From a seasoned guitarist

Posted by Unknown on 24th Aug 2011

I started playing when I was seven...my Mom's classical Alverez (GORGEOUS)...when she wasn't looking. Once she was convinced I wasn't going to stop playing...(lol), she bought me a Yamaha. I moved into 12-strings, banjos, mandolins and had an uncle into Ovation guitars...(not big on those). I bought in a pawn shop, a perfect Alverez much more sophisticated in appearance than this, but the sound was no better. The performance was no better. I don't think you can beat this guitar for a beginner or someone who simply likes to play. But those who love beauty...the wood on mine appears seamless and the mother of pearl around the soundhold stands out just enough. It's pretty. The best is that it is handcrafted with the care of Alvarez. I'll be 50 in Oct. 2011. I tried my first one 43 years ago. Mom still has that guitar and it sounds the way it did when it was young.