Essential Information About the Alvarez AD70CE Black Artist Electro-Acoustic Folk Guitar
- Dreadnought body with Venetian cutaway for powerful projection and comfortable access to high frets.
- Solid A+ Sitka spruce top and rosewood back/sides for a rich, deep, and bright tone.
- LR Baggs StagePro Bronze electronics with Element pickup and built-in tuner, stage-ready.
- Gloss black finish and Artist series craftsmanship: FS6 bracing, bi-level bridge, bone nut and saddle insert.
A Modern Icon from the Artist Series, in Black
A standout model in the Artist series, the AD70CE Black combines the understated aesthetics of its black finish with Alvarez?s "solid top" philosophy. Its FS6 bracing and wood choices aim for responsiveness and balance, with a volume reserve typical of the dreadnought format. This is an acoustic guitar designed to last, carefully built and set up to deliver its best from the very first play.
Who Is It For, and For What?
Versatile, the AD70CE Black suits both energetic strumming and nuanced fingerpicking. Its natural power and clear articulation make it an excellent choice for singer-songwriters, band accompaniment, or solo sets. Plugged in, it offers faithful and immediate sound reproduction, ideal for both stage and recording.
What Makes It Stand Out
Solid Top and FS6 Bracing
The A+ Sitka spruce top provides dynamics and projection, while the FS6 bracing optimizes top vibration for a solid low register, present mids, and singing highs. The rosewood enhances extension at the spectrum?s extremes.
LR Baggs StagePro Bronze Electronics
The discreet side-mounted preamp and Element under-saddle pickup deliver a natural and precise sound. Backlit tuner and essential controls (volume, bass, treble, phase) offer great ease of use in live settings.
Comfort and Finishes
The Venetian cutaway facilitates solos beyond the 12th fret. Mahogany neck with a comfortable profile, 44.45 mm nut width for a modern feel, bi-level rosewood bridge for better string tension and intonation. Gloss black finish and ivory binding highlight an elegant and timeless look.
Technical Specifications
Body
- Shape: Dreadnought with Venetian cutaway
- Top: Solid A+ Sitka spruce
- Back & sides: Rosewood
- Bracing: FS6
- Top color: Gloss black
- Back & sides color: Gloss natural
- Finish: Gloss varnish
- Body binding: Ivory ABS
Neck
- Neck wood: Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Neck/body joint: Dovetail, 14th fret
- Nut & saddle insert: Genuine bone
- Nut width: 44.45 mm (1 3/4")
- Scale length: 648 mm (25.5")
- Number of frets: 21
- Bridge: Bi-level rosewood
- Inlays: Acrylic
Electronics
- System: LR Baggs StagePro Bronze
- Pickup: Element under-saddle
- Functions: Volume, bass, treble, phase, built-in tuner
Hardware
- Tuners: Premium die-cast (oil-bath)
- Binding: Ivory ABS
- Strings: D?Addario XTAPB1253
Dimensions
- Total length: 1042 mm
- Body width: 395 mm
- Body depth at heel: 100 mm
- Body depth at base: 124 mm