The Paramount PD-220E combines state-of-the-art craftsmanship with vintage-inspired appointments, delivering the best of both worlds. Built with the choice of a solid spruce or solid mahogany top paired with solid mahogany back and sides, the PD-220E features an offset X-bracing pattern that has been carefully refined to optimize resonance and tone. A brand-new Fender and Fishman®-designed Presys VT Plus pickup amplifies the full, balanced tone of the PD-220E's dreadnought body shape, while the soundhole-mounted controls preserve the vintage aesthetics. Under the top, a body-sensing pickup enhances the soundboard's vibrations which can then be blended with the undersaddle S-Core pickup.
Updated cosmetics include snowflake-shaped pearloid fingerboard inlays, feathered purfling, rosette, and backstrip, and a Black or Tiger Stripe pickguard. The PD-220E also features an ovangkol bridge and fingerboard, slim-taper mahogany neck, bone nut and saddle, and comes with a hardshell case.
Features
- Updated bracing pattern
- Solid spruce or mahogany top; solid mahogany back and sides
- New Fender/Fishman® Presys VT Plus pickup with piezo and transducer
- Snowflake inlays
- Black or Tiger Stripe pickguard
- Includes hardshell case
Specifications
Neck
- Headstock Binding3-Ply W/B/W
- Neck MaterialMahogany
- Neck FinishSatin Urethane
- Neck Shape"C" Shape
- Fingerboard Radius15.75" (400 mm)
- Fingerboard MaterialOvangkol
- Position InlaysSnowflake
- Side DotsBlack
- Number of Frets20
- Truss RodDual-Action
- String NutBone
- Nut Width1.69" (43 mm)
- Nut MaterialBone
- Fret Size2mm
- Scale Length25.3" (643 mm)
Body
- BodySolid Mahogany
- Body FinishSatin Urethane
- Body ShapeDreadnought
- Body TopSolid Mahogany
- Body BindingAged White with Feathered Checkered Purfling
- Body BackSolid Mahogany
- Body SidesSolid Mahogany
- Body MaterialSolid Mahogany
- BracingQuartersawn Scalloped "X"
- RosetteFeathered Checkered
Hardware
- BridgeOvangkol
- Bridge PinsEbony with Mother-of-Pearl Dots
- Pickguard1-Ply Black
- Hardware FinishNickel-Plated
- Tuning MachinesNickel Open-Back
- StringsFender® Dura-Tone® 880L Coated 80/20 (.012-.052 Gauges), PN 0730880303
Electronics
- ControlsVolume, Blend (Body Pickup, Piezo)
- Special ElectronicsFender®/Fishman® Presys VT Plus Soundhole Pickup System
