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Mandolin

Fender Paramount PM-180E

Name: Fender Paramount PM-180E
Brand: Fender

Fender · Paramount PM-180E Mandolin

Price: 373 EUR – 373 EUR

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Fender's entry into bluegrass instruments: a laminated A-style mandolin with a built-in Fishman Implant pickup rather than an add-on soundhole unit, walnut fingerboard and bridge instead of the usual rosewood.

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About the Fender Paramount PM-180E

The PM-180E is part of Fender's Paramount Bluegrass Collection, the brand's push into acoustic instrument categories it has traditionally left to specialists. Construction is laminated rather than solid: a laminated spruce top over laminated mahogany back and sides with parallel tone-bar bracing, a more affordable but less resonant build method than the hand-carved solid tops on Eastman or Kentucky instruments in a similar price range. The A-style body carries a 3-ply black pickguard and snowflake position inlays on a walnut fingerboard - an unusual wood choice, since most mandolins use rosewood or ebony.

What sets it apart electronically is a Fishman Implant Mandolin pickup built into the design rather than retrofitted, feeding a straightforward output without external controls on some versions. The neck is maple in a V shape with satin finish, at a 13.9-inch scale and 1.12-inch nut, with open-gear tuners with pearloid buttons and a walnut bridge to match the fingerboard.

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Sound character of the Fender Paramount PM-180E

Laminated spruce and mahogany vibrate less freely than the solid, hand-carved tops on Eastman or Kentucky mandolins, giving a more subdued, less resonant acoustic voice with mahogany's characteristic midrange warmth; the walnut fingerboard and bridge add a touch of softness to the attack compared to the harder rosewood or ebony used on most mandolins.

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Technical data for the Fender Paramount PM-180E

Top	Laminated spruce
Back/Sides	Laminated mahogany
Fretboard/Bridge	Walnut
Scale length	13.9"
Nut width	1.12"
Pickup	Fishman Implant Mandolin
Neck	Maple, V shape

Price history for the Fender Paramount PM-180E

Cheapest seen: 373 EUR · Most expensive seen: 373 EUR

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The history of the Fender Paramount PM-180E

Fender launched the Paramount line specifically to enter acoustic guitar, banjo and mandolin markets under its own name rather than through an acquired brand, positioning the PM-180E as an accessible bluegrass mandolin for guitarists exploring the instrument for the first time.