Fender Malibu Special - natural satin
Crafted with an X-braced solid okoume top and solid okoume back and sides, the compact parlor-sized body of the FENDER California Malibu Special (0970822122) acoustic/electric guitar produces a voice that's impressively articulate, punchy, and delicate, while offering superior comfort for hours of creativity.
The neck is designed with an easy-to-play slim "C"-shaped profile, a short 24" scale length, and a tilt-back 6-in-line headstock for a distinctive look born from Fender's electric guitar DNA.
Other notable details include vintage-style tuning machines for smooth, accurate tuning, a maple rosette and body binding for an upscale look, and a bone nut and saddle for rich harmonic character.
Designed for the performer, the Fishman® Flex Body preamp system blends an undersaddle piezo and internal body transducer to allow faithful and reliable reproduction of the guitar's natural sound when plugged into an amplifier, PA system or recording device.
Used during decades in boat and airplane building, west african native Okoume is a great low density tonewood for electric guitars (John Suhr has been using it for many years).
Sonically, it can be considered as Mahogany with a brighter high end and more dynamic range, improving the clarity of the guitar.
Fretboard is made of Pau Ferro, a sustainable tonewood quite similar to Rosewood, but with some more brightness (somewhere between Rosewood, Maple and Ebony).
- SKU Fender 0970822122
- Steel string acoustic/electric guitar
- Parlor size, short scale
- 2021
- Solid Okoume top
- Solid Okoume back/sides
- Mahogany dovetail joint neck, slim C profile
- Pau Ferro fingerboard & bridge, 20 frets
- Scale 24.1" (612 mm)
- Radius 15.75" (400 mm)
- Nut width 1.69" (43 mm)
- Fishman Flex Body preamp with Volume, Tone, Blend (Body Sensor, Piezo), Push Tone Knob For Phase Control
- Fender die-cast tuners
- Satin body finish
- Satin neck finish
- Fender gig bag included
- Extra-Light, Light recommanded string gauges
- Ref. Euroguitar : 108296