A Small-size Body with Full-size Appointments
The Alvarez Delta DeLite Mini might be small, but it’s got a tone and a style that punch well above its weight class! While the body is only slightly larger than a baritone ukulele, we assure you that this is very much a “proper” guitar, as its full-size 1 3/4-inch nut width and 23 5/16-inch scale length can attest. This parlor-sized 6-string sports a responsive solid Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides, producing a dry, crisp sound that captures the tone and soul of depression-era blues fingerpickers. What’s more, the Delta DeLite Mini offers exceptional playability and comfort due to its small size and the mahogany-on-Techwood neck’s versatile “C” to “V” neck profile. If you’re looking for a couch or travel guitar that can hang with the full-size acoustic crowd, look no further than the Alvarez Delta Delite Mini.
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Soft “V” to “C” neck profile
While most modern manufacturers have switched over to skinny “C”-shaped necks over the years, the substantial heft of a classic “V” profile is perennial favorite of Sweetwater’s strummers! To merge the best of both old and new, Alvarez designed the compound soft “V” to “C” neck profile that starts off chunky but thins out as you slide up the neck. For guitarists who cover a wide variety of sonic styles, this shape delivers incredible flexibility, allowing for both slick upper-register bends and licks, while still comfortably filling out your grip at the base of the guitar’s neck.
Crisp and focused tone
It’s no surprise that the Delta DeLite’s focused sound excels at old time delta blues, but this guitar’s crisp tone covers a truly impressive level of sonic ground. Fingerpickers will love how this parlor-sized 6-string features a decidedly full-size 1 3/4-inch nut width, coupled with the clear, direct tone of its diminutive body size. What’s more, spruce-on-mahogany is a classic tonewood combo for smaller guitars, imparting an airy resonance and warmth to the Delta DeLite that’s reminiscent of guitars twice its size!
Alvarez Delta DeLite Acoustic Guitar Features:
- Excels at old-time bluesy styles
- Small body size paired with a 1 3/4-inch nut width and 23 5/16-inch scale length for a full-size tone and playability
- Solid A+ Sitka spruce top delivers a clear resonance and focused tone
- Mahogany back and sides impart a warmth and airy feel
- Sturdy mahogany neck in a versatile “V” to “C” neck profile
- Smooth Techwood fingerboard
- Bone nut and saddle for enhanced tone
