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Stunning Masterworks Quality from Alvarez





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The Alvarez Masterworks line offers seasoned and discerning players boutique-grade quality at a can’t-miss price. The Masterworks seal means not only pro-grade tone and performance, but also refined detail-oriented beauty that looks good onstage. The MF60eHB Masterworks Herringbone acoustic-electric guitar features a slim tapered OM-style body, a favorite for folk and ensemble players as well as singer/songwriters. The back and sides are built from seasoned cuts of hardwood mahogany for focused tone that holds up onstage or in the studio. Tone is further enhanced by an ultra-premium AAA Sitka spruce top that’s selected for its sonic properties, weight, and visual beauty. What's more, onboard LR Baggs electronics keep the classic sound and well-rounded performance of these tonewoods ready for onstage use at any time. If you’re searching for a hardworking acoustic-electric guitar built by discerning hands, then the Alvarez MF60eHB Masterworks Herringbone from Sweetwater deserves a spot on your radar ASAP.





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Immaculate cuts of mahogany and spruce





The Masterworks line pays unparalleled attention to sourcing quality wood. These cuts are selected for quality and appearance and then seasoned to perfection to ensure a great-sounding guitar right out of the box. Brandishing a gorgeous AAA Sitka spruce top with a premium gloss finish, the MF60eHB Masterworks’ back and sides are crafted from choice mahogany that ensures focused, rich tone and excellent sustain. This top is lightweight and engineered for high-velocity projection and a tone that’s classic and warm. Inside, the sound chamber of the MF60eHB Masterworks Herringbone is augmented with modern enhanced X-bracing made from spruce for consistent, balanced tone no matter how hard or what style you play. With tonewoods like these, you’ll be ready to practice, perform, and play with confidence that your instrument is cheering you on, never holding you back.





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Comfortable design from the neck down





The MF60eHB Masterworks Herringbone is comfortable from the neck down, with design features that ensure comfortable performance from start to finish. Top-shelf tonewoods mean little if they aren’t comfortable, and that’s why the MF60eHB Masterworks Herringbone features a premium neck crafted from hardwood mahogany. Not only is mahogany a favored tonewood in the acoustic world, but this neck is also further enhanced with a hybrid soft “V” to “C” shape. Alvarez carefully developed this blended neck profile that gives you 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 paired with ebony bridge pins maximize the vibrational transfer from strings to body and ensure you’re getting the purest tone possible out of the body and top. Meanwhile, the MF60eHB Masterworks Herringbone’s vintage Alvarez tuners offer a precise 20:1 tuning ratio, which means tuning stability and less time spent tuning when you have to tune. And the perks don’t stop there! This guitar also includes purfling and binding made from ebony and herringbone, plus a deluxe headstock with an East Indian rosewood overlay and a mother-of-pearl inlay.





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HiFi system bridge plate sensors


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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 MF60eHB Masterworks Herringbone Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:


Premium gloss-finished AAA Sitka spruce top delivers vibrant tone and exceptional beauty


Enhanced modern X-bracing yields a super-fast response and a more open projection


Solid mahogany sides with a gloss finish focus your tone with richness and sustain


Folk/orchestra-style guitar with slim tapered body ? incredibly comfortable for fingerpicking!


Smooth fingerboard with 21 frets made from East Indian rosewood


Upscale purfling and binding with materials including ebony and herringbone


Authentic bone nut and saddle with ebony bridge pins improve string vibrations (and bolster tone/sustain)


Hardwood bridge crafted from East Indian rosewood


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


Crafted dovetail neck joint enhances tone and vibrational transfer from strings to body


Deluxe headstock with rosewood overlay and mother-of-pearl inlay


Vintage-style Alvarez tuners with precision 20:1 ratio ensure fast tuning and strong stability


LR Baggs HiFi electronics provide discrete, natural-sounding amplification