Engineered with an innovative Performance X™ bracing pattern, the approachable concert-sized body of the Fender California Vintage Malibu is lightly crafted with a solid Sitka spruce top and solid ovangkol back and sides to effortlessly produce a sweet, focused voice with exceptional nuance and balance. An ergonomic modern “V" profile was chosen for the the okoume neck along with a short 25“ scale length for warm tonal response, and a tilt-back 6-in-line headstock with a matching headcap for a distinctive look born from Fender’s electric guitar DNA. Other notable details include a bound ovangkol fingerboard with pearloid block inlays for a throwback look, vintage-style tuning machines for smooth, accurate tuning, and a bone nut and saddle for superior harmonic character. Designed for the performer, the onboard Fishman® Presys VT Plus preamp system features seamless soundhole-mounted controls that blend an undersaddle piezo and internal body transducer to allow faithful and reliable reproduction of the guitar’s natural sound when plugged into an amplifier or recording device. A vintage-style hardshell case is included.
Specifications:
- Body Shape: Malibu Concert
- Body Material: Solid Sitka Spruce (Top), Solid Ovangkol (Back & Sides)
- Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
- Neck Profile: Modern "V"
- Fretboard Material: Ovangkol
- Fretboard Radius: 16" (406.4 mm)
- Scale Length: 25" (635 mm)
- No. of Frets: 20, 2mm Frets
- Fretboard Inlays: Pearloid Block Inlays
- Electronics: Fender®/Fishman® Presys VT Plus Soundhole Pickup System
- Bridge: Vintage King
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Antigua
- Strings: Fender® 60L Phosphor Bronze (.012-.052 Gauges), PN 0730060403
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Aged White Buttons
- Hardware Finish: Nickel
- Case: Vintage-Style Hardshell
