Inspired by the iconic models of Fender electric guitars, the California Player acoustic evokes the spirit of adventure and freedom on the west coast, inviting musicians to explore their individual creativity and disrupt the status quo.
Made with a solid spruce top with X-bracing and sapele back and sides, the affordable medium-sized body of the Newporter Player produces a versatile voice that is both articulate and powerful, while providing a comfortable feel for hours of inspiration. The nato neck is designed with a slim 'C' shape profile that is easy to play, a scale length of 25.5 inches, and a 6-in-line tilted back headstock for a distinctive look born from the DNA of Fender electric guitars. Other notable details include vintage-style tuning machines for smooth and precise tuning, and a GraphTech® NuBone® nut and saddle for detailed harmonic character. With elegantly integrated controls for a sleek and modern look, the Fishman® Flex onboard preamp system allows for faithful reproduction of the guitar's natural sound when connected to an amplifier or recording device.
Bold, attractive, and unique, the instruments in the California series do not compromise, balancing effortless playability, superior sound, and remarkable style for those who aspire to play something different.
- Body: Solid spruce top with laminated sapele back and sides
- Body finish: Gloss poly
- Body top: Solid Sitka spruce
- Body binding: Aged white
- Body shape: Newporter
- Body back: Sapele
- Body sides: Sapele
- Fingerboard: Walnut
- Hardware finish: Nickel
- Pickguard: 3-ply gold
- Position inlays: White dot
- Neck finish: Satin urethane
- Neck shape: Slim 'C'
- Headstock: Tilt-Back Stratocaster®
- Waist: 9.05" (230 mm)
- Rosette: 2 rings white/black/white
- Special electronics: Fishman® Flex
- Orientation: Left-handed
- Bracing: X scalloped
- Upper bout: 10.83 inches (275 mm)
- Lower bout: 15.55" (395 mm)
- Scale length: 25.6" (650 mm)
- Number of frets: 20
- Fret size: 2.4 mm
- Nut: Graph Tech® NuBone™
- Nut width: 1.69" (43 mm)
- Truss Rod key: 4 mm Hex (Allen)
- Controls: Volume, Tone, Phase control tone button
- Bridge: Modern Viking
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
- Strings: Fender® Dura-Tone® 880L Coated 80/20 (.012-.052 Gauges), PN 0730880303
- Fingerboard radius: 15.75" (400 mm)
- Fingerboard Radius Refinement: Standard Acoustic
- Neck material: Nato
- Refined neck material: Nato
- Neck shape refinement: C Shape
- Nut material: Graph Tech® NuBone™
- Truss Rod: Modern heel adjustment
- Truss Rod nut: 4 mm Hex
