Alvarez – AG60CE-8SHB GRAND AUDITORIUM 8-STRING ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC

Description

ALVAREZ ARTIST – AG60CE-8SHB

ARTIST GRAND AUDITORIUM 8-STRING ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC

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The sound of a 12-String is wonderful and unmistakable, but 12-strings on a neck can make it somewhat challenging for some players. There is a lot of tension and the nut width is generally wider – Introducing the Alvarez 8-string, 12 string shimmer with less tension and a standard width neck and nut

We double up on the G (3rd) and D (4th) strings and it’s quite amazing how much 12 string shimmer you get from just adding these two octaves. It also makes this guitar great fun for lots of exploration and the octave tones when fingerpicking add a little extra dimension and charm.

The AG 8-string has a superbly open and resonant voicing and instant response. It’s a beautiful looking guitar with a flawless deep shine, thin poly Shadowburst finish, North American Sitka spruce top and fitted with the fantastic LR Baggs StagePro EQ and Element Pick Up.

After 50 years of making guitars, continual improvement through the use of emerging technologies, processes, and materials is still at the heart of our culture. Alvarez guitars are constructed correctly in every sense from raw material preparation to construction and manufacturing processes. Our tone woods are carefully cured; our components such as neck blocks and wood joints are carefully designed. The painting, sanding and polishing techniques we use are continually researched and developed, and our 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. 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. Our Bi-level bridge is designed to heighten string tension and improve sustain and response. Real bone nut and saddle, premium tone woods and our crafted attenuated finish all further the quality of construction a positively impact the performance of the instrument.

This caring approach to development comes from one simple goal: To deliver the best guitars in the market at every price point, instruments that are truly amazing value and offer a fantastic player experience.

Thank you for choosing Alvarez.

ALVAREZ ARTIST SERIES

AWARD WINNING DESIGN AND SOUND

INCREDIBLE VALUE

KEY FEATURES

Series : Alvarez Artist

Top Wood : Solid A+ Sitka Spruce

Back & Sides WoodMahogany

Shape : Grand Auditorium

Neck : Mahogany, Satin finish

Bridge : Bi-Level Indian Laurel

Fingerboard :Indian Laurel, 12th Fret Inlay

Nut & Saddle :Real Bone

Tuner :Premium Chrome

Bridge Pins : PPS Synthetic Bone

Strings :D’Addario EXP16

Pickup / EQ : LR Baggs StagePro EQ and Element Pick Up

DIMENSIONS

Scale (mm)648

Scale (inches)25.5

Nut Width (mm)44.5

Nut Width (inches)1 ¾

PRODUCT MATERIALS

Series : Alvarez Artist

Top Wood : Solid A+ Sitka Spruce

Back & Sides Wood : Mahogany