• Top Wood: Solid A+ Sitka Spruce
• Back & Sides Wood: Maple
• Shape: Jumbo w/ Cutaway
• Neck: Maple
• Bracing System: FST2
• Bridge: Bi-Level Indian Laurel/Rosewood
• Inlays: Abalone & Mother of Pearl
• Fingerboard: Indian Laurel/Rosewood w/12th Fret Inlay
• Nut & Saddle: Real Bone
• Tuner: Premium Die Cast
• Binding: Ivory ABS
• Strings: D'Addario EXP16
• Pickup / EQLR Baggs Stage: Pro EQ and Element Pick Up

Big, blonde and beautiful. The AJ80 Jumbo is a powerhouse guitar and incredible value. Now fitted with the fantastic LR Baggs StagePro EQ and Element pick up to optimize live performance. This 12-string model truly sings.

The term “solid top” of course 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 our FST2 bracing system, bi-level rosewood bridge, real bone nut and saddle, great quality tone woods and thin finish.

FST2 is a forward shifted X brace design, this means the axis of the X is closer to the sound hole 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 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. For a more focused sound with fewer overtones, choose a mahogany top. For power, go for Sitka. For warmth and response to a lighter touch, choose a Cedar top.

All of our tops are selected by our team and graded independently of our suppliers. If it isn’t worthy, we 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, our bi-level bridge increases string tension by making the break angel of the strings from the saddle to the top more acute. Improved string tension adds to our sound, feel and response, which are also heightened by the use of real bone nuts and saddles.

Artist Series also demonstrates our great finishing capabilities; the gloss models have a clear deep shine from a finish that is applied as thinly as possible, again to help optimize tone.

Thank you for choosing Alvarez.

• Overall Length (mm): 1048
• Body Width (mm): 410
• Body Depth at Heel (mm): 102
• Body Depth at Base (mm): 125
• Scale (mm): 648
• Scale (inches): 251/2"
• Number of frets: 21
• Nut Width (mm): 44.45
• Nut Width (inches): 1 3/4"
• Series: Alvarez Artist
• Top Wood: Solid A+ Sitka Spruce
• Top Finish: Natural/Gloss
• Back & Sides Wood: Maple
• Neck Joint: Dovetail
• Neck Meets Body: 14th Fret
• Number of Frets: 21