Essential Information About the Alvarez AF70E Artist Electro-Acoustic Folk Guitar
- Solid A+ Sitka spruce top and rosewood back/sides for wide and balanced projection.
- Comfortable OM body shape, ideal for fingerstyle and strumming, with excellent balance between bass and treble strings.
- ?FS6? forward-shifted bracing to free the top?s vibration, enhancing responsiveness and dynamics.
- LR Baggs StagePro Bronze electronics with built-in tuner, volume/tone controls, and phase function, stage-ready.
A Pillar of the Artist Series, Sharpened in the 2024 Edition
At the heart of the Artist series, the AF70E is among the 2024 models that reinforce the use of rosewood and adopt LR Baggs StagePro Bronze electronics. This evolution places the instrument at the crossroads of stage reliability and refined lutherie, designed to offer remarkable quality-to-sound ratio in its category.
Who Is It For and What Styles?
Its OM size will appeal to singer-songwriters, fingerstylists, and home studio guitarists seeking a fast neck and a clear, precise, and singing tone. Plugged in, the AF70E integrates easily into a mix thanks to its under-saddle pickup and simple, effective equalization, whether solo, in an acoustic duo, or with a band.
What Makes the Difference in Use
The advanced ?FS6? bracing maximizes the vibrating surface of the spruce top, providing more openness and responsiveness at both low and strong attack. The LR Baggs StagePro Bronze system?with Element pickup, backlit tuner, volume, bass, treble controls, and phase inversion?ensures natural and controlled sound reproduction, while facilitating stage life thanks to integrated battery access at the jack. The setup is completed by a bi-level bridge and a bone nut/insert combination for better vibration transmission and stable intonation.
Technical Specifications
Body and Luthiery
- Shape: OM (Orchestra Model)
- Top: solid A+ Sitka spruce
- Back & sides: rosewood
- Finish: natural, gloss varnish (top, back & sides)
- Bracing: FS6 (forward-shifted)
- Bridge: Indian rosewood bi-level
- Bridge pins: PPS (synthetic bone)
Neck & Fingerboard
- Neck: African mahogany
- Fingerboard: Indian rosewood
- Neck/body joint: 14th fret
- Frets: 21
- Nut and bridge saddle: bone
Electronics
- Preamp: LR Baggs StagePro Bronze (tuner, volume, bass, treble, phase)
- Pickup: LR Baggs Element (under-saddle)
Hardware & Others
- Tuners: closed-gear chrome
- Headstock veneer: Indian rosewood
- Inlays: mother-of-pearl & acrylic
- Strings installed: D?Addario XTAPB1253 (12-53)
Dimensions
- Scale length: 630 mm
- Nut width: 44.45 mm
- Body width: 390 mm
- Body depth (heel/base): 96 mm / 108 mm
- Total length: 1015 mm
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