New Fender Tele hybrid released

Bebopper

RaymondLin

It's like a Taylor T5, with less pickups.

mikeyrob73

i Like it , be a cool wee thing to have sat beside the couch BUT not at that price. nope

ICBM

Not a new idea, even if the exact design is. Personally I think they look awful with that outline around the body.

They used to do these ones in the 90s...



And an earlier version with a Jazzmaster-style headstock which I had one of - still the best hybrid I've played. Lace Sensor at the neck, piezo under the bridge and just the controls you can see - volume, tone and blend.

And then these, which is just such a half-arsed-looking thing - they clearly couldn't even be bothered to make a proper body for it, just covered over the bridge pickup hole... and the 'acoustic' controls are in the side directly above it (you can just see the tops of the controls).

chris78 said:

Haven't they done this before with a telesonic and stratocoustic or something?
They were utterly terrible

You're thinking of the Chinese-made plastic-backed Telecoustic and Stratacoustic, and yes they were!




Not to be confused with (are you yet?!) the Acoustasonic Strat, which is one of these, with a much more futuristic body...

King85

Oh dear, no thanks.

StefB

Coming soon to an end of line clearance near you...

...Fender answering a question no-one asked.

Moominpapa

Watching the Andertons video on these - really don't like the sound of the Piezo pickup 

victorludorum

The Mexican Acoustasonic is a good guitar. Check out ProGuitarShop's video demo. Not everyone's cup of tea, but a good gigging instrument for some.

martin8708

Did'nt Kramer try this over 30 years ago with the Ferrington ? 

I bought one , and it was a poor acoustic guitar and not much better as an electric , looked pretty cool with the pointy headstock though .

impmann

So it’s a modelling guitar - hasn’t someone done that before?

Caffeine_Vampire

If it has a modern C profile you can wake me when it’s over. 

Caffeine_Vampire

Ok... so I kinda dig it in a natural
finish...

munckee

I like nearly everything innsunburdt but that looks horrendous like they printed off a sunburst picture and glued it to the guitar. Looks okay in natural and surf green. 

Grumpyrocker

I don't like how the top doesn't cover the top - there's a lot of this about in 2019 guitars, Ibanez doing it quite a bit. Horrible look IMHO.

But as for the concept, I think these Fender's sound fab. I bet they sell shitloads to big American churches.

monquixote

I think it would be a great live guitar.

Not totally sold on the looks.

sixwheeltyrrel

Apart from the looks and the sound, I'd say they've got a lot going for them. 

Caffeine_Vampire

They’re up on the Fender site. 

Caffeine_Vampire

Ok... fine... I want one. 

thumpingrug

Can I just say,...How much?

Caffeine_Vampire

thumpingrug said:

Can I just say,...How much?

Cheaper than my T5-Z.