CD110E Dreadnought Acoustic Electric Review

The Fender Classic Design Series Guitar has all the big, round tone you're looking for in a dreadnought.

Features:	8
Sound:	9
Action:	10
Reliability:	8
Impression:	10
Overall rating:	9
Users rating:	5.1
Comments:	2

overall: 9

Reviewed by: trageserk, on june 18, 2007

Price paid: $ 250

Purchased from: musiciansfriend.com

Features:

Body depth: 3.94" (100mm) to 4.92" (125mm)

Top: laminated spruce

Back and Sides: Laminated nato

Neck: nato

Fingerboard: rosewood

Scale Length: 25.3" (643mm)

No. Of Frets: 20

Width at nut: 1.69" (43mm)

Width at heel: 2.24" (57mm)

Machine heads: chrome, (die-cast)

Bridge: Rosewood with compensated saddle

Electronics: Fender/Fishman Classic 4TM Active On-Board Preamp with volume, bass, mid, treble and Body (mid-sweep) controls.

Low battery indicator light

Finish: Gloss, (polyurethane)

Colors: black

Dot position inlays

Its got some really nice stuff... I love that it can be plugged in. I run it through a Marshall MG15DFX // 8

Sound: Its great for an acoustic that costs only 250. It's obviously not a Martin but you still get a really nice warm sound from it. When I plug it in, I run it through a Marshall MG15DFX. With reverb or chorus from the amp really awesome sounds can be made. The guitar is pretty loud without being plugged in, I've played on an Epiphone aj-1 and a 12 string Martin and I'd say its a little less warm and loud as the Martin, but its incredible for the price. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: The factory set up was amazing, I haven't had to do anything with it. The action was perfect, I had previously been playing on an electric for over a year and the action of the acoustic was not to hard a transition. Finish was flawless... however, if you are obsessed with keeping it clean the black mirror finish shows fingerprints and dust like crazy. It looks amazing though. // 10

Reliability & Durability: The guitar will definitely stand, the battery casing on the electronics however, feels somewhat week. It doesn't have any strap buttons which I was kind of upset about. The finish isn't going to wear away, but it will get nicks and smudges with extreme ease due to the fact that it's a black mirror top. // 8

Impression: This guitar is perfect for my acoustic songs. While I can't play speed metal or hard rock on it obviously, it still lets me have a lot of fun. I would definitely buy it again but I'd probably buy a new electric first because my Ibanez is kind of crappy. I definitely recommend it // 10

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[cuscatleco]

Hi,

nice review! but i have a question: can you tune your guitar using the built-in tuner when the guitar is plugged to an amp?

i'm asking this strange question because i recently got one but the tuner won't tune when the guitar is plugged in.

Thanks

[cuscatleco]

hi,

nice review! but i have a question: can you tune your guitar using the built-in tuner when the guitar is plugged to the amp?

i'm asking this strange question because i recently got one but the tuner won't tune when it is plugged in.

Thanks