Fender – Highway Series Dreadnought Spruce – 0972512121

$1,439.99

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Nothing but Open Road

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.

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FEATURES

  • Ergonomically contoured body, 2.25″ depth
  • Solid Sitka spruce or mahogany top, fully-chambered thinline mahogany body
  • Bolt-on mahogany neck with Indian rosewood fingerboard
  • Proprietary Fishman® Fluence® Acoustic analog electronics
  • Innovative body design and bracing architecture
  • Deluxe Gig Bag

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.

REVOLUTIONARY ACOUSTIC BODY CONSTRUCTION

Representing a new evolution of modern performance acoustic guitar design, the body of the Highway series leverages Fender’s most advanced construction techniques including a floating “X” bracing pattern, inlaid solid top, and a unique 2.25“ thick chambered body for a a perfect harmony of comfort, resonance, and tonal quality.

FISHMAN FLUENCE ACOUSTIC ELECTRONICS

With a patent-pending curved form factor and all-analog electronics, the Fishman Fluence Acoustic pickup is the soul of the Highway Series. From its integrated mounting system to the unique internal architecture of the guitar every aspect of the guitar and pickup were innovated in tandem to provide pristine sonic clarity, responsiveness, and dynamic range all in a whisper-quiet noiseless design

MULTI-VOICE CONTROL

Designed in collaboration between Fender and our partners at Fishman, the Highway Series features intuitive controls for volume and contour, which pans between two different EQ settings giving the player unique tonal control without coloring the natural acoustic sound of the instrument.

MADE IN MEXICO

All Highway Series instruments are crafted at our state-of-the-art acoustic guitar manufacturing facility in Ensenada, Mexico.

ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD AND BRIDGE

With its pleasingly dark look, smooth tactile feel and rich tonal character, Rosewood is a premium hardwood for acoustic guitar bridges and fingerboards.

DELUXE GIG BAG

With comfortable padded backpack straps, durable outer material, and multiple pockets, the included deluxe gig bag provides the perfect balance of ample storage, road-worthy protection, and portability.

About Fender

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About Fender

The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC, or simply Fender) is an American manufacturer of stringed instruments and amplifiers. Fender produces acoustic guitars, bass amplifiers and public address equipment, but is best known for its solid-body electric guitars and bass guitars, particularly the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jazzmaster, Precision Bass, and the Jazz Bass.

The company was founded in Fullerton, California by Clarence Leonidas "Leo" Fender in 1946.  Its headquarters are in Los Angeles, California. The FMIC is a privately held corporation, with Andy Mooney serving as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The company filed for an initial public offering in March 2012, but this was withdrawn five months later.

In addition to its Los Angeles headquarters, Fender has manufacturing facilities in Corona, California (US) and Ensenada, Baja California (Mexico).

Shipping

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We offer free shipping on most products of $ 100.00 and over with a dimensional weight under 35 pounds.

For orders over $100 with no weight overload or fuel overload, after checking the best delivery options, we could refund you part of shipping fees.

Free shipping is not valid for remote regions such as Nunavut, Yukon, Northwest Territories and the non-metropolitan regions and all other areas driven by our courier. (Purolator / FedEx / UPS). All items will be shipped uninsured via Purolator or Canada Post. Insurance can be added, please just call us to know the details.  It is also possible to deliver order by bus for Quebec resident. Please contact us to get more information about this option.

In store pick up

  • To pick up your order in store, please write it down in the additional information. Specify the store of your choice. (Laval or Montreal)
  • When your order is ready, we will notify you.
  • You can then come to the selected store to pick up your order by presenting the credit card used for the transaction and a valid Photo ID card showing the billing address that appears on your order.
Specifications
BODY
Body BackChambered Mahogany
Body SidesChambered Mahogany
Body TopSolid Sitka Spruce
Body FinishPolyester Satin Matte
Body ShapeDreadnought
BracingTapered Floating X
RosetteCheckerboard
NECK
Neck MaterialMahogany
Neck FinishSatin Urethane
Neck Shape"C" Shape
Scale Length25.5" (64.77 cm)
Fingerboard MaterialRosewood
Fingerboard Radius12" (305 mm)
Number of Frets20
Fret SizeNarrow Tall
Nut MaterialGraph Tech® TUSQ®
Nut Width1.6875" (42.86 mm)
Position InlaysWhite Dot
Truss RodHead Adjust
Truss Rod Nut1/8" Hex Adjustment
ELECTRONICS
ControlsVolume, Contour
Special ElectronicsFishman® Fluence® Acoustic Pickup
HARDWARE
BridgeModern Viking
Bridge PinsWhite
Hardware FinishChrome
Tuning MachinesFender® ClassicGear™
MISCELLANEOUS
StringsFender® Dura-Tone® 860CL Coated Phosphor Bronze (.011-.052 Gauges), PN 0730860405
ACCESSORIES
Case/Gig BagIncluded: Deluxe 1225 Gig Bag