{"product_id":"used-deluxe-grand-auditorium-acoustic-electric-guitar-shadowburst-scratches-on-top-battery-pack-is-loose","title":"Alvarez AGW77CESHB Deluxe Artist Elite Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar Shadowburst Used","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAll-Walnut, Cutaway, and a Pickup Worth Bragging About\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost acoustic guitars in this price range lean on spruce tops and mahogany backs — reliable, familiar, safe. The Alvarez AGW77CESHB Deluxe takes a different path. Its Grand Auditorium body is built entirely from Black Walnut, top to back and sides, giving it a character that's harder to pin down than a typical acoustic: clear and focused, with a warmth that doesn't sacrifice definition. Add a cutaway for upper-fret access, a beveled armrest for long playing sessions, and an LR Baggs VTC Element pickup, and you've got a guitar that's genuinely built for players who gig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular guitar is a used unit from our inventory with some signs of wear — see condition details below. It's a great opportunity to get a well-specified instrument at a used price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Alvarez AGW77CESHB Deluxe is in Very Good Condition condition. The guitar is fully functional, It has Finish Scratches and swirls and Play wear noted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Walnut Body That Stands on Its Own\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack Walnut isn't the most common acoustic tonewood, and that's part of what makes this guitar interesting. The solid Black Walnut top — finished in a gloss Shadowburst that fades beautifully from dark edges to a lighter center — drives projection with a focused, balanced character. Back and sides are also Black Walnut, keeping the voice consistent and tight rather than boomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlamed Maple binding and bevel wrap the body with a visual contrast that's genuinely striking in person. The gloss finish is deep and clear, letting the natural figure of the wood show through. Alvarez uses an abalone and black ring rosette to tie the look together. The overall aesthetic lands somewhere between understated and eye-catching — which is a harder balance to strike than it sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bracing uses Alvarez's FS6 Forward Shifted, Tapered Tone Bars pattern — a design choice that moves the bracing slightly forward of the traditional X-brace position to improve bass response and overall resonance. It's a subtle change with an audible effect, particularly in the lower-mid frequencies where walnut already tends to shine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Pickup System That Doesn't Fight Your Tone\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe LR Baggs VTC Element is one of the more player-friendly under-saddle pickups available. Its Class A, all-discrete endpin preamp is designed to capture the natural dynamics of the guitar without adding that thin, quacky quality that plagues a lot of under-saddle systems. When you plug in, what you hear is meant to be as close to your acoustic sound as the electronics can manage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cutaway body design means you're not giving up upper-fret reach when you take this guitar to a gig. Fourteen frets are accessible to the body join, and 21 frets total give you plenty of range for single-note work and soloing up the neck. The Mahogany neck runs a Dovetail joint into the body for solid neck-to-body coupling, and the semi-gloss neck finish keeps things smooth under the hand during extended play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eConstruction Details Worth Knowing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe neck is Mahogany with a Dovetail joint and a semi-gloss finish for comfortable playability. The Rosewood fretboard has 21 frets, joins the body at the 14th, and is fitted with a bone nut at 1.75\" width. Bone nut and bone saddle (on a bi-level Laurel bridge) help with tone transfer and sustain in ways that plastic hardware typically can't match. Alvarez Premium Die-Cast tuning machines handle the hardware side with chrome finish throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlvarez's Artist Elite series is notable for its setup process: each guitar goes through a full fretboard level and dress, nut slot filing, multiple truss rod adjustments, and exacting bridge saddle measurements before it leaves the factory. Even on a used instrument, that foundation of careful construction is still there under the wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Features:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBody Shape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grand Auditorium with upper bout cutaway\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTop:\u003c\/strong\u003e Solid Black Walnut with gloss Shadowburst finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack \u0026amp; Sides:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black Walnut with gloss finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding \u0026amp; Bevel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Flamed Maple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBracing:\u003c\/strong\u003e FS6 Forward Shifted, Tapered Tone Bars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNeck:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mahogany, Dovetail joint, semi-gloss finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFretboard:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rosewood, 21 frets, 14th fret joins body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNut:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bone, 1.75\" width\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBridge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bi-Level Laurel with bone saddle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eElectronics:\u003c\/strong\u003e LR Baggs VTC Element pickup system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTuners:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alvarez Premium Die-Cast, chrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Artist Elite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alvarez\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e AGW77CESHB Deluxe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e U-AGW77CESHB-DELUXE|E22072636\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince 1872, C.A. 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