New Fender Acoustasonic Telecaster

[iaresee]

For the acoustic tones it seems pretty inspiring. As a live, "acoustic" guitar I could see this being handy. My interest is piqued, Fender.





Neck board material is interestingly un-uniform ebony apparently.

 

[unix-guy]

They are certainly aesthetically pleasing.

 

[Muad'zin]

Finally an acoustic guitar that looks good.

 

[hdcs]

I want that neck for my tele.

 

[iaresee]

I want that neck for my tele.

I had a USACG replacement neck with that kind of ebony board a while back. They can be had.

 

[sskkmm]

They played amazing and really sounded good plugged in. Very expensive for a guitar that feels like balsa wood, though. (IMHO).

I like the USA one.

 

[hdcs]

I had a USACG replacement neck with that kind of ebony board a while back. They can be had.

I want the mahogany neck with the Fender final Elite trim treatment. Rolled frets, satiny non poly finish. I probably could get near to it at Warmoth and find a local cat to get the frets made sexy. But those guys at Fender do some exsquisite work these days.

 

[yek]

Yes, this guitar has my attention too.

 

[yeky83]

Sounds great for what it is, dig the concept. But looks ugly/cheap to me. Doesn't look like a $2000 instrument, looks like $700.

Btw, battery in there I presume? Can't find this info.

 

[iaresee]

Doesn't look like a $2000 instrument

Is that street? That is...pricey.

Definitely a battery.

 

[pauliusmm]

I thought the demos sounded really good, I'm interested as well. It's a real challenge to amplify acoustic guitar live. Would definitely want to check it out

 

[yek]

Btw, battery in there I presume? Can't find this info.

Yes, rechargeable lithium. Recharge through. USB port.

I’ve ordered one to try. Sunburst.

 

[unix-guy]

Demos sound great... But damn, $2k is not chump change

 

[Sixstring]

"A Tele with a cup holder" loved that comment! I would also like to see how you recover a pick out of the body design?

 

[hdcs]

I wonder how this compares to the Taylor T5 that's been around for a while now.

 

[muttonhead]

It was designed by the guy that designed the Taylor T5. The Taylor uses an undersaddle pup and conventional acoustic guitar preamp.
The Fender is using a Fishman designed system along the lines of their Aura system. Fender has a regular looking bridge pup in there, but I'm unsure if they're using the pickup or a model of it.

 

[Diego]

I tried it at NAMM show and it feels... “cheap”. The man at Fender booth told me that price is 999$ and IMHO it looks like is overpriced for what you get...

 

[unix-guy]

I tried it at NAMM show and it feels... “cheap”. The man at Fender booth told me that price is 999$ and IMHO it looks like is overpriced for what you get...

Sweetwater has them for $1999... So, either that guy is mistaken, or they are way overcharging

 

[unix-guy]

But looks ugly/cheap to me.

Everyone has different tastes, I guess. I think they look very nice...

 

[yeky83]

Everyone has different tastes, I guess. I think they look very nice...

The "binding" looks too thick to me, makes the top looks like a pasted on sticker decal. The multi-colored fretboard doesn't help either. I guess it's got that "Americana" thing going on, it's a fun look, but doesn't look not like a $2k instrument IMHO. Considering the design/appearance, I wish it was made overseas.

BUT, never held it in my hand yet, so maybe it looks better in person.