The Alvarez Artist Series AG60CE acoustic-electric guitar is a Grand Auditorium which has similar dimensions to the dreadnought but a narrower waist helping to pronounce the treble notes a little more. Great for fingerpicking and strumming the GA is an all-around type. This model is fitted with the fantastic L.R. Baggs Element pickup and StagePro EQ for optimal live performance. The AG60CE is a member of the Alvarez Artist 60 Series. Alvarez was careful to get the construction just right to allow this series to sing and deliver a player experience that s exceptional for a mid-price instrument. The Artist Series AG60CE is a solid top which refers to the soundboard of an acoustic guitar being made of solid wood rather than being laminated. However just because the top is solid it doesn t necessarily mean the sound automatically benefits from this feature. The tone of the instrument only improves significantly when the whole guitar is built correctly to really release the energy a solid soundboard can generate. The Artist Series is built to do exactly this. This model is designed to get the best out if its components and for them to work together to produce a tone and player experience rarely found in affordable instruments. The sound is warm open and powerful and both the treble and bass registers are clearly present and balanced in relation to each other. These guitars feel right and are exciting to play and responsive. The solid A+ grade Sitka spruce tops are hand-selected from quarter-sawn wood. This ensures consistent quality and it s no secret better guitars are made from better wood. These tops not only look great but they are stiff and strong and finely grained. This allows them to be cut just that tiny bit thinner which lets them dance a little more and produce a lot more vibration and ultimately a richer tone. All of the components are made of natural materials such as mother of pearl and abalone inlays real bone saddles and nuts and rosewood appointments. Gig bag or case sold separately.