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Fender Refreshes Paramount Series Acoustic Guitars

Fender Refreshes Paramount Series Acoustic Guitars

This updated line of Paramount acoustic guitars offers state-of-the-art craftsmanship and vintage-inspired appointments.


Paramount PD-220E Dreadnought

The Paramount PD-220E Dreadnought comes with a brand-new Fender Fishman-designed Sonitone Plus pickup with soundhole-mounted controls. The PD-220E also features an ovangkol bridge and fingerboard, slim-taper mahogany neck, bone nut and saddle. $829.99 USD.

Paramount PO-220E Orchestra

The Paramount PO-220E Orchestra comes with a Fender Fishman-designed pickup that amplifies the warm, mid-focused tone of the newly designed orchestra body shape. The PO-220E also features an ovangkol bridge and fingerboard, slim-taper mahogany neck, bone nut and saddle. $829.99 USD.

Paramount PS-220E Parlor

A Fender- and Fishman-designed pickup amplifies the tight, articulate tone of the Paramount PS-220E Parlor’s newly designed parlor body shape. The PS-220E also features an ovangkol bridge and 14-fret fingerboard, slim-taper mahogany neck, bone nut and saddle. $829.99 USD.

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Available February and April 2022.

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