Alvarez MDR70E Masterworks Round Shoulder Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar (Sunburst)
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Description
A 12-fret Dreadnought really works for many players. Some say it’s because the position of the bridge is right in the middle of the soundboard. Others say it’s 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. 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. The MDR70e is fitted with the LR Baggs HiFi system.
About the Alvarez Masterworks Series
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. When each is considered as a part of the sum total of the instrument’s 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.
Masterworks acoustic-electric models are fitted with the LR Baggs HiFi system. HiFi is a premium, non-invasive design that pairs dual bridge plate sensors with high-fidelity electronics, providing exceptional balance, definition and dynamics. Due to the closed sensor design, HiFi also has excellent feedback resistance and its built-in, studio-quality preamp is voiced to compliment the pickups for an optimal plug-and-play experience.
All Masterworks ship with our durable AFC30 Flexicase.
Specifications
- Top Wood: Solid AAA Sitka Spruce
- Back and Sides Wood: Solid East Indian Rosewood
- Top Color: Sunburst/Gloss
- Back & Sides Color: Natural/Gloss
- Headstock Facia: East Indian Rosewood
- Bridge Pins: Ebony
- Shape: Slope Shoulder
- Neck: African Mahogany
- Case or Bag: AFC30
- Bracing: FS6
- Bridge: Bi-Level Indian Rosewood
- Inlays: Premium MOP
- Fingerboard: East Indian Rosewood
- Nut and Saddle: Bone
- Tuner: Premium Open Gear
- Strings: D’Addario XSAPB1253
- Neck Meets Body: 12th Fret
- Number of Frets: 20
- Pickup / EQ: LR Baggs HiFi
Dimensions
- Overall Length (mm): 1022
- Body Width (mm): 400
- Body Depth at Heel (mm): 100
- Body Depth at Base (mm): 122
- Scale (mm): 648
- Scale (inches): 25 1/2
- Nut Width (mm): 44.45
- Nut Width (inches): 1 3/4