{"product_id":"alvarez-ad60lce-left-handed-artist-series-dreadnought-cutaway-acoustic-electric","title":"Alvarez AD60LCE Left-Handed Artist Series Dreadnought Cutaway Acoustic Electric","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlvarez AD60LCE Left-Handed Artist Series Dreadnought Cutaway Acoustic Electric\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e677523001779\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAD60LCE\u003cbr\u003eArtist, Dreadnought w\/ Cutaway\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe AD60LCE is a powerful, solid-top left-handed Dreadnought offering instant response with lots of projection. The Dreadnought design generates ultimate air volume and drives the top to achieve a broad and dynamic tonal palette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe FS6 forward-shifted bracing pattern allows for a larger soundboard area to heighten vibration, which is aided by a high-quality North American Sitka top and premium components throughout, all working together to deliver an engaging playing experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe AD60LCE also features a cutaway for access to higher frets and is fitted with the fantastic LR Baggs Stage Pro with Element pick up for an unfailing live performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout Artist Series\u003cbr\u003eOur multi-award winning Artist Series represents our commitment to quality and design, making it one of the finest solid top guitar lines in the world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist Series feel right and are exciting to play; whether you are strumming hard or picking lightly, the guitar will do what you ask of it. For a more focused sound with fewer overtones, choose a mahogany top. For a more open projection, go for Sitka. For warmth and response to a lighter touch, choose a Cedar top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of our tops are selected by our team and graded independently of our suppliers. If it isn’t worthy, we won’t use it. While top quality improves as you move up the Artist Series models, all are stiff and finely grained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 55 years of making guitars, continual improvement through the use of emerging technologies, processes, and materials is still at the heart of our culture. Alvarez guitars are constructed correctly in every sense, from raw material preparation to construction and manufacturing processes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur tonewoods are carefully cured; our components such as neck blocks and wood joints are carefully designed. The painting, sanding and polishing techniques we use are continually researched and developed, and our tone is impeccably crafted and married to a stable, consistent and lively soundbox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis caring approach to development comes from one simple goal: To deliver the best guitars in the market at every price point, instruments that are truly amazing value and offer a fantastic player experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe term “solid top” refers to the guitar’s soundboard being made of solid wood rather than laminates. However, even when the guitar top is made of solid wood, the tone of the instrument only improves significantly when the whole guitar is built correctly to optimize the energy a solid soundboard can generate. Artist Series is built to do exactly this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach model is designed to get the best out of its components, and for them to work together to produce balance, lively projection and great response. These components include our FS6 bracing design, which allows the soundbox to sing and brings uniformity across Dreadnought, Grand Auditorium, OM and Parlor body sizes. This means the voicing has a similar character, but the individual tone is more purely influenced by the size and shape of the guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur bi-level bridge is designed to heighten string tension and improve sustain and response. Real bone nut and saddle, premium tonewoods, and our crafted attenuated finish all further the quality of construction and positively impact the performance of the instrument. Artist Series gloss models have a clear deep shine from a finish that is applied as thinly as possible to optimize tone. The personality and voicing of Artist Series is open, dynamic and instantly responsive. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey Features\u003cbr\u003eTop Wood\u003cbr\u003eSolid A+ Sitka Spruce\u003cbr\u003eBody Finish\u003cbr\u003eNatural\/Gloss\u003cbr\u003eBack and Sides Wood\u003cbr\u003eMahogany\u003cbr\u003eBridge Pins\u003cbr\u003ePPS Synthetic Bone\u003cbr\u003eShape\u003cbr\u003eDreadnought w\/ Cutaway\u003cbr\u003eNeck\u003cbr\u003eMahogany, 50\/50 Semi gloss finish\u003cbr\u003eBracing\u003cbr\u003eFS6 Bracing System w\/Asymmetric Tonebars\u003cbr\u003eBridge\u003cbr\u003eBi-Level Indian Laurel\u003cbr\u003eInlays\u003cbr\u003ePaua Abalone \u0026amp; Mother of Pearl\u003cbr\u003eFingerboard\u003cbr\u003eIndian Laurel, 12th Fret Inlay\u003cbr\u003eNut and Saddle\u003cbr\u003eReal Bone\u003cbr\u003eTuner\u003cbr\u003ePremium Die Cast\u003cbr\u003eBinding\u003cbr\u003eIvory ABS\u003cbr\u003eBridge Pins\u003cbr\u003ePPS Synthetic Bone\u003cbr\u003eStrings\u003cbr\u003eD’Addario XT Light\u003cbr\u003eBracing Systems\u003cbr\u003eFS6 Forward Shifted, Tapered Tone Bars\u003cbr\u003eNeck Joint\u003cbr\u003eDovetail\u003cbr\u003eNeck Meets Body\u003cbr\u003e14th Fret\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Frets\u003cbr\u003e21\u003cbr\u003ePickup \/ EQ\u003cbr\u003eLR Baggs StagePro EQ and Element Pick Up\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alvarez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45009055023280,"sku":"677523001779","price":539.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/2567\/6464\/files\/AD60LCE_-Front-R_3_4.jpg?v=1773359116","url":"https:\/\/wcmusicstore.com\/products\/alvarez-ad60lce-left-handed-artist-series-dreadnought-cutaway-acoustic-electric","provider":"Al Bien's West Chester Music Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}