Fender T-BUCKET-300CE Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Flame Maple Top, 3 Tone Sunburst

by Fender

Product Features

• Laminated Flame Maple Top, Laminated Mahogany back and sides
• Scalloped X Bracing
• Fishman Isys III System
• Rosewood Bridge with Compensated Saddle and chrome die cast tuning keys

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 44.5 x 4 x 14.5 inches ; 14 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• 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: B001R2POHE
• Item model number: 0958005000
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,502 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #5 in Musical Instruments > Guitars > Acoustic-Electric Guitars
  • #31 in Musical Instruments > Guitars > Acoustic Guitars

Product Description

On your mark, get ready, get set ... and go! With an authentic pinstriping motif designed by hot rod artist extraordinaire Vince Ray, you can feel the wind blowing in your hair as you put the pedal to metal strumming one of our new T-Buckets acoustics that are greased up, dirty and hot rodded!

This T-Bucket 300 CE is a single-cutaway Three-color Sunburst dreadnought beauty with a laminated flame maple top and laminated mahogany back and sides. Other features include scalloped bracing, die-cast machine heads, all-solid rosewood bridge with compensated saddle and Fishman® preamp with built-in tuner. Pick up, plug in and rock the house!

Specifications

Body

• Body Back: Laminated Mahogany Back
• Body Sides: Laminated Mahogany Sides
• Body Top: Laminated Flame Maple Top
• Bracing: Scalloped X Bracing
• Neck
• Position Inlays: White Dot Position Inlays
• Fretboard: Rosewood
• Nut Width: 1.69” (43 mm)
• Scale Length: 25.3" (64.3 cm)

Electronics

• Special Electronics: Fishman® Isys III System with Active On-Board Pre-Amp and Tuner
• Controls: Built In Chromatic Tuner with On/Off Switch, Volume, Bass, Mid, Treble

Hardware

Hardware Finish: Chrome

Bridge: Rosewood with Compensated Saddle

Bridge Pins: Black Bridge Pins w/ White Dots

Tuning Machines: Die-Cast Tuners

String Nut: Synthetic Bone

Miscellaneous

• Strings: Fender® Dura-Tone® Coated 80/20 Bronze (.012-.052 Gauge)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fender T-Bucket Sunburst... Love at first sight, June 20, 2011

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Juan M. Garcia "Juanma" (Reynosa, Mex) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fender T-BUCKET-300CE Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Flame Maple Top, 3 Tone Sunburst (Electronics)

Ok, I have to confess that this is a case of love at first sight, from the first moment I saw this guitar I knew I had to get it (well I went on and did a little investigation on it too, of course).

I got the Sunburst version in May 2011 from a different vendor (whose name has to do with "Guitar"s and since it is a huge store it is kind of a "Center", no offenses Amazon... lol) mostly because I wanted to make sure it was well set up instead of purchasing it on line (and a $50 off cupon from GC finally convinced me). I tested one of these guitars at the store, but later when I finally decided to buy it, they had no stock and we had to order one from their distribution center, given the price I decided to move on and take the risk to purchase something untested.

Since I could not play the actual one before the purchase, I was a little nervous about the setup when it arrived, but happily the one I got, as far as I am concerned, was perfectly setup: the neck was straight and the string height (action) is not as low as an electric guitar (no surprise since this an electro acoustic babe) and not very high considering the nature of this beauty, so no issues there. My point here is... it appears to be a decently setup guitar, so it might be worth the risk of ordering it online with no major issues (otherwise, Amazon returns usually work very good).

The neck is pretty comfortable, its "thickness" can be compared to an electric guitar's neck, so it makes easier playing for longer periods with less "hand fatigue" I guess (I own a classical guitar and now its neck "thickness" seems huge compared to the T-Bucket's).

The body is kind of big, since this is a "dreadnought" size body (not a jumbo though), so consider that if you are a small sized person. However the body size is what gives this guitar a very good sound and volume (even unplugged), so maybe you would want to skip that little issue. The top and bottom and all the body are made from laminated wood, experts say that solid tops and bottoms deliver better sound but for the price range this guitar sounds very, very good even compared side to side to some solid top/bottom guitars.

The electronics work flawlessly, they include Vol. control of course (lol); bass, mid & treble controls; and a built in tuner which is very helpful if you are playing live and need to re-tune strings between songs (when you press the tuner button the output is "killed" and the tuner display will show you the actual note from the string you are playing, a red led will turn on if it is sharp or flat and a green one if it is in tune). Uses a 9V battery (included) which I believe does not require to be replaced frequently, just make sure to turn off the tuner when not in use.

I have seen no issues with tunning, overall stays in tune pretty well and I already had to change the orginal strings (Fender coated) since the bass strings were already "dead" after two months (I went with normal D'Addarios but I will be testing several brands I guess). The saddle bridge (bottom) is a compensated saddle, supposedly for better intonation, which I believe is not an issue.

Overall, I think the Fender T-Bucket is a very good deal for the price, I would say it is a mid to low price guitar with a higer priced guitar performance and the looks... oh well, I DO believe it IS gorgeous and since a lot of people has asked me where I got it and for how much, I believe others believe it IS gorgeous too.

Final comment: If you are planning to buy a case for this guitar, I suggest to try the Musician's Gear Deluxe Dreadnought Case (Black) (5 ply laminte wood) , for $50 bucks you can't go wrong and YES, I can testify that it DOES fit this baby pretty well. Enjoy! :D

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Guitar!, October 2, 2010

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katmandu - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fender T-BUCKET-300CE Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Flame Maple Top, 3 Tone Sunburst (Electronics)

This guitar was exactly what I was looking for. It was too expensive for me to buy in the music store, so I was ecstatic to find it on Amazon! The guitar itself is gorgeous and has a beautiful sound that I really enjoy. The built-in tuner is so convenient, and I like that I have the electric option. All in all, I am completely satisfied!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sweet, February 22, 2011

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mickel - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fender T-BUCKET-300CE Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Flame Maple Top, 3 Tone Sunburst (Electronics)

This guitar is Sweet, nice look, nice sound, great playability and all around a good guitar for the price! i have an old guitar from the 1970's that i learned on, but as soon as got this guitar i loved it, from the cool flame maple top, to the pinstrip on the head, and smooth rich sound. if your thinking of getting a good guitar for cheap this is the one to get!