Gearhead Article October 2011
Summer is
coming to an end and what better time to pick up a new hobby for the
winter! Stop in at your local Jim’s
Music and get yourself a new guitar for a nice night around a camp fire or just
a cozy night at home. We have a huge selection of brands and models so you can
find the guitar that fits you just right.
Today I
want to take some time to talk about a specific guitar that I have found to be
a great product even for someone on a budget. This month I am happy to introduce
you to the Fender CD-60 guitar series.
This guitar
comes from a company that has undoubtedly been the most well known guitar
manufacturer for the past half a century. Fender has a tradition of making fine
instruments and this one is no exception. First I would like to talk about a
few of the cosmetics of the instrument.
This guitar
comes in a dreadnought body style in a number of finishes including natural,
sunburst and black. This year Fender decided to give the guitar a facelift and
include a new mother-of-pearl acrylic rosette design, new chrome hardware, and
a new compensated bridge design.
You can get
this guitar either standard or with a cut-away and electronics giving it even
more versatility. This guitar has a spruce top for great tone and nato back and
sides and neck for increased durability, a rosewood fretboard, and a nice gloss
finish to top it all off.
The CD-60CE comes
with a Fishman pickup system with active onboard preamp, tuner, volume and
tone controls and all the same great features of the CD-60 standard.
I have had
extensive time to sit down with this guitar series and I can tell you first
hand that it’s a great guitar for basic strum work right through to classical
finger picking style. The guitar has a very even tone so you won’t notice highs
or lows coming out too strong, and weight wise the guitar is extremely well
balanced.
Oh and did
a mention it comes with a HARD CASE!?! Yeah that’s right, Fender has put
together one of the sweetest guitar package deals on the market by throwing in
a beautiful fitted hard case that I would put up against any case on the market
for quality and durability.
Now for the
most shocking detail of all; the price. You can pick up the CD-60 standard at
any Jim’s Music location for a meager $215.00 and the CD-60CE for only $269.99!
If there is
one thing I can tell you, its that this great line of guitars wont be around
long, so hurry into your local Jim’s Music or click on the link below and get
your hands on this great buy. You wont regret it!
