Alvarez Artist Baritone Acoustic/Electric Natural w/LR Baggs Pickup

Tuned from B to B, the ABT60E is pitched between a dreadnought and acoustic bass to give you deep tones with easy playability. Chord shapes and scales are the same as a standard six string but the voicing is lower. This is one of Alvarez’s best selling models and within five minutes of owning one you’ll see why. A great guitar to play.

After 50 years of making guitars, continual improvement through the use of emerging technologies, processes, and materials is still at the heart of our culture. Alvarez guitars are constructed correctly in every sense, from raw material preparation to construction and manufacturing processes. Our tone woods are carefully cured; our components such as neck blocks and wood joints are carefully designed. The painting, sanding and polishing techniques we use are continually researched and developed, and our tone is impeccably crafted and married to a stable, consistent and lively sound box.

Each model is designed to get the best out if its components, and for them to work together to produce balance, lively projection and great response. These components include our FST2 bracing system, bi-level rosewood bridge, real bone nut and saddle, great quality tone woods and thin finish.

FST2 is a forward shifted X brace design, this means the axis of the X is closer to the sound hole and therefore creates a larger soundboard area allowing for more energy and vibration to be harnessed. Both the X braces and asymmetric tone bars are carefully scalloped. The scalloping design was the result of years of continual development in our Yairi workshops.

General:
Brand Name: Alvarez
Case Type: Case Not Included
Guitar Register: Baritone
Hardware Color: Chrome
Product Color: Natural
Series: Alvarez Artist

Body:
Acoustic Cutaway Type: No Cutaway
Body Binding: ABS
Body Finish: Gloss Top, Semi Gloss Back & Sides
Body Material: African Mahogany
Body Shape: Baritone
Bracing Material: Spruce
Bracing Pattern: FST2 Forward Shifted
Rosette: 2 Rings Abalone/ABS
Top Material: Solid A+ Sitka Spruce

Neck:
Fingerboard Inlay: 12th Fret Alvarez MOP
Fingerboard Material: Indian Laurel
Frets to Body: 14
Headstock Inlay or Decal: MOP
Headstock Veneer: Indian Laurel
Neck Binding: ABS
Neck Finish: Satin
Neck Joint: Dovetail
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Shape: Soft V to a C shape
Neck Thickness (in): 20.5mm at 1st fret, 22.5mm at 9th fret
Number of Frets: 21 Frets
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.75" (44.45mm)
Side Marker Inlay: ABS

Electronics:
Acoustic Built-In Electronics: Yes
Acoustic Electronics: LR Baggs Element
Controls and Switching: Volume, Treble, Bass, Phase and Tuner
Electronics Notes: LR Baggs StagePro Bronze Preamp

Hardware:
Bridge: Alvarez Bi-Level Indian Laurel
Bridge Pins: PPS
Fret Wire: 2mm X 1mm Nickel-Silver
Pickguard: Black ABS
Saddle Material: Bone
Tuning Machines: Alvarez 15:1