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Fender Highway Series Parlor Acoustic Electric Guitar Spruce

Fender Highway Series Parlor Acoustic Electric Guitar Spruce – At the intersection of time-honored acoustic guitar craft and relentless innovation, Highway Series™ instruments transport players to a new era of performance in a way that only Fender® can. Merging a thin, ergonomic form factor and a groundbreaking Fishman® Fluence® Acoustic Pickup system designed around a revolutionary bracing structure, Highway Series guitars exhibit the tactile charm and unplugged resonance of acoustics twice their size, adding unmatched on-lap comfort for a truly unique acoustic experience.

Crafted with either a solid Sitka spruce or genuine Mahogany top inlaid into a fully chambered Mahogany body, Highway Series guitars are engineered with a proprietary internal architecture including a tapered floating X bracing pattern and inventive thinline design, producing remarkable resonance and dynamic, organic tone. With fidelity and performance at its core, the Fishman Fluence Acoustic Pickup system incorporates an elegantly curved magnetic Fluence® Core™ pickup with innovative all-analog technology to deliver pure and truly musical amplified tone with astonishing sonic realism, clarity and feedback resistance.

 

Fender Highway Series Parlor Acoustic Electric Guitar Spruce

Fender Highway Series Parlor Acoustic Electric Guitar Spruce – At the intersection of time-honored acoustic guitar craft and relentless innovation, Highway Series™ instruments transport players to a new era of performance in a way that only Fender® can. Merging a thin, ergonomic form factor and a groundbreaking Fishman® Fluence® Acoustic Pickup system designed around a revolutionary bracing structure, Highway Series guitars exhibit the tactile charm and unplugged resonance of acoustics twice their size, adding unmatched on-lap comfort for a truly unique acoustic experience.

Crafted with either a solid Sitka spruce or genuine Mahogany top inlaid into a fully chambered Mahogany body, Highway Series guitars are engineered with a proprietary internal architecture including a tapered floating X bracing pattern and inventive thinline design, producing remarkable resonance and dynamic, organic tone. With fidelity and performance at its core, the Fishman Fluence Acoustic Pickup system incorporates an elegantly curved magnetic Fluence® Core™ pickup with innovative all-analog technology to deliver pure and truly musical amplified tone with astonishing sonic realism, clarity and feedback resistance.

The Fender Highway Series represents not a revision, but a re-imagining of the acoustic experience, inviting players to throw away the map and get lost on the open road of creativity.

Mahogany and spruce tonewoods

A solid Sitka spruce top gives this Fender Highway Series Parlor a bright, punchy sound that’s balanced with mahogany back and sides for rich sustain. Mahogany’s mellow warmth further complements the parlor body shape (and fingerstyle technique) while keeping this guitar incredibly lightweight and maneuverable. Moreover, floating X-bracing inside the sound chamber amps up the volume and balances sound to perfection — proof that Fender and the Highway Series are committed to acoustic excellence.

Feedback-fighting properties

The Highway Series body shape borrows cues from Fender’s Acoustasonic hybrid series with comfortable thinline chambering and a beveled armrest. Like the Acoustasonic, the Highway Series handles onstage like a dream and naturally suppresses pesky feedback! Given its feedback-squashing attributes, the Highway Series can conjure stage volumes far greater than any old-school acoustic-electric guitar. And the best part? The thinline body plays nicely with effects, too! Try adding a touch of chorus or reverb for a bigger, bolder, acoustic sound.

Active Fishman electronics

Much like acclaimed Fishman Fluence electric guitar pickups, the exciting new Fluence Acoustic pickup lets players enjoy world-class acoustic-electric tone without noise or hum. Fluence Acoustic systems are uniquely optimized for the different Fender Highway Series body shapes. This all-analog pickup offers top-mounted controls for quick onstage adjustments without missing a beat. Still, the Fluence system’s exciting innovation is arguably the sound of its patented pickup curvature. Conventional bar-shaped pickups register string movements in a straight, uniform line across all six strings. In contrast, the Fluence Acoustic curvature has individually optimized pickup points for each string, thereby eliminating the stiff, boxy presence of conventional soundhole pickups for a richer, more compelling sound.

Tone-tweaking options

In addition to volume controls, the Fluence Acoustic system’s contour knob lets players make punchy EQ adjustments with two core voices and blendable nuances to explore. Voice 1 offers a more “natural” acoustic guitar sound with fuller bass and is the go-to sound for singer/songwriters. Voice 2 reigns in bass with more high-end clarity and midrange muscle. This tighter voice gels well with drums, bass guitar, and more with a mix-cutting sound (it’s also great for soloing or getting the best sound out of pedals).

Rugged features = fewer pitstops

Acoustic guitar woes can wreak havoc on tight schedules when traveling. Thankfully, the Fender Highway Series is designed to handle bumps and curves so you can make the most of your day, whether exploring new cities or finding precious warm-up time backstage. The Highway Series Parlor’s bolt-on mahogany neck is more resilient than traditional acoustic guitar necks and infinitely less prone to shifts caused by swings in humidity and temperature. Road warriors relish having that consistent feel from gig to gig, and everyone can appreciate the way this bolt-on neck puts more notes at your fingertips with additional upper-fret access. More music and less maintenance? That’s a win-win!

Fender Highway Series Parlor Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:

  • An innovative thinline acoustic-electric design built for luxurious handling onstage
  • Chambered mahogany body and a Sitka spruce top deliver rich acoustic and acoustic-electric tone
  • Parlor body shape keeps sound focused with a feel that’s ripe for fingerpicking
  • Fast mahogany neck with a “C” profile and a rosewood fingerboard
  • Bolt-on neck design improves neck stability and access to frets
  • Soundport provides beautiful acoustic tones unplugged
  • Floating internal X-bracing pushes output to the limit and preserves that responsive acoustic feel
  • TUSQ hardware and sealed electric-style tuners preserve and enhance tone
  • Fishman Fluence active pickup system delivers a natural sound with volume and contour EQ controls

Tech Specs

  • String Type: Steel
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Body Shape: Thinline Parlor
  • Back & Sides Wood: Chambered Mahogany
  • Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
  • Top Finish: Polyester Satin Matte
  • Color: Spruce
  • Body Bracing: Tapered Floating X Bracing
  • Neck Wood: Mahogany
  • Neck Shape: C
  • Radius: 12″
  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Dots
  • Number of Frets: 20, Narrow Tall
  • Scale Length: 24.75″
  • Nut Width: 1.6875″
  • Nut/Saddle Material: Tusq/Tusq
  • Bridge Material: Rosewood
  • Tuning Machines: Fender ClassicGear
  • Electronics: Fishman Fluence Acoustic Pickup
  • Strings: Fender Dura-Tone 860CL Coated Phosphor Bronze, .011-.052
  • Case/Gig Bag: Softshell Case
  • Model #: 0972522121

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