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The Alvarez Artist 30 Folk Acoustic Guitar is a well-crafted, sweet-singing acoustic that’s entry-level in price only! Like all of Alvarez’s artist series, the Artist 30 gifts players comfortable playing with stylish looks that keep your guitar journey engaging and fun. The Artist 30 features a slim tapered OM-style body, a favorite for folk and ensemble players as well as singer/songwriters. Resonant back and sides crafted from sapele deliver rich tone that’s great for strumming and fingerstyle while the Artist 30’s crown gem is a solid wood top built from Sitka spruce that rivals the sound quality of much pricier acoustics. Sweetwater players love the Artist 30’s sound, but especially appreciate its comfortable feel and durable hardware. Player-friendly features include chrome Alvarez tuning machines, a premium bone nut and saddle, spruce bracing, and a comfortable mahogany neck with a hybrid “V” to “C” shape for incredible playability up and down the neck.





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Gone are the days of learning on an instrument built from dubious mystery woods that sound like paper mache. The Artist 30 features exceptional woods that sing with elegant depth. The back and sides are crafted from sapele, a hearty relative of mahogany that’s prized for its warmth and sustain. Paired with that is a true Sitka spruce top complete with a premium semi-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.





Comfortable design from the neck down





The Artist 30 is comfortable from the neck down with design features that enhance your playing and ability to lean-in to learning. Comfort is a key factor that speeds up learning and keeps us entertained, and that’s why the Artist 30 features a premium neck crafted from hardwood mahogany. Not only is mahogany a favored tonewood in the acoustic world, but this neck is also further enhanced with 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 6-string open and barre chords; further up, the “C” shape gives hands more room for expression and thinking outside the box.





Alvarez Artist 30 Folk Acoustic Guitar Features:


Light semi-gloss finish yields a premium feel at a great price


Folk/orchestra-style guitar with slim tapered body ? great for singer/songwriters and students!


Forward-shifted spruce bracing with asymmetric tone bars push the best balance and response from your instrument


Solid Sitka spruce top with a satin finish


Sapele back and sides with ABS binding and open-pore finish


Mahogany neck with hybrid soft “V” to “C” shape for maximum playability up and down the neck


Crafted dovetail neck joint enhances tone and vibrational transfer from strings to body


Smooth fingerboard with 21 frets crafted from Techwood


Quality hardware including chrome Alvarez tuners


Bone nut and saddle deliver exceptional resonance and sustain