   Yet another guitar thread
  I was given an Alvarez acoustic yesterday.I like to know details about my guitars, so I started searching for any info I could find using the model(5222) and serial numbers.I found a surprising lack of info.Their website has a chart that you can look up the years a model was made, but only if it was made in japan. Mine says made in korea.I couldn''t even find an email address on their site to ask for info.I don''t care about value, it''s probably not worth more than $150-$200(if that much). I just want to know what year it was made, type of wood, etc...Do any of you know of sites that might contain a database of info on different guitars?Thanks.   ====================================Cat: the other white meat 
  Mahogany top, back sides.I dunno much else, like what bracing it has or if it''s laminated top of not. Of course, I also don''t know the tonal characteristics of a mahogany acoustic. (Of course, a mahogany electric i can tell you will sound good if the build quality is to par.) ;quote:Original post by RedSweater  Mahogany top, back sides.I dunno much else, like what bracing it has or if it''s laminated top of not. Of course, I also don''t know the tonal characteristics of a mahogany acoustic. (Of course, a mahogany electric i can tell you will sound good if the build quality is to par.)   ''Course the type of wood the guitar is made of matters very little in comparison with the wood of the fretboard when talking about electrics ;  'Course the type of fretboard wood the guitar is made of matters very little in comparison with the pickups when talking about electrics  BTW: you're just trying to live down the fact that basswood is a very banal sounding wood  [edited by - RedSweater on December 8, 2003 9:10:58 PM]