Alvarez Artist Series AD60 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Natural

Needed to have it set-up. Action was pretty high. I am a novice and the strings were killing my fingers.

I'm a 73 year old novice that loves music. Not interested in much more than amusing myself musically but appreciate quality. I've paid more and less for guitars and I'm not an expert. The AD60 is a great guitar with a rich vibrant sound. As I have with my previous guitars I will play them for a while then pass them on to a grandchild and in turn passing along the joy of music. To be honest I would purchase the AD60 again and again.

I was pretty bummed about this guitar. I ordered it online, because I've had an Alvarez in the past, and it sounded amazing, but it was on the cheaper side, so I wanted something a little nicer this time. Immediately, I was concerned about the weight of the headstock, compared to the rest of the body. I'm used to the effortless resting of my acoustics on my lap while I'm playing, but this one had an awkward weight difference to it, that pulled the neck downwards, so it was a little less comfortable to hold. Also, the strings seemed to hit the frets with unhappy clank whenever I pressed them down to play, and it created a nasty chalkboard scratch against the frets whenever I tried to do any bends. I found this to be even worse around the 12th fret and below, making me never want to go anywhere near there. Open chords sounded just fine, so if that's all that you're going to do, then you may never notice these issues, except for the awkward weight difference. I've played many different acoustics over the last 15 years of my musical career, and this one was definitely a bummer to play. Just my two cents.

I've never bought a guitar online before. I had read the reviews and decided to purchase one. i'm glad I did. I had been looking at more expensive guitars but this one sounds, plays and feels great. I am so happy that I made this purchase and would not hesitate to do it all over again.

I use it for practice and take it to class. Twice a Month I go to a local church for group playing session.. This guitar sounds great,so fun to play and it looks Beautiful!

I also own a D18 Martin . But this AD 60 just hit a nerve first time that I played one at the guitar center. I went home and just couldn't get the sound out of my head. The next day I returned and bought the guitar. I teach music in my home and it records better than my D18. I would recommend it to any serious player.