Fender Acoustasonic Reviewed [honestly] by an Acoustic Guitarist
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
- When you're camping, would you rather have a swiss army knife or a bowie knife? That's how I feel about reviewing the Fender Acoustasonic. It's a stellar guitar with lots of utility, but is it really right for everyone?
What this question ultimately boils down to is simple: what do you need from your guitar? Are you short on space and don't have storage for multiple guitars? Do you want the flexibility of acoustic and electric sounds on one guitar? Can you compromise the purity of tone for ease of accessibility?
Now, don't get me wrong, @fenderhas been making incredible instruments for decades. But, let's remember that their strength lies in electric instruments.
So, when there's an electric-acoustic hybrid that comes along, there's always a TON of interest.
Now, it's remarkable to note just how good this guitar sounds when using the most natural pickup configuration. It sounds very similar to a plugged-in dreadnought...but it's still missing some qualities. On top of that, if you go to the opposite extreme with the more Stratocaster-style pickups, it sounds eerily like a strat!
If you liked the Fender Acoustasonic, let me know by leaving a comment below! If I missed something in this review, be sure to let me know, too!
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Having accumulated 17 guitars over the years, if I could turn back the clock I would have bought an expensive guitar at the beginning and spent the cost of the additional 16 guitars on a good motorhome.
Not sure what you consider an expensive guitar but I found mine at 18 and aggressively saved for my American standard tele for $1500 but I got it at $1000. Still play it today and in 30 now lol
Everyone has a different tale. Mine is the opposite of yours. Saved up and bought an expensive guitar Fender Mexican Strat... then a few years later i started trying out other guitars and realised the fender wasnt ideal for me. But i have spent so much money on it I forced myself to keep playing it.
Fast track to now... i have about 7 guitars, all from cheaper brands... some Chinese and I love the versatility of just picking up a different guitar and playing something different every time.
You can never have enough . Come to your senses man !!!!!
Bought a 2004 Martin SWDGT that had never been owned in 2006/2007. Paid 750$ Worth about 1.5 to 2k nowadays but would never get rid of it. The cherry wood is the shit. A very underrated guitar amongst Martin. Almost every loves ‘em. Now I want a Gibson Southern Jumbo or a Yamaha-F180 Red Label…..I rlly want a Waterloo, though. Badly.
Yep… I am strictly an acoustic player, and am now down to one 6 string, a somewhat expensive,($3,100), RainSong jumbo, with LR Baggs Stagepro Anthem… sounds and plays great in the living room or on stage through the board, or a BlackStar Core 30 amp... I just can’t think of a real reason to buy another 6 string flat top…BUT, don’t have an 8 string baritone, or a 12 string, or a resonator, or a…
really appreciate you taking the time to let the novelty wear off
This is the reveiw I've been waiting for, thank you Tony, I really needed to know what YOU thought of this guitar because your primarily an acoustic player and didn't have anything negative to say about the acoustic tones, which to me speaks volumes on the work Fender have done on the electronics. Its a lot of money to spend on a guitar, so until somone of your acoustic prowess give it the green light, I wasn't going to buy one.
Thank you Tony your reveiw is much appreciated here in the UK.
PS with all those tatoos you look like you should play heavey metal, and I'm sure you could if you wanted. Love this channel, its like sitting around the fire conversation, so friendly and relaxed.
Stay well.
I like your playing, brother! I don’t play a lot of blues guitar, so I learned several new chord voicings from watching this. Really cool.
Just played mine for the first time today. This video was a big help in the decision. Awesome content!
This is an excellent review, and you're generally an outstanding reviewer. Your reviews are the perfect length, you comment intelligently on these instruments and you play well. Thanks and keep up the good work.
This is one of the most intelligently aware and honest guitar reviews I've ever seen. Excellent job!
I tried it yesterday at the store and was very pleased with it. Definitely added to my list!
thanks for the great videos! I was really caught up in the whole new shiny factor for this guitar and didn't jump on it. Your review changed my thinking. I think I'll go try one out.
I owned the Acoustasonic Tele for 18 months, and gigged with it hundreds of times. I like the guitar, but it was in the shop 6 months out of that 18. At the end I just couldn't trust the damned thing to make it through a gig without something blowing up, going wrong, or it would just quit working.
Think of it this way: The Acoustasonic Telecaster and the Acoustasonic Stratocaster are basically guitar modeling computers stuffed into a guitar-shaped body. There is a *reason* why you replace your cell phone every two years - the hardware becomes old, slow, and eventually obsolete. The computer hardware that these guitars run on is NOT going to age gracefully, and the firmware is very difficult to update - it has to be done in the shop.
There are 50+ year-old telecasters that are still playable, and valuable. A regular telecaster can be fixed on your kitchen table with a little bit of CZcams knowledge and a soldering iron. The Acoustasonic is NOT like that. ANYTHING that goes wrong means a trip to the shop to fix the computer, or the battery, or there's a string-end that has fallen into the circuit board, or whatever. Plus, if you gig a lot like I do, you have to plug the damned thing in to charge it - every night, without fail, and the battery pack starts to degrade pretty badly after a few months from the constant charge/discharge cycle. It also has the old-style mini-usb rather than the new style USB-C power connection. I had to buy one of those magnetic converters for it because I was afraid plugging it in and unplugging it would weaken the crappy mini-usb connector over time.
Frankly, I would be ASTONISHED if a 2019 model Acoustasonic Telecaster was still playable in ten years.
That being said, when it was working, it is a joy to play and gig with - which is why I hung onto it for so long. At the end, however, I just didn't trust it anymore to get through a gig. The last time I tried to play it, it started to howl like it was feeding back. It wasn't the amp, or the PA, it was the silly electronics in the guitar screwing up again. I called my Fender rep (who I had gotten very chummy with during the course of my owning that guitar), and told him I wanted a full refund - and Fender agreed and gave me a full refund. I returned it to them beat to hell from gigging for a year (plus the 6 months it was in the shop being repaired over and over again.)
Now I play a nice acoustic, and switch to my Gretch Electromatic when I need an electric guitar.
That was a helpful review. Thank you.
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Great review. Thanks for doing it.
Thanks Tony, awesome review. Love your perspective and as someone that owns one, it is sometimes all I need for a set. Very comfortable to play!!
I enjoyed your review as well as your playing! Thanks for posting! :)
The great Tony, tnx for another cool video.! Grettings from México
I don't even play guitar, but this guitar makes me want to learn and play it.
well at 2 K you might wanna start w a less expensive axe
It's his drop dead gorgeous playing fosho
Seriously. Go spend $2k on your first guitar. I’ve been playing for 30 years, and just got my first Martin which btw is way cheaper than this. Maybe you’re fabulously wealthy, go ahead.
@@jackhaugh beginners are meant to start on crap instruments it’s part of the experience
@@Firusdhf I'm iffy on the rite of passage sentiment, but for practicality it makes sense for someone to pick up a cheap guitar as a beginner as they haven't found whether or not they will stick with the learning to play the guitar, or maybe the sunk cost fallacy will motivate a potential guitar player to stick with it. I'm not sure there is a definitive path to choose when picking your first guitar but I'm leaning towards cheaper, as dealing with sunk cost might not be the most pleasant experience. There may be more freedom to cheaping-out at first.
Great insights and thank you- looking at a few of these from different brands.
I’m in love with your playing man❤️
I have a fender 'stratacoustic' and got laughed at many times that I made it up and that its fake. Its nice to see they continued to make the low profile gorgeous acoustic models. I love mine and the one in the video is both retro and futuristic. Nice video.
Thanks.
Great playing and a fine example of the A-Strat’s acoustic and electric sides. I’ve had one for a few months and never use an amp in the evening for many of the reasons you advanced. Daytimes, I’m using a Fender Mustang GTX50 modeling amp and you cannot believe how many sounds I’m getting out of this instrument. Also, I play both flatpick and fingerstyle, comfortably getting a multitude of different tones. Worth noting is that altering your picking position from neck to bridge really affects the resonance. Thanks for running this pony through its paces. I’ve seen many videos and this one really caught my ear.
Freight train in the intro... deep cut man i love it!
Thank you for playing it RIGHT AWAY !!
Yay!!! You finally have your reviews separated from the #AcousticTuesdayShow! Thank-you and I can not wait to see more of your arsenal!!
Great review, thank you!
Excellent review. Thanks
Very nice review. Very informative from the musician point of view. Thanks.
Tony, you need to review the Kiesel Zeus headless acoustic.
Man I feel old I started watching this guy when he started growing the beard!
If you haven't tried one yet, hold your critique until you do. I really loved it, and am close to adding it to my other 35 guitars.
Fender should have had you demoing this guitar right from launch. Literally the only review I've seen that brings out the acoustic aspect in a way that actually sounds like an acoustic. Again, it's in the fingers I guess. Good work Tony
Go watch micheal Lemo with this guitar
Id like to hear how it sounds recorded direct within the context of a song that would normally have an acoustic guitar.
Nice guitar and nice review, thanks!
love that ALF doll mate ... thanks for the review
I had a chance to play an Acoustasonic at a guitar store and didn’t want to put it down. I am an acoustic finger style guitarist. I found the guitar fun and extremely easy to play. Two attributes I liked was the guitars great sustain, and the even volume when fretting up the neck when playing cord melodies. It was plugged into a Fishman Acoustic amp and sounded very convincing as an amplified acoustic guitar.
I am not qualified to comment on how well the different voicings replicated the different tone woods and guitar types Fender advertises (EX. parlor guitar to a dread naught). I wish you would have.
Excellent review man.
Wow this is amazing
Great review thanks. Do you play it through an acoustic amp or a regular electric guitar amp?
Beautiful Sound!
Great playing
Sounds pretty good to me ☺️
Soooo how does the Fender Acoustasonic comparte with the Taylor T5? The Taylor Classic Mahogany comes in at about the same price and sounds like it does some of the same acoustic to electric tricks. Which one do you choose?
Thanks so much for this detailed and honest review.. I am also an acoustic guitar player, but I would also like explore on electric guitar, so I think this guitar would also be a perfect fit for me :-)
great review... thanks!
Lovely review, can’t wait to try one of these out. I’m really curious if the tele version of this would feel be more comfortable for acoustic players, given that it is a single cut guitar with no body contours. Regardless, both are really cool!
Great review. Hey, is that an old TEAC A-3440 reel-to-reel behind you? I still have mine, too.
Nice fingerpickin chops! Thanks for the review.
What kind of amp were you plugging into? I have a California Blonde that I use when I plug in my Taylor, but I also have more traditional amps (e.g., Fender, Vox, Marshall) made primarily for electric guitars. Thx.
Out of the many videos on this axe on YT - You get the most real acoustic tone from it. You obviously have worked on your sounds, and have a good ear. Well done!
NOW - Have you tried a Yamaha Silent Guitar?
Beautiful playing! Nice guitar too.
This looks like a strat version. How you tried the tele model?
Great presentation Thankyou 👍👍👍
Hello tony, do you think the acoustasonic is also suitable for funky nile rodgers grooves?
4:52 EXACTLY what I wanted to know! Nobody else seems to be talking about how it is unplugged!
not as good as a Montage..czcams.com/video/vtcnEss0VTA/video.html
What was the song you were playing around 4:20? Was it Angeline the Baker? Good vid Thx
I have never loved the electric sound
This seems more of an in-between, would you say this sounds closer to an acoustic? Also do the acoustic voicings feel authentic e.g. the Mahogany or Rosewood etc settings?
I'm interested to hear your thoughts on the Acoustasonic Jazzmaster versus the Strat. Is that video on its way???
What kind of strings does it use? Can can you bend like on a normal electric?
Nice rendition of Freight train. :-)
Great look at this one. Have you ever looked at Yamaha's silent acoustic range of guitars? (I know they aren't exactly new now, but I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.)
Would this solve my issues that I love the sound of acoustic but struggle playing them with my hands ? I’ve always wanted a guitar that sounded acoustic but played electric
If I missed it my apologies but what are you playing this acoustasonic thru ? Peace !
have you ever done a comparison, the acoustasonic and the Taylor TZ5 12 string. Or what is your opinion on them. I really like the taylor I've never held one just watch your review and a few others. I'm going to buy one of the 2 and I'm leaning towards the Taylor. Your opinion would help! Thank you!!
Any chance you could slap on a set of electric strings and test it as a guitar that acts mostly electric with some acoustic? I do a one man band where 90% is electric based but some songs carry an acoustic rhythm with bendy electric lead (Pink Floyd "Mother")..... I tried the Line 6 modeling guitars and that was not up to the task. I'm wondering if this would be.
I've seen these around for the past couple of years now, and as nice as they are I keep having the same common sense question come up in my head about them. So, we have had acoustic/electric guitars for a long while now in the world of guitars, with acoustic guitar bodies incorporating electronics, and now Fender has come up with the idea of an electric/acoustic guitar, with an electric guitar body incorporating acoustic tones. As nice as it is, (and it is nice), what... exactly is the difference?
Thanks for this review; I’ve been considering buying one. Funny, my name is also Tony, my family came from Policastro, Italy, and I’m a fingerpicker .
When I got mine (2 years ago) it didn’t have a string tree on and the high E kept popping off the nut. I solved that problem by installing one myself. I use mine at gigs, I’m the guitarist in a couple of local bands. The major dilemma I had was when it kept going silent on me, as if it came unplugged or the cable were pulled out. This happened at gigs, while I was playing! I took it in to a guitar shop and they replaced the internal circuits and board. It was, thankfully, still under warranty. It hasn’t happened since being repaired. And I see that new ones are now coming with an already installed string tree. 😎🎸😎
Joe Bryant I have an Acoustisonic TELECASTER, not the Strat Acoustisonic. My bad, I ordered my Acoustisonic Tele on Jan. 22, 2019.
Amazing!
I know I'm late to the comment party, but I am really interested in how you got it to sound so real? Other demos I've listened to sounded ok but yours sounds more authentic than others. I'm curious if there was much EQing in post or you just know how to dial it in up front?
If you're an acoustic guitar aficionado, this guitar is probably not for you.
it's not for anyone tbh.
John John lol how are you going to decide what’s for anyone else? I think it sounds great!
@@soyellowsoviolent it's perfect for someone who plays electric but wants to play an acoustic song or two at a gig. Or a cover musician who can only bring one guitar to a gig
Its great for loopers. Great. Unbelievably great. If you are a solo singer songwriter who loops or you are into Frippertronics type stuff this is the best of what you can get. I also own a Godin Multiac, couple of Taylor acoustics , Tele, Strat, Jazzmaster, PRS. The PRS has a Piezo. The idea is not new, the execution however is nearly perfect. If I could have helped Fender design it I would have added a 13pin out or a built in Fishman Triple Play.
I think its good for solo guitarists, who do loops, or guitar percussions. Since you can't really do percussions on a regular electric guitar
Hi, which fender ampli is best suited for an Acoustasonic? Tks
I’ve been saving up for this guitar for a long time. I’m an acoustic player most of the time and for busking holding a large acoustic has started to damage my shoulders so I was excited for something that sounds and looks acoustic but holds like an electric. I’ve herd so many bad things about this gutiar but your review was great :)
Would you use this for live gigs?
How close does the electric pickup sound to a standard single coil Telecaster?
You just convinced me to pull the trigger on one of these.
You make it sound great!
This has a tone you kind of have to get used to. It doesn’t sound acoustic enough for me. I’ll stick with my Martin and Taylor. 🙂
🤨
It sounds very bright and piezo like to my ears, at least listening to the demo. Not necessarily the sound I would want if I were recording something and was going for an acoustic vibe, you know? Though I suppose you could always process and EQ it and get it a little bit closer. I found it very odd the reviewer didn’t really mention his personal opinion about the plugged-in sounds at all, and didn’t offer any comparisons at all to an actual acoustic guitar that has some kind of pickup, be it magnetic or piezo. Just weird...
I usually use a Martin 1970 D35s for finger picking when recording, both with a mic and through a Fishman system with modeling. I used to just use the mic but I’ve found the modeling has come a long way and now I can get the sounds of orchestra sizes, auditorium sizes etc. without having to change instruments, and no piezo coloring (or at least very little) at all. I’ve heard some Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle demos on the Fender CZcams channel that, to me, sound very acoustic, although they’re flat picked which is not my style, but still.... You might want to check them out. And, as always, don’t believe everything (or anything?) you hear through the sound of the CZcams algorithms. Best to go to your nearest music store. Since I occasionally do live electric blues i think this may be the perfect all size fits one approach to live gigs. Show up, plug in and play.
@@5urg3x I agree with your comments. I thought the review might have been from the perspective of an acoustic guitarist, and the comparison to the tones he normally enjoys. Instead, after listening to the waffle about waiting for all the hype to die down before reviewing the instrument, we watched a Fender advertorial. Zero value at all.
@@Callbutton This guy actually went in and deleted my main comment about this being more of an advertisement and less of a review. It's unfortunate that these types of "reviews" are the main stay on CZcams these days, where people are even sent product for free...because I'm sure that won't influence their "review" at all!
One heck of a player dude!
I was very skeptical when Fender rolled this out, even though I'm a big Fender fan. I thought they had pushed a little too far trying to come up with something new. I listened to the demos, and of course they sounded great, Kenny Wayne Shepard could make any guitar sound great. I didn't even bother to go test one out, and they've been out for what, more than a year I think. But I kept reading good reviews, and this one got me to go try one out. I trust Tony more than any of the other testers.
Tried a Tele at one store, it was ok, then I went to Guitar Center last (I usually try to give my locally owned shops the business). They had a used Stratocaster with the black top hanging up there, and that was all they had. Played it for a while, and liked it so much I bought it.
What happened after that was what surprised me. The more I play it, the more I like it. It took a while to explore all the sounds it makes, but the middle setting with the body pickup enabled just blows me away. I play a kind of percussive style a lot of the time where I kind of beat on the bottom strings with my palm, and boy does that sound great with this thing.
Yes, of course it's not as good as a good acoustic or a good electric, but that's not the point, it's just really fun to play. And like Tony says, it's a great sitting around on the couch guitar.
And I did take it camping once.
How does it sound without an amp? Loud and full enough? I have an acoustic guitar but I truly prefer electric guitar because of the body style. I just feel more comfortable. I don’t gig or anything but I think this guitar could be great for me because it’s an acoustic with an electric body. At least that’s what I hope. I haven’t encountered one in the flesh
@@LuisDiaz-bp7tv It's just loud enough for you to hear what you're playing. Not something to play for the sound of it, just for practice while sitting around. Won't annoy others nearby ( much). It's not going to compete with your favorite acoustic when not plugged in.
I take mine camping and use it with a NUX Mighty Air, with headphones or the amp speaker.
Yes, the body style is what I like, too, and it's pretty light. Very comfortable to sit around with.
@@markcalvert7492 Rubbish! It's more than 'just loud enough' I played one acoustically yesterday for the first time. Sure, its not acoustic guitar loud but it doesn't share any real acoustic dimensions. So for its shape/build etc its rather loud and pleasing to the ears. Oh yeah......I bought it.
Did it have fun?
Like the others mentioned here. I love the comfort of a electric guitar. I’ve been trying to replicate an acoustic sound for some time. My body just doesn’t take to those large acoustic guitar body shapes.. I’m going to try one of these today .. praying it will be the answer !!
For someone like me that plays an electric and never had lots of experience with acoustics, I like this more for the snappy/tight sound.
Have you tried a Willcox Atlantis?
My experience with my Tele version of the above is very similar. As an acoustic-only player, I‘d add that the playability is buttery-sweet, making some licks and hammerings stuff that can be challenging on some of my acoustics really easy. I also love having a guitar with a cutaway (Tele shape) so I can more easily play way up there. That said, the guitar doesn‘t like it when you dig into it like you might a real acoustic. If you want it to growl, you‘ve got to be more gentle than normal, and still won‘t end up with quite the raw and dirty feel an acoustic can deliver. That‘s only to be expected given the narrow body (which still has a very nice, resonant unplugged sound for the couch), but there‘s also something about the modeling used. I think they have tossed in some kind of compression/limiter, for example. This is most noticeable when fingerpicking without picks. A thumb strike has a tad more attack to it than it normally would in the first millisecond. And the rest of the picking sounds a tad more homogenous than I‘d expect. All that is a good thing, though the thumb-strikes produce a very slightly unnatural feel at times. But I‘m not complaining. I love this guitar a lot, and use it through my Bose S1 Pro to great advantage. It gives me a wide sonic spectrum in a small, easy-to-tote, non-hyper-temperature-sensitive package. I still prefer the subtlety and complex harmonics of my Martin D-35, my Voyage Air solid-wood dread, my Lowdon Jumbo or even my new Yamaha FG-TA (with built-in chorus and reverb, sort of ToneWood Amp-style). But being able to ALSO rock out with „Mary Jane‘s Last Dance“ or whatever using the dirty electric sound, all without pedals and in a well-balanced way, is brilliant! Would buy it again for sure.
Cory Britton I always appreciate when others contribute their personal experience on gear, just in case anyone out there is interested. The Internet is a great source of user impressions, and sometimes I choose to take a couple minutes and contribute myself, instead of just consuming. ;-) If it ain‘t for you, then think whatever you wish to of me, my intentions, my abilities or lack thereof, or my possibly excessive chatiness... :-) I‘m absolutely fine with being a dork if that‘s what you think I am. Peace.
@@scottbecker3485 Scott, I always appreciate when people share their experiences on gear, so thank you. As a beginner fingerstyle player, I can gain a lot of knowledge from more experienced players like yourself, sharing your expertise. Keep doing what you do.
@Cory Britton dick
@Hulk Hogan I‘m afraid I never have tried out the PRS, mainly because I know from various reviews and users that it leans a bit more to the electric side of the sonic mix, as opposed to the other way around for the Fender. And I’m mainly an acoustic guy.
Thanks, my friend. Just what I was wondering.
Would this guitar be good for an acoustic player wanting to add in some electric?
I play for my church and some songs just sound better with electric.
Where’s the Taylor T5z review/comparison?
Does anyone know if there’s a difference in neck thickness between the models?
Can anyone confirm if this guitar has the neck tilt adjustment screw located on the neck plate? I've heard both yes and no. Thanks!
What is the Blues song at 5:30? It really good.
What’s with the flyers gritty doll? Are you from Philly?
As a guitar player and an ALF fan I like this channel already
so do you have to have an amp for these?
What was the song in the beginning?
That freight train intro was awesome
I really wanted to hear it unplugged vs a normal acoustic
Is that possible to use nylon strings?
I think it's really cool. But is it worth waiting for an Ibanez one that can shred? 😁✊
I've played guitar for near 30 years now, been in bands using both my electric and acoustic guitars. I have an ENORMOUS dreadnaught and was interested in this because it's a complete departure from that. But I'm not sure I want to commit. As of now, I play both my electrics and acoustics equally. And I think this would bridge that, but again, just not sure if I want to commit.
Edit: I should also mention I have a Strat and Kiesel Ares electric and the dread is also a Fender.
I have absolutely no musical ability. I marvel at musicians, even if they are not famous. Nice work.
I would consider one if it was in the $700-800 range.
whats that song that hes playing at the intro? it kinda sounds like mr. sandman but Im not sure
My brother got one and loves it. To rich for my blood. I'm waiting for the MIM version.🤞
I just wouldn't use it enough to justify 2 grand.
1200 tops
@Robbi Rose im good with what I do. Don't know what you think you know about it. Just wasting 2 grand on something I'll barely use is stupid at any income level.
Ok money bags. I'm really impressed. 🙄
@Robbi Rose I'm not the one trying to impress randos on the internet with how much money I have. What a full and impressive life you must have. I bet you're one of those poser gear snobs who can't play worth a shit.
@Robbi Rose Touche. You're one of the best trolls I've encountered. Shame on me for engaging. Have a fantastic rest of your day.
To me this seems an option for live players to do different thing and offer's different tone choice with out packing more guitars,but this guitar rubs a lot of players the wrong way, i never seen so much hate thrown at a musical instrument.the cost seems to be a big sore spot with many even though there are many more costly guitars.just red comments below it proves my point.
Great review, thank you for posting. Is there any difference between this and the Telecaster version (other than the shape)?
The voicings are slightly different on each model. Alamo Music has a great video where they compare both models. The differences are very subtle, but are there nonetheless. I went into the video wanting the Tele version and came out of it preferring the Strat.
@@polyrhythmicbug Very interesting, thank you for your reply! The Stratocaster sounds great.
Tom Marvan for the Tele version the electric guitar voice is a great sounding Tele; where the Strat electric vision is a great sounding Strat. One thing to keep in mind is that all voicing including the electrics sound best through an acoustic/ PA amp / system. The electric voices have cab simulation already in the voicing. I use my Strat through a loud box mini for our sets and love it. Very versatile.
Thanks for the review enjoyed it but was frustrated that none of the playing sections were unamplified it would for a review be useful to let use hear it played both with and without amplification. Nonetheless insightful. Thanks