Alvarez AED90CE Armrest Artist Elite Dreadnought Acoustic Electric Cutaway Guitar - Natural

The Alvarez AED90ce is a serious dreadnought with great character and rich tone. Its AA North American solid Sitka spruce top and Macassar ebony body give the player lots of volume and low-end with clear trebles, while the premium tonewoods and ebony bevel armrest give it a genuinely high-end look. This is a striking guitar with a big voice.

The FS6 forward-shifted bracing pattern allows for a larger soundboard area to heighten vibration, aided by the high-quality North American Sitka top and premium components throughout. The cutaway body makes upper-fret access easy, and the slightly thicker Dreadnought bevel armrest keeps long sessions comfortable.

Amplification comes from the LR Baggs StagePro Bronze — a small-footprint, side-mounted EQ built around the renowned LR Baggs Element under-saddle pickup. The low-profile unit includes a large backlit tuner, volume, bass and treble controls and a phase switch, and the battery box is built into the end pin jack compartment for quick, push-to-open battery changes.

The AED90ce belongs to the Artist Elite series, Alvarez's line of solid-top guitars made with premium materials and appointments — exotic woods, bevel armrests and wood bindings, finished in a flawless gloss that's radiant and thinly applied to increase response. Alvarez grades every solid top independently of its suppliers, seasons its woods for months or years, then adds the ATR (Advanced Tonal Response) stage: an oxygen-controlled, vacuum thermo-kiln curing process that removes extra moisture, saps and sugars. The result is wood that's more stable in dry or humid climates and a top that's quicker, more resonant and more open from the very first day.