OFFLINE Alvarez MPA70 Parlor Acoustic Guitar, Natural

Full Description

Parlor Body

The guitar’s Parlor body is slightly smaller than an average sized guitar, offering a balanced tone with a powerful projection, and delivers a perfect mid-range tone. This type of body shape has recently had a resurgence with modern players due to its versatility and compact size, making it a favourite with travelling musicians. Its compact size also accommodates fingerpicking players, as its nipped in waist means it can be held closer to the body for an incredibly comfortable play.

Sitka Spruce and Indian Rosewood

The Alvarez’s sitka spruce top offers a broad dynamic range and provides crisp articulation. Sitka spruce is the most commonly used wood for guitar tops as it generates a broad dynamic range and accommodates numerous playing styles, from aggressive strumming to fingerpicking. This stunning tonewood is contrasted with Indian rosewood back and sides, providing the guitar with a throaty growl. Rosewood is a versatile tonewood that offers a wide range of possibilities and is an ideal choice for blues and bluegrass players, as it delivers a full low end with a bright treble, and clear articulation.

FSTM Bracing Pattern

The MPA70 is equipped with Alvarez’s FSTM bracing pattern, a forward shifted X brace design that involves both the X braces and asymmetric tone bars being scalloped. This inventive bracing allows for a thinner graduated top, allowing the soundboard to move more freely to deliver warmth, clarity, and balance with a dynamic midrange. In addition, by moving the system forward it provides a larger soundboard, which is optimised with a solid maple bridge plate for both strength and energy.

Real Bone Nut

This stunning Parlor guitar also features a real bone nut, which maintains its authentic appearance and offers excellent resonance and sustain. Another benefit of using a bone nut over modern materials is that it delivers a very balanced tone, and will last a long time. This type of nut naturally self-lubricates, helping the guitar stay in tune for longer for the optimum performance.

Equipped D'Addario EXP Strings

The Alvarez is equipped with a set of D’Addario’s EXP strings, which are plain steel strings that feature hexagonal cores made of revolutionary NY high carbon steel. Manufactured in New York, these newly engineered, break-resistant, high-carbon strings deliver unprecedented strength and pitch stability, perfect for any style of playing.

Specifications

Body & Bridge

• Series: Alvarez Masterworks
• Shape: Parlor
• Top: Solid AA Sitka Spruce
• Back and Sides: Solid East India Rosewood
• Binding: Flamed Maple
• Width: 359mm
• Depth at Heel: 92mm
• Depth at Base: 96mm
• Bracing: FST2M Forward Shifting, Scalloped X
• Bridge: Bi-Level Rosewood
• Finish: Natural

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck: Mahogany
• Scale: 24” (610mm)
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Neck Joint: Dovetail
• Frets: 18
• Inlays: Abalone at 12th Fret
• Nut: Real Bone
• Nut Width: 1.75” (44.45mm)

Hardware & Accessories

• Tuners: Premium Die-Cast Gold w/Ebony Buttons
• Saddle: Real Bone
• Purfling: 1.5mm Paua Abalone
• Headstock Plate: Rosewood
• Bridge Pins: Ebony
• Strings: D’Addario EXP