ALVAREZ 5040 KOA

  • Alvarez 5040 Koa acoustic guitar
    Alvarez 5040 Koa

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1982 to 1998

The Alvarez 5040 KOA acoustic guitar was introduced in the early 1980s and is now discontinued. These had distinctive figured Koa tops - which were laminated. Examples made around 1982 have a brass plaque on the back of the headstock with the serial number stamp which reads "ALVAREZ ARTIST, MADE BY ALVAREZ, COMMEMORATING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF SLM (1922-1982)".

Specifications (22)

General

Finish colorsnatural finish
Made inJapan, Korea
Binding3-stripe body-binding, tortoiseshell binding
Number of strings6 strings

Body

Body back materialkoa body back
Body sides materialkoa body sides
Body styledreadnought-size body
Body top materiallaminated koa body top
Pickguard materialbrown pickguard
Soundholeround soundhole

Neck

Body fretNeck joins body at 14th fret
Neck jointset neck
Neck materialnato neck
Number of frets20 fret
Peghead (headstock)veneer headstock
Tuner layoutthree-each-side

Hardware

Bridge pinspearl dot pins
Bridgerosewood bridge

Fretboard

Fingerboard inlay materialpearl fingerboard inlay material
Fingerboard materialrosewood fingerboard
Fingerboard position markersdot fingerboard position markers
Inlay at 12th fretstylized bird wings 12th-fret-inlay

Prices (24)

DatePriceConditionNameComments
2011$300.00good
1982$300excellentTony WhiteheadMy Alvarez Artist SLM acoustic guitar has a. Serial number of 000250 and is in excellent condition. Was wondering what it is worth. Put $300 down in form but I don't remember for certain Tony Whitehead 254-400-9900
1983$100new
1988$300new
1992$299new
1982$250excellentDoll
2014$50.00good
2015$50.00excellentGreg
1984$500newBody was damaged but was repaired.
2017$200excellentThe shop was asking for 250 but accepted my offer of 200. Included was a nice hard shell case plus strap and portable pickup.
2017$150goodTop looks more mahogany than Koa but there is little information on 5040 non-koa. Still beautiful. Sounds like a laminate top but has good loudness for a laminate (does not sound constricted like some laminates do but not as booming as a solid top). Treble tones tend to dominate.
1995$499.00newRonexcellent condition.. slight ding on backside edge
2014$0goodBrandon Carney
1988$299.95excellent
2018$200excellentJack HillWhat’s it worth in mint condition with original case out of curiosity it’s a amazing sounding and playing guitar I’ll give it that!!
1982$50excellent
2018$500excellentBobThis one has great tone and playability. I'm wondering why this Koa guitar was only produced for a limited time.
1998$500good
1998$375newI'm not positive about the price. It's been so long.
2018$400goodMike ThompsonI love the sound of this 1982 mij 5040, its 12/14/21
2018$675.00excellentH.L.M.This is a fantastic instrument: clear voiced, loud, and by that I mean a good fingerpicking instrument, and very beautiful. Why I like it: it has aged well, the tone has bloomed, and it is delicate but complex, not overly boom-y, records well, plays well acoustically. As a layered instrument it is nearly bulletproof, a great daily player, and gigging instrument. And it looks like no other sub $1200.00 out there. It is handmade, with a mother of pearl Alvarez logo on the headstock ....
2018$50.00excellentSuperAmp$50 bux with hard case, sound hole pickup, and an electronic tuner. Oh I couldn't choose 2023.
1982$170good
1982$170excellent

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Alvarez model 5040 players

The guitarist in defunct bluegrass group Devout Sinners played this guitar. Powerful sounding resonance from that guitar. Similar to a Martin but a completely different timbre.