INTRODUCING
ALVAREZ ARTIST SERIES AD70CE DREADNAUGHT ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC GUITAR NATURAL
Our Dreadnoughts are powerful and wonderful guitars to play. Great quality tone from bass to sparkle and in everything in between. This one being rosewood will accent the bass and treble just a little more. Perfect.
The LR Baggs StagePro Element is a side-mounted preamp/EQ that offers battery access and a full chromatic tuner that is hidden beneath the control panel to maintain a clean, classy look. The three band EQ with phase inversion and Garrett Null notch filter controls deliver warm, pristine sound even under the most challenging conditions.
Artist Series is now “The Award Winning Artist Series” – winning competitions and receiving rave reviews in the States, Europe and around the world. It’s a truly designed line of guitars that stands tall and sounds sweet in the solid top guitar market.
Hand selected solid tops; forward shifted scalloped bracing, awesome tone and player experience….
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 really release the energy a solid soundboard can generate. Artist Series is built to do exactly this.
Each model is designed to get the best out if its components, and for them to work together to produce a tone and player experience, rarely found in affordable instruments. These components include our FST2M bracing system, bi-level bridge, real bone nut and great quality tone woods.
FSTM is a forward shifted X brace design. Both the X braces and asymmetric tone bars are scalloped. Moving the system forward allows for a larger soundboard, which is optimized with a solid maple bridge plate for both strength and energy.
The sound is warm, open and powerful, and both the treble and bass registers are clearly present and balanced in relation to each other. These guitars feel right and are exciting to play and responsive. Dig in and they shout right back at you, treat them gently and they whisper and respond instantly to the lightest strum or pick.
The solid ‘A’ grade Sitka spruce and cedar tops are hand selected from quarter-sawn wood. This ensures consistent quality, and its no secret better guitars are made from better wood. Our tops not only look great but they are stiff and strong and finely grained.
New Artist Series guitars look stunning and come in a huge variety of shapes, colors and wood choices from standard OM and Dreadnought models to more specialist instruments such as Baritone and Parlor. Each shape is also available in a left-handed version.
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Series |
Alvarez Artist |
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Top Wood |
Solid A+ Sitka Spruce |
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Back & Sides Wood |
Rosewood |
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Shape |
Dreadnought w/ Cutaway |
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Neck |
Mahogany |
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Bracing System |
FST2M - Forward Shifted, Scalloped X |
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Bridge |
Bi-Level Rosewood |
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Fingerboard |
Rosewood |
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Headstock Plate |
Rosewood |
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Nut & Saddle |
Real Bone |
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Tuner |
Premium Die Cast |
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Binding |
Ivory ABS |
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Strings |
D’Addario EXP |
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Overall Length (mm) |
1042 |
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Body Width (mm) |
395 |
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Body Depth at Heel (mm) |
100 |
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Body Depth at Base (mm) |
124 |
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Scale (mm) |
648 |
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Scale (inches) |
25 1/2" |
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Number of frets |
21 |
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Nut Width (mm) |
44.45 |
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Nut Width (inches) |
1 3/4" |
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Top |
Solid A+ Sitka Spruce |
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Top Finish |
Natural/Gloss |
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Back & Sides |
Rosewood |
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Neck Joint |
Dovetail |
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Neck meets body |
14th Fret |
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Pickup / EQ |
LR Baggs StagePro EQ and Element Pick Up |
We set-up all our acoustic guitars before they leave our store.
This basic but professional service covers several check points including string tuning, polish & clean, testing of electronics, joint checks and adjusting the instrument neck to an optimum distance between fretboard and string.
Our set-up warranty will cover the following areas up to a year from the date of purchase:
1. Any buzzing issues up to the 12th fret, which is where guitar action is generally measured.
2. Addressing and resetting any potential bridge uplift issues within reasonable tolerance.
3. Repair and/or replacement of any electronics arising from any manufacturing defect.
Do note that guitars are made of wood and wood is susceptible to changes in temperature and humidity. These factors may limit adjustment or reconditioning work. We recommend that you set-up your guitar annually to protect your investment.