Just because the top is solid it does not 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. Each 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. Dig in and they shout right back at you treat them gently and they whisper warmly and respond instantly to the lightest strum or pick. The solid A grade Sitka spruce tops are hand-selected from quarter-sawn wood. 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.