Description
Alvarez have impressed us with this New Alvarez Laureate LD70E Dreadnought Electro Acoustic in Natural in Guitars, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitars, additional Acoustic Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below.
Key features
- Hand-selected woods – From the hand-finished quartersawn Sitka Spruce bracing to the beautiful Indian Rosewood back & sides, every piece of wood on this guitar has been picked from thousands of samples in Alvarez’s factory.
- Single-level bridge – Channelling the Laureate series’ traditional design style, the single-level Ebony bridge is a classic-style Black Ebony bridge that helps extract a bright, sweet tone from the soundboard.
- LR Baggs HiFi – This non-invasive pickup pairs dual bridge plate sensors with high-fidelity electronics, with a peel-and-stick installation and built-in studio-quality preamp to boot. Your acoustic tone, from string to body, preserved and amplified perfectly.
Hand Finished FS6 Bracing
FS6 is based on a traditional forward-shifted bracing pattern with particular attention paid to the weight and placement of the struts themselves. For Laureate we take a couple of extra steps and hand sand the braces which are cut from quartersawn Sitka spruce and chosen for their straight, finely grained quality to enhance overall response and vibration.
The Finest Tonewoods
Only our finest, wonderfully quartersawn and silked Sitka is used in the Laureate Series. The stiffness and quality of the top allow us to thickness sand them just a tad thinner to help heighten response. Backs and sides are cut from the best East Indian Rosewood that comes into our possession; book matched with perfect colouring.
The Laureate Bridge
Aesthetically, Laureate is a traditional guitar series in the sense its body shapes are based on guitars from the late 1800’s to the 1930’s. With this in mind, we made the decision not to use our Bi-Level bridge and to stay closer in keeping with a traditional approach, and a full, single level bridge style. The Laureate bridge has its own unique styling and is cut from the finest black ebony.
Alvarez Laureate Series
The new Laureate Series is Alvarez’s most premium-sounding, and aesthetically impressive acoustic guitar they have to offer. This classically styled series has had the Alvarez modern treatment, combining traditional build techniques, with contemporary styling and appointments. Alvarez has focussed their efforts on creating a deep, dynamic, and rich sound, distinctive shapes, and unique finish that make up the Laureate Series.
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Specifications
- Top Wood: AAAA Solid North American Sitka
- Back and Sides Wood: Solid East Indian Rosewood
- Top Colour: Daybreak/Gloss
- Back & Sides Colour: Natural/Gloss
- Bridge Pins: Ebony
- Shape: Dreadnought
- Neck: African Mahogany
- Case or Bag: AFC30
- Bracing: FS6
- Bridge: Ebony
- Inlays: Premium Abalone
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Headstock Plate: Ebony
- Nut and Saddle: Bone
- Tuner: Premium Open Gear
- Bridge Pins: Ebony
- Strings: D’Addario XS Light 1253
- Neck Meets Body: 14th Fret
- Pickup / EQ: LR Baggs HiFi
