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Three MD60 Dreadnoughts. Sitka spruce tops. Three very different back and side woods. So what actually changes?

 

Chris and Dee put Walnut, Mahogany, and Ovangkol head to head to find out how the wood behind the top shapes the voice of a guitar. These are the middleweights of the tonewood world, all sitting between 1,200 and 1,400 pounds per force on the Janka hardness scale, but the differences in tone, volume, and character surprised even us.

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Why Open Tunings Sound So Good on Acoustic Guitar

"All guitars sound great in open tunings.” It's a comment that appears reliably in our YouTube comments whenever we record something in an alternate tuning.…

Masterworks Bamboo Ukuleles

At Alvarez, when we use the name “Masterworks,” it means the instrument is made from all-solid wood—the top, back and sides. The same designation applies…

Why Choose an 8-String?

A little more chime or extra chorus to your sound can take you in new directions when playing guitar. It can make a song or…

MD70’s and the Return of Rosewood

Alvarez is celebrating the return of rosewood to our guitars with two special dreadnoughts.  In 2017, CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of…