Alvarez Limited Edition MF70 Diamond OM Shadowburst Acoustic Guitar with Soft Case
Masterworks OM MF70 Diamond Shadowburst
To celebrate their 60 years as a leading acoustic guitar maker, Alvarez has made available two very special OM's, which are limited to 60 pieces each.
The MF70 Diamond Black and MF70 Diamond Shadowburst are superbly made, all solid, Sitka/Rosewood instruments, and elegantly dressed for the occasion. They feature premium abalone diamond inlays in the fretboard, abalone purfling and rosette, and unique 12th fret inlay, specially designed to only ever be used for this limited run.
Also, exclusive to these models, is a special soundhole label, and each guitar is numbered. They are limited to 60 pieces each. Stunning guitars, wonderfully responsive and rightly limited to help celebrate the 60th birthday!
About the Alvarez Masterworks Series
Making a guitar from all-solid wood delivers strong tonal benefits, and they 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.
Their 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.
All Masterworks ship with a durable AFC30 Flexicase.
Alvarez's Approach to the Build
All of their solid tops are selected by their team and graded independently of their suppliers. If it isn’t worthy, it isn’t used. Their laminated backs and sides are uniquely constructed with Mahogany as their middle layer, and their 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 their respect for sourcing, preparation and nurturing the wood they use to make their guitars. No matter how considered design may be, it can only be as good as the wood they use to realize them.
Their all-solid wood tops, backs and sides, as well as the mahogany used for their 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 the models.
After months-long seasoning, they perform an extra drying stage in thermo-kilns to further enhance wood stability and improve resonance. They 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.
This does two things:
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ATR™ makes their wood more stable when exposed to adverse dry or humid climates. While we can’t stop the effects of dryness or moisture saturation that can damage guitars, ATR™ goes a long way in helping our guitars become more resilient. Guitars will move or change according to the environment they are in and are more likely to move within the first two years from their production. A guitar usually becomes drier as it ages; this is one of the reasons why players often like the sound of an older guitar. ATR™ advances the natural, post-build drying process so the wood behaves as if it were more mature, stable, and resonant from the first day it is used.
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The effects of ATR™ are also audible in the instrument. The biggest difference is the clarity and separation between notes and the overall response of the guitar. As the top is drier, it’s also quicker, more resonant, more open, even louder. New guitars can sometimes take time to reach this state as the wood dries over the years. ATR accelerates this effect to deliver a more sophisticated and complex voicing from day one.
Their caring approach to development comes from one unwavering goal: To deliver the best guitars in the market at every price point—instruments of a truly remarkable value that offer an unparalleled player experience.
Thank you for choosing Alvarez.