Fender Malibu Player Walnut Fingerboard Gold Pickguard (Natural)
Inspired by the iconic designs of Fender electric guitars, California Player acoustics evoke the west coast spirit of adventure and freedom, inviting musicians to explore their individual creativity and disrupt the status quo.Crafted with an X-braced solid spruce top and sapele back and sides, the compact parlor-sized body of the Malibu Player produces a sweet, articulate voice that encourages players to reach for new chords and melodies. The nato neck is designed with an easy-to-play slim "C"-shaped profile, a short 24" scale length, and a tilt-back 6-in-line headstock for a distinctive look born from Fender's electric guitar DNA. Other notable details include vintage-style tuning machines for smooth, accurate tuning, a GraphTech NuBone nut and saddle for detailed harmonic character. With elegantly integrated controls for a sleek, modern look, the onboard Fishman Flex preamp system allows faithful reproduction of the guitar's natural sound when plugged into an amplifier or recording device.
Inspired by the iconic designs of Fender electric guitars, California Player acoustics evoke the west coast spirit of adventure and freedom, inviting musicians to explore their individual creativity and disrupt the status quo.Crafted with an X-braced solid spruce top and sapele back and sides, the compact parlor-sized body of the Malibu Player produces a sweet, articulate voice that encourages players to reach for new chords and melodies. The nato neck is designed with an easy-to-play slim "C"-shaped profile, a short 24" scale length, and a tilt-back 6-in-line headstock for a distinctive look born from Fender's electric guitar DNA. Other notable details include vintage-style tuning machines for smooth, accurate tuning, a GraphTech NuBone nut and saddle for detailed harmonic character. With elegantly integrated controls for a sleek, modern look, the onboard Fishman Flex preamp system allows faithful reproduction of the guitar's natural sound when plugged into an amplifier or recording device.
Inspired by the iconic designs of Fender electric guitars, California Player acoustics evoke the west coast spirit of adventure and freedom, inviting musicians to explore their individual creativity and disrupt the status quo.Crafted with an X-braced solid spruce top and sapele back and sides, the compact parlor-sized body of the Malibu Player produces a sweet, articulate voice that encourages players to reach for new chords and melodies. The nato neck is designed with an easy-to-play slim "C"-shaped profile, a short 24" scale length, and a tilt-back 6-in-line headstock for a distinctive look born from Fender's electric guitar DNA. Other notable details include vintage-style tuning machines for smooth, accurate tuning, a GraphTech NuBone nut and saddle for detailed harmonic character. With elegantly integrated controls for a sleek, modern look, the onboard Fishman Flex preamp system allows faithful reproduction of the guitar's natural sound when plugged into an amplifier or recording device.
Inspired by the iconic designs of Fender electric guitars, California Player acoustics evoke the west coast spirit of adventure and freedom, inviting musicians to explore their individual creativity and disrupt the status quo.Crafted with an X-braced solid spruce top and sapele back and sides, the compact parlor-sized body of the Malibu Player produces a sweet, articulate voice that encourages players to reach for new chords and melodies. The nato neck is designed with an easy-to-play slim "C"-shaped profile, a short 24" scale length, and a tilt-back 6-in-line headstock for a distinctive look born from Fender's electric guitar DNA. Other notable details include vintage-style tuning machines for smooth, accurate tuning, a GraphTech NuBone nut and saddle for detailed harmonic character. With elegantly integrated controls for a sleek, modern look, the onboard Fishman Flex preamp system allows faithful reproduction of the guitar's natural sound when plugged into an amplifier or recording device.
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The lowest price for Fender Malibu Player Walnut Fingerboard Gold Pickguard (Natural) right now is $499.00 at Belfield Music, compared across 15 retailers.
The all-time low was $378.81 on 19 July 2025 — today's price is 32% above the lowest ever. It has been notably cheaper before — worth setting a price alert.
Prices last updated 10 Sept 2026.
Last updated at 10/09/2026 17:35:22
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originally posted on guitarcenter.com
I absolutely love this guitar. I have the arctic white. It's easy to play, is a good acoustic and a great electric acoustic. Since it's a travel size, it's my pick to take to church in my little car. And someone else mentioned that they haven't had to tune it very much... It's absolutely the truth. If you're considering it, buy it. You won't regret it.
originally posted on bettermusic.com.au
Firstly, thank you Nathan at Better Music, Phillip, ACT for your awesome support on day 1 and professional packaging.Secondly, what an awesome guitar. Plays such a bright fat sound from a compact body. With the built in tuner, it makes getting set up for playing in tune so quick and easy. Then add the built-in pickup, takes it to another level, with volume, bass and treble controls. Spank those bass notes man!!!For those wanting to know, yes you can plug it in to a crunchy amp for awesome distortion and no, the hollow body doesn't make it feedback, much to surprise of a young sales person thinking otherwise in WA :D All good.Thirdly, fretboard action is super flat and quick allowing for some juicy licks. So now I have an awesome smooth sounding Fender acoustic ... MoreFirstly, thank you Nathan at Better Music, Phillip, ACT for your awesome support on day 1 and professional packaging.Secondly, what an awesome guitar. Plays such a bright fat sound from a compact body. With the built in tuner, it makes getting set up for playing in tune so quick and easy. Then add the built-in pickup, takes it to another level, with volume, bass and treble controls. Spank those bass notes man!!!For those wanting to know, yes you can plug it in to a crunchy amp for awesome distortion and no, the hollow body doesn't make it feedback, much to surprise of a young sales person thinking otherwise in WA :D All good.Thirdly, fretboard action is super flat and quick allowing for some juicy licks. So now I have an awesome smooth sounding Fender acoustic and sweet, smooth action, crankable Fender electric guitar all in one.
originally posted on guitarcenter.com
Picked mine up about 3 months ago at this point. Originally i was looking for a small body guitar to kart around and replace my 13 year old 3/4 art luthrie. After spending some time to learn and feel it out i think ive got a good hold on what its about. The neck has a great profile that seems to fit in the hand wonderfully. The tuner is nice for on the fly adjustments as well. I cannot forget the price point and beautiful style this guitar has to offer that made me originally purchase it, but there is some left to be desired. It just seems to sound a little flat and plucky, given thats most likely the nature of a smaller body guitar. overall i cannot complain because i do still truly think its a great value.
| Dimensions | 5.5x15.9x43.2 IN |
| Body Finish | Gloss Poly |
| Hardware Finish | Nickel |
| Neck Finish | Satin Urethane |
| Pickguard | 3-Ply Gold |
Fender Malibu Player Acoustic Guitar Natural w/ Gold Pickguard - 0970722521
Free delivery between 15–25 Sept
Fender Malibu Player Acoustic Electric Guitar - Natural
Delivery between 17–21 Sept $21.55
Fender Malibu Player, Walnut Fingerboard, Gold Pickguard, Natural
Delivery between 17–23 Sept $36.74
Fender Malibu Player Walnut Fingerboard Gold Pickguard (Natural)
Delivery $17
Fender Malibu Player Walnut Fingerboard Gold Pickguard (Natural)
Delivery $17
I absolutely love this guitar. I have the arctic white. It's easy to play, is a good acoustic and a great electric acoustic. Since it's a travel size, it's my pick to take to church in my little car. And someone else mentioned that they haven't had to tune it very much... It's absolutely the truth. If you're considering it, buy it. You won't regret it.
Firstly, thank you Nathan at Better Music, Phillip, ACT for your awesome support on day 1 and professional packaging.Secondly, what an awesome guitar. Plays such a bright fat sound from a compact body. With the built in tuner, it makes getting set up for playing in tune so quick and easy. Then add the built-in pickup, takes it to another level, with volume, bass and treble controls. Spank those bass notes man!!!For those wanting to know, yes you can plug it in to a crunchy amp for awesome distortion and no, the hollow body doesn't make it feedback, much to surprise of a young sales person thinking otherwise in WA :D All good.Thirdly, fretboard action is super flat and quick allowing for some juicy licks. So now I have an awesome smooth sounding Fender acoustic ... MoreFirstly, thank you Nathan at Better Music, Phillip, ACT for your awesome support on day 1 and professional packaging.Secondly, what an awesome guitar. Plays such a bright fat sound from a compact body. With the built in tuner, it makes getting set up for playing in tune so quick and easy. Then add the built-in pickup, takes it to another level, with volume, bass and treble controls. Spank those bass notes man!!!For those wanting to know, yes you can plug it in to a crunchy amp for awesome distortion and no, the hollow body doesn't make it feedback, much to surprise of a young sales person thinking otherwise in WA :D All good.Thirdly, fretboard action is super flat and quick allowing for some juicy licks. So now I have an awesome smooth sounding Fender acoustic and sweet, smooth action, crankable Fender electric guitar all in one.
Picked mine up about 3 months ago at this point. Originally i was looking for a small body guitar to kart around and replace my 13 year old 3/4 art luthrie. After spending some time to learn and feel it out i think ive got a good hold on what its about. The neck has a great profile that seems to fit in the hand wonderfully. The tuner is nice for on the fly adjustments as well. I cannot forget the price point and beautiful style this guitar has to offer that made me originally purchase it, but there is some left to be desired. It just seems to sound a little flat and plucky, given thats most likely the nature of a smaller body guitar. overall i cannot complain because i do still truly think its a great value.
I have several guitars, but when I saw a you tube video of this guitar, I was really intrigued. I generally like to try out a guitar in person, but this time I took a chance and ordered it from the guitar center website. Right out of the box, this little guitar sounded great! Rich, full tones, and a beautiful "arctic gold" finish! I'll be playing it a lot in the coming days. My other guitars are going to feel neglected for a while!
Absolutely love it! Great sound. Fenders fret ends are the smoothest I've seen. I keep it right next to me for easy picking. I'm using the new Fender Micro and couldn't be happier with the sound. I had a Fender Malibu Alkaline Trio and loved it too. Sorry I let it go. This is my third Fender acoustic. Also have a Paramount TE. When I picked up this little Malibu in the store I couldn't put it down. There were other shoppers looking at guitars and I kept this one tucked into 'my' spot so they couldn't take it. Love all the colors. Thanks Fender!
This is my favorite guitar. I've been playing and accumulating guitars for 35 years, this one by far gets played the most. I've restrung it with nylon strings, and it's very comfortable and easy playing. It's not too fancy so I don't mind banging it around, and durable enough that it still looks brand new after hundreds of hours of playing. The sound is just okay unplugged, the sturdy paint job dulls the tone. But plugged in it sounds great.
Overall, if you're looking for a great acoustic-electric guitar at a fair price, go with the Fender Malibu CE. Small, comfortable, and sounds great.Features - It has pretty much everything you could look for in an acoustic-electric guitar. Bass, mid, treble, and volume controls with a tuner.Quality - The quality of this guitar is fantastic! The tuners stay in tune very well, the sound is great (On the treble-y side, but I love it.) The strings that it comes strung with (Fender acoustic strings) are great quality. The tuner is fairly accurate as well. Frets are nice, and the neck is a nice comfortable thin shape.Value - For the price, you really cannot go wrong. Fantastic quality for such a low price. I think this guitar will last for a long time.
I've owned this guitar for the last three years and it was the best mistake I've ever made in my life. I meant to get a Newporter, but was drunk and ordered this one instead by accident. I'm a short guy and was immediately blown away by how sturdy and beautifully built it is. The 24.1" scale is magic to play even at 5'3" tall with 7" hands. I worry about hitting my furniture with this thing cause I'm afraid I'm gonna hurt the furniture. It's a little quiet when not plugged in, but this is an electric guitar in disguise. The mahogany channels sound like a lightning rod and makes this sound like a Jaguar when plugged in. Maybe better. Do yourself a favor and pick one up. You'll be straight up missing out if you don't. Also, way to go fish-man. Those cats know how to ... MoreI've owned this guitar for the last three years and it was the best mistake I've ever made in my life. I meant to get a Newporter, but was drunk and ordered this one instead by accident. I'm a short guy and was immediately blown away by how sturdy and beautifully built it is. The 24.1" scale is magic to play even at 5'3" tall with 7" hands. I worry about hitting my furniture with this thing cause I'm afraid I'm gonna hurt the furniture. It's a little quiet when not plugged in, but this is an electric guitar in disguise. The mahogany channels sound like a lightning rod and makes this sound like a Jaguar when plugged in. Maybe better. Do yourself a favor and pick one up. You'll be straight up missing out if you don't. Also, way to go fish-man. Those cats know how to build a pickup. It sounds like a 60's surf machine no matter what I've ever plugged it into. P.s. I've had to tune this thing like ...6 times in the last 3 years. I'd say the tuning is pretty stable... and I'm a perfectionist FYI.
It has everything an electric guitar player needs to go acoustic! After 1 year, I have traveled 4 states with it, jammed with friends and played around a campfire on an ocean beach and it still holds perfect tune. The trebley sound seems to carry the sound very well in acoustical horrible settings. I can't keep my hands off of it. It has withstood a Montana winter as well as hot August days with no affect. It's cheap enough to be your beater, but crisp enough to record with acoustically or plugged in. The small parlor size body does ring out the treble, but for an electric guitar player, it seems just right to me. With that fender style head, you just don't have to worry so much about it falling over and the strat-like neck allows me to practice trills, pull-offs ... MoreIt has everything an electric guitar player needs to go acoustic! After 1 year, I have traveled 4 states with it, jammed with friends and played around a campfire on an ocean beach and it still holds perfect tune. The trebley sound seems to carry the sound very well in acoustical horrible settings. I can't keep my hands off of it. It has withstood a Montana winter as well as hot August days with no affect. It's cheap enough to be your beater, but crisp enough to record with acoustically or plugged in. The small parlor size body does ring out the treble, but for an electric guitar player, it seems just right to me. With that fender style head, you just don't have to worry so much about it falling over and the strat-like neck allows me to practice trills, pull-offs and step and a half bends. There has been one cover song that I could not do because I needed one more fret. If that is my only complaint, that seems okay to me. The on board tuner is so nice that I have spent much more time with alternative tunings than before. I've left it in open G for over a week with no ill effects. You would think that the honeymoon would be over by now, but it isn't! For electric headbangers out there... just buy it!
The Guitar is BEAUTIFUL! Fit and finish is excellent. Nice and compact. Love the short scale. Sounds really good when you plug it into your amp too. I definitely would recommend to anyone who is looking for a smaller sized acoustic. My first guitar was electric and the transition over to this acoustic guitar was much easier than to a bigger bodied one. Just so Im clear this is not a child size guitar. I believe its whats called a Parlor size but Im not an expert on acoustic guitar sizing. The specs are on Fenders web site
| Dimensions | 5.5x15.9x43.2 IN |
| Body Finish | Gloss Poly |
| Hardware Finish | Nickel |
| Neck Finish | Satin Urethane |
| Pickguard | 3-Ply Gold |