Detail 01
Orchestra body with cutaway
Uses the listed orchestra body shape and provides a single cutaway.
Product detailSKU #1500000458724
FenderCalifornia Standard Monterey CE Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Honey Burst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Honey Burst Monterey CE is a right-handed acoustic-electric with an orchestra body and a single cutaway for access farther up the 20-fret neck. Its laminate spruce-and-sapele body is paired with a slim C okoume neck, walnut fingerboard, and 25.5-inch scale. When plugging in for rehearsal, a small performance, or recording, Fender electronics provide onboard volume and tone control. The built-in tuner includes an on/off switch and low-battery indicator, keeping tuning and basic setup on the guitar.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Rehearsals and smaller amplified performances requiring onboard volume, tone, and tuning control.
- Players using upper-neck melodic passages or chord voicings that benefit from the single cutaway.
- Home recording setups where the guitar’s Fender electronics can be connected for amplified use.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Buyers who need a case or gig bag included; both are listed as sold separately.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Fender electronics
Adds onboard volume and tone controls for amplified use.
Detail 03
Integrated tuner with low-battery indicator
Lets you tune from the guitar and check the electronics’ battery status.
Detail 04
Factory strings: phosphor bronze, .011–.052
It is fitted with the listed phosphor-bronze string gauge range.
Detail 05
Dual-action truss rod
Allows neck adjustment.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01A case or gig bag is sold separately.
- 02Right-handed configuration only.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Can I control the amplified signal from the guitar?
Yes. Fender electronics provide onboard volume and tone controls.
02Does it have a tuner?
Yes. It has an integrated electronic tuner with an on/off switch and low-battery indicator.
03Is a gig bag included?
No. The case or gig bag is listed as sold separately.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
7 detailsPlayability
- Factory strings
- Phosphor bronze
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Scale Length
- 25.5"
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
17 detailsBody & build
- Body construction
- Laminate
- Available colors
- Black, Honey Burst, Natural, Sherwood Green, Sonic Blue
- Neck material
- Okoume
- Fingerboard material
- Walnut
- Nut material
- Micarta
- Side material
- Laminated sapele
- Back material
- Laminated sapele
- Top material
- Laminated spruce
- Color
- Burst or Fade
- Top Material
- Laminated spruce
- Neck finish
- Gloss urethane
- Rosette material
- Dual-ring inlaid
- Neck Wood
- Okoume
- Fingerboard Material
- Walnut
- Bridge material
- Modern Viking
- Hardware finish
- Chrome
- Body finish
- Gloss polyurethane
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 1.6875"
- Scale length
- 25.5"
23 detailsOther
- Tuner
- Yes
- Pickup system
- Fender electronics
- Neck profile
- Slim C
- String gauge
- .011–.052
- Product type
- Acoustic-electric guitar
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Die-cast sealed
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Pickguard
- 1-ply black
- Inlays
- Pearloid dot
- Truss rod
- Dual-action
- Case
- Sold separately
- Tier
- new
- Controls
- Volume, tone, integrated electronic tuner with on/off switch, low-battery indicator
- Body size class
- Orchestra
- Category Source
- detail
- Cutaway
- Yes
- Series
- California Standard
- Product Type
- Acoustic-electric guitar
- Model
- Monterey CE
- Guitar Center Exclusive
- Yes
- Source Id
- site51500000458724
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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