Fender acoustic

dazzer22 · May 2023

Been looking at the fender paramount had a chance to try one out , I don't know much about fender acoustic guitars but they don't seem to have a lot of well know acoustic guitars compared to others , But the specs of this guitar are very high compared to others for the price range , it is an all solid acoustic with case for the price of £500 give or take, it seems like a good deal! So it feels like Fender are pushing out this guitars to try and create a fan base and maybe offering more specs at a competitive price to others, when you compare it to example - Epiphone J-200 which is a really good guitar but £300 more it doesn't really feel better than the other , but being inspired by Gibson and made in Korea rather and China could have more to do with that.

BahHumbug · May 2023

My limited experience of Fender acoustics has been that they are poor. The last one I tried was one of the small bodied ones, about 5 years ago. Dreadful. I’m very much a fan of Fender electrics, but their acoustics just tarnish the brand IMO. At that price point I’m sure there are better options. Yamaha, for example.

ICBM · May 2023

All the Fender Paramounts I've played - three I think - have been really good guitars which are significantly better than their price range. Fender are very unjustly maligned as an acoustic guitar maker, I think partly because of snobbery over being an 'electric' brand, but also because some of their previous efforts have been a bit of just a cheap generic far-east guitar with a brand name attached. (And a few genuine turds, like their resonators.)

Conversely, I've never played a modern Epiphone acoustic I've actually liked or thought wasn't overpriced.

DavidR · May 2023

I tried them in a store in York last year. They looked very nice but I was not impressed with the tone.

As ever, Yamaha? Always worth a look to see if they have a match for what you're looking for.

Whistler · May 2023

I was about to say my experience is as @BahHumbug wrote except I also found Yamaha to be not that good either. Walk round your local guitar shop and try a variety of acoustics, especially the lesser known brands as that is how I proved to myself that Fender and Yamaha’s logos do not automatically mean that their wood sounds better than others. I cannot recommend a make as it is a guitar by guitar difference, so go and find which guitars sing to you.

bertie · May 2023

the only Fender acoustics Ive ever played were those fucking horrid Dreads from the 90s, that were even more bomb proof than the late 60s Eros's - pretty sure they were made from 1/4" concrete and required as much strumming as a Takamine of the same era................ ie you needed forearms like popeye and use a dinner plate as a pic to get any response from the top

Shrews · May 2023

I have a Fender Hellcat electro acoustic and love it. My go-to guitar, suits me perfectly.

It still sounds terrible, but that's my playing.

Looks good, feels good.

https://www.andertons.co.uk/acoustic-dept/acoustic-guitars/dreadnought-acoustic-guitars/fender-tim-armstrong-hellcat-signature-electro-acoustic-guitar

guitarjack66 · May 2023

I have a Squier by Fender Jumbo which must be around 15-20 years old by now and is made of laminate and has a glossy type finish,but it sounds superb. It's of no real value but it's an excellent guitar. I just bouggt a Fender concert size C60 for around 150 brand new and its not bad at all. I think fender are excellent value for money acoustic instruments.

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