• Series: Alvarez Artist
• Top Wood: Solid A+ Sitka Spruce
• Back & Sides Wood: Mahogany
• Shape: Baritone
• Neck: Mahogany, 50/50 Semi gloss finish
• Bracing System: FST2
• Bridge: Bi-Level Indian Laurel/Rosewood
• Fingerboard: Indian Laurel/Rosewood w/12th Fret Inlay
• Nut & Saddle: Real Bone
• Tuner: Premium Die Cast
• Binding: Ivory ABS
• Strings: D’Addario EXP

Tuned from B to B, the ABT60E is pitched between a dreadnought and acoustic bass to give you deep tones with easy playability. Chord shapes and scales are the same as a standard six string but the voicing is lower. This is one of Alvarez’s best selling models and within five minutes of owning one you’ll see why. A great guitar to play.

The term “solid top” of course refers to the soundboard of an acoustic guitar being made of solid wood, rather than being laminated. However, just because the top is solid, it does not necessarily mean the sound automatically benefits from this feature. The tone of the instrument only improves significantly when the whole guitar is built correctly to optimize the energy a solid soundboard can generate. Artist Series is built to do exactly this.

Each model is designed to get the best out if its components, and for them to work together to produce balance, lively projection and great response. These components include our FST2 bracing system, bi-level rosewood bridge, real bone nut and saddle, great quality tone woods and thin finish.

FST2 is a forward shifted X brace design, this means the axis of the X is closer to the sound hole and therefore creates a larger soundboard area allowing for more energy and vibration to be harnessed. Both the X braces and asymmetric tone bars are carefully scalloped. The scalloping design was the result of years of continual development in our Yairi workshops.

The Artist Series sound and personality is open and powerful. FST2 also creates very good balance so both the treble and bass registers are clearly present and balanced in relation to each other.

Artist Series feel right and are exciting to play; no matter if you are strumming hard or picking lightly, the guitar will do what you ask of it. For a more focused sound with fewer overtones, choose a mahogany top. For power, go for Sitka. For warmth and response to a lighter touch, choose a Cedar top.

• Dimensions:
• Overall Length (mm): 1065
• Body Width (mm): 439
• Body Depth at Heel (mm): 102
• Body Depth at Base (mm): 122
• Scale (mm): 704
• Scale (inches): 27 23/32"
• Number of frets: 21
• Nut Width (mm): 44.45
• Nut Width (inches): 1 3/4"
• Product Materials
• Series: Alvarez Artist
• Top Wood: Solid A+ Sitka Spruce
• Top Finish: Natural/Gloss
• Back & Sides Wood: Mahogany
• Additional Details
• Neck Joint: Dovetail
• Neck Meets Body: 14th Fret
• Number of Frets: 21