Fender just outed a new model that acts as a hybrid between electric and acoustic guitars, called the Acoustasonic Series Telecaster. The new American-made model is the result of three years of testing and design, focused on those who want the convenience and ease of use of an electric, but who also want high-quality tone and sound of an acoustic guitar.
The body of the guitar features the same classic Fender Telecaster electric guitar shape, but it adds an acoustic guitar’s round sound hole in the middle of the body.
To get its acoustic tone, Fender developed a patent-pending technology called the Stringed Instrument Resonance System (SIRS), which delivers a natural woody tone with bright and open acoustic harmonics. When paired with a tone-shifting amp, you have virtually unlimited tone options.
“Three years ago, we set out to create a truly innovative acoustic guitar,” Billy Martinez, Fender’s manager of acoustic and Squier divisions, said in a statement. “This allowed us to create an entirely new instrument that blurs the lines between acoustic and electric guitars, giving artists multiple acoustic body shape and wood tones, as well as great electric tones, at their fingertips. The result is an amazing acoustic guitar that melds the best of both the analog and digital worlds.”
A combination of analog and digital technology allows the tone of the guitar to blend between traditional electric and woody acoustic sounds using a single knob on the front of the guitar, offering a wide range of tonal possibilities that have never been available in a single Fender instrument previously.
The Fender Acoustasonic Series Telecaster is not for beginners. It’s intended for professional modern players that need both electric and acoustic tonality for their repertoire.
“If the American Acoustasonic were a car, it would be a high-performance SUV,” Fender CEO Any Mooney said in a statement. “It is not just a state-of-the-art acoustic guitar that sounds great on stage – it’s a state-of-the-art electric guitar that sounds great on stage. That’s a challenge Fender was proud to take on.”
The new Acoustasonic Telecaster retails for $2,000 and can be found on Fender’s website.
