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The Alvarez 5019 Midnight Special was a mid-range dreadnought acoustic guitar, with spruce multi-ply soundboard. The back and sides of the body were made from mahogany and the neck was nato. At the twelfth fret the Midnight Special had distinctive bird wing style inlays.
Manufacture of the 5019 MIDNIGHT SPECIAL started in the mid 1980s and ended in 1998.
Specifications (21)
General
| Binding | black and white binding |
| Finish colors | black finish |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
Body
| Body back material | mahogany body back |
| Body sides material | mahogany body sides |
| Body style | dreadnought-size body |
| Body top material | laminated spruce body top |
| Pickguard material | black pickguard |
| Soundhole rosette | abalone rosette |
| Soundhole | round soundhole |
Neck
| Body fret | Neck joins body at 14th fret |
| Neck joint | set neck |
| Neck material | nato neck |
| Number of frets | 20 fret |
| Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Hardware
| Bridge pins | pearl dot pins |
| Bridge | rosewood bridge |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
| Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
| Inlay at 12th fret | stylized bird wings 12th-fret-inlay |
Prices (12)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | $300 | new | ||
| 1999 | $900 | new | ||
| 1984 | $600.00 | excellent | Karen Korb | Has some signs of wear now. It is 30 years old. |
| 1998 | $500 | excellent | ||
| 1984 | $300 | new | ||
| 1993 | $200 | new | Amanda | |
| 2007 | $500 | good | ||
| 2018 | $130.00 | excellent | Dave | |
| 1992 | $400 | new | Gabriel | |
| 1989 | $0 | good | ||
| 1992 | $600 | excellent | ||
| 2010 | $450 | excellent | Dan | Near new condition Alvarez Midnight Special 25th Anniversary guitar. Still in pristine condition. |
