What Were Fender Thinking?! | Fender Acoustasonic Player Telecaster
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My demo of the new Fender Acoustasonic Player Telecaster
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Great video and respect that you always offer your opinion. I’ve played for 40 years, collected Martins and Taylors and a sweet J200, Owned many cherished a few,but my Acoustasonic Strat is the most inspiring, musical and ergonomic instrument I have played. It makes me smile 😃 Job done
Thanks Iain! They’re super unique instruments which I think helps them speak to certain people. You and I being two of them 🙌🏻
Totally agree
My acoustasonic tele makes me smile when I play it . So elegant and refined instrument.
This was one of your best demo videos so far! Nice playing, as well! 🙌
I really like these guitars, I know a lot of people aren't keen on the look of them, but I love it, especially in white!
I think they look pretty killer too
I am going with Arctic White - looks so cool
I think they would have looked better with all natural.
I ordered mine today from Sweetwater
I always liked that army green one
That "ovation plugged straight into the church pa" tone.
too funny
These things are great. I use mine for teaching, playing solo acoustic gigs, playing in a country band where I need both acoustic and electric and I even use it on recordings. It’s a great songwriting tool and it’s a lot easier to play than a full sized acoustic.
how do you find the action is on yours? mines above 2mm which is not bad but am I being picky wanting it lower lol? that's with a good setup anything lower it starts to choke
@@fendercove I have set mine pretty low. Sounds like you need to adjust the micro tilt.
I like the business practice of over delivering for less money and I hope they stick with that model. I am much more likely to be a repeat customer when i can pick up a guitar from a certain brand and on a regular basis say that this feels like a much more expensive guitar and I don’t know how they can sell them for this cheap. Good job Fender and keep it up!
Thx for this Jackson - your video helped me make a purchasing decision… we’re doing a lot of open mic / events these days and the versatility you described is exactly what I was looking for…. Strangely the 9V battery feature was a really big deal -that’s an easy swap in a live setup. Cheer & thx from 🇨🇦
I'd really like one both as a travel instrument, and for this upstairs songwriters club gig where I've traditionally lugged my J45 and my tele a a pedalboard and a small amp.
Great video on a really interesting guitar. It may not be as good as an acoustic or an electric but I suspect it serves a very clear purpose providing a handful of useful tones for the jobbing musician in a live setting.
The hate these things bring out of people is hilarious. Makes it that much more satisfying to play
It’s a rosewood fingerboard and bridge, streaky ebony on the American ones.
* Really great demo! Thank you. Just ordered one for myself... same color too. Cannot wait to get my hands on it. I'm constantly searching for a way to play 'electric' and acoustic on the same guitar. I went though a phase of using the Line 6 Variax guitars. They were great, but there was still something missing. I hope this takes me to a new, fun place to explore!!
People who don’t get it, don’t get it. These are great guitars that fill a spot. Right now it’s one of my favorites. Fender did too good of a job on these MIM’s….
Excellent to see Fender providing this option. I have an American Jazzmaster and my much preferred acoustic voice uses the body sensor which the Player version lacks. I can see the advantage of a 9V battery but perhaps it is not as green an option, and the American Acoustasonics can be played and charged at the same time should you arrive at a gig ‘flat’ (it has a long mini-USB lead).
For me the big issue with the built in lithium battery is that there is a max number of times you can charge it before it dies finally. And suppose this will happen in 10 years : will there still be a replacement option ? 9 volt battery is a huge improvement for me...
@@45zapatero I can understand that view but I take the optimistic view that there will be replacement batteries available through Fender stockists, as there will be standard 9v batteries as well. The rechargeable lithium is very convenient - and I have a positive outlook 😊
Incidentally, I use my Jazzmaster for about an hour every day and have to recharge the battery about every 20 days, so it’s not like a phone which I charge daily and its capacity degrades relatively quickly, so I anticipate a long life from the guitar’s lithium battery - we shall see (it may outlive me!)
@@Perisher80 Enjoy your guitar ;-)
@@45zapatero Thanks.
I'm an acoustic player and play acoustic gigs every week . I actually bought a Godin A6 Ultra when I was having my Martin refretted. I started playing the Godin and really liked how it was easier to play then a traditional acoustic. It really requires a different EQ then my
Martin to make it sound good. Started doing a Duo with a woman who was playing the Acoustisonic. Her sound was so thin. Really lacked that fat full ranged acoustic sound. I asked to EQ it to a fuller sound and she she couldn't. It didn't have the treble, mid and bass controls on it. She went out and bought a fair inexpensive Takamine and brought it to our gig and she instantly sounded better. So I started playing my Martin again and was astonished on how it was so much richer sounding then my Godin. Sticking with the full Acoustic guitars from now on.
I just got one and love it
People are missing the point...it's a great live guitar... period ...no acoustic sounds like an acoustic plugged in .
A properly mic'ed up acoustic guitar will always sound superior to this though. And by quite a big difference at that. The Acoustasonics are very thin sounding when it really comes to a 1:1 comparison. It's not even a contest. _And_ , when it comes to live guitar options, I have to say I very much prefer the Line6 Variax HD range over these Fenders. The Acoustasonic design is very interesting in its own right. But if it can't do electric sounds quite as good, it'll never be a 'one-fits-all' solution, which the Line6 Variax guitars very much are. I'm not even hating on Fender. I think there's a market for what is aimed at more of the acoustic range of things (most notably when you also do a lot of analogue drumming on the guitar itself). But I'm still looking for a reason to pick an Acoustasonic over the latest Line6 Variax HD Standard series. Cheaper, more models, better sounding and virtually limitless tweaking / creating your own sound.
@@PHeMoX as someone with a martin I often dread having to ask them to mic it and love the acoustansonic because I can just plug in to their PA and trust I'll have some good acoustic and electric tones with one guitar and essentially double my choice of songs I can play with one guitar. This seems to be for someone who has other guitars including a good acoustic and electric and just want something they can plug and play for multiple tones live or while songwriting/recording.
It makes a great couch guitar also! If you’re in a small house or apartment, it’s perfectly fine playing unplugged, won’t annoy your neighbors.
Loved this video!
Cheers!
I really believe fenders long term strategy is make the quality difference so minute that they could easily transition into total mim production without much push back from thier customers . Custom shop will stay us based
Lofi aucoustic sound can also be used with an IR.
Nice playing. I would love one of these guitars.
Nice guitar and playing. Do you prefer the jazzmaster or the tele? I´m planning to buy the jazzmaster but I can`t decide. The jazzmaster might produce a better sound unplugged or?
I still think the only reason Fender made the cheaper model this good, is because their more expensive model did not sell nearly as much / good enough numbers. Mostly for being too pricey. I mean, it makes sense. The base model Line6 Variax HD already outperforms the Acoustasonic Player in my opinion. Including having way more guitar models for less money. So there's probably no way people would consider the American model over that. Especially anyone who leans more into the electric guitar models. Not to mention how the 10 acoustic models in the Line6 Variax HD are very very good. Surprisingly good, actually.
Good review, but there is one piece of info that's slightly misleading. The US Model (which I own) can play WHILE it charges, so as an emergency fix on the gig - just keep a usb brick charger in your pocket.
Good review and stellar playing sir!
Thank you sir!
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Found the action on this model is the big difference. Much better on the American.
Good review!
What is it strung with? Electric or acoustic strings?
Acoustic strings
@@JacksonBrooksby could you string small gauge flatwounds?
Sweetwater has them on sale for a little over 1k.
Form and function blended in an perfect affordable way. That’s the Tele acoustasonic player…
BTW, killer playing.
Snagged a Mint ButterScotch Blonde player on Reverb for $500. Total bargain. I chose the Player mainly because of the 9 Volt battery
rosewood fretboard, not ebony...
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I think they intend for the Mex Players to pretty much take over from the overpriced Americans. When the Americans came out Fender was bombarded with complaints from people who loved the guitars but did not want to spend the big bucks. Fender realized they had a winner and quickly responded with a less expensive model, and a new factory to build them in.
I'd rather have a Line 6 Variax. Brilliant acoustic sounds including 2 12-string models. Custom tunings on the fly. A whole plethora of realistic electric guitar sounds. You can have one used for less than $1,000 US. And its not ugly.
*was, not "were."
I can’t help but hear an Ovation when I close my eyes. Much rather play a Telecaster.
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I really want to like this, but the sounds are just not good. Tincanny and cheap piezo. Hard pass.
Doesn't sound as good as an acoustic and not as good as an electric....
Derrrrrrrrr
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Such a hard NO
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lmao cool guitar but why is no one talking about how laughable the "electric" sounds are? damp, hollow, with dollar store overdrive
These guitars should not be , they are HORRIBLE !!!!!
Your title was so promising. I guess I have to keep looking for a review whose maker feels like I do about these .... um .... instruments?
Why does everybody love these glorified cheese slicers? I feel so alone.
You're not alone. Something about this abomination of a guitar just ain't right.
@@voodoosaloon THANK YOU!
Every generation has that one instrument or amp that you look back on and go what tf were they thinking? And I have a feeling these guitars will be that.. As well as the tonermaster amp! Just a weird niche not many people will enjoy.
@@DelScully awful take. In the future kids aren’t even gonna know the difference between the tone master amps and the tube ones
@@cuteasxtreme I can barely tell the difference now tbh, it's not that they're bad, because they really aren't..But if I wanted to go digital I wouldn't go for something stripped back like that. That's not the point of digital, and kids in the future are going to want everything when it comes to digital amps, not one that looks and does exactly what the tube one does.
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