Fender CD-100CE Dreadnought Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Natural

I am in my 50's and used to play the guitar when I was a teenager. Times and life separated me from my old guitar and I have wanted another for some time. This beautiful guitar was a very happy find for me. It is of the highest craftsmanship and quality. The tone and sound are very nice and as good as guitars which cost much more than this one did. Maybe Dennis Agajanian would want more but for me, this one is perfect.

It's difficult for a lefty to buy a guitar when stores only carry 1-2 lefty models at a time. I decided to try this guitar out as a cheaper second guitar to experiment with different alternate tunings. The strings that come on the guitar are actually pretty good (someone can correct me if i'm wrong, but I believe they are .12 fender acoustic lights. I am playing with what is similar to open c tuning, so I brought the guitar into my local shop to get it set up with new, higher gauge strings and truss rod adjustment. Lowering the action wasn't even needed. The guitar truly sounds great for a $500-600 in this tuning, I couldn't be happier about the price.I was also worried about shipping a guitar with no case, in the freezing winter, but it came in two days with no scuffs or marks. Almost stayed in tune through the sub-zero temps.I would recommend this guitar for any left-hander from beginner to experienced player.

I learned to play on this guitar and have been playing it for several years now. I like the guitar and will keep it because I am attached to it now. However, everyone has heard of Fender so the name bumps the price up. You can get better guitars for similar price of you do your research. Possibly an Ovation, Alvarez or Yamaha. Any of those would almost certainly play and look better than this one.

just ok

I may have to return item for some reason the guitar will not stay tuned. I don't know what is wrong with it.

There may be a few better left-handed acoustics out there at this price range, but I don't know of any.The build quality is excellent, materials and types of wood used are very nice for the price of the instrument.Hardware is decent. It's made in Indonesia, but don't let that deter you.I had to re-tune it every day for about a week, and it seemed to settle in and stays pretty stable now.The overall sound surprised me, it doesn't sound like a Martin, for example, but it sounds like a much more expensive acoustic.

This guitar is exactly what you'd expect from FENDER at the entry level. Paying an extra $30 for being left-handed is a little annoying, but having been left-handed for over 60 years, I am used to the small tradeoffs involved with being naturally superior. That's humor, folks.)The finish is nice and the construction is of very high quality. Clearly a production line item, it does seem to have been inspected and adjusted by hand, and by someone who actually cared about the product. The only, very small, less than positive is the tone of the strings. While I don't expect FENDER to provide premium strings with a new entry level guitar the strings that came with the guitar seem excessively bright and metallic. I will shortly restring the guitar with some much higher quality strings and come back and provide an update of my opinion.The vendor who shipped this product to me seems to have their act together and I have nothing but good to say about them.Recommended to those who, like me, haven't touched a guitar in 30 years or so and want to get reinvolved. Also for anyone who wants to learn from scratch without spending a ton of money on their first guitar. I do certainly recommend buying a good quality guitar instead of a cheapy and this one fits the bill. I am sure there are Yamahas, and Gibsons, and others that are just as good, but for me FENDER is the bomb and always has been.

I have two electric guitars and an acoustic. For a long time I have toyed with the idea of purchasing an acoustic electric guitar and after doing a bit of internet surfing, I finally settled on this one. I was immediately impressed by the beautiful sound. Anyone who plays an acoustic guitar knows that there are some faint notes that you might like to play for effect, but the problem is that unless the audience is sitting in your lap, they'll never hear those notes. The acoustic electric guitar solves that problem, and this guitar sounds great. I also love the built-in tuner feature as well as the tone and volume adjustments on the guitar itself. It's much lighter than my acoustic guitar. For the price, you'll have a hard time finding a better sounding guitar.