Fender FA100 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar with Gig Bag

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Kick off your guitar-playing career with this affordable, reliable dreadnought from Fender. A serious value, the FA-100 acoustic comes in a padded gig bag.

The world of acoustic guitars is enormous, and if you're unsure of where to begin before finding that lifelong acoustic companion, then the Fender FA100 Dreadnought acoustic guitar is the perfect place to start. This baby features an iconic dreadnought body shape with a spruce top and agathis back and sides, a smooth rosewood fingerboard with dot position inlays, 20 frets with close action, a comfortable C-shaped agathis neck, attractive chrome hardware, a rosewood bridge and a compensated bone saddle. Let your acoustic journey begin with this affordable Fender -- the FA100's warm, rich, and full-bodied tone is sure to motivate you.

Iconic Dreadnought Body Shape

Acoustic guitars wouldn't be anything near what they are today without the dreadnought body design. Originally conceived in the early 20th century, the dreadnought shape, with its squared shoulders and a large resonant chamber, was soon copied by many manufacturers and quickly came to be recognized as one of the most ubiquitous body shapes in the world of acoustic guitars. Initially almost exclusively used by folk players, today, this infamous shape can be seen making sonic waves in just about any genre or style.

The Tonal Advantages of Spruce and Agathis

The body of your Fender FA100 Dreadnought guitar is comprised of a spruce top and agathis back and sides. Spruce is a strong and elastic wood that holds up well to atmospheric changes and the everyday battle scars known to regularly gigging musicians. It adds read more a crisp and articulate color to your notes. Agathis, on the other hand, brings about a similar resonance to mahogany bodies -- it will focus more on your mid and lower frequencies for a dark and rich sound.

C-Shaped Laminated Agathis Neck

Your hand will love the sturdy yet comfy feel of this guitar's C-shaped agathis neck. Agathis adds a hefty amount of sustain to each note you play, and this neck's smooth rosewood fingerboard and 20 frets play like a dream. If you've never owned an acoustic guitar before, then this is the perfect axe to get you started.

Rosewood Bridge and Synthetic Bone Nut

Holding your strings down is the FA100's reliable rosewood bridge and compensated bone saddle. It's the bridge that assures your notes will sustain for longer periods of time, and maintain their intonation over longer sessions of strumming. This bridge works together with your FA100 dreadnought's synthetic bone nut to bring you tight action, comfortable playability, and all-around solid stability. It all adds up to a stellar choice for your first acoustic guitar!

Features:

- Dreadnought body shape
- Laminated spruce top with laminated agathis back and sides
- Cozy C shaped laminated agathis neck
- Smooth rosewood fingerboard with 20 frets
- Dot position inlays
- Scale length of 25.3"
- Shiny chrome hardware
- Synthetic bone nut
- Rosewood bridge and compensated bone saddle
- Gig bag included
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- Model Name: FA-100 with Gig Bag
- Series: Acoustic Packs

Body

- Body: Laminated Spruce Top, Laminated Agathis Back and Sides
- Body Shape: Dreadnought
- Body Back: Laminated Agathis
- Body Sides: Laminated Agathis
- Body Top: Laminated Spruce Top
- Body Finish: 0950816021, Gloss
- Bracing: X Bracing
- Body Binding: Multiple Body Bindings

Neck

- Number of Frets: 20
- Position Inlays: Dot Position Inlays
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Neck Material: Laminated Agathis
- Neck Finish: Gloss
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.3" (64.3 cm)

Hardware

- Hardware: Chrome
- Bridge: Rosewood with Compensated Bone Saddle
- String Nut: Synthetic Bone

Miscellaneous

- Unique Features: Exclusive Fender Headstock Shape, Fender Traditional Bridge, Fender Pickguard, Factory mounted forward strap button with internal block reinforcement, gig bag, dot position inlays, and multiple body bindings

Accessories

- Included Accessories: 6mm padded gig bag
- Straplocks: Fender(R) Dura-Tone(R) Coated 80/20 Bronze (.012-.052 Gauge)

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-488-1818

Fender FA100 Acoustic Guitar

The FA-100 Fender Acoustic with Gig Bag offers great Fender sound and tremendous value to everyone. A world of acoustic enjoyment starts right here: a rich-sounding dreadnought acoustic guitar with a padded gig bag for protection and easy transport.

Guitar features include a spruce top with X bracing for full and resonant sound, body binding, exclusive Fender headstock shape, Fender pickguard, smooth-playing 20-fret rosewood fingerboard, rosewood bridge with compensated saddle, forward strap button with internal block reinforcement, and chrome hardware.

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (6 ratings)
Submitted March 27, 2014 by Jefrey Campbell in Amelia, OH

"Another no brainer"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Fender has been coming up with some wonderful Chinese guitars. This would be, as far as I can tell, their bottom-of-the-line with a Fender brand on it, and it's just amazing. Bought one last year for one son-in-law; this time bought one for myself and other son-in-law. It was $99 by itself or $119 with a gig bag. Believe me, the gig bag is worth WAY more than $20. Get the package.

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47 years. Guitar, bass.

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