Alvarez 5039 Bicentennial
Summary: This is a beautiful example of vintage handmade Japanese luthier work! These guitars were rumored to be produced in the original Yari factory in Japan. Only 800 were produced from 1974-1976 in honor of the American Bicentennial. The builders incorporated elements from legendary American guitars and tastefully wove them together in this limited model that is unlike any other Alvarez made. The headstock has a rosewood faceplate, and the body and back are reminiscent of a Martin D-28 with a three-piece rosewood back and spruce top. The inlaid rosewood fingerboard is detailed with ornate inlays and the mahogany neck is a soft “V” shape. It's also fully bound with beautifully aging ivory binding.
Body: Spruce top with Rosewood back/sides.
Neck: Mahogany with a Rosewood fingerboard, 25.5” scale length, 1 9/16” nut width, pearl inlays.
Pickups/Hardware: Ebony bridge with adjustable saddle, closed gear tuning keys, tortoise shell pickguard, Alvarez tortoise shell truss rod cover.
Cosmetics: This guitar has a few dings on the top of the body. The back has a few light surface scratches. The back of the neck is clean, and the frets are in great shape. This guitar plays and sounds fantastic.
Playability: Our in-house guitar tech has inspected, setup, and restrung this guitar with a new set of 10s. The neck is straight, the truss rod is fully functional, and the action has been setup low and comfortable. The frets are in great shape with no major grooves or divots from use and it plays beautifully up and down the fretboard with no dead spots or choking out.
Weight: 4.475 lbs.
Case: This guitar ships in a hard-shell case, professionally packaged, and fully insured.
Body: Spruce top with Rosewood back/sides.
Neck: Mahogany with a Rosewood fingerboard, 25.5” scale length, 1 9/16” nut width, pearl inlays.
Pickups/Hardware: Ebony bridge with adjustable saddle, closed gear tuning keys, tortoise shell pickguard, Alvarez tortoise shell truss rod cover.
Cosmetics: This guitar has a few dings on the top of the body. The back has a few light surface scratches. The back of the neck is clean, and the frets are in great shape. This guitar plays and sounds fantastic.
Playability: Our in-house guitar tech has inspected, setup, and restrung this guitar with a new set of 10s. The neck is straight, the truss rod is fully functional, and the action has been setup low and comfortable. The frets are in great shape with no major grooves or divots from use and it plays beautifully up and down the fretboard with no dead spots or choking out.
Weight: 4.475 lbs.
Case: This guitar ships in a hard-shell case, professionally packaged, and fully insured.
