Crafted with an X-braced solid spruce top and sapele back and sides, the auditorium size body of the Fender Newporter Player produces a versatile voice that’s both articulate and powerful while offering a comfortable feel. The 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 Fender look. Other notable details include vintage-style tuning machinesand a GraphTech NuBone nut and saddle. 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.

• 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

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 thats 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 Fenders 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 guitars 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.
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Product Specs

General

Model Name: Newporter Player, Walnut Fingerboard, White Pickguard, Surf Green
Model Number: 0970743557
Series: California
Color: Surf Green
Orientation: Right-Hand
Country Of Origin: ID

Neck

Headstock: Tilt-Back Stratocaster
Neck Material: Nato
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
Neck Shape: Slim “C”
Fingerboard Radius: 15.75″ (400 mm)
Position Inlays: White Dot
Number of Frets: 20
Truss Rod: Modern Heel Adjust
String Nut: Graph Tech NuBone
Nut Width: 1.69″ (43 mm)
Nut Material: Graph Tech NuBone
Fret Size: 2.4mm
Scale Length: 25.6″ (650 mm)

Body

Body: Solid Spruce Top with Laminated Sapele Back and Sides
Body Finish: Satin
Body Shape: Newporter
Body Binding: Aged White
Body Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
Body Back: Sapele
Body Sides: Sapele
Bracing: Scalloped X
Rosette: 2-Ring B/W/B
Upper Bout: 10.83″ (275 mm)

Hardware

Bridge: Modern Viking
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Strings: Fender Dura-Tone 880L Coated 80/20 (.012-.052 Gauges), PN 0730880303

Electronics

Controls: Volume, Tone, Push Tone Knob For Phase Control