Alvarez Ad60Cespbshb
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Alvarez
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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 |
| Shape | dreadnought |
| Cutaway | yes |
| Top | solid A+ Sitka spruce |
| Back and sides | mahogany |
| Bracing | FS6 |
| Finish | glossy Shadowburst / semi-gloss natural |
| Neck | mahogany |
| Fingerboard | Indian laurel |
| Headstock veneer | Indian laurel |
| Nut width | 44.45 mm / 1.75" |
| Scale length | 648 mm / 25.5" |
| Number of frets | 21 |
| Inlays | MOP and acrylic |
| Bridge | two-level Indian laurel |
| Bridge pins | PPS (synthetic bone) |
| Nuts | bone |
| Tuners | chrome |
| Strings | D'Addario XSAPB1256 |
| Preamp | LR Baggs StagePro Bronze |
| Series | Artist |
Questions frequently asked
Is the Alvarez AD60CESPBSHB suitable for strumming and fingerpicking?
Its dreadnought body shape provides strong bass support and power reserve suitable for folk, pop, or acoustic rock rhythm playing. The solid A+ Sitka spruce top and FS6 bracing promote a quick response for fingerpicking.
What is the wood configuration of this electro-acoustic guitar?
The top is made of solid A+ Sitka spruce, while the back and sides are mahogany. This combination highlights attack clarity and warm midrange.
Can it be connected to an acoustic amplifier?
The LR Baggs StagePro Bronze preamp allows connection to an acoustic amplifier, a DI box, or an audio interface using a standard 6.35 mm jack cable.
What is the neck comfort and access to the upper frets like?
The mahogany neck has a nut width of 44.45 mm and a scale length of 648 mm. The cutaway facilitates access to the 21 frets. The fingerboard is made of Indian laurel.
Which strings come installed from the factory?
A set of D'Addario XSAPB1256, corresponding to a 12-56 gauge, is factory-installed.
