Featuring stunning mahogany tonewoods, a rosewood fingerboard, and Acrylic Pearl accenting, the RF20SM is a folk guitar that plays as good as it looks. This is an outstanding value in an entry-level instrument. Who says a beginners guitar has to sound or play like a beginners guitar? And who says a good guitar has to cost an arm and a leg? Our Regent Series puts high quality instruments into the hands of aspiring students and performers, motivating them to become great guitarists. The Regent Series contains a wide variety of styles, sizes and finishes, putting Alvarezs legendary quality, well within the reach of any budget.
- Body Style: Folk
- Back: Mahogany
- Sides: Mahogany
- Top: Solid Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Inlay: Dots
- Body Binding: Multiple
- Soundhole Rosette: Acrylic Pearl
- Tuning Machines: Vintage Open
- Finish: Satin
List Price: $349.99
Amazon Price: $239.99
Customer Review: Nice guitar for the money, well setup, decent workmanship
I have quite a few acoustic guitars, and this one was purchased as a "camp" guitar - one that wouldn't break the bank to replace if destroyed or stolen. For that purpose I'm quite happy with it. The tone is a bit thin, but that comes mostly from the smaller "folk" or concert size - which is much more comfortable to hold and play. Alvarez makes some very nice guitars - I've had various ones since '73 - and although the appointments on this one are simple (inlays, dots, headstock emblem, binding, bwb purfling, etc.) it is not rough-made and is pleasant to the eye. The fingerboard is rosewood, as is the bridge. Saddle, nut, and pins are all plastic and I'm going to replace the saddle with bone (~$25) which will richen the tone and lengthen the sustain. This would be a very good guitar for a new player, smaller player, or like me one who wants the smaller size for packing but still bigger than the 3/4 sized (Taylor Baby - which I have and like; Martin, etc.) which have correspondingly smaller fingerboards. Recommended.
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