Alvarez AEB70ce Armrest Electric Acoustic Bass - Shadowburst
At Guitar Paradise we have a great range of Alvarez acoustic basses, available both instore and online through our webstore!
The AB70ce is a medium-scale acoustic bass designed to deliver the sonorous punch so clearly audible in acoustic ensembles. This Artist Elite is made with premium materials and an armrest bevel, adding comfort and playability to this large-body instrument, whether you’re playing standing up or sitting down. The AB70ce is also fitted with the LR Baggs StagePro Bronze, which delivers wonderfully warm and full bass frequencies when plugged in.
The FST2 bracing finds the balance between rigidity and vibration and allows the top to be both driven and controlled by the masses of air volume this guitar creates. Delivering both balance and liveliness, this bass is both captivating and inspiring.
About Artist Elite Series
Alvarez Artist Elite is our series of solid-top guitars with a custom style vibe made with premium materials and appointments. Exotic woods, bevel armrests and wood bindings give the series a rich aesthetic, enhanced by a flawless gloss finish, radiant and thinly applied, to increase response.
Artist Elite features tonewoods such as African Mahogany, Macassar Ebony, East Indian Rosewood, Acacia and Flamed Maple, framed in Ebony, Rosewood or Maple binding. We craft a slim armrest on our Grand Auditoriums with a slightly thicker bevel on the Dreadnought for more comfortable playing experience. All Elites are cutaway, acoustic-electric models, fitted with the LR Baggs StagePro Bronze.
The StagePro Bronze is a small-footprint side-mounted EQ incorporating the renowned LR Baggs Element under-saddle pickup. This is a low-profile unit with a large backlit tuner, volume, bass and treble controls and phase. The battery box is built into the end pin jack compartment for easy access with a simple push to open and change batteries.
Our Approach to the Build
All of our solid tops are selected by our team and graded independently of our suppliers. If it isn’t worthy, it isn’t used. Our laminated backs and sides are uniquely constructed with Mahogany as our middle layer, and our inner and outer layers are always matched.
Artist Elite guitars strike the right balance between strength and vibration, crafting a voice to both inspire and give players “tools in the tone.” Alongside this approach to development lies our respect for sourcing, preparation and nurturing the wood we use to make our guitars. No matter how considered design may be, it can only be as good as the wood we use to realize them.
Our all-solid wood tops, backs and sides, as well as the mahogany used for our necks, go through a curing process developed over years to create stability, strength and tonal benefits. Depending on the wood and its use, this process takes many months or even years for some of our models.
After months-long seasoning, we perform an extra drying stage in thermo-kilns to further enhance wood stability and improve resonance. We call this process ATR Advanced Tonal Response. ATR is a form of torrefaction oxygen controlled, vacuum curing at special temperatures to remove more moisture and volatiles such as saps and sugars from the wood.
Body
- Top Wood - Solid AA Sitka Spruce
- Back and Sides Wood - Rosewood
- Top Colour - Shadowburst/Gloss
- Back and Sides Colour - Natural/Gloss
- Armrest - Ebony Bevel
- Bracing - FST2
Neck
- Neck - African Mahogany
- Headstock Facia - East Indian Rosewood
- Inlays - MOP and Arylic
- Fingerboard - East Indian Rosewood
- Neck Meets Body - 15th
- Number of Frets - 20
Electronics
- Pick Up/EQ - LR Baggs Stage Pro Bronze
Hardware
- Bridge Pins - PPS Synthetic Bone
- Bridge - Bi-Level Indian Rosewood
- Nut and Saddle - Bone
- Tuner - Chrome Closed Gears
- Strings - D'Addario EXPPBB170
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