The acoustatonic two guitars in one for the price of two guitars

2000$? Might as well get an actual decent Tele and an actual decent acoustic

All it needs is a hit song recorded with it and everybody will want one.

What if you drop a pick into the hole?

A telecaster with a cup holder

When you make a clickbaity thumbnail but also have too much samurai honor so you add a spoiler

Would be cool if it was $300-$400. But $2000? No way.

Acoustasonic the hedgehog

Not into it at all. Might buy one though if it was $350.

For future reference: Placing a mic in front of the sound hole generally isn't how acoustic guitars are recorded. The sound that comes out is often very boomy, and I know for dreadnought shaped acoustics at least, the body tends to resonate around F#/G making those notes appear much louder than the rest. Typically recording acoustic guitars is done by placing the mic around the 14th fret.

Seems like this guitar is a jack of all trades, but a master of none. Nice demo!

sounded like an acoustic guitar with a flattened EQ. I almost spit coffee when you said 2k; fender is out of line pricing this as a quality acoustic taylor, cordoba, godin... hell even martin makes better guitars than this for less than half the price. telecasters and acoustics don't share design similarities that lend well to one another for the second time we see why....

Price will kill this thing in six months to a year. Fender has been drinking Gibson's brand of kool-aid.

Eh-looking, eh-sounding, and expensive. I'm out.

The real question is Acoustic or electric strings?

I have one of these. Here's my 2-cents. I write songs and play rhythm guitar in an alt country band. Best use is through a PA or acoustic guitar amp. (for songs that I would normally play an electric guitar, I use a amp/cab sim pedal.) You can't think of this guitar as an acoustic or as an electric or even as an acoustic electric. It is its own thing. No acoustic guitar feedback at really loud volumes, an honest "mic'd" acoustic sound when it is plugged in, and a decent enough electric sound that I don't bring two guitars to practice or gigs. It was pricey, but I tried all types of acoustic electrics and acoustic sims. And this blew every one of them away. So, you get what pay for... i guess.

Gibson: We’re going to start alienating our customer base by making overpriced and underwhelming guitars. Fender: Hold my whatever the hell this thing is.

$2,000?!? Sounds like a £75 acoustic / electric. You could get a Custom Shop guitar for that or a Taylor.

When both pickups are being used, it just sounds like an amplified unplugged electric

It sounds like a mediocre version of everything it's supposed to be a blend of.

For the cost I would honestly just buy a custom telecaster Edit: thank you for the likes I really appreciate it. 😁

$2000? Ok

Had to get major back surgery with 4 fused disks and after healing discovered could no longer play standard wide-bodied acoustic guitars (too difficult reaching around the body). So I started playing thin-line electrics through a Boss AC-2 Acoustic Simulator pedal and that did the trick. I've tested this guitar in music stores, but to me it was nearly the same as the Ibanez series thin-line acoustic, the one exception being that the neck feels much more like an electric. Still, there's very little projection unplugged - same as the Ibanez and all thin lines. I suppose this is a nice option if you're disabled and money is no object, but I just can't get past the price tag. My 2 cents...

but the real question where all waiting for is does it djent?

Personally I think these guitars look way better (when compared to the old tele-acoustic), and sound great. I wouldn't mind using it at all. I think the price tag is too much though, honestly.

$2000??? I could almost buy a Gibson Les Paul standard for that much... not...

1:00 Can't tell you how many times I played "ham and pineapple piezo" without knowing it

WOW could you pls make a tutorial video of the "Under the bridge at NAMM" part? Alot of mojo there....

ay! that's an Adam Neely patented thumbnail. im calling the feds.

Umm, you missed the third pickup. There's an internal body sensor that works in conjunction with their new SIRS (stringed instrument resonance system) electronics to give a much more harmonically interesting sound. If you've got time to kill, check out the Anderton's review with Danish Pete bringing out the best this Fender has to offer.

While this review might omit some of the tones you can get via the output jack, I do appreciate that it includes an acoustic recording with an external mic, since that tends to get omitted from most of the other reviews I've seen of the instrument.

You're being kind of misleading about what that guitar actually is. It's got an acoustic modeling system on it that simulates different types of acoustic guitars as well as a body sensor for percussive "body thumping" styles. You make it seem like it's only got two sounds when it's got a 5 way switch and a blendable A/B sound in each position.

Now the question is...electric guitar strings or acoustic guitar strings?

Just got back from NAMM... played this for about an hour. Pros: feels great, sounds great (high timber and natural reverb) and is a great blend, it is able to immediately switch to sounding like a normal crunch telecaster in bridge position Cons: price

I had one of the original Telecoustic guitars and I'm dually shocked. 1. This sounds decent and 2. $2000?!?!?!

What song is under the bridge at nam?

I kinda want one now.

You didn’t even go through all of the tone options in the five way selector switch, the technology in this guitar is pretty amazing. Danish P did a pretty excellent Luke demo with this guitar on Andertons

*goes home to his 59* "oof, honey you won't believe the new generation these days 😧"

Depending on how you EQ them, piezos can sound good - once you're listening to them through a real speaker. The problem with a lot of music recorded off of piezos is that they're just sent straight to the mixing board, with maybe just a little reverb added in. That doesn't sound like a real guitar. You need to record some actual air moving from a speaker. It could be an isolated cabinet somewhere, with a microphone put up to it. Fine. But there has to be real sound somewhere in the recording chain.

Really happy I saw the Andertons video first...

You missed out on the mentioning the contact mic on the body at position 3. Usefull for anyone who uses year guitar as a drum. Overall I would buy one if I had enough money. Maybe if they come out with a made in Mexico version or something so they're more affordable I'd get one

The Tele-pickup kinda makes it sound like a hollow-body Tele to me... Blending the two pickups just sounds a bit muddy, at least with my headphones on...

I’ve been confused by a common statement I hear, “It feels great, it plays like an electric.” I’m asking if that’s a real thing. I play both acoustic and electric, learning acoustic first then being pushed into electric for live gigs. I approach the two in very different ways and I find the different neck profiles appropriate for both. Is it because I learned acoustic first that I like wide deep acoustic necks as much as electric necks? I find acoustics that have ‘electric’ necks very difficult to play. Any thoughts?

Ah man, you missed the third internal pickup and the electronics dude. The fishman system is similar to the aura system that Martin use...the way that works blows my mind!

I like most of your videos, but man, you shoulda had someone tell YOU about this guitar before you attempted to tell US about it. Missed about 75% of the features.

At least fender innovates in something and keep minds out the box

Have you ever played a Rainsong acoustic? They aren’t set up with super low action from the factory, but I was confident that I could lower the action quite a bit, given that the entire guitar is made out of carbon fiber. (The neck is super stiff and doesn’t flex when you pluck strings.) After filing down the saddle piece, and leveling out a couple of the frets, it plays like an electric, with absolutely no buzz. It sounds pretty nice, as well. It has a fairly flat response - not as rich as a good wooden instrument - but I’ve grown to like that sound quality quite a bit. It also gets surprisingly loud for its size.

Erm You know that's NOT a tone dial, but a model / blend dial, from dreadnought through to parlour, hence the five way selection. Anderton's covered the basic functions pretty well. Which also explains the horrific price, sort of.

I think the thing with this guitar plugged in is the "simulation" of other microphoned acoustics (they said is more a image of the sound, some sort of EQ trick). The other two pickups (Tele and body) are kind like a bonus, to increase the versatility.

I had one of those wretched Telecoustics (in red). Brought it to my first recording session in 10 years, and the studio guy (now my best friend) refused to record it, it was that bad. Richard Thompson did an ad for it, so I naively thought it must be better than what I was hearing LOL

Ok so...I have a problem since we're talking about the other video... The Alvarez acoustic was also on your list, and I must say I received one 15 years ago and as time goes on, I fall more in love.. In a room full of guitars it's the one that everyone ends up playing on, it's clear and loud and I love it

There's actually three pickups, a magnetic, a piezo, and a contact.

The bridge style pick up creates a unique sound. You can hear the amplification of the pick up but you could also hear the resonance of the body.

I think it looks cool, but I'd never buy one

I have been an electric guitar player for many years now and I always found acoustics to be hard to approach. The "typically" higher action, much larger body, and less playability overall killed it for me. This guitar was very expensive but It was very approachable for me and ive loved the acoustic sound I get from them. Very niche customer however...

You shouldn't put the mic into the sound hole, it creates unwanted boominess, you should put it on the 12th fret

You missed the third pickup that they put on the underside of the body. When your on that pickup you can tap on the body and it’ll be really loud

I bought one about 3 months ago. I am not the best guitarist, but find this one really fund to play. I notice that the fretboard is fast and I over shoot my slides until I get use to it. Lots of fun sounds. I bought the mahogany version. I like it.

This guy reminds me of Kung Fu master in appearance. Not derogatory at all. He's handsome and is a bad ass guitarist!

what is under the bridge at namm ?!

Sounds like a 150$ travel guitar. I like the idea of a fender neck on an acoustic but the body does not give enough bass or resonance which is a must.

While a little pricy I think its a pretty cool idea. The first strats were crazy expensive for the market and people weren't fans right away. This is a pretty cool style of guitar and I hope it gets cheaper with more practical qualities in the future like some of the famous guitars did. Always up for new innovations, unlike gibson who simply likes to sue people over copyrights of super old and repetitive designs.

You had me sold right up to the price tag! Actually sounds really nice with the pickups but... damn... 2k?

*SUMMARY*: meh I don’t like it 😂

I was thinking it might be 500$... but 2k! No way I would sink 2k (likely more here in Europe) on that thing!

I love the looks and sound. I will be waiting for the huge discounts expected in the near future or better yet, a used one. I will own one, but in about a year or so! Chuck M

I played the acoustasonic telecaster through a solid state acoustic amp (SR technology 100W). I used a LR Baggs preamp for the piezo pickup. I know this kind of problem even with expensive Gibson acoustic guitars, and the LR Baggs preamp can improve the sound considerably. For distorted sounds I used a mad professor sweet honey overdrive in chain after the LR Baggs. Works great. The acoustasonic guitar is very playable and the overall quality is 1A. It took some time, but now I'm very happy to use it. So it is possible to achieve a good sound, of course, with some tricks. Can do a gig with only one guitar with this setup. As long as you don't go for hard rock. Cons: This guitar hates tube amps. I would not recommend a tube amplifier for this instrument, if you go for a tube amp, it sounds metallic harsh and the mids are way too exaggerated.

arent there 3 pickups?

I can’t stand how it looks😂

Who do they make these things for? 2k ?!? I'm so confused.

Would you see if you can get ahold of a LAVA ME2 travel guitar? I’m thinking of buying one, but I’d like to know what you think of it. I watch a lot of your videos and really like them, very informative.

I really want one but I couldnt ever afford it

my 75 year old father who has been playing the guitar since he was 11 or 12 years old says this is an awesome sounding guitar.

I’m not huge on the acoustisonic tele, I mean you can’t have a tele without it’s neck pickup. However it is a great option for an acoustic electric. Great video, keep up the good work.

Seems like something I’d want for a guitar collection, just for how interesting it is, but for the price, it seems less worth than just playing a decent Yamaha acoustic haha

A nice 600-800 dollar guitar but 2k is way too much you had me convinced until you mentioned the price

Now this thing looks like something the 80’s spit out

I made one of these about 10 years ago. True. I based my design on the telecoustic and I did it for one reason which was to be able to take the neck off and put it in my luggage when I moved overseas. The reason it plays so well is the neck is is an electric neck. But the light strings compromised the tonal complexity.

Thanks for the honest pro's and cons. Im one of the few who find it works perfect thru my carvin head and 4/12 custom cab. would have liked it if you had made several other switches with it, because it actually has 6 differing sounds.

Goddamn, it's simply expensive to make a high end guitar. If you want to buy a 150$ thing, then just do that instead. I very enjoy the design and the sound, although I won't buy it. I was born at a time, when even little FX pedals costed a big bunch of money. The kids nowadays think that everything has to be extremely cheap and at the same time whining about a general loss of quality. Today everything is way cheaper to make and way cheaper to buy, even the good stuff! Just be happy to be alive..

It seems to me you may have missed the entire concept of this guitar. I watched the Fender demo video and this is not an Acoustic "stand alone" guitar, it is a "Modeling" guitar. There are a total of 10 guitar "models", (8 acoustic and 2 electric) in this instrument with infinite variations. Watch the Fender demo, play it again and you may give it a better review. The electronics and custom American build is what's driving the price to $2k. Watch the Fender demo... listen to the sounds, go to your local store when they get one in, take a test drive and then determine if it's right or wrong for you. Here's a link to Fender's demo on You Tube: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZN4mqakurW8naM.html

Great demo, Sensei. Glad you did this thru a solid state amp (assuming you mean it's for an electric guitar). Though, it did sound pretty good thru your solid state. In all fairness, this needs to be played thru an acoustic amp. I've heard other demos which sound better than the tones you're getting. This axe is designed to feel like a tele but sound like an acoustic with an on-board piezo. The on-board pup is made by Fishman which in my opinion are the best. I have the Ed Sheeran X Edition Little Martin & when played acoustically, it plays just how it's designed-to travel & have a small, easily played, semi-heavy toned acoustic. However, you plug it in & the Fishman makes it sound enormous, especially thru my Roland AC60. The price? Agreed it's way to much. Should be no more than $1000 since my Little Martin is only $595 or so..Thanks again, my axe friend!

Does this guitar have any place to store all the rubbers you'll need for after the show?

Seems like you had decided you didn’t like this guitar before you tried it, you missed out most of the features like the body sensor, the fact that each position has 2 sounds that can be blended, including a boost on the electric pickup. It’s fine not to like something, but it would have been good to see you demonstrate all the features.

That looks amazing. I love the idea.

There are HUNDREDS of these things for sale on Reverb. That's all I need to know.

i like your honesty that shows me i can trust your evaluations

I'll probably never own one but it looks amazing

Ok, I was liking a lot this guitar 'til the moment you said the price... Hope they make a squier edition of this xd

What was the actual name of the song he played to demonstrate the telecaster pickup?

Great review, nice to see, as you have no bias attached to your review, some guitar reviews seem like they are done by company employees, yours was absolutely spot on, the price is really high, you can get a really quality acoustic, and a decent Telecaster for that price, nice job.

I got an add for a telacoustic after the video lmfao

I really want one... but not enough to drop $2000 for it. Maybe it’ll go for cheap on the used market

A well spoken and thoughtful Samurai that can play the heck out of a guitar. Good stuff! I normally don't like these kind of weird crossover guitars but I have to say this makes me want to build one just for the shits and gigs. Great review as always.

This is exactly the same conclusion I came to when I saw these and then saw the 2000 tag on em. I simply cannot justify that kind of loot for this thing. I think it does have some quality to it and it does sound pretty good considering it does many jobs in one unit. I also think it has some uniqueness to it that could be useful for the right situations etc. But man that price ouch. You gotta slash that cost in half or almost in half before I even begin to get interested.

God, it’s nice to hear “piezo” pronounced correctly.

This thing is so cool and sounds so unique. Not for everyone. It would be for or me, however, if I had 2 grand to dispose of.

Just got one and I love it! I have a Martin and Taylor but this is so much easier to play. Though my Bose PA, it sounds amazing.

Love your lighting!