Chicago punks Alkaline Trio jumped in on the design of what must be one of Fender’s most distinctive acoustic guitars, the
Fender Alkaline Trio Malibu Acoustic Guitar. The instrument takes the classic ’60s-era sun-and-fun Malibu folk-style acoustic and dresses it up with a graceful heart-shaped rosette designed by the band, as seen gracing the cover of 2011 acoustic album Damnesia.
Premium features of the Alkaline Trio Malibu acoustic include a richly resonant all-mahogany body with the aforementioned AT-designed heart-shaped rosette, scalloped X bracing, C-shaped maple Stratocaster neck with a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard, body and neck binding, rosewood bridge with synthetic bone compensated saddle, chrome hardware and gloss neck and body finish.