Fender Acoustics improves CD-60, CD-60CE, CD-110CE and CD-160SE 12-String
(mtebaldi | Posted 2011-01-10)
Fender is coming out with a few upgrades for the astonishing black finish acoustic and electro-acoustic guitars. The CD-60, CD-60CE, CD-110CE and CD-160SE 12-String are part of a whole series of improvements that Fender is applying throughout their acoustic guitar catalogue for this year.
The CD-60 dreadnought cutaway boasts features you’d expect on much more expensive instruments, with a spruce top and choice of natural, sunburst and black finishes. Upgrades include a new black pickguard and mother-of-pearl acrylic rosette design, new compensated bridge design, white bridge pins with black dots and smaller (3 mm) dot fingerboard inlays. Features include scalloped X bracing, black body binding, 20-fret fingerboard, dual-action truss rod, die-cast tuners and Fishman® pickup system with active onboard preamp, tuner, volume and tone controls. Hard-shell case included. Current retail price: $299.99
The CD-60CE dreadnought cutaway boasts features you’d expect on much more expensive instruments, with a spruce top and choice of natural, sunburst and black finishes. Upgrades include a new black pickguard and mother-of-pearl acrylic rosette design, new compensated bridge design, white bridge pins with black dots and smaller (3 mm) dot fingerboard inlays. Features include scalloped X bracing, black body binding, 20-fret fingerboard, dual-action truss rod, die-cast tuners and Fishman® pickup system with active onboard preamp, tuner, volume and tone controls. Hard-shell case included. Current retail price: $429.99.
The CD-110CE is a powerhouse dreadnought cutaway with a spruce top and sharp-looking black finish. Upgrades include a new black pickguard and mother-of-pearl acrylic rosette design, new compensated rosewood bridge design, white bridge pins with black dots and smaller (3 mm) dot fingerboard inlays. Features include scalloped X bracing, 18-fret rosewood fingerboard, matching black headstock with die-cast tuners, dual-action truss rod and Fishman® Presys™ pickup system with active onboard preamp, tuner, volume and tone controls and low-battery indicator light. Current retail price: $380.00
The stage-worthy CD-160SE 12-String offers lush, full 12-string sound in natural- and black-finish models with a solid spruce top and mahogany back, sides and neck. Upgrades include a new tortoise shell pickguard (natural finish model) or black pickguard (black finish model), new mother-of-pearl rosette design, new compensated rosewood bridge design, aged bridge pins with black dots, mother-of-pearl Fender logo headstock inlay, and smaller (3 mm) dot fingerboard inlays. Features include scalloped X bracing, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard, back center wood mosaic, compensated TUSQ™ nut and saddle, die-cast tuners and Fishman® Presys™ pickup system with active onboard preamp, tuner, volume and tone controls and low-battery indicator light. Current retail price: $499.99
For more information, please visit www.fender.com
