The Fender FM100 is a starter pack that consists of a high quality Fender Mandolin, gig bag, tuner and more. In fact this pack has absiolutely everything you need to get started from day one and yet is still a high quality and great value instrument that will last you for many years and see you through learning the basics and even some gigs! The Mandolin has Nato back and sides and a spruce top for a classic refined mandolin tone and is set up for great playability for beginners.
If you're already a guitarist and you're looking to apply your skills to learning the mandolin check out our Mandolin No-Nonsense Get Started Guide for Guitarists in which we show you how to tune the mandolin (including with reference pitches from guitar), a few chords to get your going and the first few bars of a well known song to put them to use.
Here's what Fender say about the FM100 Mandolin Pack
Mandolin is fun and easy, and adds a whole new texture to your sound. The Fender® FM-100 Mandolin Pack includes everything you need to start chiming away, with a Fender mandolin, gig bag, strings, tuner, picks and instructional book.
Specification
Model Name: FM-100 Mandolin Pack
- Series: Acoustic Packs
- Body Shape: Mandolin
- Body Back: Laminated Nato Back
- Body Sides: Laminated Nato Sides
- Body Top: Laminated Spruce
- Body Finish:
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- Gloss Polyurethane
- F-Holes/Soundholes: Dual "F" Holes
- Body Depth: 1.85" (47 mm)
- Body Binding: 4-Ply Body Binding
- Number of Frets: 21
- Position Inlays: White Dot Position Inlays
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Nut Width: 1.12" (28.5 mm)
- Scale Length: 13.7" (34.8 cm)
- Hardware: Chrome
- Bridge: Rosewood with Compensated Saddle
- String Nut: Synthetic Bone
- Strings: Fender Phosphor Bronze Mandolin Strings, (.011-.040 Gauges)
- Unique Features: Dot Position Inlays, Simple Black/White Body Binding, Silkscreened Logo, White Plastic Nut and Saddle Dot Position Inlays, 2-Ply Black Pickguard, 4-Ply Ivory Body Binding, Bound
- Fingerboard, Chrome Tailpiece, "F" Holes
- Case/Gig Bag: Standard Gig Bag
- Included Accessories: Gig Bag, Strings, Tuner, Picks, Instructional Materials
- Picks: Includes Starter Pick Pack
