Almost Perfect Alvarez MSD2C APA

THIS GUITAR IS AN "ALMOST PERFECT ALVAREZ" MSD2C (APA) - which means it is an MSD2C that has a ding or a scratch from the factory and couldn't be sold as NEW.  However, you can save money, and not worry about the first ding that you'll get anyway  :)  The lifetime warranty from Alvarez does not apply for APA guitars, but we'll work with you on obvious stuff.  

The MSD2C model Alvarez is basically the MSD1, with a cedar top instead of spruce.  The cedar is a fantastic wood for guitar tops because of its warmer, deeper sound.  Of course, this is a 3/4-size guitar, so it is not going to sound like a Martin D18, cedar or no cedar, but overall we feel like it has a very sweet sound that is very comparable with the best 3/4-size guitars. 

On the Alvarez Masterworks MSD2C, the solid Cedar top with scalloped bracing and solid mahogany back work together to get very large tone from a small dreadnought. Sharp looks come from an abalone rosette, rosewood fretboard, maple binding, and nickel tuners.

For those familiar with the Baby Taylor 3/4 guitar, the Alvarez MSD1 (Engelmann Spruce top) and MSD2C (Cedar top) are upgrades, in our opinion. The top on this model is a high quality tight-grained Cedar with a satin finish and solid Mahogany back and sides. One very nice feature (in comparison to the Baby Taylor) is the full traditional neck heel, vice the removable screw-down design of the Baby. Fretboard is purposely low-acoutrement, with a single abalone inlay at the 12th fret, and the soundhole is a distinguished abalone inlay as well. Nickel plated Grover-style tuners and a MOP Alvarez logo on the headstock. Craftsmanship for this guitar is as good as any 3/4 we know of, including high-end custom and individually luthier-built designs from major builders. Frets are dressed superbly, finish and glue joints are precise, action and intonation are right-on. We love this guitar and have already incorporated it into our own personal collection.

Features

• Solid cedar top
• 12-1/2 inch lower bout
• Satin natural finish
• Rosewood bridge
• Mahogany back and sides
• White binding around body
  
• 14-fret mahogany neck
• Bound 19-fret rosewood fingerboard with slotted diamond inlay at 12th fret
• Abalone sound hole rosette
• Chrome tuners,
  
• 22-3/4" scale,
• 1-11/16" nut width,
  
• 2-7/8" to 3-3/8" body depth

This is a very high quality youth and travel guitar (with a hard shell case) right out of the box!

Hard-Shell Case Included

This is much too nice an instrument to drag around without some protection, so we've including a high-end SKB padded hard-shell case in the package!  This will guard your guitar against temperature, humidity, sunlight and things that would otherwise destroy it. 

Endemeo is the one and ONLY place you will find the Alvarez MSD2C with a hardshell case included.

Lifetime Guarantee on guitar and case. 

Also, when you purchase this item, you can choose to add a very nice padded gig bag for a big discount off the normal price!  Then you can have the convenience of the light gig bag when protection isn't a concern.