have an artist series I played throughout my adolescent ignorance. Got drunk and stomped a hole in the back…. years later liquid nailed it back together and I’ll be damned if it doesn’t sound better now. My baby is my well broken in md60ebg and I’ll own it forever. Also have a ‘73 yw1200 Yairi that is for soft playing. Alvarez has made it possible for us broke folks to play a beautiful instrument without having a car payment for a guitar. Thanks to you guys for this beautiful video!

THIS IS INSPIRATIONAL. 🤩👍

Synesthesia is when you hear music, but you see shapes. Back when I was a kid I would see visual representations of music coming out from the speakers but that was during the 1960s after ingesting heroic doses of LSD I didn't know there was a name for it.

Two of my favorite channels merged into one today!

Incredible guitar playing 😍

SO much awesome! JP clued me into alvarez, and awesome seeing jake "the snake" (JP's friend chris calls him that) ; alvarez is on my must own acoustic

Thanks. Great little film.

I know I'm late coming to this presentation/show........but Man, I gotta tell ya.......after seeing JP perform Foxglove for the 1st time on his own channel, and then seeing him perform it here as well, it has quickly become one of my all-time favorite tunes. I'm going to learn this song if it kills me, lol. I know it's gonna be difficult at first, but I'm confident I can eventually pull it off with flying colors ( like I have with so many other "not so easy" tunes over the years. ) I say this because now I have to learn it. After all, I've always strived to be a man of my word.

Great video. Fabulous playing, great sounding guitars, and interesting backstories. Thank you!

This is the Best video done so far by Alvarez thanks JP and Alvarez for this .

JP’s the best !

I'm subbed to JP's channel and learnt about not having to lay out massive cash for massive over inflated fanboy hyped up big name brands, I came across an MD60 in my local shop accidentally a year or so ago, I fell in love with it but in no way in a position to buy it, later....maybe a year I was in a position but was devastated the MD60 was long gone, it took me over a month, 7 shops and well over 30 guitars test playing and short listing until I came across an Eastman E6SS-TC that I could not put down, I've had it 3 or 4 months now and play it every day, it wasn't super cheap at 1800 au dollars but compared to Martin or Gibson at over 5K it is tremendous.

Great version of Bruce Cockburn Foxglove, my first Cockburn album, the guitar isn't too bad either. Cheers.

Thank you. That was really really good

Alvarez guitars makes some awesome videos. However, this one is probably the best. It is going to sell lots of guitars, incluiding me

Yaris sound every bit as great as a Martin for 3x the price I love my DY91

Geezer JP...you could make a block of wood and rubber bands sound good!

I bought my MD60ebg after JP’s video and I have not been disappointed. It is just fantastic. I now own 2 Alvarez acoustics, the other being the AP66 parlor, which is also fantastic. I am about to purchase my 3rd Alvarez, the MFA66SHB…The Masterworks series by Alvarez is the best value for acoustic guitars available, IMO. I’ll put them up against anything.

Great video! Love the sound of these guitars. Bought my first Alvarez AD60L two years ago and it is my go to of the 6 guitars I currently own. Just ordered a new AD60CEL in February but it will take 6 months to receive it. Mingo Music is getting it for me and it is hard to wait. Thanks for the music guys.

Great interview!

Exquisito ! ✌🎸

Really nice.

Just got a Alvarez little jumbo guitar, beautiful instrument. 💓🎸.do they have to put the adverts on, half way through a tune. 😡.

Great show JP and friends

Dear Alvarez, please NEVER go micarta/richlite route.

Great stories

Love my Alvarez

Awesome, as usual.

JP is great! These guitars are fantastic!!

While I LOVE my Yairi guitars, and I have 3 of them, my 94 Martin D23HD is still the best. Even Alvarez guitars are pretty good, considering how inexpensive they are. I have two of those, also... JP does seem to have a gift, because I sure don't.... I wish he could teach it.

Great interview and playing. I was fortunate to see J.P., Dave Gunning, and Jake in concert about a month ago. What models are they playing in this video?

Dear JP/Alvarez/anyone…! Great video…. Could you please advise what guitars were being played…? Thanks😎

Sweet opener in Open C

A real heart helps.

@alvarez guitars what is the pickup we see hiding in the sound hole there? I am considering grabbing that dreadnaught. Just thinking through the best pickup to put in.

hey JP i see the E chord as a green color. the people i played with thought i was nuts. thanks. do you know where the mahogany came from for a 2004 DY 94.

What is the name of that first tune I love it im sure icant playit but it is sweet!!

That is some FINE pickin..what tuning? (I'd like to kid myself into thinking I could get some of that figured out). Thanks!

Nicely played JP. Are you using our nails on your fingers or just the flesh?

Von einer Skala von 1-Schmieren wie sehr verschmiert ist Dylan?

What's that bluegrass duet tune called?

A corker: once again

Maybe... maybe if J.P. cont. To practice, there's a possibility he'll learn bits and pieces.

The real problem is JP can make an 89 dollar amazon guitar sound good...so we as apprentices are trying to get every advantage we can..lol