Alvin All Hog Dread

MSRP $1,049.00 that is USD

A solid mahogany is still on my list, (the Gretsch Mahogany plywood Resonator will have to go)
but not a dread, and certainly not for >$1000. I am partial to German Sigma OOs
but go ahead! GAS~ time! build a wall, bask in the perfume of wood and leather!

Alvarez and Ibanez Baritones were the same price, but
0 Ibanez had preamp, which I disapprove of in acoustic guitars
1 Alvarez is better quality. And very likely better resale value becasue of that.

dbartenstein, you seem to be a big Alvarez fan.  Would love to hear your thoughts on this model I'm interested in and Alvarez in general.

I'm still going to give this guitar a good play session before I make any decisions, but so far, I'm very tempted.  lol.  But don't worry Derick,, I will not buy it if I don't think it could or would make me as happy as the Taylor would.

Oh, I forgot to mention, because I'm such a good customer and the store owner and I get along great, he's offering me (only) the guitar for 750.00 CDN.       He's not even putting it out.  He says he'll keep it in the box until I decide.  Otherwise, he knows he can easily sell it for around 1100 bucks, maybe more because for the time being, in Canada, these Masterbuilt models are unavailable until Alvarez gets a new distributor in Canada. 

I am really hoping this guitar sounds great.  It's even got the 1.75" nut that I like the most on it.  We're talking an all solid wood guitar, with appointments and pickup system you'd only find only on Seagull Artists or upper end Taylors and Martins, for only 750 bucks??  Yowzeye!!

We'll see what next week brings.........or brings home. 

Ya, they've never been too common or easy to find in my neck of the woods either.  Even my guy, who's an authorized dealer, has never had more than 2 or 3 of them that I've ever noticed.  Of course, it may be  that I didn't notice before because I was always paying a bit more attention to the Godin stuff.

Now, they are going to be virtually impossible to find for a while because no one can even order them here for the time being.  Apparently he sold 5 of them in one week a couple of weeks ago and he's only got 2 left.  The other is a Masterbuilt GA sized one, all hog as well.  He's actually thinking of keeping it for himself and not even selling it because he likes it so much.

We'll see what happens.  Stay tuned!

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^ sound of Tony's Alvarez G,A,S,

dbartenstein, Hi there, a big welcome to the Acoustic Guitar Cabin, pull up a chair and make yourself comfortable.

Hmmm.  You may be right.  Zzounds and Sam Ash, are those Canadian?  Gonna take a look at those.

Aaah.  Those are american/U.S. stores.  Ya, with the exchange rate right now, this guitar would be the equivalent of $522.00 U.S.   If I were to go down there and pay $699.00 in CDN dollars, I'd be paying $935.00 to convert to U.S money.
If I do the exchange rate math, I'm saving $185.00 CDN with my guy's offered deal.
I'd say I'm being offered a pretty sweet deal.