1970s Alvarez 5055 J-200-Style Jumbo Guitar

I've worked on enough of this same model that they're all blending together, to be honest. It's a good blending, though -- these guitars look snazzy on stage, are fairly bulletproof, handle well after servicing, and have a big, full sound to them.

They're Japanese-made and clearly ape the J-200 look and vibe. They're long-scale, ply throughout the body, and lightly-built in the soundboard -- one of the reasons they sound so good. This one has some sort of passive, bridge-plate-mounted pickup installed (an iBeam, I think) that sounds nice on its own but would need a preamp of some sort if you want a hot signal going to your board or amp.

The tuners were swapped to Grovers at some point and it has an adjustable saddle which makes setup on-the-fly nice and easy.

Repairs included: a fret level/dress and setup.

Top wood: ply spruce

Back & sides wood: ply figured maple

Bracing type: x

Bridge: rosewood

Fretboard: rosewood

Neck wood: maple

Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 54w-12 lights

Neck shape: slim-medium C

Board radius: 12"

Truss rod: adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: medium-wider

Scale length: 25 5/8"

Nut width: 1 5/8"

Body width: 17"

Body depth: 4 3/4"

Weight: 5 lbs 2 oz

Condition notes: the tuners are replaced and there are unfilled holes on the back of the headstock from the old tuner mounts. The first two fretboard inlays appear to be replacements. The bridge pins are also probably replacements. It has mild playwear/usewear throughout the body but overall looks nice. There's finish weather-check by way of longer crackle lines on the soundboard. There's also one little "punch-in" on the treble side near the heel on the upper bout. Being ply in the sides, it's nothing to worry about.

It comes with: a good hard case.