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The Artist Series: Alvarez Expertise for Responsiveness

With the Artist series, Alvarez emphasizes harmonization, assembly quality, and bracing design to create a "direct connection" feeling between the musician and the instrument. The AD60CE embodies this spirit: a dreadnought designed to deliver generous volume, quick response, and convincing balance, while maintaining a solid top construction for enhanced harmonic richness over time.

For Which Guitarists and Styles?

The Alvarez AD60CE Shadowburst is particularly suitable for intermediate and advanced guitarists seeking a versatile acoustic ready for the stage, but it remains accessible to a motivated beginner who wants to invest in an expressive guitar. Its dreadnought format is ideal for strumming (folk, pop, acoustic rock) with a good power reserve, while staying comfortable for fingerpicking and hybrid playing thanks to its balanced response.

Sound

The solid Sitka spruce top provides clarity, definition, and a wide dynamic range: it responds well to both light attacks and strong rhythms, with effective projection. The mahogany back and sides enhance the mids and give a warm, direct, and very musical character to accompany vocals. The dreadnought body promotes a solid low end and overall presence, while the FS6 bracing contributes to responsiveness and balance. The bone nuts help with good vibration transmission and sustain, and the LR Baggs StagePro Bronze preamp allows faithful sound reproduction when plugged in, with practical control for live situations.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

To maintain the original feel and balance, you can opt for a 12-56 acoustic string set (such as the D'Addario XSAPB1256 factory-installed strings). For amplification via the preamp, a standard 6.35 mm jack cable is recommended to connect the guitar to an acoustic amplifier, DI box, or audio interface.

Technical specifications

Type	electro-acoustic guitar	Scale length	648 mm / 25.5"
Shape	dreadnought	Number of frets	21
Cutaway	yes	Inlays	MOP and acrylic
Top	solid A+ Sitka spruce	Bridge	two-level Indian laurel
Back and sides	mahogany	Bridge pins	PPS (synthetic bone)
Bracing	FS6	Nuts	bone
Finish	glossy Shadowburst / semi-gloss natural	Tuners	chrome
Neck	mahogany	Strings	D'Addario XSAPB1256
Fingerboard	Indian laurel	Preamp	LR Baggs StagePro Bronze
Headstock veneer	Indian laurel	Series	Artist
Nut width	44.45 mm / 1.75"