Alvarez Masterworks MF60 OM Orchestra/Folk Acoustic - Review & Demo
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- We take a closer look at the Alvarez Masterworks series MF60 OM, a high quality folk acoustic guitar.
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Designed and crafted by Alvarez’s master luthiers, the Masterworks range of guitars use only the finest, all solid tone woods and components in their construction, and utilise some really innovative design features that have been developed over the half century that Alvarez have been building guitars. These truly are premium quality acoustics, but you might be a little surprised to see how affordable they are when compared to other top end acoustics with similar specs.
The Masterworks MF60 OM has a folk or orchestra body design, a little curvier than a standard dreadnought. A non-electro acoustic, this simple, but eloquent guitar oozes quality featuring a natural gloss finish Solid AA grade sitka spruce top with herringbone binding, and solid African Mahogany back and sides. The top is supported by Alvarez’s forward shifted, FST X-bracing system, allowing a larger section to freely resonate, and this, plus the quality of the tone woods combine to deliver a very vibrant, lush tone, suitable for a wide range of playing styles.
Attached to the body is a one piece mahogany neck with a very comfortable profile and a smooth, semi gloss finish, and fitted this is a bound Pau Ferro fretboard which is extended to accomodate 22 frets, quite unusual for an acoustic guitar like this.
Other features include Alvarez’s innovative Bi-level bridge which creates a more accute break angle as the strings pass over the saddle, increasing string tension to improve tone and playability, the saddle and nut are made from real bone for maximum transfer of string vibrations, and there’s a set of high quality open gear nickel tuners up on the headstock to maintain the simple, traditional and classy vibe of this great acoustic guitar.
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I have three dreadnoughts (2 Martins and 1 Taylor). I bought the cutaway version of the MF60 last week, and it's awesome. OM size, feel, and sound are great!
Nice review, but I'd think that a fingerpicking demo would have made it even better. I rarely strum, and I'm looking at the OM size from that perspective.
I agree about the need for a finger picking demonstration. It is SO tiring to see well constructed mid and high grade guitars being "played" with violent up and down strikes that only vary with one or two hard down strokes every 5 swipes. To me that is not guitar playing, and it seems that almost every video review on a guitar has that type of "strumming" to showcase the instrument.
There are plenty of weak wimpy half strumming and fingerstyle reviews out there. Go find them.
Everything you play sounds so good, i cant judge the guitar
Tone + Price + Features = Purchase!
Not to mention an awesome hard wood case included!
This is it! The guitar I want next. Orchestra Model with all solid wood for under $1000.00
This guitar will be my next purchase!
Did you get it?
@@fuckbored4724 Yes I did! Its awesome!
@@paulstevens2839 How was it out of the box? did you need to make any adjustments to the action for example? I've been looking into getting a new alvarez, but there's no sellers near me, so i'll probably order it offline, but I'm always skeptical about getting a guitar offline.
@@fuckbored4724 It is definately worth it. I got mine For $500 at Musicians friend on sale. The hard case is awesome as well.
@@fuckbored4724 I have not made any adjustments I am just breaking it in I only had it 3 months so far. This guitar is very light weight. Because of the shorter scale I am using 10 gage strings which makes playing very easy on your fingers with the same tone as the heavier gage strings. Solid wood guitars takes many years to break in. They are like trees you need to water them (humidifiers) during the cold months. I am using the daddario sponge humidifier.
Just purchased one
@@tgf5652 Hello T Gf, it all depends on how the guitar feels in your lap and are you comfortably able to play it. For me, the MF60 is very comfortable because I am not a big guy with long arms to fit around a dread. The MF60 has an excellent base tone and responds well to fingerpicking, and strum. I also own a Martin 000-16, Zager ZAD50, and Fender Telecaster. They are all set up for my size and they all play quite well. So if you get the chance to play them both it is up to you to make the decision because you will be the one who plays it.
@@tgf5652 Is there a Guitar Center, or Sam Ash in the area, all being said I would go with the mf60 because a small or large person can play it but not the dread. You can find it on Reverb.com, or Ebay.
@@tgf5652 did you end up ordering it? I ordered an MF60CE last night from GC. Can't wait to get it. Hopefully I won't want to return it but GC has a great return policy.
@@tgf5652 congratulations. Looks like a sweet guitar
@Marty C: Congratulations! Wish I had the money to buy this beautiful guitar! Besides some cheap Chinese brands and a few Yamaha models (< FG800) these known brands are not available here. Due to taxes and currency exchange rate difference it costs fortune to import one of these even if one had the money! You guys are so lucky to be born in the country which is a treasure trove for musical instruments! Greetings from Nepal 🙏🇳🇵
They are abviously not using decent recording mics for this demo. This guitar sounds 5X better then what you hear here.
I say 7 times
And how about a little fingerstyle demo on a folk model?!
Lets here you record strong acoustic guitar strumming..Lets see if you can do better!
@@endoffate5475 He's not trying to sell the guitar, is he?
@@notmyname3681 My point was that this is actually a great recording. The guitar does sound like that and it sounds awesome. Hes obvioulsy using good mics.
Does anyone know the name of the tune or song thats in the intro starting at 0:10?
How does it sound with finger style playing
I’m thinking about getting one. I already have an Artist series Grand Auditorium and a Yairi Jumbo. They play nice but are a little sluggish. An OM size hopefully fills that gap without sacrificing volume.
this guitar is very hard to find at guitar center or musicians friend lately. The case that comes with it goes for $149 in the US
This guitar is now in stock at MF and GC! as of 8-23-2020
Nice👍
Love from Nepal ❤️
String spacing?
I thought Rolf Harris was in Prison.😂🤣😂
Bashing the hell out of it is not anyway to demo an OM
I agree...😄
That Mahogany Back and Sides looks suspiciously like Rosewood.🤔🤨🤔
The wood is African Mahagony which might explain the difference.
it aint rose son
@@soofitnsexy Hey man, my Mum denies ever having known you.🤔🤔🤔
@@seamusbrowne4909 hey Seamus! say hi to our mom:)!!
Tbh his playing gave me a headache
Unfortunately, his idea, sadly like too many others, of how to
demonstrate how a guitar sounds is to simply thrash the hell out of it.
you gonna be OK nancy?