Essential Information About the Alvarez AG70ce Black Grand Auditorium Electro-Acoustic Folk Guitar
- Grand Auditorium format with cutaway: balanced projection, sparkling highs, and clear lows, ideal for fingerstyle and pick playing.
- Solid A+ Sitka spruce top with black gloss finish, natural gloss rosewood back and sides for a rich and articulate tone.
- LR Baggs StagePro Bronze system with Element pickup, backlit tuner, volume, bass/treble, and phase controls for stage use.
- Modern comfort: 648 mm scale length, 44.45 mm nut width, 21 frets, rosewood fingerboard, and easy access thanks to the cutaway.
A Flagship Model of the Artist Series
Part of Alvarez?s Artist series, the AG70ce Black features meticulous voicing, bracing, and construction work to create an immediate connection with the instrument. The selection of woods and components, from the dual-level bridge to the neck blocks, is designed to maximize the solid top?s potential and offer outstanding performance-to-price ratio.
Who Is It For and What Are Its Uses?
Versatile and responsive, this Grand Auditorium targets guitarists seeking an electro-acoustic folk guitar capable of delivering in fingerstyle, strumming, or light picking. Its LR Baggs electronics ensure faithful reproduction and plug-and-play convenience in rehearsal, studio, or on stage, while the rosewood/spruce luthiery provides broad and balanced dynamics.
Design, Comfort, and Electronics Tailored for the Stage
The FS6 bracing and solid A+ Sitka spruce top provide projection and clarity, with a beautiful note separation. The cutaway facilitates access to the higher frets, and the African mahogany neck offers a natural grip for long playing sessions.
On the amplification side, the LR Baggs StagePro Bronze integrates the Element under-saddle pickup and essential controls (backlit tuner, volume, bass/treble, phase). The battery compartment located in the strap jack allows quick changes before a set.
Technical Specifications
Body & Top
- Format: Grand Auditorium with cutaway
- Top: Solid A+ Sitka spruce
- Back & Sides: Rosewood
- Top Finish: Black gloss
- Back & Sides Finish: Natural gloss
- Bracing: FS6
Neck & Fingerboard
- Neck: African mahogany
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Neck-to-body Joint: 14th fret
- Number of Frets: 21
- Nut Width: 44.45 mm (1 3/4")
- Scale Length: 648 mm (25.5")
- Inlays: Acrylic
Hardware & Finishes
- Bridge: Rosewood
- Nut & Saddle: Bone
- Bridge Pins: PPS (synthetic bone)
- Tuners: Chrome oil-bath
- Headstock Veneer: Indian rosewood
- Strings: D?Addario XTAPB1253
Electronics
- Preamp / Pickup: LR Baggs StagePro Bronze with Element pickup
- Controls: Backlit tuner, volume, bass, treble, phase
- Battery Compartment: Integrated into the strap jack
Dimensions
- Total Length: 1035 mm
- Body Width: 404 mm
- Body Depth at Heel: 96 mm
- Body Depth at Base: 120 mm
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