Apprentice Series guitar is for the serious beginner who wants a guitar that sounds great, plays great and will serve them well as they progress. The AG40CE is a Grand Auditorium style acoustic featuring a cutaway and a custom Barcus-Berry LX4 pickup tuner system for superior acoustic tone when plugged in. A select spruce top and flame maple back and sides provide tonal projection. The mahogany neck features a fingerboard with offset dot inlays and flame maple capped head stock with chrome die-cast tuners. The Barcus Berry LX4 features a 3-band EQ, Presence control, and a built-in tuner for fast accurate tuning.