| Alvarez is a premier acoustic guitar
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| | of styles, visit their website.
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| manufacturer that specializes in high
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| | There are also plenty of famous and
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| quality instruments. Alvarez started
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| | accomplished musicians who play Alvarez
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| building high quality acoustic guitars in
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| | guitars. These include Ani DiFranco, Bret
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| 1965. As evidenced by the sound of their
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| | Michaels, Carlos Santana, Graham Nash,
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| instruments, they are very passionate
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| | Kipp Winger, Laura Clapp, and David
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| about what they do. They have a
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| | Crosby. For an extensive list, please
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| reputation for crafting guitars that have
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| | visit their website.
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| exceptional tone and quality, and they do
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| | Here are some reviews of Alvarez Acoustic
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| so by hand. Their shop is located in St.
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| | Guitars (source Harmony Central):
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| Louis, MO.
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| | About the Alvarez 5054 12 String
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| The Alvarez guitar line as we know it
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| | Got started more than half a century ago.
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| today started with a Japanese luthier
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| | I m what we now like to call a
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| named Kazuo Yairi who worked in
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| | multi-instrumentalist. Play in half a
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| partnership with an American company to
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| | dozen bands, jazz, blues, metal, punk,
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| design these guitars. Yairis family is
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| | Cajun and Irish.
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| known for creating high quality, hand
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| | This is a great guitar. The first time
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| made instruments. The companys current,
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| | you pick it up you immediately recognize
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| skilled luthiers continue this tradition.
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| | that it "has something". And it ain t
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| Alvarez does not use computers and other
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| | just me, I ve had some friends (including
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| high tech devices to help build their
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| | some well-known players) try it out and
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| guitars. Computer assisted guitars have a
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| | give it a thumbs-up.
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| very uniform sound across the board. The
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| | I m not saying I would trade my Guild for
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| Alvarez guitars are unique from
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| | it, but I ve not come across a comparable
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| instrument to instrument. Building them
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| | second choice. And considering that
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| by hand gives each guitar their own
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| | nowadays this is a sub $400 guitar it s
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| character. That is why it is important to
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| | an outright bargain.
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| find luthiers and other workers who are
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| | About the Alvarez AC 60SC
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| both skilled and passionate.
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| | I have been playing guitar for over 30
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| They pride themselves on their wood
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| | years and have owned all types of guitars
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| seasoning process. Done correctly, this
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| | and gear. I was without a nylon stringed
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| can be considered the key to the sound.
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| | guitar for a while and developed a nylon
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| Wood types such as mahogany and rosewood
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| | jones. I began looking for a classical
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| are both air dried and kiln dried for
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| | guitar, with a cutaway and built in
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| long periods of time- sometimes as much
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| | electronics. I checked out guitars at 2
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| as fifteen years. This aging process
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| | stores and chose this one for it s
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| helps develop the tone and gives it a
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| | acoustic sound. I did not even plug it in
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| rich quality. The guitars are then shaped
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| | at the store. I liked the characteristics
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| into their various styles.
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| | in her voice. I came back the next day
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| Alvarez has a complete line of high
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| | and traded my steel-string acoustic in on
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| quality guitars. Their acoustic guitar
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| | her.
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| styles include the Dreadnought series,
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| | As I said before, this guitar is like a
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| crafted in a shape and style similar to
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| | wonderful woman. One that should be
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| other Dreadnoughts, Alvarez classic
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| | treated well and caressed. Playing her
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| guitars of various styles and woods, and
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| | should be like making love.
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| Alvarez folk style guitars, including
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| | If guitar playing can be that much fun
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| some cutaway models. For a complete list
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| | everyone should take it up.
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