DISC Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat FSR Electro Acoustic, Ruby Red

Full Description

Concert Body Shape

The Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat features a concert body shape, which offers a comfortable playing experience and a well-balanced tone. The concert shape is engineered to provide exceptional sustain with a pronounced bass response, both of which can be achieved with a light touch. The Fender Hellcat is ideal for a huge range of genres and playing techniques, these include pop, rock, folk, and punk. If you're a finger stylist, or seeking an instrument to use as vocal accompaniment, then this is the instrument for you.

Solid Mahogany Top & Laminated Mahogany Body

The Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat guitar features a solid mahogany top that offers durability and great resonance. The mahogany top delivers rich characterised warmth, a focused, woody, punchy mid-range, and a thick well-defined tone with plenty of depth and complexity that will accommodate most playing styles. Mahogany also contains its rich warmth, but is well-balanced with a bite of its own. The mahogany top is accompanied by laminated mahogany back and sides that delivers warmth, but not as rich and as resonant as its solid top. However the laminated back and sides offer extreme durability, and is far less susceptible to cracking. Mahogany is used a lot in the acoustic world because it is relatively economical, attractive, easy to work with, and resonant.

Maple Neck & Rosewood Fingerboard

The Hellcat's neck is constructed from maple, offering an extremely bright, precise tone and tight lows. A maple neck projects a clear bright sound, with great sustain and plenty of bite. The neck features a C-shaped profile that provides a comfortable playing experience. The neck is topped with a rosewood fingerboard that delivers a warm, bright, sparkly tone that really shines through when using finger techniques. The rosewood fingerboard also provides a smooth and energetic playing experience.

On-Board Fishman Isys III

The Fender Hellcat FSR comes equipped with Fishman electronics and the added convenience of an on-board tuner, making it an ideal guitar for the stage. The Fishman Isys III provides pristine amplified acoustic sound with a variety of on-board controls that emphasize its pure, rich, and resonant tone. The Fishman Isys features rotary controls for volume, bass, mid, and treble, offering personalised tone control in a sophisticated, easy to use, and compact design.

Fender & Tim Armstrong Design

The Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat guitar is based on Tim Armstrong's beat-up, old sixties acoustic and is a beautifully designed instrument with a full host of decorative features. These features include stylish pearl Hellcat fingerboard markers on the third, fifth, and seventh fret, while a pair of skulls stand mightily on the 12th fret. Other ornate details include a ruby red satin finish, seventies style Fender sound-hole rosette, and vintage style machineheads with aged white plastic buttons complemented by a signature Tim Armstrong headstock.

Based On Tim Armstrong

The Fender Time Armstrong Hellcat FSR is based on Armstrong's own classic instrument. featuring modern appointments including high-quality on-board electronics. Tim Armstrong is a Grammy-winning founder of the U.S punk band Rancid, Armstrong is also a respected producer and indie label owner. As a song-writer Armstrong has always turned to his old Fender concert style acoustic for inspiration. Fender and Tim Armstrong have come together to create this limited addition, special and unique guitar for the players pleasure.

Features

• Solid mahogany top offers dark, rich, woody tones
• Concert body shape provides a comfortable playing experience & can handle many different genres
• Design and construction based on Tim Armstrong's old sixties Fender acoustic
• Satin finish for sleek and smooth appearance
• Rosewood fingerboard provides smooth and energetic playing experience
• On-board Fishman preamp and tuner makes for ideal stage guitar
• Armstrong's Hellcat fingerboard markers project the vibe of rock 'n' roll

Specifications

Body & Bridge

• Series: Artist Series
• Top Material: Solid Mahogany
• Body Material: Laminated Mahogany
• Bracing: Scalloped X
• Body Finish: Satin Polyurethane
• Bridge: Rosewood
• Body Shape: Concert
• Colour: Ruby Red

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Shape: C Shape
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Number of Frets: 19 Vintage Style
• Nut: Graph Tech NuBone
• Nut Width: 43 mm
• Position Inlays: Hellcat Pearl
• Scale Length: 643 mm

Hardware & Electronics

• Preamp: Fishman Isys III w/ Active On-Board Preamp & Tuner
• Preamp Controls: Volume, Bass, Mid, Treble, Tuner
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style w/ Aged White Plastic Buttons
• Strings: Fender Dura-Tone 880L (.012-.052 Gauge)
• Pickguard: Black