Get Big Sound and Bigger Value with This Jumbo 12-string
The Alvarez Artist AJ80CE acoustic-electric is a high-value 12-string guitar with a big voice! Like all of Alvarez’s Artist series, the Artist AJ80CE gifts players comfortable playing with stylish looks that keep your guitar journey engaging and fun. The Artist AJ80CE features a large jumbo-style body, a favorite for heavy strummers and singer/songwriters. The jumbo body moves a lot of air, which means it’s loud, while a tapered waist ensures this guitar rings with well-defined bass and shimmering trebles. The result is a powerful 12-string that’s plenty “jangly” but with more robust low end than a comparable dreadnought. Resonant back and sides crafted from maple deliver bright and powerful clarity while the Artist AJ80ce’s crown jewel is a handpicked wood top built from A+ Sitka spruce that rivals the sound quality of much pricier acoustics. Sweetwater players love the Artist AJ80CE’s sound, but especially appreciate its comfortable feel and durable hardware. Player-friendly features include LR Baggs electronics, a premium bone nut and saddle, spruce bracing, a body cutaway for upper-fret access, and a super-comfortable maple neck with a hybrid “V” to “C” shape for incredible playability up and down the neck.
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Comfortable design from the neck down
The Artist AJ80CE is comfortable from the neck down, with design features that enhance your playing. Today’s 12-string players crave comfortable necks, which is why this guitar comes with a super-smooth maple neck. The neck is carved into a hybrid soft “V” to “C” shape. Alvarez carefully developed this blended neck profile that gives you ideal anchor space in any position. Toward the headstock, the “V” shape yields a better grip for 12-string open and barre chords; further up, the “C” shape gives hands more room for expression and thinking outside the box.
Curated tonewood selections
Gone are the days of learning on an instrument built from dubious mystery woods that sound like paper mache. The Artist AJ80CE features exceptional woods that sing with elegant depth. The back and sides are crafted from maple, a timeless acoustic tonewood with a bright, snappy response that complements the AJ80CE’s jumbo size. Paired with that is a high-quality top crafted from A+ Sitka spruce with a premium gloss finish. Sitka spruce is the guitar world’s premium standard for acoustic guitars; it’s known to enhance everything from tone quality to volume and projection, and also responds well to player dynamics. Plus, the sound chamber also features additional sound bracing crafted from spruce for a precision balance of tone. With tonewoods like these, you’ll be ready to practice, perform, and play with confidence that your instrument is cheering you on, never holding you back.
LR Baggs electronics
Onboard LR Baggs StagePro Bronze electronics ensure rich acoustic tone even when amplified. Alvarez has an excellent relationship with the LR Baggs team and chose StagePro Bronze electronics and an Element pickup based on their reliability, ease of use, and, of course, tone. Unlike traditional acoustic pickups, the StagePro Bronze preamp delivers a more authentic acoustic tone by mirroring the soundboard’s actual movements and vibrations.
Alvarez AJ80CE Artist 80 12-string Jumbo Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:
- Large and powerful jumbo body with strong bass, shimmering treble, and excellent projection
- Bolder, broader tone than a comparable dreadnought 12-string acoustic
- High volume and resonance are delivered by a premium gloss-finished A+ Sitka spruce top, selected by hand to ensure quality
- Back and sides made from maple enhance tonal depth
- Smooth body cutaway extends your upper-fret access
- Satin-finished maple neck with hybrid soft “V” to “C” shape makes tackling 12-string fretting comfortable and smooth
- FS6 bracing system for optimized jumbo projection that’s balanced but strong
- Crafted dovetail neck joint enhances tone and vibrational transfer from strings to body
- LR Baggs StagePro Bronze electronics for rich amplified tone
