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Fender Paramount PM-1 Standard Dreadnought Natural

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Fender Paramount PM-1 Standard Dreadnought Natural
Product no: 9000-0023-0643 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The Fender Paramount PM-1 Standard Dreadnought is a steel-string guitar that's just brimming with Fender DNA. This model was developed by designers of the former acoustic Custom Shop, but manufactured in China to keep the production costs as low as possible. The PM-1 offers a mix of familiar Fender design elements, including the '60s Checkerboard purfling, the '70's headstock and bridge, and the late '40s Fender logo. The result is a unique, high-quality electro-acoustic steel-string guitar!

PM-1 Standard Dreadnought: full sound

Generally speaking, the quality of the wood used to build an acoustic guitar is essential to its sound. That's why Fender chose a solid-body construction for the entire Paramount series. This natural-coloured PM-1 has a solid spruce top that delivers a healthy dose of sparkling clarity. The sides and back are made of mahogany, a type of wood that offers a warm, rich sound. The headstock, fretboard and bridge are made of ovangkol, and the compensated saddle and string nut are made of bone.

Fender Paramount: taking the stage

The name Paramount has a rich history, and is associated with the renowned concert hall in Seattle as well as the American record label, for starters. In order to maintain the excellent reputation attached to that name, Fender aimed to use the very best parts and wood types available within the targeted price class. The types of wood were selected to give these solid-body, electro-acoustic steel-string guitars a rich sound. Additionally, a custom-built preamp complements the body type beautifully. The icing on the cake is a luxury case with humidifier to keep this guitar in optimal shape.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets	20
Number of strings	6
Body construction	all solid
Cutaway	no
Electro-acoustic	yes
Pickup type	piëzo
Wood type (back)	mahogany
Fretboard wood	ovangkol
Wood type (soundboard)	spruce
Wood type (sides)	mahogany
Includes cover	no
Includes case	yes
Built-in electronics	tone control, tuner, preamplifier
Colour	wood/natural
Left-handed	no
Body type	dreadnought

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	6,4 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	118,0 x 48,0 x 19,0 cm

Product specifications

Fender electro-acoustic guitar
- model: PM-1 Standard
- series: Paramount
- colour: Natural
body
- shape: dreadnought
- top: solid spruce
- side and back: solid mahogany
- finish: high gloss
- binding: white and '60s Checkerboard
- sound hole rosette: Fender '60s Checkerboard
- bracing: quartersawn Scalloped "X"
neck
- joint: set-in
- material: mahogany
- finish: high gloss
- profile: C
- scale length: 25.3 inches
- fretboard: ovangkol
- binding: white
- number of frets: 20
- string nut material: bone
- string nut width: 1.69 inches
- position markers: mother-of-pearl and abalone 'Concert Tone'
- truss rod: Dual-Action
hardware
- bridge: 1970s ovangkol with compensated bone saddle
- hardware finish: nickel-plated
- machine heads: open gear
- pickguard: 1-ply tortoiseshell, Kingman-style
- strings: Fender Dura-Tone 880L (.012 - .052)
electronics
- preamplifier: Fender Fishman Paramount
- controls: volume, bass, treble, cut, boost
- tuner: chromatic, with display, phase and mute function
included: hard case with humidifier

Fender Reveals Paramount Limited Edition Adirondack Models

Wednesday 12 October 2016 By Richard | Bax Music

Fender is expanding their Paramount series with four top-quality limited edition electro-acoustic steel-string guitars. These new PM-1 Dreadnought and PM-3 Triple-O models have a top made of solid Adirondack. After that, there's the choice between solid mahogany or solid rosewood back and sides.

Acoustic Fender Paramount Guitars are Top-Notch

Wednesday 6 January 2016 By Lizanne

The name Paramount calls up all kinds of associations, from major record labels to concert halls to studios to mountain tops. From now on, it will also be associated with this new Fender electro-acoustic guitar in three models: the Dreadnought, Parlour and the Triple O. First and foremost, these guitars offer high quality at a great price, which sounds great - or are they too good to be true?