Fender Acoustasonic Tele: 10-Part Song using Revolutionary Acoustic & Electric Guitar | Reverb Demo
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- Опубліковано 21 січ 2019
- Fender's American Acoustasonic Telecaster lets guitarists dial in the great tones of both the electric and acoustic guitar worlds (goo.gl/5N5b9X). Today, Joe runs through the features of the revolutionary Fender release, as well as shows off its impressive range with a layered original composition. Enjoy!
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Finally, an electric in which I can drop my pick inside of
Lol
Huahahahahaha
Yes.and if you have kids..they can put their matchbox cars in there also!
What a time to be alive
:DDDDDDD
Sometimes, I wish they would have demos with unskilled people - just so I would know how it would sound if I were playing.
You're so right. Like all thoses commerciales with people looking like models to sell clothes. Would be différent and interesting with normal people, same in movies
Good idea for a YT channel.
Well, I suppose that’s why we have Lee Anderton. That’s not me dissing the Captain, either. He’s good, but he’s got a skill level that I think most of us are at, which is reassuring to see in demos.
Plenty of channels out there with unskilled reviewers
Lol
Call the song "Kama Sutra" because you demoed the guitar in every position.
Underrated comment
Nice
I'd like your comment but it's currently at 69 likes and I feel like it should stay there.
What about “Guitarma Sutra?”
Acoustasutra
Fender steps out and really creates a brand new guitar and new category yet there are those out there that only find negative. This is a revolutionary new guitar and shows that Fender is NOT resting on its laurels as it has been criticized in the past, heavily. Some will never be happy but my hats off to Fender. I'd buy this but I'm a bass player and yet I'm still tempted...
Song title "Dawn of a New Day"
Alan Scharrer doesn’t Taylor have something of a very similar idea that’s been out for years? I’ll agree with you though. I played one of the old telesonic I think they called them and it was terrible, but I’m not going to judge this too much until I get one in hand.
@@loganmott7884 They did/do but the pick ups do not seem to be as robust as what Fender has built. I think that's related to their long history of solid body amplification and experience with acoustics. I think they started this project as an electric and worked backwards. It just works
I am sorry Alan but revolutionary is not the term, as many other makers already did both piezoelectric and magnetic signal on the same guitar.
An excellent example is the X bridge from Lr Baggs found on many music man Petrucci (quite old idea) and can be purchased to install on your strat which gives you both option and the 3rd option is blending the 2 together.
So. It’s not new. Not revolutionary.
@@artist91fb Fabs, can previously developed technology be used in a revolutionary way particularly if it works better than anything preceding it?
Godin has several guitars similar to this and have had for 20 years. I own a Godin A6 Ultra with an acoustic pickup and a humbucker.
Ive watched about a dozen videos featuring this guitar and this is the first that really showcased what it can do. Great playing and tonal choices with each sound.
This is one of the best demos of an instrument i've ever seen! Great job Joe!!
The real question is, how does it sound unplugged?
Probably like the stratacoustic and TeleAcoustic models. Almost like toys but good for jamming.
"So good" that he put headphones on to record it. I feel like he tried to tell us without telling us, right at the beginning.
Not bad for jamming or practicing, but you probably wouldn't record it.
Then again all these features for $1699 subtly tell us that this thing is best used plugged.
Sounds out of this world both plugged in n out
Shit
I wasn't sold on this at first, but after this I can't believe that this instrument exists. It's amazing
I was searching through for this guitar then I refreshed my youtube page, Reverb came with the plug. great job guys
Great composition that really showcases the qualities of the instrument. Great job.
"The ACOUSTASONIC Universe" by Joe.
That new guitar was sound GREAT and AWESOME. 💓💓💓👍👍🎸🎸🎸
Hmm I like this title as well
BEST DEMO yet of this guitar...for sure!! I've seen a few (and I'm a longtime guitarist)
Isn't it such a neat coincidence that every Reverb reviewer is totally blown away by how amazing the product they are reviewing is every single time?
Slush Puppy lmao
it's almost like they _want_ to review good things, what a fucking conspiracy
@@DaveDexterMusic Its almost like they have to sell things and make them sound good.
To be fair, 99% of the products they reverb are really good
To be fair, 99.9% percent of all percentages mentioned on the internet are made up.
My review of the actual guitar: First let me say, I had high hopes for this. I play in a country rock band with lots of guitar changes during our set. This disrupts the flow of the show quite a bit. While I would never use something like this in a studio setting, I saw this as a potential solution for me on stage. I ordered one. When it arrived, I unpacked it and played for about 30 minutes, and decided it wasn’t for me. Why? Well, first the good part: It really does sound great plugged in. There are several good, useable acoustic sounds, and the Tele pickup is also passable. What I didn’t like was the tone/blend knob layout. In a live situation, where I’m singing lead, and trying to switch between electric and acoustic sounds, there is no way, in some combinations, to switch back and forth with ease. It would require carefully switching the 5-way to the right position, and then making sure the blend knob was in the right setting. WAY too much to think about, when the whole point was to try and simplify. This sort of switching might be great in a studio setting, where you have a lot of time to tweak and find just the right sound, as in the video above. But I have great vintage “real” acoustic guitars that I would much prefer to record with... As I said, this was supposed to be for live playing. Also, I really didn’t like the feel of the guitar. I could not escape the feeling that I was playing a Baby Taylor. It doesn’t feel like an acoustic, and it doesn’t feel like an electric... so, does it feel like an old pair of jeans? Uh, no. Look, guitars are very personal beasts. To feel comfort on stage, you’ve got to have something in your hands that feels familiar. This couldn’t have felt more foreign to me. And, it did not have the feel of a high end guitar (read price tag). This felt like something that should be under 1k. I’m sorry to say that, and I’m not one of the “looks new/different and therefore can’t be good” haters who have lined up here to poopoo on Fender’s parade. I’m just writing this in the hope of dissuading people from ordering this online and having to return it; a gamble i wittingly entered into, and lost $114 in return shipping costs. If you think you may be interested in this, GO PLAY ONE IN A STORE. Don’t buy it online.
Fender gets extra points for development and innovation. I just don’t think it quite landed. At least not for me. YMMV. Cheers.
@Brody Sodon Alas, it is NOT a telecaster. Get your hands around it, and you'll feel what I mean.
Best guitar video on youtube!
I'm a bassist but after trying to decide between a solid-body or acoustic guitar, or both, I'm seriously considering buying this.
Fender really knocked it out of the park with this thing!
Thanks...This is a The Best Video demo for Fender Acoustasonic ! 😁👍
Finally, a review where the guitarist doesn't automatically start playing with the distortion on
That's an insanely handsome guitar.
Sounds amazing . I absolutely love the piece of music written to demonstrate it's capability.
Good heavens, I watched the Anderson’s video of this product and now it comes up in my video feed ALL the time! Fender must be promoting this thing like crazy.
Love it Joe. Someone at Fender R&D is on their game. Nice tune and playing. Title for the tune, “John’s First Dream”.
Ha.. thanks for watching!
Joe George , just to clarify, I know your name is Joe. John was just the name that came to me for the title. And I could imagine it depicting a child’s first dream... I don’t know, I just got back from a trip to San Francisco, maybe I stood too long at the corner of Haight Ashbury. Keep on pickin, your stuff sounds great.
Good god this is a beautiful instrument. Absolutely well-done, Fender.
I like the guitar, (especially the looks) the song, and Joe. I think he might be my favorite Reverb demo dude. There’s something about his voice and the way he speaks that is calming.
Amazing guitar. Possibly the nicest thing from Fender in years. Wonderful playing Joe. That looks like the tastiest colour option to me.
I mean, damn... one guitar for the whole gig? That's pretty amazing.
does everything, doesn't do anything well, all for insane price
the song is gorgeous, really loved how it progresses. great job (as always)! also "tip your bartender, brush your teeth" could be a good song title
haha.. done.. I think that's it
This arrangement was brilliant Joe! Way to showcase this new awesome tool. Thanks!
thank you! glad you enjoyed it
i call the song " love can be bitter too " . thanks for presenting the guitar and sound of love .
Could you throw this song up somewhere as an MP3? I legitimately want this is on a playlist.
Good idea.. I'll look into it
This is a great thing for people that do this for a living
I went into a music store today to buy a Blackstar HT-1RH amplifier. While going into their sound room to plug this little 1 watt amp I spotted a Fender Acoustasonic guitar. Since I was going to use a guitar, obviously to test this little amp out I grabbed the Acoustasonic off of the rack close to the sound room. Amp sounded great, guitar sounded very good, neck felt really comfortable, I had the amp turned way down to hear what it sounds like at low volume because that's the way I am going to use it in our apartment. Then I pressed the OD button on the amp with the guitar pickup selector on the 4th position, this I believe is the bridge & saddle together. Well when I pressed that little button with the volume & gain down around the 10 o'clock position I completely blown away by a very loud screeching feedback sound.
That jam is so good.
1.52 "Argue about it."
This man knows how the internet operates! LOL
Can Joe (or anybody else from Reverb) do a video with some fingerpicking techniques?
I'm pretty sure I've seen some in my notifications.
How about Mr. Tommy Emmanuel? ua-cam.com/video/u0ocjT3gObE/v-deo.html
@@Reverb Yeah, I`ve seen this one, it's great and usefull to learn new things and tricks. But fingerpicking technique is complex and funny side of guitar and it deserves more videos, especially on Reverb :)
You know this is UA-cam, right? There are probably thousands on the topic. But go to their channel page. They've had several showing some instruction on a certain artist's approach. Joe did some on Joni Mitchell.
My favorite demo of this guitar. Well done.
I don't care how many voices the thing has. This telecaster just looks fucking beautiful. I want it.
In playing, does it feel like an acoustic or an electric? Obviously holding it would feel more like an electric, but under your fingers is tension/action/feel more like an acoustic or electric?
The neck feels electric.. there were acoustic strings on this one when I used it. So it had some of that acoustic tension, but I still felt comfortable moving around on it like an electric
It's using bronze colored strings, so one can assume it feels like an acoustic.
@@joegeorge1002 How does it sound trough fuzz?
@@jonnyguitar4464 it sounds great with fuzz.. I used a Chase Bliss Brothers on the fuzz setting and I was very pleased
@@joegeorge1002 nice, in that case I'll definitely keep my eyes open in case they'll ship them here
Is the output jack a TRS where you can send the acoustic signal separately from the electric pickup? Acoustics usually don’t sound as good in electric amps and vice versa...
Based on how the 5 way blade operates, I’m guessing no, but that’s just my educated guess.
@@jwstout007 Michael's question is critical to knowing if this guitar makes sense to buy. I'm not going to run my acoustic through an electric amp and vice versa. There's got to be a way to split the signals or I would have no interest in buying one. But I haven't seen this addressed anywhere.
"Critical" sounds like they're going to use this guitar to diffuse a bomb. I'd say my educated guess is not explosive ordinance disposal worthy. Wait for NAMM 19 to happen & I'm sure someone is bound to ask at the Fender booth.
Dave Weber yeah that is why I asked it. I couldn’t find any info on Fender’s site or anywhere else for the matter about the output jack configuration.
@@jwstout007 Gee whiz, I said it was "critical to knowing if this guitar makes sense to buy" not "critical to diffuse a bomb." Does anyone plug an acoustic guitar into an electric guitar amplifier or vice versa?
Nice, nice work ... one of the best demos of the weekend. Your original is amazing. Fender owes you an Acoustasonic!!
Thanks!
This is like a revision of the Teleacoustic, looks and sounds great
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Underrated
You should release it on Spotify
Yeah the song is my favorite part video
Hmm.. maybe I will do that.. thanks.. glad you enjoyed :)
Check out some of Patrick Watson's pieces on Wooden Arms. Should be your kinda thing.
Sounds a lot like Kaki King. Check out the album Glow.
@@TheStabbyCyclist thx will do!
This man did an excellent job presenting. I want this damn guitar.
These guitars look very cool and this is the best demo I have seen. Many players are beating up Fender over this model and giving it negative reviews. Obviously they don't know what they are talking about,
Dang Joe, you really nailed that composition at the end. Sounds like Floyd circa 1971 (Zabriskie Point sessions), but better.
This is a humbling compliment.. thank you thank you
Joe George keep on kicking ass out there brother.
Have you heard the soundtrack Roger Waters cowrote with Ron Genesis for this 1970 documentary… I think it was for BBC TV, but the album is called _Music from The Body,_ and it’s got a similar vibe as Joe’s piece or as Pink Floyd’s contributions to the Antonioni film, any of you might want to check it out for fun when you have time.
Ricky Tenderkiss yup, it’s an interesting piece of work from Rog.
"total gamechanger" ... dind't Line6 made something like that with the Variax like 10 years ago?
Kinda but it looked like crab that was part of the reason it didn't take off.
You answered your own question when you said line 6
I know Taylor did, its called T5Z and imo it sounds better than this..
I'm pretty sure Taylor, Line 6 and Godin all have products like this. But wait, this says Fender on the peghead!
Fender made literally the exact same guitar like twice before and they both sucked ass. This one also sounds mediocre. The Martin D18 w/ DeArmonds are the best acoustic-electrics I've ever heard.. Which the price reflects.
MAN! what a guitar. great playing! great song! Im blown away by the versatility in the right hands what this can do. SAving my tips up from every gig and I need only a tad bit more to get me one of those and retire my Taylor and Strat and gig with just one guitar.
Wow. Fantastic new instrument. And even more fantastic demo and song! It is a Fender hybrid focusing on acoustic and giving some electric. It is what it is. If you want pure acoustic, play one. If you want pure electric, play one. If you want an interesting hybrid that delivers a range of tones and vibes, try this. Great job Fender and Joe.
I just don't get it. All the acoustic sounds are done through modelling and all the electric sounds have no high end, especially for a tele type guitar
Yeah it's a cashgrab
I'm not sure. I really dig the looks and the diveristy of features, but almost 2 grand? No way. At that price range I'd just buy each of the instruments separate.
@@herointhemaking2057 Like the previous version that didn't sell at all.
Quite. Variax did this years ago for half the price
Frank, you're dead, go rest in peace.
I feel like Fender took their old Telecoustic that they had and made it actually good!
I just got the player tele. It’s fantastic, but now I want another one! Maybe the strat. Beautiful composition, Joe! Very inspiring. As far as a title goes one word came to my mind as I listened. Galapagos.
Wow wow wow, way way better than I ever expected
Quantum of Shoelace
Hmm... a Bond reference?
Quantum of Shoegaze (im sorry)
Wow i'm amazed! That's a thing right there 😂 the song can be called Arthur's Last Breath, get it? From RDR II? Cause it's sound western-ish
I think this is revolutionary. Maybe not for live performance or professional recording, but just writing with this would be inspiring. This covers electric sounds, acoustic sounds, percussive sounds, and even bass sounds with effects or down-tuning. I see so many possibilities..
4:14 It's a tornavoz. They've had them on (some) classical guitars for centuries. It lowers the resonant frequency of the body and helps focus the harmonics.
Still has that nasty electro-acoustic plastic sound. This is why we still put mics in front of sound holes.
yeah it's really hard to avoid that kind of sound, but sometimes it sounds so right, that "plastic" sound as you described it. i wouldn't expect this to sound different that it does, though.
I don't really agree. I also don't like electroacoustic sound, because it sounds plastic. This one sounds less plastic especially in fingerstyle.
I was thinking the same thing. It's not a great acoustic sound, nor is it a great electric sound. It's the guitar equivalent of a crossover vehicle. May if- let's say for some strange reason, you were allowed to take only one guitar...I would pick the Les Paul.
i kinda like that sound
please do not put mics in front of sound holes. just don‘t.
Imagine using a looper with this thing 🤔🤔
Seriously, seems like that's what Fender had in mind with this thing. The perfect loop guitar.
Go watch Andertons video with it.
@Alzirene Cruz Cruz now that's an idiotic statement.
@@joebryant8500 god DAMN Danish Pete is insanely good
We watched and tested these guitars at NAMM. Also recorded a few video samples with real sound, without overclocking the software. It sounds really good. Really.
Very nice playing. Your playing, though you may think of it as being so simple, inspires!
Think I would name that song: 'mahogany sojourn '
ha! great one!
But does it djent ?
I'm sure Stevie T will do a review
Such a dead meme get with it my dude
But the real question is, does it djazz?
@@mewtwoberr I've never played it, but based on this short video where no jazz was played, I can say with confidence that it jdefinitely djazz's.
djent is shit.
Nice!! Great instrument, great review, great composition. Thanks very much!
Outstanding demo! Love the black too. I'm gonna have to check one of these out.
Are the strings acoustic or electric?
thatguywhodoesstuff that’s what I want to know!
Acoustic
Acoustic
are you dumb?
Great responses. Thanks guys
That "magnetic pickup" still sounds like a janky DI to me
hes playing it wrong. the electric pickup is designed to be played through an acoustic amp/full range speaker. it has some amp sim going on. in this vid he played it through and electric amp..... watch the andirons video of this guitar
andertons
It sounds really really GOOD! Love IT!
That guitar is a piece of art! It looks sublime!
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should...
See this kinda stuff is why Fender is still doing well and Gibson is failing
Not to mention Gibson's quality control slump they're in. Saw a Gibson custom shop acoustic the other day with awfully sloppy inlay work and horribly bad orange-peeled finish work. Asking price? - $7000. All my LP's are old Japanese or Korean and I prefer them to most new Gibs I play.
@@fenderbender2197
Grab a used ESP LTD Eclipse 1000 series, inexpensive, play great and with your favorite pups sounds killer. I prefer them to LP's.
Guitar Pedal Demos hell yeah dude, you play a proper Gibson it’s like god is a woman... and your hooking up with her. What I mean is Fender seem to be listening to what people want, instead of Gibson doing stuff like the 2018 les Paul no one asked for
Simply sounds like a plastic bango...it's not that I wanted to hate it, it just is what it is.....not good to the ear.
On the Gibson comments....a once proud institution pumping out crap and thinking if it has a Gibson label on it we'll choke it down like candy. Around here we call that a "we say so" mentality. A year ago I walked into a Guitar center to purchase my first Gibson Les Paul. I had saved 5 grand for my life long dream. I played around 13 Les Paul's....left with a Ibanez Jem. Best Guitar I've ever owned.
Unreal piece of music. Very talented player
Wow!!!!! This is so ....!!!!
And again, you are really4x awesome guitarist sir!!! Thank you so much for introducing the new fender with your skill.
The design is quite georgeous, but the sounds seem a bit "fake" with little dynamics, depth and amplitude. It seems poor acoustically speaking. Tech cannot replace good acoustics. Something essential is lacking.
Yeah, if you are known for only playing acoustic, you'll likely demand something else. But I bet there are many players that once they are playing with a band this will be quite sufficient. The Godin models don't seem to suffer from fans' enjoyment during concerts. Probably some limits here for sure.
Will you enlighten us what you mean about "poor"
@@yagoovirus2751 well, obviously, acoustically poor would mean it's thin sounding and quiet. They never bothered to mic it and show us how it sounds unplugged, and the player uses headphones when he's recording it..
@@yagoovirus2751 I mean as an acoustic guitar, it doesn't have a good musical resonance. Even a solid body must have some "tone" while played unplugged.
Sadly on all but the most quiet of stage settings actual acoustic performance counts for very little, it's more to do with what kind of emulation magic your pickup/preamp system is capable of. This guitar seems optimized for playing plugged in at stage volume rather than sounding great acoustically in a quiet room. There are people who would benefit by making that compromise though. No feedback issues, multi-instrument looping performers only needing one guitar, etc.
Is it just me or is it kind of ugly? Sounds good though
Alex Musselwhite Is it just you or do you find it ugly? Hahaha
Joshua Anderson thanks lol 😂
Man, I think it looks great!
Albert Madariaga maybe I’m not used to it yet
When they flashed the other colors I liked them all more than the one he played, but that’s why they offer choices 👍
I think it sounds great! i think a lot of people will fall in love with this thing
I think I'm in love!
too expensive
it's a crappy acoustic and a crappy electric. good job. fun toy though
I thought it sounded great, what makes you differ? If you don't mind elaborating!
It does sound okay, but I wouldn’t say it is a good idea to try and combine two different instruments, which i think the acoustic and electric guitar are. It could be great for traveling, but it cannot fully be either one of those. But that is only my opinion. Hey, if you think this kind of guitar is great and meets your needs, go for it :)
@@Sool737 yeah, I agree on that, but being what it is I'm very impressed by the opportunities you can get with this guitar. I still believe that breaks the concept of it all - its ment to be everything, perhaps for someone who can't afford all the different guitar sounds this one offers, so in turn it also becomes a jack of all trades, but master of none. However, if you really want the sound of a dreadnought rosewood, you'd play a rosewood dreadnought.
@@valevimoe1831 I'd really dig this guitar just for the jack of all trades sorta thing at maybe the 1000 ish dollar price range. Seems like a bit too much for what youre getting.
A fender version of a Taylor T5 unfortunately the piece he composed uses a lot of creative masking of how the instrument really sounds
It is nice but, this is something that looks great on paper and all its creative abilities are truly IMHO. External
I've never seen a more thorough demo. This is definately priced for a professional
Got to have one of these!
Those electric tones are terrible
No, they are pretty decent.
@@lagduck2209 sounds worse than the cheapest electric guitar plugged into a 200 dollar amp
to be fair, we'd have to hear it in person to really know
You probably right in your sense. Those tones are *decent* for a guitar like that. They are not great, or "cool", but just fine for it
It’s meant for an acoustic amp or full range speaker
" 'A' acoustic guitar?!"... AN Acoustic guitar!.. What's happening to English people?!
@@vanderbeats5094 Nope.. I heard it a few times.. Can't relax.. I'm Monk like that when it comes to grammar..
Brexit negotiations are happening to English people.
Sailing cape horn. You convinced me, Im ordering mine this morning.
I LOVE IT!!! I have been playing since I was 5 and am now 58. Title for your song: "The Acoustasonic Drive"
Ah sounds so good. It's great to see a new instrument!
Beautiful instrument
Nice playing on "Return of Reverb's Space Cowboy Pt. 1". Can't wait for Pt. 2, with the Strat body!
I'll wait for the custom shop version, because it will be better. Great job Joe, love your demos!
Bravo Fender!
I'm actually really liking this guitar. (But I'll be getting a deluxe strat or jazz master next fender though lol) I love guitars that give you a unique perspective to work from. And it actually sounds nice and full. Can't wait to play one.
Really GREAT job bro. Well done on all points
You owned that guitar. Awesome job!
This is AWESOME! Such a great idea. I want one but they're a LOT.
I finally got a Tele this Christmas and I WILL FIGHT TO THE DEATH TO DEFEND IT.
I really really wanna try one of these. I feel like it'd be a boat load of fun to play.
What a beautiful composition ! I'd call it "Journey to the stars" or "journey to Jupiter".
I was really skeptic at first but I'm blown away really
Really helpful demo, thanks!
Most impressive!
amazing demo sir
So cool!
Nice song, digging the composition,it came out fab✌️