GSWJ! JP reviews the new Fender Paramount Dreadnaught!! 

Thanks for the review J.P. and mentioning that besides Strat's and Tele's, Fender used to build great acoustic guitar in the 60's and70's . The first steel string flattop guitar I bought in 1982 was a Fender dreadnaught (F-95). I took it off the wall at the local family owned music store and sat and played it for well over an hour. I then asked the clerk if I could use their phone and called my wife (of 3 months) to ask if I could buy it because it cost $500. She gave me the green light and I've enjoyed playing it from that day forward. I own many other higher end guitars than that but it always sounds and feels great when I play it.

Another great review, good sir!

Last summer I was in Vancouver and I bought my son , who is a beginner a Fender CD 60 Dread for 300 bucks with hard case. Made in Indonesia. Beautiful sunburst finish. I who have been playing for over six decades couldn't fault it. I was way back in the 1960's, FREDDIE MERCURY's school mate. St.Peter's High School, Panchgani, India.

Me again that is some terrific work I like the way that tapers on the end block

Those PM-220E's are solid mahogany back and sides, solid spruce top, rosewood fretboard and bridge with a Maple bridgplate. Previous they made the same or close to same dreadnought called PM-1 (also PM-3 OM size and parlor versions also) with rosewood back and sides and ebony fretboard and bridge, the rosewood ones were the "PM-1 Rosewood Deluxe" . They also made two "PM-1 Limited Adirondack" editions. one model had mahogany b & s one with rosewood b&s, these had Adirondack tops and Adirondack braces. They all had Fishman electronics which has a built in tuner. These were quite good but they didn't put much into marketing them I have the 2 Limited Adirondack dreads and a deluxe Rosewood model. Regards the PM-220's there is also an all mahogany body model (includes mahogany top).

Yep - solid back and sides.

They’re solid, it’s the real deal. Fantastic.

Awesome review. I have the Paramount Pe-220 and the Newporter Special and they are my go-to guitars. It's taken my Martin about 10+ years of aging and playing to sound as good as these have straight out of the box. Fender makes really nice acoustic guitars. If they said USA on them people's opinions would change but the price would be triple for the same guitar.

Alll Fender Paramount guitars are all-solid construction. There are Sitka, Adirondack and Mahogany top options and mahogany (sic) or Rosewood body options. Originally Parlor, 000, and Dread sizes followed by a OM travel size, & a small jumbo ( i believe). Very handsome guitars all have bound fretboards, back zipper inlay etc etc etc.... I see pros using/touring with them. I believe all have Fishman pickups standard too....

Would love to hear you do Progress Avenue on this channel. One of my favorite songs, not just by you, but of all time. I bought your album, 'The Messenger" back when it came out...listened to it for years until, unfortunately, I lent it to someone and never gotten it back. Can't seem to find that album anywhere these days or a decent version of Progress Avenue anywhere. It would mean the world to me, if you have a chance, to make a video of you playing it. If not, no worries. Keep on pickin' in the free world J.P.! I'll be listening! ❤

What a hell of a player! He can make a Wallmart cheapo sound like a million bucks!

Love your videos

I think there are a few mistakes in the description...first one is these are made in China, not Indonesia, second one is the Paramounts have bone saddle and nut (not micarta) and the bridge is ovangkol not ebony....except of these...i love your test. I have two paramounts....the Dread in Nature and the Parlor in all mahogany...my only downside is the thick laquer of the nature and the sunburst version...the mahagony one is the complete opposite...feels naked.😅...no laquer on it. Got both here in Germany new for each 350€ (same as US $) stunning guitars for the prices. Beautiful and so well playable. Thanks for your review of the Paramount. Maybe it will open up the eyes for all the Fender Acoustics Opponents. PS: the price incl a decent hardshell-case... unbelievable! Keep these gems next to my Epis Masterbilts (Exellente and Texan) Edit: forgot they have ebony pins instead if plastic ones.

Nice one j.p.

Pulled out my 1987 Fender Gemini III last week and noodled around. It's built like a tank despite the top being in three pieces. Neck hasn't moved at all. Zero belly bulge. It's heavy (likely from all the bondo binding the laminates). Has a very bright hollow like sound. Kept it in immaculate condition all these years being the original owner where I purchased it at a music store up in Edmonton's Whyte Ave. Didn't you used to have one of these JP?

I love my Paramount Limited Adirondack/Rosewood Dread. Just a great guitar for gig/worship with pickup and tuner.

Love the sound and echo of the low strings . . . the high, not so much. Nice looking guitar . . .

I had been thinking about these guitars since they first ca,e out?

Greetings from Dublin, Ireland! I'm a Yamaha fanboy here, (FGX5, LLTA, FG TA), but I've seen some good reviews for the Fender Paramount (both models) here on RU-vid over the past few months. Interested to watch this and get your take on it John.

Would love you to critique some Larrivee guitars and how they compare to other makes. Thanks.

They had one model in the uk with Adirondack Spruce top and a deluxe model with rosewood 👍🎸

One of my favorite guitars is a 2019 199$ fender parlor with solid top.

Solid mahoghany back and sides. Just checked.... 800 euros in Greece...... fair price indeed!

Hello John thank you for your time I've always noticed that a Sunburst guitar has always had more volume than a normal finish guitar have you ever noticed that question mark Pharrell violin Lake of the Ozarks Missouri

Great review and actually THE video that made me buy one after eyeballing it for weeks. Had the chance to buy a B-Stock model in great condition for €424,- (!!!) Just ordered, will arrive later this week. Hoping for another monday-model 😉 Thanks again for your review and your content in general!

5:00 hey, that's a Pete Seeger tune - sailing down my golden river =)

Sometimes I'm not sure about this guy ...seems he loves ALL guitars 😄

Do a review of the enya carbon fiber acoustics 🙏

Hi all. And J.P of course. Any thoughts on one of the newer LS16 vs the FS3??? Played the FS and liked it. Going to check out one of the Alvarez masterworks as well. Mainly a slow finger picker with a bit of justin Townes Earle style. This community seems to know so much so looking forward to any opinions or serious warnings :)

Are you going to review the Yamaha FG-9? Also, Hsienmo?

They’re not bad but I just bought a guild d-40e and I’m waiting for it to arrive!

Regardless of the guitar, if the lips or fingers of J.P. Cormier are moving, I want to listen.

Looks like you did the review of that Fender and the Krakat the same day 😂. Anyway, the Paramount was okay for what it is. I played a couple dreads that sounded ok too. I have also played other breads for the same price that is miles above it as well. But, you may have gotten "the one". Good on ya!

I have a small Fender F45 from the seventies. All solid and a real cannon!

Nice to Fender getting their acoustic act together again. I am still enjoying my Fender resonator, yes,really...that I bought over 20 years ago. Until recently I stayed clear of their acoustic as it was pretty awful. The Paramount series has me looking again at their offerings and your review helped to again peak my interest. Thanks JP!😊

Thanks JP I have two Alvarez GA and they are really great not more than 1300 Do we really have to spend so much to have a decent sounding guitar? Not anymore and I have two Boucher’s of course a different animal completely

Still waiting for you to review Blueridge guitars!!

I have a couple acoustic Fenders that I love to play, one is an Acoustasonic the other is a uke. And when I tried a Paramount Parlor at a local store I was quite impressed with it. Definitely a good valued instrument and, to be honest, one that I always see for a bargain price on Reverb (right now there’s a Dread in Excellent condition going for $399.95 with free shipping). Now … I hate to be in the correcting business but … when you showed the label it said something like “Designed in California, Built in China.” And it must be said that China deserves credit for some amazing instruments: Bourgeois, Eastman, Breedlove, Gibson, and more. It is a country getting a lot of experience in building class guitars and no longer should a Chinese built instrument be reflexively given side eye.

The quality of guitars made today is astonishing

honestly sounds like a fine guitar for 300 maybe 400 bucks at most! i love Fender I own a ton of strats teles amps etc.

About the fact that these are Fender's top acoustic models, they are now but they used to have the Paramount Deluxe series that was with Rosewood B&S, and I think a better pickup and some nicer inlays... I've seen a couple used ones for sale...

'de-fender' ('cause I'm a poet) Greetings from the sunny climes of Basle, Switzerland

I'll take your word for the quality of that guitar but I'd say your 80 / 20 rule is more like 95 / 5 for Fender acoustics. Not that I'm in the market for one but I'd try any other brand used before looking at their acoustics. Sorry but I've seen too many duds.

Yes, all solid wood. Mahogany back and sides. From Fender webpage: 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 and ovangkol bridge and fingerboard

The Indonesians are building some good guitars nowadays, to include offerings from Fender, Gibson, and others. Only thing they need to tweak is the amount of lacquer they use (less) and to also make the tops a bit thinner.

Not a Fender acoustic fan...but that one does sound good.🎸

It's me again that bass is unreal

Anybody in the group have any thoughts on a parlor or o guitar up to $1200-1500 new or used. Don’t play with a pick unless strumming for recording. Been looking at the Guild M20/25, Recording King Tonewood Reserve, Takamine P3NY. Currently have a cheap Martin DX1 and don’t hate it so I reckon anything is going to sound great to me. I know some of these have very diff specs. Thanks all.

I'm guessing that those open gear tuners are made by the Chinese company: "Der Jung". They've been manufacturing guitar tuners since the '60's.

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John if you’re going to review a guitar, know what it’s made from. I had a fender acoustic several years ago, I used it to start a camp fire!

The Fender electrics are great ! You may get a good acoustic if you're lucky. The ones that I've tried, sound like a $200.00 guitar.

Lotsa` volume, woody mids. Thought the trebles sound a little 'thin". Overall, I`d give it a 7 at the price.

Your noodeling is Awesome should teach a lesson on that, sounds great.....

Hey again.. i just looked up the specs of this guitar on the Fender website, and it's listed as Solid spruce or mahogany top; solid mahogany back and sides and an updated bracing pattern. So now you know.

Awesome, I have the Parlour version of this ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e2L_YcQQuSk.htmlsi=Q6UWOrMdb_MPmIAm ) and it's killer sounding, I don't know if it's just this one, but I prefer it over many of more expensive ones like Taylor, Faith, Martin ... It just has that sweetness in the sound and for what is worth mine has an awesome sounding pickup also, not just piezo, it's combined with a transducer like the K,&K under the bridge inside the guitar if you look... Yours should have similar pickup possible, but I noticed on your serial number that's made in 2021, they made some changes one some of their models lately...

Would you agree its a good sounding guitar for its price point, but I dont think it sounds up there with a Martin Or Boucher, not my cup of tea but to each his own........also, you could make an old cigar box sound good, LOL

Almost as good as my Yamaha LL16. lol almost!

Nope not for my money 💰 fender telecaster and Stratocaster r awesome 👏 but their Acoustic Guitar isn’t as good as other brands

These Paramount Guitars DESTROY ANY Martins or Taylors in this price point!!!!!

Nope!

Not gonne lie.. After listening to all your Boucher's this one is quite underwhelming.

Can't do a review video without knowing if it's solid or laminated wood, basic stuff

I have that guitar and it’s a good guitar. It’s solid wood in American dollars it’s $800 it’s just a good guitar I think Taylor’s overrated they’re the veneer of the new line they make nothing solid unless it’s five $6000. I’m not impressed with Taylor at all. They all sound like shit to me. You know I could be wrong with other people, but They they have Taylor

Pass. My Yamaha FG5 blows it away.

Fender Acoustic Guitars suck

JP I despise Taylor they’re overpriced the near junk I just don’t know what they see in Taylor they’re nothing to compare to a Martin or Alvarez

They’re not bad but I just bought a guild d-40e and I’m waiting for it to arrive!