Fender Acoustic is launching six new models for the summer. The Tim Armstrong Hellcat-12 is a 12-string version of his signature, with a scallop-X-braced mahogany top and four-ply tortoiseshell pickguard, custom position inlays, a Fishman preamp, and Armstrong’s signature on the truss rod cover.
The CD-220SCE All Zebrano dreadnought acoustic has zebrano back and sides, scalloped X bracing and back center stripe mosaic inlay, abalone rosette and tortoiseshell pickguard, mahogany neck with dual-action truss rod, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with 3-mm dot inlays, rosewood bridge with compensated saddle, black bridge pins with abalone dots, mother-of-pearl logo headstock inlay, gold hardware, and Fishman Presys pickup system with active onboard preamp, tuner, Volume and Tone controls, and low-battery indicator light.
The California series Sonoran-Bucket dreadnought has a flame-maple top with T-Bucket rosette, laminated mahogany back and sides, Stratocaster headstock and neck with 12th-fret F logo, rosewood bridge with compensated saddle and Fishman Isys III pickup/preamp system with built-in tuner.
The CB-100CE Bass is a dreadnought cutaway with scallop-X-braced spruce top and mother-of-pearl acrylic rosette, mahogany back and sides, mahogany neck with Jazz Bass profile and dual-action truss rod, rosewood bridge with compensated saddle, and Fishman Isys III pickup/preamp system with built-in tuner.
The FM-63S is electrified with a piezo pickup and Volume and Tone controls. The FM-63SE mandolin also has a solid spruce top with tone barbracing and f holes, carved solid maple back, flame maple sides, ivory bodybinding, three-ply tortoiseshell pickguard, bound fingerboard and headstock, pearloid dot inlays, rosewood bridge with compensated saddle, gold hardware and tail piece, and mother-of-pearl headstock inlays.
The FM-101 Mandolin has a laminated spruce top with f holes and tone-bar bracing, ivory body binding and gloss sunburst finish, bound fingerboard, rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, rosewood bridge with compensated saddle, and chrome tailpiece.
For more, go to fender.com.
