Description
The Malibu Special takes a different path than the typical acoustic, pairing a small body with a short scale to create an instrument that’s genuinely easy to sit down and play. Solid mahogany construction across the top, back, and sides gives it a warm, balanced voice with plenty of articulation, backed by bold looks that hold their own on stage or in front of a studio mic.
Fender drew on its electric guitar heritage for the neck, shaping it into a slim-taper “C” profile in mahogany that feels fast and familiar under the hand no matter your playing style. It’s the kind of neck that makes fretting new chord shapes feel natural rather than like a stretch.
Plugging in reveals another piece of thoughtful engineering: a preamp system co-designed by Fender and Fishman, tuned specifically to the Malibu’s body shape. Rather than forcing a generic EQ curve onto the guitar, this system is built to translate the instrument’s actual acoustic character through an amplifier, so what you hear plugged in stays true to what you hear unplugged.
- Solid mahogany top, back, and sides
- Short-scale, small-body design for comfortable playability
- Slim-taper “C”-shaped mahogany neck
- Fender/Fishman-designed preamp voiced for the Malibu body shape
Whether you’re writing at home or performing under lights, the Malibu Special offers a compact, expressive acoustic-electric experience with a distinctly Fender feel.
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