Fender Malibu Special Matte Black with gig bag

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Fender Malibu Special Matte Black with gig bag
Product no: 9000-0041-7811 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Fender's Malibu Special is a parlour-style electro-acoustic steel-string guitar with a great sound. That's because it has a solid spruce top with a neck, back and sides all made of solid mahogany, while the fretboard is made of pau ferro. All of these wood types combine to give this model its rich and lively sound with good articulation and excellent dynamics.

Malibu Special: amplification and comfort

Whether you play with your fingers or with a pick, you'll appreciate the sounds this guitar is capable of producing. The acoustic sound is faithfully reproduced when amplified thanks to the built-in preamplifier that was jointly designed by Fender and Fishman and specially voiced for this California series model. In terms of playing comfort, the Malibu Special is impressive too. That's because of its slim taper C neck profile and the flatter 15.75-inch fretboard radius.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets 20
Number of strings 6
Body construction all solid
Cutaway no
Electro-acoustic yes
Pickup type piëzo
Wood type (back) mahogany
Fretboard wood pau ferro
Wood type (soundboard) spruce
Wood type (sides) mahogany
Includes cover yes
Includes case no
Built-in electronics tone control, tuner, preamplifier
Colour black
Left-handed no
Body type 0 / parlour

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging) 5,6 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging) 108,0 x 42,5 x 23,0 cm

Product specifications

  • finish: satin gloss
  • binding: maple
  • sound hole rosette: maple
  • neck material: mahogany
  • neck profile: slim taper C
  • scale length: 24.1 in
  • fretboard radius: 15.75 in
  • string nut material: bone
  • string nut width: 1.69 in
  • position markers: maple dots
  • truss rod: yes
  • bridge: pau ferro
  • bridge saddle: bone
  • hardware finish: nickel
  • machine heads: vintage style
  • strings: .012 - .052
  • preamplifier: Fender/Fishman
  • included: FAS-620 deluxe gig bag

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Online stock status:
Order now and receive delivery within approx. 3 weeks
Recommended price £743.00
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Number of frets 20
Number of strings 6
Body construction all solid
cutaway no
Sustainable product not specified
electro-acoustic yes
pickup type piëzo, contact piëzo
Acoustic guitar size compact
Wood type (back) okoume
Fretboard wood pau ferro
Wood type (soundboard) okoume
Wood type (sides) okoume
For playing style fingerpicking
includes cover yes
includes case no
built-in electronics tone control, preamplifier
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colour burst
left-handed no
Body type 0 / parlour

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