Description
Description
Alvarez Laureaute Series Series
The Alvarez Laureate series boasts hand-selected components—from the bridge plates to top bracing, side braces, and pieces of kerfing—to achieve optimal sound quality, overall. Pairing solid East Indian rosewood back and sides with quartersawn and silked AAAA North American Sitka spruce tops, Laureate series guitars sport the thinnest overcoat Alvarez has ever achieved, delivering a flawless, deep shine, plus heightened responsiveness. With traditional aesthetics in mind, the Laureate series comprises body shapes from the late 19th Century to the 1930s, each featuring a full, single-level bridge cut from fine black African ebony. Additionally, the African ebony fingerboard and headstock plates matched with rare Blue Abalone inlays create a luxurious, yet understated vibe.
Highlights
The Alvarez Laureate series boasts hand-selected components—from the bridge plates to top bracing, side braces, and pieces of kerfing—to achieve optimal sound quality, overall. Pairing solid East Indian rosewood back and sides with quartersawn and silked AAAA North American Sitka spruce tops, Laureate series guitars sport the thinnest overcoat Alvarez has ever achieved, delivering a flawless, deep shine, plus heightened responsiveness. With traditional aesthetics in mind, the Laureate series comprises body shapes from the late 19th Century to the 1930s, each featuring a full, single-level bridge cut from fine black African ebony. Additionally, the African ebony fingerboard and headstock plates matched with rare Blue Abalone inlays create a luxurious, yet understated vibe.
Highlights
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Alvarez Laureate |
| Product Color: | Natural |
| Case Type: | Soft Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Folk/OM |
| Acoustic Cutaway Type: | No Cutaway |
| Body Material: | Solid East Indian Rosewood |
| Body Finish: | Gloss |
| Top Material: | AAAA Solid North American Sitka |
| Bracing Material: | Spruce |
| Bracing Pattern: | FS6 Forward Shifted |
| Body Binding: | Ivory Celluloid Binding |
| Rosette: | 2 Ring Abalone/ABS |
| Purfling: | B/W/B ABS Purfling |
Neck
| Neck Material: | African Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: | Satin |
| Neck Shape: | Soft V to a C shape |
| Fingerboard Material: | Ebony |
| Headstock Veneer: | Ebony |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.75" |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 380mm |
| Scale Length: | 25" |
| Number of Frets: | 21 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Dovetail |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | 12th Fret/Premium Abalone |
| Inlay Shape: | Custom Symbol |
| Side Marker Inlay: | ABS |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Premium Abalone |
Electronics
| Acoustic Electronics: | LR Baggs HiFi; Bridge Plate Transducers; Mono |
| Controls and Switching: | Volume & Tone |
| Electronics Notes: | Active |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Gold |
| Bridge: | Alvarez Laureate/Ebony |
| Tuning Machines: | Alvarez Premium Open Gear 20:1 |
| Fret Wire: | 2mm x 1mm/Nickel-Silver |
| Saddle: | Bone |
| Bridge Pins: | Ebony |