Fender T-Bucket 300CE Flame Maple Acoustic-Electric Guitar
Take the checkered flag with this cutaway dreadnought acoustic electric guitar. It features a Sunburst finish and a pinstriping motif by hot rod artist, Vince Ray.
Overall User Ratings (based on 11 ratings)
Submitted September 2, 2012 by Tim H in City, MS
"Fender T-Bucket 300CE"
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Nice Guitar! The only complaint i have is the finish isn't as "bright" (in the middle section) as the graphic depicts on the product page - there's more black showing as the sunburst fades into the orangish part than there is the brighter orange. The pic shows the orangish middle of the guitar really standing out, as the black fades into the orange, hence the middle orangish part is somewhat dull. Maybe it's just the one i got though. Apart from that the action, quality, workmanship, electronics, etc, is all flawless/perfect. It also has a really nice "crisp" sound to it; not muddy at all - very 'balanced' sounding.
Musical Background:
Been playing for guitar for about 32 yrs (electric and acoustic).
Musical Style:
neoclassical metal and jazz-metal
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Submitted June 15, 2011 by a customer from q.com
"Finally a Great sounding, easy to play electric acoustic! And best of all it is affordable!"
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I plan on keeping this until it is worn out
Sound
For the price I was amazed at how good this guitar sounds. I set it up for open C tuning and it sounds amazing! Alone it sounds ok but the Fishman electronics make this thing sing. It sounds better than some guitars three times the price in my opinion.
Features
As I said the Fishman pre-amp sounds great! I am also impresed with the tuner. I was able to tune the Low E down to C and it held steady, no jumping around like you see on some guitars.
Ease of Use
The action on this guitar is very nice. I customized my string guages for open C tuning and a minor tweak of the truss rod is all it needed to keep the action nice and low.
Quality
It seems well made, and it sure is a beauty with the Maple top. Time will tell how well she holds up. I like it so much I am considering buying a couple more so I have many alternate tunings available.
Value
This thing is worth every Penny!
Manufacturer Support
No experience with this
The Wow Factor
This thing looks awesome with the Fender inlay and all the binding, but the Maple top is definitely the Main attraction
Musical Background:
Active Musician 25 years
Musical Style:
Hard Rock, Christian, Blues
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Submitted August 28, 2012 by David A
"Great Guitar!!"
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This guitar is fantastic!! Great sound, good components, awesome design!! I love it!! Well worth the price!!
Musical Background:
15 + years
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Submitted February 26, 2025 by a customer from hotmail.com
"Fender bucket 300ce"
Even though fender doesn’t sell These if you find one of these buy it great acoustic for the money the only complaint I have is the tuner part of the pre amp broke too quickly but the rest still works
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Submitted November 22, 2011 by a customer from gmail.com
"C'mon Fender - what's the deal? Quality Control much?"
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tried two overnight from local music store - had to trade up to higher quality instrument...
Sound
I went through two of these through my local music store. Both had bad frets...one of them was terrible above the 13th fret - the other one was close to being acceptable but all it takes is one dead spot to mess things up. In this case the 8th fret.
Do your self a favor spend a little more and get something besides a Fender.
These were not the first brand new Fenders I have had issues with.
a Deluxe Players Straocaster last year was also way less than acceptable for a brand new 600 dollar guitar.
Features
nice pre amp - beautiful veneers -
Ease of Use
nothin' to it...
Quality
The T-Buckets (IMO) are not that good. Okay for a beginner but you will be glad if you spend about 100 or 150 more bucks for something else.
I finally went with a Washburn for about 425...
It feels and sounds so much better than this particular model of Fender acoustic.
Value
In short, NO!
Manufacturer Support
I contacted Fender last year for a lettuce shredder neck that came on a Deluxe Players Stratocaster - was advised to take to authorized repair outlet to make it right. I almost returned it to zZounds but it was filed, smoothed and finished by a local tech.
The Wow Factor
I was dazzled by the tops but the performance just isn't there.
Musical Background:
rockin' hard since '77
Musical Style:
rock, alternative, political punk
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Submitted May 3, 2013 by a customer from aol.com
"Fender T-Bucket 300CE FM Acoustic"
It looks good, but I find the longer I have it the harder it is to play it. Even when you change strings you have to muscle this thing to get a good sound
Musical Background:
piano and guitar
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