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Give your parlor (or equivalent room) a taste of the good life with the Masterworks MP70e acoustic-electric guitar from Alvarez! This all-solid-tonewood parlor player boasts top-notch tonewoods enhanced with masterful attention to playability and looks. The MP70e may be small, but its sound is incredibly hearty and full due to a solid AAA Sitka spruce top and solid rosewood back and sides. Rosewood’s clear, rich sound pairs perfectly with the MP70e’s parlor size, and internal spruce bracing keeps the MP70e sounding strong and competitive. Factor in a smooth mahogany neck with a hybrid “V” to “C” shape and an upgraded rosewood fingerboard, and you’re in a playing experience that’s as joyful as it is smooth. The Masterworks MP70e is also a stunner onstage and outfitted with LR Baggs electronics for a pristine amplified sound. An inviting gloss finish, hardware made from wood and bone, a slotted headstock, and binding made with herringbone and ebony are just a few of the appointments we’ve seen turn heads here at Sweetwater. For a parlor built to exceed your expectations, choose the Masterworks MP70e.





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Crafted from rosewood and spruce





Guitarists at Sweetwater find the MP70e’s spruce top and rosewood body a captivating pair ? losing yourself in the music is practically inevitable! The rosewood back and sides keep notes clear, separate, and distinct in ways that reward players’ efforts. The exquisite AAA Sitka spruce top not only looks great but also enhances rosewood’s sound with bright character and a sensitive dynamic response that’s perfect for fingerpicking. The MP70e’s sound chamber features forward-shifted spruce bracing, a modern update to a classic style that helps the MP70e’s top vibrate more freely so it can produce more volume. With premium tonewoods and Masterworks craftsmanship in abundance, the MP70e proves that a parlor guitar can hang with its bigger-sized brethren with aplomb!





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Comfortable design from the neck down





The Masterworks MP70e Parlor is packed with comfortable features that invite you to play any time, whether for a spare minute or hours on end! The parlor body style’s slim depth and size make it a comfortable player sitting down ? even with bad posture on lazy days! Likewise, a rosewood fingerboard and a mahogany neck keep your fretting hand comfortable. Alvarez carefully developed this neck’s hybrid soft “V” to “C” profile to deliver ideal anchor space in any position. Toward the headstock, the “V” shape yields a better grip for 6-string open and barre chords; further up, the “C” shape gives hands more room for expression and thinking outside the box.





Hardware details that make a difference





This guitar spares no detail, even when it comes to the small things. A plethora of premium onboard hardware ensures this guitar is both beautiful and rugged, so you can rely on it for years to come. A true bone nut and saddle maximize the vibrational transfer from strings to body and ensure you’re getting the purest tone possible out of the MP70e’s body and top. The bridge and bridge pins are both made from rosewood, which also enhances vibrational transfer. The headstock features Masterworks tuning machines with an upgraded high-performance 20:1 gear ratio for precise results that hold tunings accurately and for longer.





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HiFi system bridge plates


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LR Baggs’ HiFi amplification





The LR Baggs HiFi system is everything players want in an acoustic-electric pickup: balanced sound, non-invasive design, and an impressive resistance to feedback. The system is beyond reliable and offers 700 hours of use on just a single 9V battery. Consisting of a HiFi preamp, two bridge plate sensors, a discrete endpin jack, and volume and tone controls, the HiFi’s magic lies in how the system preserves acoustic integrity. Just look at the bridge plate sensors, which use materials and placement that listen to acoustic movement and tonewoods without dampening natural resonance. These sensors are guests of the sound chamber, not intruders, and what you hear is your guitar’s inherent sound and nothing more.





Alvarez Masterworks MP70e Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:


An all-solid-tonewood parlor built to Alvarez Masterworks’ high-quality standards


Parlor size works well for fingerstyle and players with small hands!


AAA Sitka spruce top delivers strong volume and a dynamic response


Rosewood back and sides add rich, focused clarity and bell-like sustain


Forward-shifted spruce bracing optimizes tonal balance and projection


Upgraded fingerboard made from East Indian rosewood for a traditional feel


Luxurious gloss finish


Attractive appointments, including an abalone fingerboard inlay and binding made with herringbone and ebony


Bone hardware enhances string response, tone, and sustain


Mahogany neck with hybrid soft “V” to “C” shape for maximum playability up and down the neck


Upgraded bridge and bridge pins carved from rosewood


Ultra-precise 20:1 tuners ensure fast tuning and strong stability


Top-notch LR Baggs HiFi electronics for amplification and recording