Vintage Guitars Info's
Vintage Fender Guitars, Basses, Amps.
Flat top Acoustic Models.

 
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Acoustic Flat Top Guitar Model Information:

• King, Kingman guitar
• Wildwood guitar
• Concert guitar
• Classic guitar
• Folk guitar
• Shenondoah guitar
• Malibu guitar
• Villager guitar
• Palomino guitar
• Newporter guitar
• Redondo guitar
• Other misc. guitar models

Introduction.

All Fender acoustic flat top guitars have 2 screws in the pickguard, 6 on-a-side tuner configuration (except the Classic and Folk), and a bolt-on neck with a metal neck plate on the back. For the most part serial number follow the electric models. BUT in some cases, they do not. The year information here should be taken before the serial number. That is, if the serial number indicated 1956 and the model info says it was only made from 1965 to 1971, then believe the model information!

Fender basically took the design principles that made their electric guitar models famous, and applied them to their acoustic flat top guitar models. Unfortunately, this made for bad sounding and horrible looking flat tops. Fender flat tops have no vintage collectibility. The Wildwood and Brazilian rosewood models are visually interesting and cool to look at (especially the funky colored Wildwoods), but have no real vintage value. Fender acoustics are a footnote in Fender's history. A lot of people ask about them because they are readily available for a cheap price. Hence I created this web page.

Dreadnought shape that is 15 5/8" wide, 20" long, spruce top, mahogany back and sides (optional Brazilian rosewood, Indian Rosewood, Zebrawood or Vermilion), multiple bound top, back and single bound fingerboard, adjustable saddles, 25.5" scale length, dot fingerboard inlays, chrome plated parts.
• Introduced in late 1963. Natural finish.
• Renamed Kingman in 1966. Available in sunburst or natural top.
• Maple, rosewood or vermilion back and sides optional.
• Antigua finish (silver to black sunburst), black and some custom color finishes available in 1968.
• Discontinued 1971.

The same as a Kingman, but with dyed beechwood back and sides, 3 ply beveled edge pickguard, block fingerboard inlay, matching dyed peghead. Dyed colors include green, gold, brown, purple, dark blue, purple-blue or blue-green.
• Introduced in late 1966.
• Discontinued 1971.

The same as a Kingman, but 19" long, single ply pickguard, 20 fret unbound fingerboard.
• Introduced in late 1963.
• Dot fingerboard inlays, mahogany rosewood, vermilion or zebrawood optioal in 1966.
• Sunburst finish optional in 1968.
• Discontinued 1970.

Classical strings, 19 fret fingerboard, classical bridge with loop anchored strings, slotted peghead, no pickguard, optional back and sides of Brazilian rosewood, Indian rosewood, or maple.
• Introduced in late 1963.
• Discontinued 1966.

Similar to the Classic, but steel strings and bridge, tortoise pickguard.
• Introduced in late 1963.
• Discontinued 1964.

A 12 string version of the Kingman, with mahogany back and sides and dot fingerboard inlays.
• Introduced in 1965.
• Antigua finish (silver to black sunburst) optional in 1967.
• Sunburst or black finish optional in 1968.
• Discontinued 1971.

14 7/8" wide, mahogany back and sides, single bound top, 25.5" scale, dot fingerboard inlays, sunburst or mahogany or black finish.
• Introduced in 1965.
• Discontinued 1971.

A 12 string version of the Malibu.
• Introduced in 1965.
• Sunburst finish optional in 1969.
• Discontinued 1971.

15 3/8" wide, triple bound top and back, 25.5" scale, dot fingerboard inlays, plastic tuner buttons, sunburst or mahogany or black vermilion finish.
• Introduced in 1968.
• Discontinued 1971.

14 3/8" wide, mahogany back and sides, single bound top, unbound back, 25.5" scale, dot fingerboard inlays.
• Introduced in 1965 with spruce top.
• Mahogany top, 3 ply pickguard, black finish (optional) by 1968.
• Discontinued 1971.

The same as a Newporter, but spruce top.
• Introduced in 1969.
• Discontinued 1971.

F-Series guitar.
Japanese made, 3 to 5 screws in pickguard, standard neck heel, 2 or 4 outline shapes on peghead, 3 on a side tuner configuration. Various steel and nylon string models made. Introduced in 1969. By 1972, no screws in pickguard, Martin style teardrop pickguard, dip at center top of peghead, Fender script logo. Discontinued in 1979.

Harmony Made Fender Acoustic guitars.
Various models made by Harmony from the early 1970's to the mid 1970's.

Tarrega Classic guitars.
Swedish made classical models available from 1963 to 1969.