Detail 01
Fender electronics with volume and tone controls
Lets you set output level and tone directly from the guitar when amplified.
Product detailSKU #1500000458753
FenderCalifornia Standard Monterey E Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural Sapele
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Fender’s Monterey E combines a mid-size orchestra body with a laminated spruce top and laminated sapele back and sides. The result is presented as a balanced, detailed acoustic voice for solo playing and close-miked recording. A slim C-shaped okoume neck, 25.5-inch scale and walnut fingerboard shape the playing layout, while Fender electronics add onboard volume and tone control. The integrated digital tuner, on/off switch and low-battery indicator keep basic amplified setup and tuning on the guitar itself.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Solo acoustic sets that need onboard volume and tone adjustment before feeding a PA.
- Intimate recording sessions where the orchestra body’s balanced, detailed character suits melodic passages.
- Fingerstyle playing and melodic work on a mid-size orchestra-body acoustic-electric.
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
Built-in digital tuner
Allows quick tuning checks on the instrument and includes an on/off switch plus low-battery indicator.
Detail 03
Dual-action truss rod
Provides an adjustment point for neck setup.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed six-string guitar with a 1.6875-inch nut width.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does the Monterey E have a tuner?
Yes. It has an integrated digital tuner with an on/off switch and low-battery indicator.
02What woods are used for the body?
It has a laminated spruce top with laminated sapele back and sides.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
6 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- 20
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.5"
11 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Natural
- Top Material
- Laminated spruce
- Neck finish
- Gloss urethane
- Neck Wood
- Okoume
- Back and sides wood
- Laminated sapele
- Neck wood
- Okoume
- Fingerboard wood
- Walnut
- Color Finish
- Gloss polyurethane
- Nut material
- Micarta
- Body Shape
- Monterey
- Top wood
- Laminated spruce
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 25.5"
- Nut width
- 1.6875"
16 detailsOther
- Inlays
- Pearloid dot
- Truss rod
- Dual-action
- Neck shape
- Slim C
- Pickup system
- Fender electronics
- Tier
- new
- Controls
- Volume and tone
- Body style
- Monterey
- Finish
- Gloss polyurethane
- Category Source
- detail
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Die-cast sealed
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Built-in tuner
- Yes
- Source Id
- site51500000458753
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
- Bridge
- Modern Viking
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