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This Dreadnought is a Value-packed Workhorse





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Looking for a high-quality workhorse for the studio and stage? Part of Alvarez's Masterworks Series, the MD70CE Custom is an eloquent, all-solid-wood acoustic-electric guitar with much to offer. This guitar boasts a powerful dreadnought-sized body with a AAA Sitka spruce top and an East Indian rosewood back and sides, exhibiting a classic tonality that's deftly bolstered by a quarter-sawn soundboard and forward-shifted scalloped X-bracing. You'll delight in the feel of the MD70CE Custom's "Soft-V-to-C" neck profile, which is capped by an easy-playing East Indian rosewood fingerboard. This acoustic-electric is swarming with high-end appointments, including a bone nut and saddle pins and Alvarez's 20:1 tuning machines. Plus, this guitar's LR Baggs HiFi bridge plate pickup system means you're well-equipped to take any stage with confidence. The Alvarez Masterworks Series MD70CE Custom is the perfect instrument for value-conscious players searching for an all-solid-wood dreadnought cutaway with a classic acoustic voice.





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All-solid-wood construction





The MD70CE Custom's solid AAA Sitka spruce top not only looks incredible, but it infuses this acoustic-electric guitar with a direct, punchy tone with headroom to spare. The MD70CE Custom's back and sides are made from solid East Indian rosewood ? a classic tonewood match for the instrument's spruce top ? lending a sparkling, responsive quality to every note you play. This acoustic-electric guitar boasts a powerful dreadnought shape with a cutaway to allow easy access to its higher frets. Underneath the MD70CE Custom's quarter-sawn soundboard, forward-shifted scalloped X-bracing lends serious volume to every note you play.





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Top-notch tones from LR Baggs





The included LR Baggs HiFi high-fidelity bridge plate pickup system will capture every nuance of your instrument's voice without modifying its natural acoustic character. Two lightweight bridge plate sensors produce a mirror image of your guitar's unplugged tone, with incredible balance, clear articulation, and a highly dynamic feel. Moreover, the built-in studio preamp system was fine-tuned from the ground up to pair perfectly with the bridge sensors, resulting in a pickup system that offers the utmost sonic authenticity. Sweetwater acoustic players have long trusted LR Baggs systems to deliver high-quality, unwavering performance, and the MD70CE Custom gets that same VIP treatment.





Fashioned for success





Across the board, the MD70CE Custom carries traits exemplary of top-shelf instruments. All-natural string response and phenomenal intonation are delivered by way of real bone nut and saddle pins, a bi-level rosewood bridge, and a set of ultra-precise Alvarez 20:1 tuners. A stunning 12th-fret paua abalone and mother-of-pearl inlay matches the Alvarez logo found at the East Indian rosewood headstock. Meanwhile a dual-ring abalone/ABS rosette encompasses the soundhole with true elegance.





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Alvarez Masterworks Series MD70CE Custom Dreadnought Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:


Dreadnought-sized body with a cutaway to allow access to the higher frets


Solid AAA Sitka spruce top delivers a direct, punchy tone with headroom to spare


Solid East Indian rosewood back and sides lend a sparkling, responsive quality to every note you play


Quarter-sawn soundboard and forward-shifted scalloped X-bracing encourage projection


"Soft-V-to-C" mahogany neck with 21-fret East Indian rosewood fingerboard feels and plays smoothly


LR Baggs HiFi high-fidelity bridge plate pickup system ensures natural plugged-in tone


Natural string response from bi-level rosewood bridge and real bone nut/saddle pins


Alvarez 20:1 tuning machines offer precision adjustments and dependable play


Laden with elegant charm, including paua abalone/MOP Inlays and a dual ring abalone/ABS rosette