Strat Acousticaster - Why ?

Jalapeno · January 2020

(It's on the Reverb Facebook page )

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Haych · January 2020

So you can look like Craig Mclachlan

WindmillGuitars · January 2020

Bloody awful looking .. you'd of thought Fender would have learnt their lesson after the Tele version!

springhead · January 2020

Good demo here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o486ycVymdc

ICBM · January 2020

Because the Tele one isn't ugly enough.

Kalimna · January 2020

Because, just possibly, that even though it doesnt float your particular boat, there is a niche for it and Fender sold enough of the Tele-sonic that a Strat version was deemed viable.

springhead · January 2020

Kalimna said:

Because, just possibly, that even though it doesnt float your particular boat, there is a niche for it and Fender sold enough of the Tele-sonic that a Strat version was deemed viable.

Exactly. If the Tele version was a poor selling money pit they wouldn't have spent on the development, tooling, marketing etc. for this version.

Bezzer · January 2020

I was / am tempted by a tele one for live use in the band situation. Just for dealing with the volume which its aledgedly very good at. Would depend if a) that was true and b) how it played though.

Would never, never be a substitute for my proper acoustics mind.

dindude · January 2020

Not for me but the Tele version has been a good seller so rumour has it

ICBM · January 2020

springhead said:

Exactly. If the Tele version was a poor selling money pit they wouldn't have spent on the development, tooling, marketing etc. for this version.

Or possibly, it isn't selling and they want to increase the potential customer base and recover some more of the costs without having to do anything other than reprogramme the CNC that cuts the body shape out, since all the rest of it is identical.

No idea... it could be either, or neither.

I don't actually dislike the concept at all, I just think the way it's been done with that separate panel in the middle of the body instead of taking it to the edge is really ugly. Or maybe even if they'd just not done the arm contour so the coloured bit was the same distance from the edge all the way round.

They're also a daft price.

hollywoodrox · January 2020

Kramer Ferrington looks half decent . The acoustasonic looks crap though

ICBM · January 2020

hollywoodrox said:

Kramer Ferrington looks half decent

The half without the headstock

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Lewy · January 2020

I’ve recently got one of the teles. It’s awesome. Plays great, and the plugged-in acoustic sounds are as good as any plugged in acoustic sounds you can get from any kit. Then with a flick of a switch you’ve got convincing electric sounds still through your acoustic amp or p.a.

That’s either appealing functionality or it isn’t. If it is, it’s a very elegant solution.

Bezzer · January 2020

Lewy said:

I’ve recently got one of the teles. It’s awesome. Plays great, and the plugged-in acoustic sounds are as good as any plugged in acoustic sounds you can get from any kit. Then with a flick of a switch you’ve got convincing electric sounds still through your acoustic amp or p.a.

That’s either appealing functionality or it isn’t. If it is, it’s a very elegant solution.

Well, frankly if you're convinced then I am! Will need something like this towards the summer.

downbytheriver · January 2020

Lewy said:

I’ve recently got one of the teles. It’s awesome. Plays great, and the plugged-in acoustic sounds are as good as any plugged in acoustic sounds you can get from any kit. Then with a flick of a switch you’ve got convincing electric sounds still through your acoustic amp or p.a.

That’s either appealing functionality or it isn’t. If it is, it’s a very elegant solution.

I look forward to seeing it in a couple of months time!

sixstringsupplies · January 2020

I really like the look of the Tele + colour options

Lewy · January 2020

The cost attracts a lot of criticism but by my estimation if you wanted to drop similar electronics into a standard acoustic you’d be looking at £5-600 (UST, Onboard Aura, N4 mag pickup, a preamp for that to give it the overdriven sound, some sort of bridge plate transducer) plus whatever you’d need to rig to make them all work together. Based on street price, that leaves you £900-1000 to find a high quality US made guitar to put them in. And that’s only if you value your own time at £0. Again, if you don’t want or need the functionality then none of it makes sense but if you do, it’s not a crazy price.

Schnozz · January 2020

I want to like it...But I'd rather have a really good acoustic or electric for the same money.

I'm not sure whether I could make the compromise.

crunchman · January 2020

Andertons video:

Lee Anderton says in this one that they sold over 100 of the Tele version last year.

Sesh · January 2020

I'll wait for an acoustang.

stonevibe · January 2020

I will put money that they will be on bargain blow out sales Black Friday etc

Total waste of wood, it looks fucking daft. The Tele version wasn't great, so lets flog the dead horse with a new style...

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