{"product_id":"grand-auditorium-acoustic-electric-w-cutaway","title":"Alvarez MG60CE Masterworks Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar Shadowburst","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAll-Solid Wood, Cutaway Access, and LR Baggs Electronics — a Lot to Love\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a certain kind of guitar that checks every box without feeling like a compromise anywhere. The Alvarez MG60CE Masterworks is that guitar. It's all-solid — top, back, and sides — with an AAA Sitka spruce top and African mahogany back and sides built into a cutaway Grand Auditorium body. That combination gives you an open, balanced voice whether you're playing fingerstyle at home or plugged in at a gig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Shadowburst finish is subtle and sophisticated: a dark gradient that fades toward the center of the top, letting the grain of that solid Sitka do the talking. Clean lines, minimal decoration, and a gloss finish that highlights the natural beauty of the wood. It's the kind of guitar that looks serious without trying too hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Masterworks series represents Alvarez's approach to all-solid construction at a real-world price point — guitars designed with the same attention to wood selection, bracing geometry, and hardware quality you'd expect from boutique builders. If you want an acoustic-electric that you can take from the living room to the stage without a second thought, the MG60CE is worth a long look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSolid Tonewoods That Work Together\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe AAA-grade solid Sitka spruce top brings clarity, articulation, and a wide dynamic range — it responds just as well to a gentle fingerpicking touch as it does to an aggressive strumming attack. Sitka is the workhorse tonewood for a reason: it's responsive, resonant, and gets better with age. Pairing it with solid African mahogany back and sides adds warmth and focus to the midrange, keeping the sound full and grounded without muddiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlvarez uses their FS6 bracing system on the MG60CE — a forward-shifted, scalloped X-brace design. Moving the brace axis closer to the soundhole creates a larger vibrating area around the bridge, which translates to more energy transferred from the strings to the top. The result is a guitar that feels lively and responsive, with strong projection even at lower playing volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Grand Auditorium body shape sits between a dreadnought and an OM in feel and sound. It's comfortable to play seated, has a narrower waist that sits naturally against your body, and emphasizes the treble and mid frequencies slightly more than a dreadnought would — making it a favorite for players who want versatility across fingerpicking, flatpicking, and light strumming styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHardware and Playability Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe neck is African mahogany with a hybrid soft \"V\" to \"C\" profile — a shape that's comfortable in open-chord territory near the nut and transitions to a rounder feel as you move up the neck. The 25 1\/2\" scale length keeps string tension feeling familiar for most players, and the 1 3\/4\" nut width gives you enough spacing for clean fingerpicking without feeling wide. The East Indian rosewood fingerboard has 21 frets, with the neck joining the body at the 14th.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardware throughout is carefully specified: a real bone nut and saddle (which improves string resonance compared to synthetic materials), ebony bridge pins, a bi-level Indian rosewood bridge, and premium mother-of-pearl inlays on the headstock and fingerboard. The cutaway gives you full access to the upper frets — a meaningful advantage if you're playing lead lines or chord inversions up the neck. Vintage-style Alvarez open-gear tuners with a 20:1 gear ratio offer smooth, precise tuning stability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eLR Baggs HiFi Pickup System\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe MG60CE is equipped with the LR Baggs HiFi system, one of the more refined acoustic pickup solutions available at this price point. The HiFi uses a pair of bridge plate sensors paired with a discrete endpin jack and onboard volume and tone controls. The design is intentionally non-invasive — it captures the natural acoustic vibration of the guitar rather than coloring the signal in ways that can make amplified acoustics sound processed or unnatural.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe system is known for its reliability and battery efficiency, running 700+ hours on a single 9V battery. 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