PERFECT FIRST GUITAR…OR SECOND If you're a beginner guitarist, the best choice you can make is to get a guitar with a sound and feel that will inspire you to keep playing. The CD-60 is a true Fender that's affordable and available in three great finishes to match your style. It offers a well-balanced tone and plenty of volume thanks to its dreadnought body style and spruce top with scalloped "X" bracing. The CD-60 is also a great choice for veteran players who need a second, inexpensive dreadnought model, and it includes a hardshell case for safe and convenient transportation (North America only). FEATURES Dreadnought body style Spruce top with scalloped “X” bracing, mahogany back and sides Black, natural or sunburst gloss finish Graph Tech® NuBone™ nut Includes hard case (North America only) Fender coated strings COATED STRINGS Simply put, coated strings sound better and last longer. Your strings are where the rubber meets the road, so to speak, and they are continually exposed to dirt, grime, the vagaries of climate and oxidation, and more. Fender's coated strings resist all these sound-damping annoyances with a wonderfully smooth feel, improved corrosion resistance and longer life. Graph Tech Nut and Bridge Saddle GRAPH TECH NUT AND BRIDGE SADDLE Graph Tech string nuts and bridge saddles improve the sustain, clarity and tonal coherence of an acoustic instrument. Neither too soft nor too brittle, they eliminate annoying string binding and deliver performance, handling and appearance that easily outperforms other plastics and comes remarkably close to real bone. Scalloped Bracing FANTED BRACING Scalloped bracing is thinner than more conventional bracing. This means that the bracing pattern inside the guitar uses less wood, meaning the mass of the soundboard is reduced. This allows the top to resonate more freely, resulting in a better tone with more nuance and greater projection. BODY Back Body Laminated Mahogany Body Sides Laminated Mahogany Upper Body Laminated Spruce Body Finish Gloss Polyurethane Body Shape Dreadnought Bracing Scalloped Neck "C" Shape Scale Length 25.3" (643 mm) Fingerboard Material Rosewood Fingerboard Radius 11.81" (300 mm) Number of Frets 20 Nut Material Graph Tech® NuBone™ Nut Width 1.69" (43mm) Position Inlays White Pearl Dot Clamp Post Double Action HARDWARE Bridge Rosewood with Compensated Graph Tech® Nubone™ Saddle Bridge Pins White with Black Dots Hardware Finish Chrome Tuning Machines Die-Cast 1-Ply Black Pickguard MISCELLANEOUS Fender® Dura-Tone® 880L Coated 80/20 Strings (.012-.052 Gauge) Other Features Dual-Action Truss Rod, 3mm Dot Position Inlays, Black Pickguard, Pins white bridge and crushed acrylic rosette