The Fender DG-8S features a full dreadnought acoustic body, and it has the world famous Fender name. This is an excellent entry level guitar for the beginner, but it is also good for someone who can already play a bit. The guitar holds its tuning well and the action is not too hard, making it easy to play. The full kit includes a chromatic electronic tuner, a guitar strap, a set of picks and an instructional DVD.

A Full Dreadnought Acoustic Body

The Fender DG-8S has a full dreadnought body. It has a spruce top with mahogany back and sides and a fingerboard made of rosewood. The guitar has not been compromised in any way to make things easier for a beginner. This is a fairly standard acoustic guitar, but very well made and it has the famous Fender name, which almost guarantees its quality.

A Full Kit of Useful Accessories

The Value-Pack that accompanies the Fender DG-8S is a good starter kit that complements the guitar well. It has a guitar tuner, a set of plectrums, a strap, a spare set of guitar strings and an instructional DVD. This is all a beginner really needs to get going. The instructional DVD offers some really good advice, allowing the student to learn some basic chords to start playing.

Features and Specifications

  • The Fender DG-8S has a solid spruce top.
  • Its  back and sides are made from laminated mahogany.
  • It features X-bracing as a support structure.
  • It has chrome die cast tuners pegs.
  • It has a rosewood bridge and a compensated saddle.
  • It has a dual action truss rod.
  • It features white dot position inlays on the rosewood fingerboard.
  • It incorporates a simple back and white body binding design.
  • It has a silkscreened company logo.
  • It has a white plastic nut and saddle.
  • It has a black pickguard.
  • It measures 43.5 inches long by 7 inches deep by 21.5 inches wide.
  • It weighs 14 pounds .
  • It has an Amazon shipping weight of 16 pounds.
  • It can only be shipped through Amazon to postal address within the USA and to and to APO/FPO addresses.
  • A chromatic electronic tuner is included.
  • It comes with an instructional DVD.
  • A set of plectrums are included.
  • It has a spare set of strings.
  • It comes with a guitar strap.

Customer Reviews and Scores

There are 11 customer reviews on Amazon at the time of writing for the Fender DG-8S Value-Pack. They have scored this product a high 4.7 out of 5 stars on average.

One customer said, “I have noticed that the strings do hurt my fingers.” This is not a fault of the guitar, but rather the perfectly normal result of learning to play. After a few weeks the tips of the fingers will develop a hard layer and they won’t hurt any more. There isn’t really any easy way around it.

Other customers said, “I would certainly recommend this beauty to any one who wants a nice instrument to begin with,” and, “This guitar is just awesome!” I can easily recommend the Fender DG-8S Value-Pack.