Fender Starcaster Acoustic Guitar Pack with Accessories - Natural

by Fender

Product Features

• Full-size dreadnought body style offers full and vibrant tone
• Highly versatile instrument suited for all styles of music
• Lightweight and easily transported
• Solid spruce top and mahogany back and sides
• Package includes strings, picks, a strap, a tuner, a gig bag and an instructional DVD

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001943W9M
• Item model number: 0910104122
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,273 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #76 in Musical Instruments > Guitars > Acoustic Guitars > Beginner Kits

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Starcaster acoustic guitar packs feature a great-sounding, full-size dreadnought acoustic guitar and a host of essential accessories. Each guitar features a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard, bound top and fingerboard, die-cast tuners, and a black or tortoiseshell pickguard.

A great-sounding, full-size dreadnought acoustic guitar. Click to enlarge.

Die-cast tuning machines.

Start learning with the included DVD.

Starcaster Acoustic
With a solid spruce top, laminate mahogany back and sides, and gloss finish, you'll enjoy the sweet, warm tones of this full size dreadnought acoustic guitar for years to come. Guitar features include:

• Full-size dreadnought body style
  Offers full and vibrant tone
  
  
• Solid Spruce top with Mahogany back and sides
  Plenty of warmth with crisp highs and not too much boom.
  
  
• Mahogany neck with 20-fret rosewood fingerboard and dot inlays
  Great playability and a warmer tone than maple necks.
  
  
• Die-cast tuning machines
  Always stay in tune.

Essential Accessories
The Starcaster acoustic package includes an extra set of strings, guitar picks, a strap, a tuner, and a gig bag, so you've got everything you need to play guitar. Chops not included.

Instructional DVD
Get started on the basics with the included DVD lessons. You'll be playing chords in no time.

Starcaster Instruments from Fender
Fender proudly introduces the new Starcaster guitar packs and Starcaster drum pack--complete instrument and accessory packs with everything you need to start playing! Choose among many value-priced options for the budding guitarist, bassist, or drummer in your house, including several electric guitar packs, bass packs, great-sounding acoustic packs, and a professional-quality drum set.

What's in the Box
Fender Starcaster full-size dreadnought acoustic guitar, Instructional DVD, Strings, Picks, Strap, Tuner, Gig bag, Owner's manual

Product Description

This Starcaster® by Fender® Pack delivers a great-sounding dreadnought acoustic guitar and all the essential accessories a starting player needs! Accessories include strings, picks, a strap, a tuner, a gigbag and an instructional DVD!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice beginners' guitar., December 5, 2008

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M. Wang (CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fender Starcaster Acoustic Guitar Pack with Accessories - Natural (Electronics)

This is a very nice guitar package for beginners. The guitar itself is solid and holds the tune well. The overall package also represents a fantastic value. Everything one needs is there, including a tuner, a stand, picks and even spare strings. The instructional DVD is quite nice as well. I have no problem following the courses so far. The lessons only cover the basic chords, but still enough to get one started.

The price here fluctuates, but tends not to be very competitive. Some buyers have even received used guitars posing as new. Check out overstock.

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great deal depending on need, December 10, 2009

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J. Allen "j allen" (Kern Co, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fender Starcaster Acoustic Guitar Pack with Accessories - Natural (Electronics)

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There must be a few versions, because some seem to have a stand and some not.
Mine was made in Indonesia, not China.

The construction and sound at this price is very good.
The assessories are poor to fair. Get a Korg CA-30 chromatic tuner which is not a lot of money.
Change the strings to lighter gauge coated strings. They are worth the extra $.
I highly recommend this for a beginner or player with limited funds.
I changed out the stock Fender strings which sound okay but leave a lot of corrosion on your fingers.
I have been using a lighter (11-52 and 12-53) gauge coated Ernie Ball set which I like.

After awhile, three weeks, I started getting a fret buzz on the two highest strings when fretting near the nut (low) end.
After some messing around with the tension a bit, I noticed that the nuts holding the tuners were loose and tightened them which helped. That could be because I live in a very dry climate and the wood shrank.
Loosening the tension rod about a quarter turn solved my problem.
Going to the lighter strings probably relieved some force on the neck, so caused a slight "hump" in the neck.
Loosening the tension rod allowed the neck to flatten.
If you have buzzing at the frets, try flexing the neck back and forward.
If the buzz goes away when the is neck flexed forward, loosen (to the left) the tensioning nut.
If the buzz goes away when you pull the neck back toward you, then tighten the nut.
Adjust in 1/8 turn steps or you can really damage the instrument.
There may be a slight dead spot, play, between tightening and loosening when adjusting the tension.
If you do not understand this then do not attempt the adjustment.
Take it to a music store if you are not handy.
Even expensive guitars can need adjustment due to humidity, string changes, or high action, so it is nothing to criticize this guitar about!

As far as the missing stuff, obviously open box, no tension adjustment, and other comments of a negative nature, I wouldn't accept any of that either, nor would I try to correct it twice. If the guitar played and looked fine, I wouldn't send it back. The assessories are not a deal maker. A decent guitar is. Fender should pay more attention these complaints. Just because it is cheap doesn't mean it has to be crap.

Mine looks, works and sounds better than I would have expected. The action is pretty good too. It is not a Taylor or Martin. If I wanted one of those I would get it from a music store.

36 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fair At Best, April 16, 2009

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John K (Germantown, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fender Starcaster Acoustic Guitar Pack with Accessories - Natural (Electronics)

I used to play in band a long time ago, know a little bit about guitars, suggest you avoid this one, it's just not worth the money (and three-stars is being generous). For starters, it's made in China. It's been my experience that musical instruments made in China or Korea are inferior (Japan OK). This one lives up to that reputation. Sound is fair at best, no neck adjustment (strings buzz against frets), quality just not there. I have an older Yamaha acoustic that's probably now in the same price/quality range as this one, and I would rate it superior. I had done research on Fender electric guitars a while back, bought one made in Mexico, it's just fine, but I remember at the time people warning against Korea/China-made Fender guitars. It appears they were right. No axe to grind here, but this one is just not worth $150. I'm going to send back and order the comparably-priced Yamaha - have never had a problem with Yamaha anything.