Despite having some of the most iconic and popular electric guitars in the world, Fender is not the first company you think of when it’s time to buy an acoustic guitar. In fact, for many people they would be toward the bottom of the list as far as desirability goes.
I happen to own a Fender acoustic, it’s the T-Bucket-300CE. It’s a surprisingly decent guitar for $300. I mainly bought it because I just wanted to have an inexpensive acoustic, and the T-Bucket really stood out from the pack looks-wise. I’ll probably upgrade to something nicer eventually, but meanwhile it plays great and sounds good enough for my needs.
I imagine this new custom shop, is an attempt to elevate Fender’s whole acoustic line.
INTRODUCING FENDER® ACOUSTIC CUSTOM SHOP
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (January 22, 2013) – Fender is thrilled to announce its all-new Fender Acoustic Custom Shop, located in New Hartford, Conn. Operated by Fender’s most experienced guitar luthiers, the Fender Acoustic Custom Shop is committed to delivering the highest levels of acoustic guitar craftsmanship.
New from the Acoustic Custom Shop are the Pro Custom Series and Master designed models, which include the TPD-1 Dreadnought, TPDCE-1 Dreadnought, Traditional Triple-“O” Custom Shop Designed, and Newporter™ Custom Shop Designed.
The Pro Custom Series includes the TPD-1 Dreadnought and TPDCE-1 Dreadnought, which feature a solid Engelmann spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides, a convenient cutaway on the TPDCE-1, scalloped “X” bracing shifted forward for more traditional tone, a mahogany neck with soft “V”-shaped profile and dual-action truss rod, 20-fret ebony fingerboard with bone nut and mother-of-pearl inlays, bone bridge saddle and pins, a nitrocellulose lacquer finish, and Fishman® electronics on the TPDCE-1.
Part of the Master Designed Series, the Traditional Triple-“O” Custom Shop Designed and Newporter™ Custom Shop Designed feature a striking solid Carpathian spruce top, forward-shifted scalloped “X” bracing and solid figured walnut matched back and sides. The models’ two-piece neck in figured curly maple has a soft “V” profile with comfortably rolled edges, 10” radius ebony fretboard, bone nut and a traditional three-on-a-side headstock (Stratocaster® headstock on the Newporter Custom Shop Designed).
For more information and to find a dealer near you, go to www.fender.com.
