Western Cedar/Rosewood Dred - Alvarez MD70

[boomer000]

I'm mostly a strummer and this guitarn is just as good if not better sounding that any guitar in my local shop. It's clear yet deep and bassy (I'm assuming because of the solid rosewood)

 

I haven't whaled on it yet, but apparently when strummed hard the cedar doesn't hold true to form. Anyone play this MD70 guitar?

 

Oh, and most guitar dealers give a price of 769 US for that guitar but my guitar store has it for 890 CA. Is it customary to pay the tag price? If not, how do you get them to lower the price?

 

If you haven't played a cedar/rosewood dred, DO IT

[happy-man]

 

... Is it customary to pay the tag price? If not, how do you get them to lower the price? ...

 

 

Musical instruments are like cars, you usually don't pay sticker price. Many times they will come down without you even asking. I don't know how to tell you to dicker. I guess I usually just say, "will you take $xxx for it?" That's where the internet is good; you can usually find out ahead of time what a fair price is. If they won't come down you can usually at least get them to throw in something else. Even if it's not a big item, like a strap or strings, it's at least something.

 

Every store is different though. But it can't hurt to try.

 

Scott O

[MattSkibaIsGOD]

With a really thick pick, my cedar topped Walden compresses a bit, but I find it to be the best sounding guitar I own for strumming. Light picks are the way to go.

[boomer000]

I use a .70 pick... and it seemed to be VERY responsive and loud. I have no idea what the bracing was like on the MD70 but it was LIGHT. very light.

 

Seriously just as good, if not better sounding than a Martin D-16GT I played just a few days before. In fact, I'd suggest that cedar topd guitar had more Martin tone than the Martin did! Weird huh?

 

There is just something about that Cedar/Rosewood that sticks out. Yet it's so uncommon to have that combination in dreds and I keep going back to well they must not produce that combination because its not good, but I beg to differ.

 

Can anyone find what the nut and saddle and pins material is on the Alvarez MD70? For the life of me I have no idea.