Alvarez

"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. 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 and positively impact the performance of the instrument.

In conceptualizing Artist Elite, our goal was simple: ‘Produce a collection of guitars beyond comparison.’ This stunning line of guitars is the culmination of years of R&D that allows us to produce custom style instruments from amazing tone woods with a truly radiant vibe. Artist Elite guitars look amazing, sound rich and offer a level of fit and finish rarely attainable at such price points.

The AGE95CESHB is a beautifully developed Grand Auditorium with quite a rare and inspired pairing of tone woods. Its AA North Western Red Cedar top and Macassar Ebony body gives this guitar a really warm and open voicing with darker trebles and clear bass. Aesthetically the guitar is stunning with a lighter shade of our standard Shadowburst carefully crafted to let the grain of the wood stay visible right to the edge, where it is met with Ebony binding. This is a really great guitar with a true character to its sound and looks exceptional." -  From the Alvarez website

Cosmetic Condition:
This guitar has been well loved and well used, and as such has some minor signs of playwear. Most notably, the guitar's bridge was lifting, which has since been reglued by our repair department. There is some pick wear around the soundhole on the treble side.  There is also a small nick on the lower bout on the bass side, as well as another at the output jack. Additionally there is some minor scuffing across the back from the middle to the treble side of the lower bout.  Finally, there are several small dings the size of a pin head at the top of the headstock.  We would rate this in EXCELLENT condition.

• Solid AA Western Red Cedar top with gloss Shadowburst finish
• Laminated Macassar Ebony Back & Sides
• Grand Auditorium Cutaway shape
• Mahogany neck with 50/50 semi-gloss finish
• MST1 Tapered X-Bracing with Asymmetric Tone Bars
• Bi level Indian Laurel/Rosewood bridge
• Abalone and Mother of Pearl inlays
• Indian Laurel/Rosewood fingerboard with 12^th fret inlay
• Real Bone Nut & Saddle
• Premium Die Cast Tuners
• Ebony Binding
• LR Baggs StagePro EQ and Element pickup
• Case not included