Alvarez Masterworks MP66 Parlour Acoustic Guitar in Natural

Name: Alvarez Masterworks MP66 Parlour Acoustic Guitar in Natural
Brand: Alvarez
SKU: MP66
Availability: InStock

Retailing in the region of £599.00

If you are looking for New Guitars from Alvarez, the Alvarez Masterworks MP66 Parlour Acoustic Guitar in Natural is a great option. In stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Acoustic Guitars, additional Steel String Acoustic Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read more below.

Description

Here’s what Alvarez say about the MP66 Parlor Guitar…
The MP66 Parlor guitar showcases incredible craftsmanship, tone, and beauty. It features a solid mahogany top with a shimmering, flawless Shadowburst finish, and is highlighted by hand-crafted Paua abalone purfling framing the body beautifully.

Alvarez Masterworks Series
The Alvarez Masterworks Series emphasizes the tonal benefits of an all-solid wood construction. Key aspects such as top thickness, brace weight, back design, and wood choice are carefully balanced to enhance the instrument’s voice, creating rich articulation and exceptional tonal quality.

The FS6 bracing system, a forward-shifted, scalloped X design, enables a slightly larger soundboard area around the bridge. This innovation enhances vibration, amplified further by AAA soundboards and premium components for powerful voicing, inspiring articulation, and instant response.

Masterworks acoustic-electric models come fitted with the LR Baggs HiFi system. HiFi is a high-fidelity, non-invasive design combining dual bridge plate sensors with precise electronics, delivering superior balance, clarity, and dynamics. Its closed sensor design provides robust feedback resistance, while the built-in studio-quality preamp enhances the pickups for optimal performance.

Every Masterworks guitar ships with a durable AFC30 Flexicase.

Our Build Philosophy
Each solid top is carefully selected and graded by our team to ensure the highest quality. If a piece does not meet our standards, it isn’t used. Our laminated backs and sides feature a unique construction with a Mahogany middle layer, flanked by carefully matched inner and outer layers.

Artist Elite guitars embody the balance between strength and vibration, crafting a tone that inspires players and provides them with “tools in the tone.” This approach is rooted in a respect for wood sourcing, preparation, and nurturing, ensuring every instrument is made with the finest materials.

All of our solid wood tops, backs, and sides, as well as the mahogany used for our necks, go through a specialized curing process. This ensures stability, durability, and tonal benefits. Depending on the wood type and its application, this curing can take months or even years.

After this process, we utilize thermo-kilns for an additional drying stage, enhancing the wood’s stability and resonance. Known as Advanced Tonal Response (ATR™), this method, a form of torrefaction, involves oxygen-controlled, vacuum curing at specific temperatures to remove residual moisture and organic compounds, such as saps and sugars.

Benefits of ATR™

Enhanced Stability
ATR™ improves resilience to changing climates, helping guitars withstand dry or humid conditions better. This process effectively accelerates the natural drying phase that typically occurs as a guitar ages, making the wood behave more maturely, stable, and resonant from day one.
Improved Tone Quality
ATR™ provides a distinct clarity and note separation, as well as a faster, more resonant soundboard. This process gives the guitar a sophisticated, complex voice that would usually take years to develop naturally.

Our Mission
Every step in our development process is guided by a single goal: to produce the finest guitars at every price point, offering instruments of extraordinary value and an unparalleled player experience.

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Specifications

Top Wood: Solid African Mahogany
Back and Sides Wood: Solid African Mahogany
Top Color: Natural/Gloss
Back & Sides Color: Natural/Gloss
Headstock Facia: East Indian Rosewood
Bridge Pins: Ebony
Shape: Parlor
Neck: African Mahogany
Case or Bag: AFC30
Bracing: FS6
Bridge: Bi-Level Indian Rosewood
Inlays: Premium Mother of Pearl (MOP)
Fingerboard: East Indian Rosewood
Nut and Saddle: Bone
Tuner: Premium Open Gear
Strings: D’Addario XSAPB1253
Neck Meets Body: 12th Fret
Number of Frets: 18

Dimensions

Overall Length: 985 mm
Body Width: 360 mm
Body Depth at Heel: 92 mm
Body Depth at Base: 106 mm
Scale Length: 610 mm / 24 inches
Nut Width: 44.45 mm / 1 3/4 inches

Additional information

Weight	36.5 kg

About the manufacturer

Alvarez

Alvarez is a respected acoustic guitar brand celebrated for its rich tone, quality craftsmanship, and excellent value. Founded in the 1960s and based in St. Louis, Missouri, Alvarez works closely with master luthiers to design instruments that balance traditional artistry with modern innovation. Their guitars are known for their warm resonance, responsive feel, and attention to detail, thanks to features like the Artist Series tonewoods and the proprietary FST2 bracing system. Favoured by players from folk and blues to contemporary acoustic styles, Alvarez guitars offer dependable performance and musical depth that continues to impress musicians around the world.

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Acoustic Guitars

Acoustic guitars produce their sound naturally through the vibration of the strings and body, offering a direct and expressive playing experience. They come in a wide range of styles, including steel string and classical designs, each with its own feel and tonal character. Body shape, wood choice, and construction all influence warmth, projection, and balance, making acoustics suitable for everything from gentle fingerstyle to confident strumming. Whether used for songwriting, practice, or performance, acoustic guitars provide a simple, honest connection between the player and the music.

Guitars

Guitars cover a wide range of instruments designed to suit different styles, techniques, and sounds, from acoustic and classical models to solid body, semi-hollow, and hollow electric designs. Factors like body shape, scale length, neck profile, string type, and pickups all influence how a guitar feels and responds, making each type suited to different players and musical approaches. Whether used for rhythm, lead, songwriting, or experimentation, guitars are expressive, versatile instruments that form the heart of countless genres and playing styles.

Steel String Acoustic Guitars

Steel string acoustic guitars are known for their bright, clear tone and strong projection, making them a popular choice for strumming, fingerpicking, and songwriting. Using steel strings gives them more tension and volume than classical guitars, resulting in a sound that cuts through well whether played solo or alongside other instruments. They come in a range of body shapes and sizes, each influencing balance, resonance, and comfort. From delicate fingerstyle passages to powerful rhythm playing, steel string acoustics are versatile instruments that respond well to dynamics and playing style, both at home and on stage.

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Tonally, parlour guitars are known for a clear midrange, quick response, and a slightly woody or boxy character. They work particularly well for fingerstyle, blues, folk, and early roots music, and are often chosen by players who value detail, dynamics, and a vintage feel, especially for home playing and recording.

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