Description

The Monterey Standard’s comfortable mid-sized concert body is crafted from fully laminated sapele, featuring deep, rich grain that produces a pleasingly warm and balanced tone suitable for a variety of playing styles. The easy-to-play Nato neck has a slim “C”-shaped profile with rounded fingerboard edges for optimal comfort, a short 24.75″ scale length for low string tension and a 6-in-line headstock for a distinctive look. The Monterey Standard also has tight string spacing at the bridge, perfect for players with smaller hands or those looking to reduce picking hand fatigue. Other notable details include a silky satin urethane finish, vintage-style tuners for smooth, accurate tuning and a GraphTech® NuBone® nut and bridge for detailed harmonic characteristics. Rounding out the feature list is the Fender® Preamp System, which faithfully reproduces the guitar’s natural sound when connected to an amplifier or recording device and includes a built-in tuner for convenient on-the-fly adjustments.

Features

• Mid-sized concert body shape
• Laminated sapele top, back and sides
• Slim “C”-shape nato neck with 6-in-line headstock
• Short 24.75″ scale length and narrow string spacing
• Fender® FE-A2 electronics

Specifications

General

SERIES: California
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
COLOR: Natural
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: ID

Neck

HEADSTOCK: Stratocaster®
NECK MATERIAL: Sapele
NECK FINISH: Satin Urethane
NECK SHAPE: “C” Shape
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12″ (305 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Walnut
POSITION INLAYS: White Dot
NUMBER OF FRETS: 20
STRING NUT: Graph Tech® NuBone™
NUT WIDTH: 1.69″ (43 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Graph Tech® NuBone™

Body

BODY: Laminated Sapele
BODY FINISH: Satin
BODY SHAPE: Concert
BODY TOP: Laminated Sapele
BODY BINDING: 1-Ply Black
BODY BACK: Laminated Sapele
BODY SIDES: Laminated Sapele
BODY MATERIAL: Laminated Sapele
BRACING: Quartersawn Scalloped “X”
ROSETTE: Concentric Rings

Hardware

BRIDGE: Walnut
BRIDGE PINS: White with Black Dots
PICKGUARD: None
HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel
TUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style
STRINGS: Fender® 60L Phosphor Bronze (.012-.052 Gauges), PN 0730060403
STRAP BUTTONS: Vintage-Style

Electronics

CONTROLS: Volume, Tone, Integrated Electronic Tuner with On/Off Switch, Low Battery Indicator Light
SPECIAL ELECTRONICS: Fender® FE-A2 Preamp