Alvarez AJ80CE-12 Jumbo 12 Str ...
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Manufacturer's ID: AJ80CE-12
What we say:
Alvarez acoustic guitars began life in St Louis, Missouri in 1965 by master luthier Kazuo Yairi. A well known guitar brand in the States, many top players like David Crosby, Thom Yorke, Devin Townsend and Any DiFranco have proudly toted Alvarez guitars live and in the studio.
Nowadays most Alvarez guitars are made to exacting standards in China and distributed all over the world, bringing traditional building techniques, understated good looks and high quality control into the hands of players of all descriptions.
This AJ80CE-12 model is a Jumbo 12 string electro model from the Alvarez Artist range. This traditional and handsome acoustic has a solid A+ grade Sitka Spruce top to ensure a particularly strong and bright sound, perfect for jangling 12 string sounds.
Layered Maple is used for the back and sides. The large Jumbo body size and bright tonewoods particularly suit 12 strings and mean that this guitar really projects! It’s a very percussive sound too that’s perfect for strumming. Singer songwriters will really take to this.
It’s a clean and crisp look for this AJ80CE-12: a subtle inlay at the 12th fret of the fingerboard and a tasteful abalone rosette combine with a unique bridge shape and Ivory coloured multi-ply binding make up the quietly good looking visuals of this understated guitar.
The AJ80CE-12 has a Natural Gloss finish apart from the neck which has been thoughtfully given a semi-gloss finish to support easy hand movement.
Pickup-wise, Alvarez spoil us with an excellent LR Baggs Element pickup with a StagePro EQ built into the side of the body for easy on-stage adjustments. This guitar is ready for the stage!
If you need a quality, bright and loud 12 string Jumbo for songwriting and gigging with, this solid-topped AJ80CE-12 from Alvarez is an excellent, understated choice.
Specification
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.
| Series | Alvarez Artist |
|---|---|
| Top Wood | Solid A+ Sitka Spruce |
| Back & Sides Wood | Maple |
| Shape | Jumbo |
| Neck | Maple |
| Bracing System | FST2M - Forward Shifted, Scalloped X |
| Bridge | Bi-Level Rosewood |
| Inlays | Abalone & Mother of Pearl |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood |
| Headstock Plate | Rosewood |
| Nut & Saddle | Real Bone |
| Tuner | Premium Die Cast |
| Binding | Ivory ABS |
| Strings | D'Addario EXP |
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