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Old 09-04-2012, 07:20 PM
DennisC DennisC is offline
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I got one in July. I had never played a baritone and didn't want to drop $1500+ on an experiment so I went for the "cheap" Alvie. I expected a "budget" guitar to play around with. I got a great looking, well finished guitar that has a balanced wonderfully deep voice. The sound is...well...I call it my goosebump guitar. The 27 3/4" scale is longer than Taylor's baritone and more effective. This baritone has radically elevated my opinion of Alvarez guitars. The finish is better than my Taylor mini. The action would be great on a short scale guitar, let alone on this long neck...and I play above fret 15 a lot. Bottom line; I think the ABT-60 is the guitar deal of the decade. My only complaint is that now my fingers are too short again.

Skip the HSC though...looks good but it weighs a TON. If I was ordering again, I'd get the padded gig bag. And I've removed the pickguard since this pic was taken.


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