Fender Sonoran SCE Review

By

Adam Chase

6/18/2020 8:20 PM

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Expert Score

9.2

$316.20

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Reasons To Buy

All the electronics are nice and have the vintage feel
The look of this guitar definitely draws attention and has a sound to match

Reasons Not To Buy

It’s a niche instrument, you either want it or you don’t.

Overview

There is definitely a throw back, Southern California, surfer vibe about this guitar and it has a pretty authentic tone for that vibe. The Rosewood fingerboard feels great to playing the Fishman Isys III pickups go nicely with the onboard preamp and tuner.

Critic Consensus

Fender makes some of the best guitars, so let’s see how this model compares for best acoustic-electric guitars…

Fender Sonoran SCE Review

Acoustic-Electric Guitar Specifications:

Solid Spruce Top
Laminated Mahogany Back and Sides
Maple Neck
20 fret rosewood fingerboard
Scalloped X Bracing
Rosewood with Compensated Bone Saddle
Fishman Isys III System
Active On-Board Pre-Amp and Tuner

This guitar is pretty cool. The look with the acoustic body and the Stratocaster style neck and headstock is really something to behold. It’s a cool look if not odd for some.

The body is an impressive solid spruce with laminate mahogany on a dreadnought body. The 3-play pickgaurd is solid with the bone nut and bridge saddle and vintage style Fender bridge.

9.2

EXPERT SCORE

Fender Sonoran SCE Review

Sound

9/10

Price

9.2/10

Look

9.5/10

Reasons to Buy

All the electronics are nice and have the vintage feel
The look of this guitar definitely draws attention and has a sound to match

Reasons not to buy

It’s a niche instrument, you either want it or you don’t.

Adam Chase

Adam Chase is an American born multi-instrumentalist and band leader from Baltimore, MD. Adam has toured around the world with various projects as a drummer, percussionist, band leader and music director. As a touring musician, Adam has performed with some of the biggest musicians in the business, opening for Crosby Stills And Nash, Aerosmith, Santana, Kiss, Rusted Root, Dickey Betts, Victor Wooten, Oteil Burbridge, OAR, and many others.

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