Alvarez RD20SC Cutaway Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar, Top Solid Spruce, Back and Side Mahogany

The Alvarez RD20SC Acoustic Electric Guitar was a great purchase for me. I've been playing guitar off and on for a couple of years now (mostly electric), but I've been dying to get a nice acoustic for a good price.

The RD20SC had a couple of things that immediately attracted me to it. First of all, this guitar has solid wood everywhere. Spruce on top, mahogany on the bottom and sides. The guitar has a great amount of sustain to it when you play notes, and as the spruce wears in it'll sound even better. As well, the guitar was delivered with D'Addario strings, which are pretty solid and have a full tone to them. The action (the level of the strings from the fretboard) isn't too high, so I don't have a problem playing- but it's definitely a little more work than an electric.

A couple of things worth mentioning- the electric component on the side is the basic level system 200T, which includes the tuner and three controls for sound, treble, and bass. If you plan...Read more

Have you ever bought something on a whim, had severe buyer's remorse the next day (only to find it was too late to cancel), and then received the product, which ended up well exceeding all your expectations?

That describes me and this guitar.

It showed up as an Amazon Gold Box Lightning Deal and, sad that I missed a previous deal, put it in my shopping cart. I intended to research it more later and then reconsider. Day got busy and I ended up just completing checkout because I saw it wasn't in stock and figured I had a few weeks to really decide. The next day I decided I have way too much stuff and too little time to play with them anyways, so I went to cancel. BZZZT! Wrong, item was getting ready to ship and it was too late. I received it two days later.

I opened it and thought if there was *anything* even slightly out of whack, I'd return it. Well, it came double boxed in perfect condition. And it included a guitar cord, battery, built-in...Read more

Great sound, can't go wrong with the price. Highly recommended... I'd even say it's more than a beginner's guitar.