Alvarez Blues51We TSB Electro Acoustic Vintage Burst

Designed to help recapture the very essence of American music history, the Alvarez Blues51We TSB Electro Acoustic Vintage Burst is here. This superb little acoustic guitar is made using some of the finest tonewoods available, and is simply a dream to play.

Alvarez Blues51We TSB Electro Acoustic Vintage Burst Highlights

• High-quality, traditional Blues-style electro acoustic guitar with a 12th fret neck join and an arched back design
• Solid A+ Sitka Spruce top paired with a Dark Walnut back and sides
• Smooth Mahogany, "V"-profile neck results in a comfortable playing experience
• LR Baggs VTC preamp and pickup system allows you to amplify your sound, or plug directly into a mixer/audio interface for studio recording
• Back-shifted, scalloped X-bracing system offers a loud, modern-style voice projection
• Ideal for fingerstyle guitar players

Traditional Blues Meets Modern Playability

With the Alvarez Blues51We TSB you get a traditional Blues-guitar body shape, constructed from a piece of Solid Sitka Spruce sitting atop a Dark Walnut body, with a Mahogany Neck, and a professional-grade set of electronics.

Every inch of this little guitar imparts a vintage vibe, from the small rectable bridge, to the V profile neck, to the Vintage Burst finish.

Inspired Tonewood Choices

Traditionally, Blues guitars are renowned for delivering a compressed "bark"-like tone, which is why Alvarez have opted to combine a Solid A+ Sitka Spruce top with Dark Walnut back and sides for this guitar.

Sitka Spruce is widely regarded as the "go to" choice for a guitar's top wood, and is renowned for it's bright, springy qualities that really help to project the guitar's voice.

Dark Walnut imparts a warm and "woody" sound, with just enough natural compression to make it ideal for traditional Blues/Folk guitar styles. 

Bracing System

Added into the mix is a back-shifted, Scalloped X bracing stystem which adds plenty of openness and natural projection to the guitar's sound.

Thanks to the combination of this bracing system and the Tonewoods mentioned above, this guitar is ideal for fingerpickers and it also works great in the hands of a strummer/flat-picker.

LR Baggs VTC

For a guitar like this, you'd need a pickup and preamp system that compliments it perfectly - which is what the LR Baggs VTC does best.

Featuring an analog warmth that enhances your guitar's sonic character and harmonic content, an on-board dynamic EQ that smooths out problem frequencies, a separate tone control, master volume, and even a Phase Inversion switch for controlling feedback, this system is the perfect companion for the Alvarez Blues51We TSB.

12th Fret Neck Joint

Modern acoustic guitars are generally constructed with a 14th fret neck joint (where the neck meets the guitar's body), however traditional Blues and Folk guitars were often made with a 12th fret join.

This particular type of neck joint offers many benefits to the player, such as more comfortable access to the lower frets (as they're closer to your body), and even a slightly longer guitar body (which results in a fuller sound).

Due to these factors and more, a 12th Fret Neck Joint tends to be favoured by fingerstyle players and flat pickers, making it perfect for this Alvarez model.

Premium-Grade Construction

Alvarez guitars are lovingly crafted using more than five decades of guitar-making experience. Each material is expertly curated, and each component carefully designed to bring you a guitar that continues the age-old Alvarez tradition: being amongst the very best models in that price range.

Great Value for Money

Despite the premium-grade quality of this fantastic guitar, it can be yours for an absolute steal of a price.

Alvarez Blues51We TSB Electro Acoustic Vintage Burst Specs

• Series: Alvarez Jazz & Blues
• Top Wood: Solid A+ Sitka Spruce
• Top Finish: Vintage Burst
• Back & Sides Wood: Arched Back, Dark Walnut
• Shape: Blues
• Neck: Mahogany
• Neck Joint: Dovetail
• Neck Meets Body: 12th Fret
• Number of Frets: 20
• Bracing System: Back Shifted, Scalloped X
• Bridge: Rosewood / Pau Ferro
• Inlays: Abalone & Mother of Pearl
• Fingerboard: Rosewood / Pau Ferro
• Nut & Saddle: Real Bone
• Tuner: Premium Open Gear Chrome
• Binding: Ivory ABS
• Strings: D'Addario EXP16
• Pickup / EQ: LR Baggs VTC

Dimensions

• Overall Length (mm): 978
• Body Width (mm): 378
• Body Depth at Heel (mm): 82
• Body Depth at Base (mm): 82
• Scale (mm): 630
• Scale (inches): 24-13/16”
• Number of Frets: 20
• Nut Width (mm): 44.45
• Nut Width (inches): 1-3/4"