• Artist Elite dreadnought with cutaway for easy upper-fret access
• Solid African Mahogany top, graded in-house
• African Mahogany back and sides with matched inner and outer layers over a mahogany middle layer
• FS6 forward-shifted bracing for a larger vibrating soundboard area
• Standard-width Ebony bevel armrest for added playing comfort
• LR Baggs StagePro Bronze side-mounted EQ with LR Baggs Element under-saddle pickup
• Large backlit tuner with volume, bass, treble and phase controls
• Battery box built into the end pin jack for push-to-open access
• African Mahogany neck with East Indian Rosewood fingerboard
• Bi-Level Indian Rosewood bridge with bone nut and saddle
• East Indian Rosewood headstock facia and MOP & acrylic inlays
• Chrome closed-gear tuners and PPS synthetic bone bridge pins
• Natural gloss finish, thinly applied to increase response
• ATR (Advanced Tonal Response) torrefaction process for stability and resonance
• Strung with D'Addario XTAPB1253
• Case or gig bag sold separately
DESCRIPTION
The Alvarez AED66ce Armrest is a lively dreadnought that delivers a warm, focused tone from its all-Mahogany construction. Understated cosmetics make for a striking aesthetic, enhanced by Alvarez's standard-width bevel armrest made from Ebony — a detail that takes the pressure off your forearm during longer sessions.
Underneath the flawless gloss finish, the FS6 forward-shifted bracing pattern opens up a larger soundboard area to heighten vibration. Pair that with a high-quality solid African Mahogany top and premium components throughout, and the result is an engaging, responsive playing experience.
The cutaway body makes it easy to get up the neck, and the guitar comes fitted with the LR Baggs StagePro Bronze. It's a small-footprint, side-mounted EQ built around the renowned LR Baggs Element under-saddle pickup, with a large backlit tuner plus volume, bass, treble and phase controls. The battery box is built into the end pin jack compartment, so a simple push pops it open for quick battery changes.
Alvarez grades every solid top independently of its suppliers — if it isn't worthy, it isn't used. After months of seasoning, the wood goes through an extra drying stage in thermo-kilns, a torrefaction process Alvarez calls ATR (Advanced Tonal Response). Oxygen-controlled vacuum curing removes more moisture, saps and sugars, making the wood more stable in dry or humid climates while delivering clearer note separation, quicker response and a more open, mature voice from day one.
