Alvarez AJ80

El Gull,

Alvarez are great Guitars, never played that model, but looks and sounds great on the video.

It's nice looking, never played that model, but I tried another model Alvarez at a pawn shop, it sounded good enough that had it been a parlor I would have been seriously tempted.....

I have an acoustic Alvarez AJ80. No cutout and no electronics. Love the sound. It is a big sound, like a dread, but I find the Jumbo shape much more comfortable to play. Since I don't play in places where I need to amplify much any more, I don't have the need or plans to put a pickup in it. Rings out nicely if that is what you like. Actually mine rings out nicely even if that is not what you like. Not as mellow as some others, but is bright and loud enough to lead singing in church, where I play it most.

Tony, the service I pray for is very small. We have it on Sunday evenings and have 10-15 people there. We do old Gospel songs and a limited use of liturgy. Mostly older people and others who prefer less liturgy than our Sunday morning service. Our Sunday morning service is highly liturgical and averages about 200. Since the Sunday evening service is so small we don't even use mikes for the sermon and readings. The Church is fairly large but we are close to the worshipers and don't need amplification. We do use amplification on Sunday mornings for voices. However the acoustics are so good, I don't amplify my guitar when I do solos to the guitar accompaniment. When I first got there, plugging in caused the guitar sound to bounce around the walls too much. It seems to work best for us this way.

TonyKgull , your status changed.... you've gone beyond "God"..... sorry to go off topic on this post, but I just noticed.....

Thanks prsteve for sharing your experiences. This guitar is reasonably priced here. If I can find one, I may see if I can trade the Sigma.

TonyKgull, the gas is mounting for this guitar!