Alvarez ABT60 Artist Baritone

"Tuned from B to B, the ABT60 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.

After 50 years of making guitars, continual improvement through the use of emerging technologies, processes, and materials is still at the heart of our culture. Alvarez guitars are constructed correctly in every sense, from raw material preparation to construction and manufacturing processes. Our tone woods are carefully cured; our components such as neck blocks and wood joints are carefully designed. The painting, sanding and polishing techniques we use are continually researched and developed, and our tone is impeccably crafted and married to a stable, consistent and lively soundbox.

This caring approach to development comes from one simple goal: To deliver the best guitars in the market at every price point, instruments that are truly amazing value and offer a fantastic player experience.

We believe our multi award-winning Artist Series is one of the finest solid top guitar lines in the world today and demonstrates our commitment to design.

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 of 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 tonewoods and thin finish.

FST2 is a forward shifted X brace design, this means the axis of the X is closer to the soundhole 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.

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.

All of our tops are selected by our team and graded independently of our suppliers. If it isn’t worthy, we won’t use it. Top quality improves as you move up the Artist Series models but all are stiff and finely grained.

Along with a more angled headstock, our bi-level bridge increases string tension by making the break angel of the strings from the saddle to the top more acute. Improved string tension adds to our sound, feel and response, which are also heightened by the use of real bone nuts and saddles.

Artist Series also demonstrates our great finishing capabilities; the gloss models have a clear deep shine from a finish that is applied as thinly as possible, again to help optimize tone.

Thank you for choosing Alvarez."

If we are shipping this instrument to you, we will include humidity control at no extra charge, to ensure a consistent humidity level during transit.

BUY IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!
COME VISIT SKY GUITARS IN DENTON, TEXAS!

We inspect every single instrument when it first arrives! We inspect every aspect of the instrument including the neck, frets, fit and finish, as well as checking any electronics where applicable. We also do a complete setup.

Have it specifically adjusted for how you play!
Do you use a capo? Are you a beginner? Do you prefer a certain type of string?
Our Owner/Luthier will personally set up your instrument to fit your individual needs as a player!

We are an authorized Fender dealer.
We guarantee that every instrument we sell has been kept in a humidified room. This instrument has a perfect neck and plays great. All instruments are professionally adjusted.

NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AVAILABLE!
PACKED AND READY TO SHIP SAFE AND SOUND!
WE TRY TO DOUBLE BOX EVERY ITEM WE SHIP WHEN POSSIBLE!

ABOUT US
We have been a repair shop for 25 years and repair instruments for people all over the world!

We have been a locally owned guitar shop in Denton, TX since 1994. We provide an incredible selection of musical instruments for both amateur and professional musicians. We stock both acoustic and electric guitars, electric and upright basses, mandolins, resonators, banjos, violins, violas, cellos, drums, pedals, effects, mics, stands, straps, amplifiers, PA gear and more. We are dedicated to competing with and beating the lowest internet prices on everything we carry in-store.

We have long been the place musicians depend on for expert instrument set-up and repair. We started out as an instrument repair business in the early 90's and our business and clientele have grown year after year! We are both Denton, TX's Largest Music Store and Denton's Oldest and Best Musical Instrument Repair Shop.

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