Fender Newporter Player, Walnut Fingerboard, Black Pickguard, Tidepool

Play Something Different
Inspired by the iconic designs of Fender electric guitars, California Player acoustics evoke the west coast spirit of adventure and freedom, inviting musicians to explore their individual creativity and disrupt the status quo.

Crafted with an X-braced solid spruce top and sapele back and sides, the approachable mid-size auditorium body of the Newporter Player produces a versatile voice that’s both articulate and powerful, while offering a comfortable feel for hours of inspiration. The nato neck is designed with an easy-to-play slim-taper “C”-shaped profile, a 25.5“ scale length, and a tilt-back 6-in-line headstock for a distinctive look born from Fender’s electric guitar DNA. Other notable details include vintage-style tuning machines for smooth, accurate tuning, a GraphTech® NuBone® nut and saddle for detailed harmonic character. With elegantly integrated controls for a sleek, modern look, the onboard Fishman® Flex preamp system allows faithful reproduction of the guitar’s natural sound when plugged into an amplifier or recording device.

Bold, eye-catching and unique, California Series instruments make no compromises balancing effortless playability, superior sound, and standout style for those who aspire to play something different.

Features:

• Fender Newporter auditorium body shape with cutaway
• Solid spruce top, sapele back and sides
• Slim “C”-shape neck with tilt-back 6-in-line headstock
• Fishman® Flex electronics with undersaddle piezo transducer
• 25.5" scale length

UNIQUE FENDER BODY SHAPE
A refined and modernized evolution of the historical 1960s model, the Newporter is a proprietary Fender design whose mid-size shape and versatile voice is well-suited for many musical styles and players.

SOLID SPRUCE TOP
An acoustic guitar’s top is a key contributing component to its production of tone, and a solid top provides optimal resonance, volume and dynamic range. Spruce is a popular wood choice for its clear articulation, nuanced character and tonal versatility.

FISHMAN PREAMP SYSTEM
With a sleek, streamlined look and a pure acoustic voice, the onboard Fishman® Flex electronics provide intuitive volume and tone controls for dialing in natural amplified tone and a phase control for combatting feedback.

TILT-BACK 6-IN-LINE HEADSTOCK
A tilt-back headstock design optimizes the break angle of the strings over the nut, creating singing sustain and rich resonance.

SLIM “C“-SHAPED NECK
The slim “C”-shaped neck profile is inspired by Fender electric guitars, offering superior hand comfort thanks to its consistently shallow depth and rounded fingerboard edges.

WALNUT FINGERBOARD AND BRIDGE
With its pleasingly dark look, smooth feel and vibrant tonal character, walnut is a premium hardwood for acoustic guitar bridges and fingerboards.

Specifications:

BODY
Body Back
Sapele
Body Sides
Sapele
Body Top
Solid Sitka Spruce
Body Finish
Satin
Body Shape
Newporter
Body Binding
Aged White
Bracing
Scalloped X
Rosette
2-Ring B/W/B

NECK
Neck Material
Nato
Neck Finish
Satin Urethane
Neck Shape
Slim "C"
Scale Length
25.6" (650 mm)
Fingerboard Material
Walnut
Fingerboard Radius
15.75" (400 mm)
Number of Frets
20
Fret Size
2.4mm
Nut Material
Graph Tech® NuBone™
Nut Width
1.69" (43 mm)
Position Inlays
White Dot
Truss Rod
Modern Heel Adjust
Truss Rod Nut
4 mm Hex

ELECTRONICS
Controls
Volume, Tone, Push Tone Knob For Phase Control
Special Electronics
Fishman® Flex

HARDWARE
Bridge
Modern Viking
Bridge Pins
Aged White with Black Dots
Hardware Finish
Nickel
Tuning Machines
Vintage-Style
Pickguard
3-Ply Black

MISCELLANEOUS
Strings
Fender® Dura-Tone® 880L Coated 80/20 (.012-.052 Gauges), PN 0730880303

*Specifications subject to change without notice.