Fender California Series Newporter Player Ice Blue Satin


The Fender Newporter Player Electro Acoustic, Champagne is a stage-ready electro acoustic with a sonically pleasing tonal character, built-in electronics, easy playability, and an eye-catching appearance. With a solid sitka spruce and mahogany construction, the Newporter Player delivers a versatile, well-balanced voice that is both articulate and powerful. To enhance the Newporter's sound further, the body is equipped with optimized bracing for superior resonance and great projection. This striking electro acoustic also offers a comfortable playing experience due to its nipped-in waist, slim-taper C shaped neck and cutaway profile, offering players a smooth and fluent playability combined with easy access to upper frets. In addition, gigging guitarists are certain to appreciate the Newporter's built-in Fishman electronics, offering basic tone control for live and rehearsal environments. With a Champagne finish, gold pickguard, nickel hardware, and classic Fender headstock, the Newporter Player is perfect for the new generation acoustic players that crave the distinctive and unmistakable Fender vibe.

Solid Sitka Spruce Top & Mahogany Body

The Fender Newporter Player features a solid sitka spruce top which offers a versatile sound with a broad dynamic range and a crisp, clear, articulate sound. Sitka spruce is quite elastic in nature, which resonates well whilst remaining strong, and provides a focused, clear sound of deep lows, warm midi-range, and bright sparkling highs. With sitka spruce's versatile nature, players are able to achieve numerous styles of play and genres with ease. Its stunning solid top is coupled with mahogany back and sides that produce rich, resonant and warm tonal characteristics. Furthermore, its mahogany back and sides also deliver a meaty mid-range, producing punchy, woody tones with emphasized treble and bass, perfect for a wide range of playing styles and genres.

Mahogany Neck & Walnut Fingerboard

Constructed from mahogany, the Fender Newporter's neck offers plenty of resonance and warmth, which is perfect for a wide range of playing styles. In addition, its lightweight neck has a slim taper and C-shaped-profile, preventing the likeliness of a cramping hand and offering easy playability. Furthermore, the neck is topped with a walnut fingerboard which adds balance and an earthy warmth to the guitar's overall sound.

Newporter Body

With Fender's Newporter body, and 650 mm scale length, this full sized electro acoustic delivers a rich and full sound yet still offers guitarists a comfortable playing experience. Players can appreciate the Newporter's nipped in waist, making it comfortable on the knee for live sets and rehearsals, whilst its cutaway profile provides easy access to more challenging chords. In addition, the Fender Newporter Player features optimized bracing for added resonance, as well as to reinforce the guitar's structure, offering durability and enhanced sound.

Fishman Preamp

The Fender Newporter Player is perfect for performing musicians due to it being equipped with a Fishman preamp system, offering basic sound tweaking for live and rehearsal environments. Simply plug in to a PA system or amplifier and listen to your Newporter's natural voice projected beautifully without sacrificing any of the natural tones and characteristics that make the Newporter so vibrant and distinctive.

Features

  • Superb playability & distinctive appearance for an unmistakable Fender vibe
  • Optimized bracing for superior resonance and great projection
  • Slim-taper neck for easy playability
  • Built-in preamp for live performance and amplified rehearsals, perfect for the gigging musician
  • Champagne finish, gold pickguard, and classic Fender headstock for a distinctively bold appearance

Specifications

  • Model Number: 0970743044
  • Series: California

Body & Bridge

  • Body Shape: Newporter
  • Top Material: Solid Sitka Spruce
  • Body Material: Mahogany
  • Body Finish: Gloss Poly
  • Colour: Champagne
  • Rosette: 2-Ring B/W/B
  • Bridge: Walnut Modern Viking

Neck & Fingerboard

  • Neck Material: Mahogany
  • Neck Shape: Slim Taper C Profile
  • Neck Finish: Satin
  • Fingerboard Material: Walnut
  • Fingerboard Inlays: Dot
  • Number of Frets: 20
  • Scale Length: 650 mm
  • Nut Material: Graph Tech NuBone
  • Nut Width: 43 mm

Hardware & Electronics

  • Tuning Machines: Sealed Nickel
  • Pickguard: 3-Ply Gold
  • Hardware Colour: Nickel
  • Strings: Fender Dura-Tone Coated 80/20 Bronze (.012-.052 Gauge)
  • Preamp: Fishman
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