Alvarez AF30CE Artist Series OM/Folk Acoustic-Electric Guitar For Sale

Alvarez created the AF30CE Artist Series OM/Folk acoustic-electric guitar to offer a high-quality folk/OM guitar with exceptional tone and value. The AF30CE is perfect for any player looking for an outstanding instrument that is well-balanced and reliable. Players of all styles and musical tastes in need of a great sounding and playable guitar, look no further. The sound is clear and balanced with an articulate voicing with a very musical tone. Alvarez has also equipped the AF30CE with a great electronic system, their very own SYS250 (designed by B-Band) side-mounted preamp with a 3-band EQ, Presence and built-in tuner

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Alvarez AF30CE Artist Series OM/Folk Acoustic-Electric Guitar item# 1500000278780

Alvarez created the AF30CE Artist Series OM/Folk acoustic-electric guitar to offer a high-quality folk/OM guitar with exceptional tone and value. The AF30CE is perfect for any player looking for an outstanding instrument that is well-balanced and reliable. Players of all styles and musical tastes in need of a great sounding and playable guitar, look no further. The sound is clear and balanced with an articulate voicing with a very musical tone. Alvarez has also equipped the AF30CE with a great electronic system, their very own SYS250 (designed by B-Band) side-mounted preamp with a 3-band EQ, Presence and built-in tuner.Artist Series
After 50 years of making guitars, continual improvement through the use of emerging technologies, processes, and materials is still at the heart of Alvarez culture. Alvarez guitars are constructed correctly in every sense, from raw material preparation to construction and manufacturing processes. Their tonewoods are carefully cured; components such as neck blocks and wood joints are carefully designed. The painting, sanding and polishing techniques used are continually researched and developed, and the tone is impeccably crafted and married to a stable, consistent and lively sound box.This 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. Alvarez believes their multi-award-winning Artist Series is one of the finest solid top guitar lines in the world today and demonstrates their commitment to design.The term “solid top” 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 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 optimize the energy a solid soundboard can generate. 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 balance, lively projection and great response. These components include Alvarez\'a FST2 bracing system, bi-level rosewood bridge, real bone nut and saddle, great quality tonewoods and thin finish. FST2 is a forward shifted X brace design, this means the axis of the X is closer to the soundhole and therefore creates a larger soundboard area allowing for more energy and vibration to be harnessed. Both the X braces and asymmetric tone bars are carefully scalloped. The scalloping design was the result of years of continual development in our Yairi workshops. The Artist Series sound and personality is open and powerful. FST2 also creates very good balance so both the treble and bass registers are clearly present and balanced in relation to each other.Artist Series guitars feel right and are exciting to play; no matter if you are strumming hard or picking lightly, the guitar will do what you ask of it. All of Alvarez\'s tops are selected by their team and graded independently of their suppliers. If it isn\'t worthy, they won’t use it. Top quality improves as you move up the Artist Series models, but all are stiff and finely grained.Along with a more angled headstock, the Alvarez bi-level bridge increases string tension by making the break angle of the strings from the saddle to the top more acute. Improved string tension adds to their sound, feel and response, which are also heightened by the use of real bone nuts and saddles.

Features:

Open pore satin finish
Bi-level engineered rosewood bridge
Solid A Sitka spruce top with mahogany body
Alvarez SYS250 electronics with 3-band EQ, Presence and tuner

Specifications:

Body
Body type: Folk
Cutaway: Single
Top wood: Solid A Sitka spruce
Back and sides: Mahogany
Bracing pattern: FST2 - Forward shifted, scalloped
Body finish: Satin
Orientation: Right handed
Neck
Neck shape: Shalow V to C
Nut width: 1.75\" (44.45 mm)
Fingerboard: Engineered rosewood
Neck wood: Mahogany
Scale length: 24.8\"
Number of frets: 21
Neck finish: Satin
Electronics
Pickup/preamp: Yes
Brand: Alvarez
Configuration: Sidemounted preamp
Preamp EQ: 3-band plus Presence
response filter: No
Tuner: Yes
Other
Headstock overlay: None
Tuning machines: Chrome closed die-cast
Bridge: Engineered rosewood
Saddle and nut: Real bone
Number of strings: 6
Special features:
Case: Sold separately
Accessories: None
Country of origin: China

Shipping
Orders are generally shipped the following business day after payment is received. For example, if your order is placed AND paid for at 1 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, Musicians Friend will ship it on Monday. We are only shipping orders via standard ground shipping at this time (3-7 business days for delivery once the item leaves our warehouse)Payment
We use Managed Payments and accept the following forms of payment credit, debit, and gift cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and PayPal Credit. Sales Tax
We are required to collect sales tax on all orders, except those shipped to the following states: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon.Store Policies
If you’re not satisfied, neither are we. If for any reason you’re not completely satisfied with your purchase of a new item, simply return it in its original condition within 45 days of purchase (see exceptions below) and we’ll give you a full refund. It’s that simple. Returned items must be in original, brand-new condition, showing no signs of wear or use such as belt-buckle or pick scratches, scuffs, dings or scrapes on the instrument or collateral materials. Items must also include all original packaging, manuals, warrantees and accessories or your return may be subject to a return handling charge.Your refund will be promptly processed upon successful evaluation of your returned item from our trained category professionals in 2-3 business days. Refunds are made for product value only, excluding shipping and handling charges. If you received Free Shipping on your order, the value of the uncharged shipping cost will be deducted from your refund.Limitations and Exceptions
Returns of the following products must be made within 10 days of shipment - Stringed instruments priced at $1999.00 or more. The following products cannot be returned – Clearance items, Apple products, items identified as non-returnable, discontinued items, electronic software downloads, demo gear, vintage instruments, strings, reeds, computers, tubes, earbuds, earplugs, recorders, tin whistles, flutophones, \"world\" wind instruments, harmonicas, raw-frame speakers, drumheads, drumsticks, turntable cartridges, fog fluid, clothing/footwear, body jewelry, sheet music, cleaners, polishes and polishing cloths, software/soundware, books, CDs, DVD\'s, vinyl records, and videos.The following fees apply to Band & Orchestra returns - All returned woodwind and brass instruments incur a $10.00 sanitization fee. Returned bows are assessed a $4.00 restocking fee. Returned mouthpieces over $300 incur an $8.00 sanitization fee; the fee for mouthpieces under $300 is $4.00.Should you decide to return your shipment, please follow the return steps printed on the back of your invoice and pack your return carefully to prevent damage in shipment. All returns must:1. Include a Return Authorization Number; (Please contact us via messages for an RA number)2. Be in the original packaging complete with all collateral materials such as cases, straps, cables, care kits, certificates of authenticity, warranty cards, manuals, and any other materials that originally shipped with the instrument; 3. Be in brand-new condition, showing no signs of wear or use such as belt-buckle or pick scratches, scuffs, dings, or scrapes on the instrument or collateral materials.