About the Alvarez Masterworks Series Making a guitar from all-solid wood delivers strong tonal benefits, and we approach the design of Masterworks to embrace all of them. Top thickness, brace weight and tapering, back design and wood choice all count, and when each is considered as a part of the sum total of the instrument’s voice, great articulation and quality of tone is achieved. Our FS6 bracing system is a forward-shifted, scalloped X allowing for a slightly larger soundboard area around the bridge. This helps generate more vibration, which is heightened by AAA soundboards and premium components throughout, culminating in powerful voicing, inspiring articulation and instant response. Masterworks acoustic-electric models are fitted with the LR Baggs HiFi system. HiFi is a premium, non-invasive design that pairs dual bridge plate sensors with high-fidelity electronics, providing exceptional balance, definition and dynamics. Due to the closed sensor design, HiFi also has excellent feedback resistance and its built-in, studio-quality preamp is voiced to compliment the pickups for an optimal plug-and-play experience. All Masterworks ship with our durable AFC30 Flexicase. Our Approach to the Build All of our solid tops are selected by our team and graded independently of our suppliers. If it isn’t worthy, it isn’t used. Our laminated backs and sides are uniquely constructed with Mahogany as our middle layer, and our inner and outer layers are always matched. Artist Elite guitars strike the right balance between strength and vibration, crafting a voice to both inspire and give players “tools in the tone.” Alongside this approach to development lies our respect for sourcing, preparation and nurturing the wood we use to make our guitars. No matter how considered design may be, it can only be as good as the wood we use to realize them. Our all-solid wood tops, backs and sides, as well as the mahogany used for our necks, go through a curing process developed over years to create stability, strength and tonal benefits. Depending on the wood and its use, this process takes many months or even years for some of our models. After months-long seasoning, we perform an extra drying stage in thermo-kilns to further enhance wood stability and improve resonance. We call this process ATR—Advanced Tonal Response. ATR™ is a form of torrefaction—oxygen controlled, vacuum curing at special temperatures to remove more moisture and volatiles such as saps and sugars from the wood. Key Features Top WoodSolid AAA Sitka Spruce Back and Sides WoodSolid African Mahogany Top ColorShadowburst/Gloss Back & Sides ColorNatural/Gloss Headstock FaciaEast Indian Rosewood Bridge PinsEbony ShapeParlor NeckAfrican Mahogany Case or BagAFC30 BracingFS6 BridgeBi-Level Indian Rosewood InlaysPremium MOP FingerboardEast Indian Rosewood Nut and SaddleBone TunerPremium Open Gear StringsD’Addario XSAPB1253 Neck Meets Body12th Fret Number of Frets18 Pickup / EQLR Baggs HiFi DIMENSIONS Overall Length (mm)985 Body Width (mm)360 Body Depth at Heel (mm)92 Body Depth at Base (mm)106 Scale (mm)610 Scale (inches)24 Nut Width (mm)44.45 Nut Width (inches)1 3/4
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