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Product Description
Alvarez Masterworks Dreadnought Guitar 12 Fret Slope Shoulder Sunburst (MDR70_Sunburst)
A 12-fret Dreadnought really works for many players some say its because the position of the bridge is right in the middle of the soundboard. Others say its that your fretting hand is closer, or even just the overall feel and string tension. Whatever it is, it certainly works.
The MDR70SB has a round and full tone with lots of clear bass frequencies and glistening trebles. Its response is instant, and its notes are clear and robust. When strumming, the FS6 bracing system and AAA Sitka top help deliver clarity and separation. The balance is clearly audible across all six strings.
The MDR is a beautifully finished instrument with a deep shine and thin poly finish. Traditional appointments come in the way of a slotted headstock, open gear tuners and pre-war style sunburst.
The projection and overall breadth of tonal reach in these guitars is outstanding, making it hard to put down for those players looking for a powerful open voicing and feel of a 12-fret Dreadnought.
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 instruments 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.
All of our solid tops are selected by our team and graded independently of our suppliers. If it isnt worthy, it isnt 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 ATRAdvanced Tonal Response. ATR is a form of torrefactionoxygen controlled, vacuum curing at special temperatures to remove more moisture and volatiles such as saps and sugars from the wood.
Key Features
- ATR makes our wood more stable when exposed to adverse dry or humid climates.
- While we cant 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.
- 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, its 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.
Specifications
General
- Brand: Alvarez
- Product Detail: MDR70 SunburstMasterworks Slope Shoulder
- Product Detail: About the Alvarez Masterworks Series
- Product Detail: Our Approach to the Build
- Top Color: Sunburst / Gloss
- SKU: MDR70_Sunburst
Body
- Top Wood: Solid AAA Sitka Spruce
- Back & Sides Wood: Solid East Indian Rosewood
- Back & Sides Color: Natural / Gloss
- Body Shape: Slope Shoulder
- Bracing: FS6
- Body Width: 395 mm
- Body Depth at Heel: 100 mm
- Body Depth at Base: 122 mm
Neck & Fingerboard
- Neck Material: African Mahogany
- Fingerboard: East Indian Rosewood
- Inlays: Premium Mother of Pearl
- Neck Meets Body: 12th Fret
- Number of Frets: 20
- Nut & Saddle: Bone
- Nut Width: 1 3/4" (44.45 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Headstock Facia: East Indian Rosewood
Hardware
- Bridge: Bi-Level Indian Rosewood
- Bridge Pins: Ebony
- Tuners: Premium Open Gear
- Strings: DAddario XSAPB1253
Dimensions & Weight
- Overall Length: 1042 mm
Accessories & Compatibility
- Case / Bag: AFC30
Additional Details
- This does two things
- Our caring approach to development comes from one unwavering goal: To deliver the best guitars in the market at every price pointinstruments of a truly remarkable value that offer an unparalleled player experience.
Shipping & Product Notes
- All Masterworks ship with our durable AFC30 Flexicase.
