Alvarez AF60 Herringbone Artist Series Acoustic Guitar

Artist OM

The Artist Series OMs are crafted to achieve outstanding levels of fit, finish, and tonal ability for all players and styles of music.

About Artist Series...

Alvarez Artist Series represents our commitment to quality and care. The goal is to create an instant bond between you and your guitar through meticulous design in bracing, voicing and overall construction. Every component--from the bi-level bridge to the solid bridge plates and neck blocks--is carefully considered to deliver the best response possible from solid-top construction.

Artist Series guitars are responsive with impressive projection and balance that make them both rewarding and inspiring to play.

The Alvarez Approach to the Build...

All of the solid tops are selected by the team and graded independently of the suppliers. If it isn’t worthy, it isn’t used. The laminated backs and sides are uniquely constructed with Mahogany as the middle layer, and the inner and outer layers are always matched.

Artist 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 the respect for sourcing, preparation and nurturing the wood use to make the guitars. No matter how considered design may be, it can only be as good as the woods used to realize them.

The all-solid wood tops, backs and sides, as well as the mahogany used for the 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, an extra drying stageis performed in thermo-kilns to further enhance wood stability and improve resonance. This process is called 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:

-Premium Solid North American Sitka Spruce Top

-Gloss Mahogany Back and Sides

-Semi-Gloss Mahogany Neck mounted using a Dovetail Joint

-East Indian Rosewood Fingerboard

-East Indian Rosewood Bi-Level Bridge

-Herringbone Purfling and Rosette

-Bone Nut and Saddle

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