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Fender California Deluxe Villager E 12-String Electro Acoustic Guitar

Fender California Deluxe Villager E 12-String Electro Acoustic Guitar

Name: Fender California Deluxe Villager E 12-String Electro Acoustic Guitar
Brand: Fender
SKU: 0974710542
Price: 417.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

Eye-catching 12-string acoustic with a solid sitka spruce top, 'Hockey Stick' headstock and Fishman elecrronics

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The Fender California Deluxe Villager E brings a great take on the 12-string performance with an approachable and comfortable layout and unique looks thanks to its 'Hockey Stick' headstock.

Built around a non-cutaway auditorium body shape, this electro-acoustic creates a massive wall of sound filled with natural, chorus-like shimmer. It serves as an inspiring asset for session guitarists, live performers, and acoustic songwriters who want to inject deeper dimensional textures and rich harmonic movement into their music.

Solid Sitka Spruce Top for Vibrant 12-String Shimmer

To ensure every single string course tracks with absolute clarity, this guitar is engineered with a solid Sitka spruce top. Operating as a highly articulate soundboard, the spruce top manages the complex sonic footprint of a 12-string layout without muddying, yielding high output volume and pristine high-end articulation. To maximise the acoustic movement, the top timber is backed by lightweight internal scalloped X-bracing. This is combined with laminated mahogany back and sides, anchoring the natural treble chime with a smooth, grounding mid-range warmth and low-end definition.

Accessible Neck with True Fender Heritage

While 12-string configurations are notorious for putting extra strain on the fretting hand, this instrument is designed with player comfort at the forefront. The mahogany neck is carved into an approachable slim "C" shape profile and finished with a friction-free satin urethane, ensuring the hand moves smoothly across the register. It features a comfortable 24.75" (62.9 cm) scale length that subtly reduces string tension for softer fretting. The neck layout is crowned by an iconic, vintage-style Villager hockey-stick headstock, which optimises string break-angles to deliver uniform action across a 47 mm nut width.

Stage-Ready Fishman Electronics for Direct Reinforcement

Equipped with an integrated Fishman CD-1 preamp system, this electro-acoustic transitions flawlessly from living room rehearsals to fully amplified venue systems. The active electronics module accurately captures the sprawling acoustic shimmer and dynamic nuance of the dual-string design, feeding a low-noise, high-fidelity signal straight to front-of-house or recording equipment. Complete with independent volume, bass, and treble controls alongside an essential phase switch to handle low-end stage feedback, it includes a discreet onboard tuner for fast, accurate tuning checks during high-pressure tracking.

Fender California Deluxe Villager E Specifications

12-String Configuration — Produces a naturally lush, cascading chorus texture with expansive harmonic movement.
Solid Sitka Spruce Top — Yields impressive note projection, wide dynamic reach, and clear treble articulation.
Laminated Mahogany Back and Sides — Enhances chassis stability against climate shifts while reinforcing mid-range warmth.
Auditorium Body Shape — Balanced, ergonomic orchestra layout offering physical comfort and pristine note separation.
Scalloped X-Bracing — Optimises soundboard flexibility to provide superior resonance and natural acoustic sustain.
Fishman CD-1 Preamp System — Delivers a clean, gig-ready amplified signal directly into live mixers and stage monitors.
Onboard Electronic Tuner — Provides immediate pitch monitoring and adjustment without requiring outboard pedals.
Mahogany Neck — Finished in smooth satin urethane with a slim "C" shape profile to ease fretting-hand pressure.
Walnut Fingerboard — Offers a durable, reliable playing surface equipped with 20 vintage-style frets.
24.75" (62.9 cm) Scale Length — Shorter scale reduces overall string tension, rendering chords and single lines easier to execute.
12" (30.5 cm) Fingerboard Radius — Balanced curve well suited for comfortable bar chords and precise single-note navigation.
47 mm Nut Width — Standard 12-string spacing providing clean separation across all paired courses.
Micarta Nut and Saddle — Optimises string energy transfer directly into the body timbers to maximise sustain.
Sealed Die-Cast Tuners with Split Shafts — Vintage-oriented tuning keys ensuring rock-solid pitch stability and fast, secure restringing.
Phosphor Bronze Strings (.010-.050) — Factory-installed gauges chosen to deliver a balanced, punchy acoustic voice right out of the box.

Fender California Deluxe Villager E earns its place as a dependable, highly versatile multi-string performance tool, seamlessly merging historic design aesthetic with contemporary live electronics. It stands as an excellent choice for performing singer-songwriters and acoustic ensembles seeking maximum dimensional depth on stage.

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