About the Alvarez Masterworks Series Making a guitar from all-solid wood delivers strong tonal benefits, and we approach the design of Masterworks to embrace all of them. Top thickness, brace weight and tapering, back design and wood choice all count, and when each is considered as a part of the sum total of the instrument’s voice, great articulation and quality of tone is achieved. Our FS6 bracing system is a forward-shifted, scalloped X allowing for a slightly larger soundboard area around the bridge. This helps generate more vibration, which is heightened by AAA soundboards and premium components throughout, culminating in powerful voicing, inspiring articulation and instant response. Masterworks acoustic-electric models are fitted with the LR Baggs HiFi system. HiFi is a premium, non-invasive design that pairs dual bridge plate sensors with high-fidelity electronics, providing exceptional balance, definition and dynamics. Due to the closed sensor design, HiFi also has excellent feedback resistance and its built-in, studio-quality preamp is voiced to compliment the pickups for an optimal plug-and-play experience. All Masterworks ship with our durable AFC30 Flexicase. Top Wood Solid AAA Sitka Spruce 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 Dreadnought Neck African Mahogany Case or Bag AFC30 Bracing FS6 Bridge Bi-Level Indian Rosewood Inlays Premium MOP Fingerboard East Indian Rosewood Nut and Saddle Bone Tuner Premium Open Gear Strings D’Addario XSAPB1253 Neck Meets Body 14th Fret Number of Frets 21 Pickup / EQ LR Baggs HiFi