Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat

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Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat
Product no: 9000-0014-6167 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Tim Armstrong - singer, guitarist and founder of legendary punk-rock band Rancid - already has several Fender signature guitars listed to his name. This is the Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat, modelled after his trusted old acoustic '60s Fender. The classic design is now home to a Fishman Isys III preamp system and striking Hellcat and Double Skulls position markers on the fretboard. This guitar comes with a leather guitar strap sporting the familiar 'Let's Go' as well as a signature and design by the punk rocker himself.

Construction

This acoustic western guitar has a mahogany concert-model body with a solid top and laminated sides and back. The Armstrong Hellcat has a maple neck and a 20-fret rosewood fretboard. The combination of a mahogany body and a rosewood fretboard ensures dark, warm tones. For a guitar in this price range, a solid mahogany top is a remarkable feature. The top greatly benefits the overall sound and produces more resonance, a fuller tone and excellent projection.

Fishman Isys III preamp

The Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat is equipped with a Fishman Isys III pickup system that comprises a high-quality piezo pickup and a preamp with active tone controls. Via the three-band equalizer you can adjust the tone to your liking. Tuning your guitar is made much easier by the clear display of the built-in tuning device. Whether acoustically or amplified, this Tim Armstrong signature is a great guitar.

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Specifications

Product features

Number of frets	20
Number of strings	6
Body construction	solid top
Cutaway	no
Pickup type	piëzo
Wood type (back)	mahogany
Fretboard wood	rosewood
Wood type (soundboard)	mahogany
Wood type (sides)	mahogany
Includes cover	no
Includes case	no
Built-in electronics	tone control, preamplifier
Colour	wood/natural
Left-handed	no
Body type	000 / 0M / orchestra / auditorium

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	4,2 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	111,0 x 44,0 x 17,0 cm

Product specifications

electro-acoustic western guitar
colour: natural, high gloss
model: concert
top: solid mahogany
sides and back: laminated mahogany
neck: maple
fretboard: rosewood, Hellcat position markers, Double Skulls at the 12th fret, cream-coloured bindings
scale length: 25.3 inches (643 mm)
string nut: 45 mm, bone
frets: 20
hardware: chrome
tuners: vintage-style with white pegheads
bridge: rosewood with compensated bone saddle
pickguard: 4-layer tortoise
strings: Fender Dura-Tone Coated 80/20 Bronze (.012-.052)
electronics: Fishman Isys III pickup system with active preamp, tuner, volume/bass/mid/treble controls, low-battery light
output: 6.3mm mono jack

Details:

modelled after Tim Armstrong's original guitar from the '60s
including Tim's guitar strap with embossed 'Let's Go'
truss rod cover with Tim Armstrong's signature on the headstock
cream-coloured bindings along the fretboard
genuine bone nut and saddle for more bite and attack
Hellcat position markers and Double Skulls at the 12th fret

New at Bax-shop: the Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat Honor Green

Monday 3 August 2015

After the natural and 12-string editions of the Hellcat, Fender must have thought it was time for a special limited edition of Tim Armstrong's signature steel-string acoustic guitar. To celebrate the release of Rancid's latest album '...Honor Is All We Know' - their eighth already - Fender decided to issue a special electro-acoustic signature model. Do you like to play acoustic rock, punk or ska music? In that case, this unique Hellcat Honor Green might just make your mouth water and your fingers tingle.