Fender CD-60S

I orederd this guitar as a back up instrument. I am almost 86 yeras old and play very little these days due to quite severe Osteoartritis. However I play when I can and enjoy it. The instrument arrived very safely packed and it is extremely well built and a pleasure to look at. I had read that others found the action low. It is certainly very comfortable to play up to the third fret but when I moved up the dusty end to play in Bb or Eb it was a little high for me. This may be the guage of strings. Because of Artritis I use Elixir .010 to .047 Nanoweb coated strings and will be changing to these in a day or so. The instrument is fitted with two strap buttons which is important to me since I always use a strap. I would advise begginers to do likewise so as to be able to concentrate on fretting without the left hand also balancing the instrument. I am very impressed indeed with the sound quality but will reserve saying anymore about this until I have changed to much lighter strings. This guitar is much more than an entry level instrument and I would certainly be happy to stand up and play it in a folk club as an accompanist (I can't sing and play at the same time!). I say this having owned and played several Martin giutars in my younger days. It is a full size instrument! A bargain at the price.

Stunned by the quality if finish and sound of this guitar. After a horror story with my last guitar purchase where the action was so high it was unplayable, this was perfect right out of the box. Also, incredibly good value at this price point.

Arrived without damage, sounds ok and plays fairly easy. The intonation was slightly out but not so far out as to cause me a problem with what I purchased it for. The strings were wrapped in anti-corrosion paper which is presumably why I ended up with black fingers. Wiped the strings with a lint free cloth that I had which seemed to resolve the issue.

I consider myself an intermediate guitar player, who has learnt from playing electrics. My favourite guitar I own, is a Fender Jaguar. I tried a few years ago to span into acoustics, when I was offered a second-hand £199 guitar for £50. It’s an Epiphone and I found the action above the 5th fret on that guitar to be quite high, for my office worked-out nimble fingers! Reading the positive reviews for the Fender CD-60S and discovering it had a C-shape, and the fact it was reduced from £179 to £159, I thought I would give it a go.So, first impressions:It shipped in an Amazon cardboard box, within was a Fender cardboard box. The guitar itself, was wrapped in foam padding. Included is also a set of Allen keys for adjustment, and the guitar has one of those anti-moisture silicon sachets inside.The guitar certainly looks nice!OK, so what first? – An Em chord strum of course!And also of course, the guitar has been de-tuned for shipping. So, ten minutes looking for my acoustic tuner.Guitar is now tuned and back to the Em chord strum. Well, it’s got a very bright tone! I recently had a go on a friends £500+ Taylor acoustic, and it sounded very similar.After playing several open chords, I though I’d go all experimental and try some single note playing. The first thing I noticed, is the incredible sustain (Spinal Tap moment!).Next, I played each note up the neck, individually. No dead or duplicate notes!After an hour or two of playing, I didn't have to retune it.It takes (at least for me), a while to get used to the neck shape from a D to a C from my other acoustic, might be a psychological thing, as my Fender Jaquar also has a C-shaped neck and I have no problem playing that.After having it for a few weeks I have yet to fault it. The only minor dis I have, is that the ‘pick-guard’ appears to be nothing more than just a sticker – Not a problem, and if it does become one, I am sure a cheap alternative can be found.

I have been playing this guitar for about two months. And I could not be happier with it. I do recommend taking it to a shop to adjust it, as it makes playing easier.

Purchased for my son for Christmas.Looks the part and sounds fantastic for the price 👍🏻

Great sounding guitar, action really good 👍 worth every penny 👍

I really like how the guitar plays and overall for the price I'm really happy with it. I also bought an affinty telecaster for a little bit more a few weeks back and the quality on this isn't great in comparison