Fender CD160E Black 12 String guitar

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Laminated Spruce Top & Laminated Mahogany sides and rear.
Fender/Fishman® Classic 4T™ Active On-Board Preamp with controls
Integrated Electronic Tuner with On/Off Switch
Snowflake Position Inlays

Attractive 12 string Electro-Acoustic from Fender ...

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Here's a nice looking 12 string from Fender finished in an attractive Black gloss and with an on-board...

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This is a new 12 string electro-acoustic model from Fender finished in an attractive gloss black, the body is crafted from Mahogany with a Spruce top whilst the neck is also Mahogany.The Rosewood fretboard has 20 frets and sports attractive "Snowflake" fret orientation markers and the headstock has die-cast Chrome machine heads.

The on-board pick-ups feature a Fender/Fishman® Classic 4T™ Active On-Board Preamp with controls: Integrated Electronic Tuner with On/Off Switch, Volume, Bass, Mid, Treble, Body (Mid-Sweep), Low Battery Indicator Light .

The bridge is also Rosewood with a compensated saddle and Ivory bridge pins, the body of the guitar is edged with a Cream binding and the cosmetic appearance is completed by a black plastic scratch plate adjacent to the sound hole.

by Gig Stig

Here's a nice looking 12 string from Fender finished in an attractive Black gloss and with an on-board Fender/Fishman Pre-Amp and pick-up. The finish on this guitar is of the usual high standard that we have come to expect from the guys at Fender and I particularly liked the "Snowflake" fret orientation markers.

The sound is big - as you'd expect from a 12 string model and the larger Dreadnought style body has undoubtedly played a part here too. Many guitarists will be happy to see an on-board tuner included as this is often one of the downsides to a 12 string model - keeping the darned thing in tune ...

In summary, this is a nice guitar for the cost of the instrument but will never sound as lush and resonant as a 12 string Taylor or Takamine. We're back to the old addage of "Ya gets what ya pays for ..." but don't get me wrong - for the money this is an exceptionally good instrument, however this needs to be taken into context within the buying decision ... check it out now at the Nevada Music Warehouse ...