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AGM660CEAR Artist Elite Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar
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Alvarez mahogany acoustic-electric with custom pickups and backlit tuner.
Artist Elite Series
In conceptualizing the Artist Elite series, Alvarez's goal was simple: "Produce a collection of guitars beyond comparison."
This Artist Elite line of guitars is the culmination of years of research and development that allowed the Alvarez team to produce custom-style instruments from amazing tonewoods with a truly radiant vibe. Artist Elite guitars look great, sound rich and offer a level of fit and finish rarely attainable at such price points.
After 50 years of making guitars, continual improvement through the use of emerging technologies, processes, and materials is still at the heart of Alvarez's culture. Alvarez guitars are constructed correctly in every sense from raw material preparation to construction and manufacturing processes. Their tonewoods are carefully cured; their components such as neck blocks and wood joints are carefully designed. The painting, sanding and polishing techniques they use are continually researched and developed, and their tone is impeccably crafted and married to a stable, designed and lively sound box.
The term "solid top" of course refers to the soundboard of an acoustic guitar being made of solid wood, rather than being laminated. However, just because the top is solid, it does not necessarily mean the sound automatically benefits from this feature. The tone of the instrument only improves significantly when the whole guitar is built correctly to optimize the energy a solid soundboard can generate. The Alvarez Artist Series is built to do exactly this.
Each model is designed to get the best out of its components, and for them to work together to produce balance, lively projection and great response. These components include bracing architecture that is specifically designed for each body shape or tonal requirement. Their Bi-level bridge is designed to heighten string tension and improve sustain and response. Real bone nut and saddle, premium tonewoods and Alvarez's crafted attenuated finish all further the quality of construction and positively impact the performance of the instrument.
Features
- Mahogany back and sides, solid select African mahogany top
- Mahogany neck, Indian laurel fingerboard with 12th fret inlay, Indian laurel bi-level bridge, abalone and mother-of-pearl inlays
- Premium chrome tuners, Alvarez SY250 pickup and EQ with backlit tuner
- Satin-finished neck
An Alvarez guitar that's beyond comparison. Order today.
AGM660CEAR Artist Elite Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar Specifications:
Body- Top wood: Solid select African mahogany
- Back & sides: Mahogany
- Bracing pattern: MST1 tapered X bracing with asymmetric tone bars
- Nut width: 1-3/4"
- Fingerboard: Indian laurel with 12th fret inlay
- Inlay: Abalone and mother of pearl
- Neck wood: Mahogany
- Scale length: 25.5"
- Neck finish: Satin
- Pickup/preamp: Yes, Alvarez SYS250 pickup and EQ with backlit tuner
- Tuning machines: Premium chrome
- Bridge: Indian laurel bi-level
- Bridge pins: PPS synthetic bone
- Saddle & nut: Real bone nut and saddle
- Special features: Ebony binding, bevel armrest, ATR wood curing
- Strings: D’Addario EXP16s
- Free Standard Ground shipping (48 contiguous states, some overweight and Used/Vintage items excluded).
- Orders placed before 3 p.m. ET usually ship the same business day.
Every guitar or bass you purchase from Musician's Friend (electric or acoustic, New or Open Box) includes two years of protection from manufacturer defects.
Our Gear Advisers are available to guide you through your entire shopping experience. Call or Chat for expert advice and to hear the latest deals.