Fender Sonoran SCE Custom Acoustic-Electric Guitar

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Recreate your favorite scenes from Gidget or take this vintage Fender Sonoran to the stage.

Overview

Fender's sweet-sounding, great-looking Sonoran SCE Custom positively radiates '60s California cool! Hit the beach with one of these custom-colored babies and you can bet you'll have Frankie and Annette doing the twist as the surf rolls in on an endless summer night.

This classic dreadnought cutaway acoustic comes in two Fender custom colors from the '60s-- Black and Firemist Silver. The electronics let you plug in and turn up; other distinctive features include exclusive vintage-inspired pickguards, vintage-style machine heads and a soft C-shaped maple neck with a Stratocaster(R) headstock. Surf's up ...

Specs

General

Model Name: Sonoran(TM) SCE
Series: California

Body

Body Shape: Dreadnought
Body Back: Laminated Mahogany Back
Body Sides: Laminated Mahogany Sides
Body Top: Solid Spruce
Body Finish: (0968024021, 0968026002, 0968026009, 0968026006) Gloss Polyurethane Finish
Bracing: Scalloped X Bracing
Rosette: Checkerboard Rosette
Body Depth: 3.75" (Front) to 4.75" (Rear)
Width at Heel: 2.125" (54mm)
Body Binding: Multiple Body Bindings

Neck

Neck Shape: Vintage "C" Shape
Number of Frets: 20
Position Inlays: White Dot Position Inlays
Fretboard: Rosewood
Neck Material: Maple
Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
Scale Length: 25.3" (64.3 cm)
Headstock: Matching Painted Headstock
Truss Rods: Dual Action Truss Rod

Electronics

Special Electronics: Fishman(R) Isys III System with Active On-Board

Pre-Amp and Tuner

Controls: Volume, Bass, Mid, Treble, Low Battery Indicator Light

Hardware

Hardware: Chrome
Bridge: Rosewood with Compensated Saddle
Bridge Pins: White Bridge Pins with Black Dots
Tuning Machines: Vintage Fender(R) Style with Aged White Plastic Buttons
String Nut: Synthetic Bone

Miscellaneous

Strings: Fender(R) Dura-Tone(R) Coated 80/20 Bronze (.012-.052 Gauge)
Unique Features: Fender(R) Stratocaster(R) Headstock Shape, Matching Painted Headstock, Fender Tight Dreadnought Body Shape, Dual Action Truss Rod, Traditional Fender Bridge, Factory Mounted Forward Strap Button with Internal Block Reinforcement, White Dot Inlays, Checkerboard Rosette, Vintage "C" Shaped Neck, Multiple Body Bindings

Accessories

Pickguard: (021, 006) 1-Ply Gold Plastic
(002, 009) Pearloid Pickguard

Documents and Manuals

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

Reviews

(6 ratings)

Submitted November 7, 2012 by Jason t in roswell, NM

"Not bad...."

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Bought this guy as a knock about.... not a bad buy. The fit and finish were good (no flaws) and the binding and fret dressing was perfect. The action was low enough to buzz quite a bit, but a little relief in the neck fixed that while the action stayed utterly playable. The sound is very bright, with good projection in the mids and highs, but with almost no low end. I suspect that the coated strings that came on it may be half of the problem here... I haven't had time to put real strings on it, but I had read that the sound was a little one dimensional before purchasing, so that didn't bother me over much. The neck is fast, and comfortable for fingerstyle and flatpicking, and looks oh so cool. Plugged in it sounds fantastic, the Fishman preamp does it's job pretty darned well, and any concerns about the low end go away immediately. I'm surprised that the guitar was finished so well at the pricepoint... and while the sound isn't superior, it is exactly what I expected.... five minutes of setup isn't bad for a guitar that crossed the ocean in a shipping container imho. All in all, a good purchase, perfect for the price point, not disappointed at all.