Key Features
- Sounds excellent amplified thanks to industry leading Fishman preamp system
- Beautiful otherworldly, ethereal tone thanks to 12 strings
- Lovely resonance from solid spruce top and mahogany back/sides
- Based on 1965 models with updated features
Fender Villager 12-String V3 Electro Acoustic, Jetty Black Overview
Enter another world. The Fender Villager 12-String V3 may have a humble name, but is sound is rich powerful. When you play any of its 12 strings, you are rewarded with a warm, ethereal tone which is full of life and melody. It makes use of solid spruce and laminated mahogany for tonewoods, meaning that it emits a beautiful resonance which will sound incredible to the ears of all who hear it.
Play it loud, play it proud. There's nothing quite like an acoustic 12 string guitar being amplified, especially with Fishman electronics providing the means to do so. In this warm, wooden creation, the Fishman preamp system allows you to keep all of that natural tone when plugged in and playing at volume. This makes for one pristine, quality sound which chimes with character and plenty of power. With a Fender Villager at your side, you're guaranteed a quality sound and pure, unadulterated musical happiness.
Product Ref: 119132
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View Full DescriptionTop Tonewoods
Bringing joy to your ears. The carefully selected tonewoods for this exceptional 12 string guitar give immense tonal qualities. With solid sitka spruce on top, you'll find the resonance to be ear pleasing and rich. Mahogany back and sides will give each of the 12 strings a warm resonance with a well rounded punch. The Newporter body shape also helps to give this guitar its unique voice and incredible projection for a beautiful, dynamic sound. No matter what you wish to play, be it lovely arpeggios or complex chord progressions, everything will have a powerful ring to it.
No Nicer Neck
Bringing satisfaction to your fingers. The slick mahogany neck is incredibly playable, allowing your fingers to slide along the walnut fretboard smoothly and in complete comfort. The woods for the neck and fingerboard also work in conjunction to create a lovely resonance which sings when you play those strings. A cutaway body shape contributes to playability, allowing you to access higher frets with complete ease. The Graph Tech NuBone nut will also keep the strings steady, whilst adding a lovely, unique resonance of its own to the overall tone.
Let's Get Louder
It sounds astounding unplugged, it sounds divine plugged in. Containing an industry leading Fishman preamp system, you'll be able to capture the natural ring of each of the 12 strings without compromising on tone. Tonal shaping is possible using the volume, bass, and treble control dials on the preamp, so you can get the sound you’re searching for without fail. As such, this fine model is more than suitable for live shows as well as home practice, and anything in between.
Specifications
Body
- Series: Villager 12-String, Walnut Fingerboard, Black V3
- Body Material: Laminated Mahogany With Solid Spruce Top
- Body Finish: Gloss Poly
Neck and Fingerboard
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Shape: Slim C
- Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
- Fretboard: Walnut
- Fretboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
- Scale Length: 24.72" (628 mm)
- Frets: 20
- Nut: Graphtech NuBone
- Nut Width: 1.77" (45mm)
- Position Inlays: Dot
Hardware and Electronics
- Tuning Machines: Sealed Nickel
- Bridge: : Modern Viking
- Preamp: Fishman
- Control Layout: Volume, Bass, Treble
- Hardware Colour: Nickel
Miscellaneous
- Strings: Fender® Phosphor Bronze 70-12L, 80/20 (.010-.048 Gauges)
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