And I have one, the telecaster and i have to say, one of the best thing of it, not just the sound and versatility BUT, how incredible this guitar gets through the mix... how it push and gets heard. Our drummer always ppints that. Does not matter how loud the stage is, how loud we play, how loud the rehearsal is, how many instruments are playing, this guitar always get through the mix.. sooo nice!. I'm very happy with it
nice to hear someone using and appreciating it in an actual performance setting. They seem like a great way to reduce the amount of stuff you carry into and out of the gig. Which just leaves more time to sip a beer and watch the drummer tear his kit down lol.
The playing was outstanding...!!!! But i'm not convinced of the guitars sounds. For me not worth the money. I would still carry a Tele plus an acoustic guitar.
They sound like everything I hate about plugged in acoustics (plastic sound, bland, no flavour or dynamics) wrapped up in a stupid mock electric guitar body. I think it's a toy for stupid people not a real guitar. Honestly you could probably buy the cheapest acoustic guitar you can find an the cheapest electric and they would both sound better then these things.
Much prefer the tele version. This is a musicians guitar, perfect for someone who plugs in at gigs and especially if they use a looper. Was watching a guy over the weekend, brilliant player, better singer but let down by an awful plugged in sound. Doing a 3 hour cover set in a big pub venue across decades and genres. His guitar could not keep up- all one sound and all bad. One of these would have been perfect. Wouldn’t sound as good as a D28, and a Maton AP5 Pro and a tele brought out by a roadie but most of us will never have that luxury.
@@forfrigsakes3330 have you ever played one? and if you have was it through a good amp? because I own one and it for sure does not sound like plastic it sounds amazeballs
What a Great addition to Anderson music having Ben in the mixture. It goes without saying that everyone is very talented. So from across the great big pond in the center part of that land. I thank all of you for all you do for us out here. As for the guitars in this video. I think the only thing to say is fender hit on a good idea and I look forward to seeing how far they go with this idea.
Haha, what a coincidence-I walked into Andertons today and bought a Tele version after a year of deliberating. If I practice every day for about 400 years now I might get as good as Pete and Ben!
I love my tele. I haven't sold all my other acoustics but seriously considering it. When I play acoustic I grab the acoustasonic 95% of the time. I've had mine for over a year.
THE BEST DEMO, for the Fender Acoustasonic line. I have been looking forward to the comparison of these two since the Strat style was released. Ben and Pete's guitar playing is ridiculous. Wow! I would travel from bumfuck Montana to Gilford to see you guys play. I am considering watching it again just for the music. Thank you! Cheers!!!
A few videos back on the custom Martin video someone made a comment saying Ben couldn't play " electric " style guitar ( whatever that means lol ) since he's an " acoustic player " ( again, lol ) and I believe this intro jam just 100% made his comment and opinion invalid. Hope he sees this video. Great job to the both of you! Edit 10:27 playin the intro to Troglys Guitar Show 😂😂😂
Those Acoustic-Electric Guitars are designed for Electric Guitar players who want an Acoustic Guitar sound but prefer the Electric Guitar's flatter body.
I have an American Acoustasonic Tele and I absolute love it. The list price on mine was 2,000 American Dollars but I got it for $1200.00 on Reverb. I got lucky! It's slim and more portable and I can play it on the couch without disturbing people watching TV. And the variation of settings is insane. Like having 10 acoustic guitars in 1. Best money ever spent.
If you’ve got GAS, go for it, but there are acoustic guitar modeling pedals that do the job just as well. I have a Valeton 200 and it has plenty of acoustic emulators: dreadnaught, parlor, humming bird, classical, etc. sounds excellent, and at $184 it kicks ass. And when I switch out of acoustic MODE my PRS DGT is already in my hands and ripping it up.
Ooooh the innuendo ain't landing today Pete LOL. Man, you two are on fire with those guitars though ...killed it! Nice guitars guys, just wish I had the brass to drop on one.
That's exactly what I thought, pure muffled tone. Defo not worth the money. If it was mass-produced I'd say they'd cost 700quid, or in and around 700quid,anyway.
Same, I’d not remotely been waiting for this battle either. I’d kinda vaguely more been waiting for the MTB linkage fork vs standard telescopic fork shootout which BikeRadar managed to get out just 2 hrs before this. I’m not gonna get either of these or a linkage fork to be fair though, so I should probably be doing something more worthwhile with my life than watching CZcams... 🤣
Great demo, guys, thanks. I think the lesson here is that you can have an acoustic sounding guitar, that plays like an electric, and which has no feedback problems. It also seems that it is great fun to play...
if you A/B them with the authentic models, they don't stack up. but if you had a fill in or gig where you need low overhead, they will be good enough. add some pedals and noodle for hours on the sofa. I think the T style had fuller elec. sound. plus, these chaps are improvising - worth the price of admission. brilliant! Ü ♫
The video of Andertons touring Fender before the NAMM show came out 3-8-20, yesterday. Go see it, yes, these are made in The Custom Shop building at Fender in Corona, California.
The only and the only problem I have is the A and R amp I believe you called it versus the Fishman amp. I say this because the A and R made that Guitar plug into it sound more based compared to the Fishman. Now had they both been using the same amps, that's the experiment for comparisons of the two! You guys definitely rocked the house down with your lil O' jam session for sure and I loved that for sure. Right now I have the Fender Villager Acoustic/Electric 12 string Guitar with the very Fishman amp you used here. I just figured I'd try it. I bought it to try it. It's OK and could be better for sure but then again I am still finding out more and more about my newbie guitar. The original 12 string I did have and I did love it was... a Kawai, 12 string. That had the clean yet deep and rich tones I liked and it projected very very sweetly. Mind you that was only an Acoustic 12 string but man did it play! I'm a Tele kind of guy usually. The first guitar I ever owned was actually a Telstar so with that I just jumped into what ever came close to it's name and started looking. I am beginning to lean toward the Strat more often than not though lately, although I love the look of the Tele more! Wish I could get the Strat sound in the Tele look and I'd prob. be good to go! lol
This video was something else, both the playing and the sounds! I can see why the price puts people off but the sounds were so good, and far from "plastic"!
I really like the sound of these but I hate the way they look, it looks they slapped a coloured sticker on the front that didn’t quite fit to the edges. Price is fine for what it is if it’s well made and well set up out of the box.
Agreed. The black one looks alright but these would look better with a piece of nice laminate on top instead of that stuff that looks like an old kitchen countertop. I also don't like that these aren't really made to be hacked.
But interested to see if they do modeled sounds in the future which sound like acoustics being recorded via a quality external mic, rather than having them all sound like they are coming through the amp. That would add an extra sound quality especially if you were doing picked acoustic solos in quieter pieces (remove a bit of the twang).
I didn’t know Seth Rogen and Johnny Depp could play guitar so well!! Jokes apart, incredible playing both of you! I’d certainly go for the tele and I could afford it but nothing will get me your improv skills, they’re are priceless! Damn!
Was I the only one singing along to the opening jam? "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Turtles in a half shell, Turtle Power"
When and if they ever make them in China or Indonesia. Don't think they could sell enough of them to even make a run of them over there in the Far East.
Finally an Acoustasonic review wit guitar's beimg strummed with pics using the acoustic positions.. Enough of all those fingerstyle reviews.. strumming with naked hands... Thank you!
Let's jam in any tone, any mode, at any time given... NOW with any tone possible, from a nice, not ice-pick single bridge pickup to a full bodied acoustic. This must be a nice feeling.
Everyone hates on these guitars .. sure they are expensive , and a lot of people are saying "I would'nt pay 200$ for one of these bla bla bla" first off the labour alone involved in building one of these is far greater than 200$ (you cant even get a good squier for $200) Can fender improve on these guitars price wise? Yes Im sure if they offered them at say American performer price range they would sell more. However that being said if they are selling out at $2399.00 CAD why would they? Fender has also released a Hard (American Pro Style) Case for them! Maybe if they switched that out with the gig bag and kept the price the same it would be a bit more enticing for buyers? I know I sure would have appreciated the hard case over the gig bag.
Good video guys, but I realize that the guys at Fender have tweak the electronic, but mostly the positions, not really the technology. Hence most of the sound difference between the 2 models should probably comes from the different amp that you have used no ? Like, even if you use the DI, the amp probably color the sound in one way or another, even if they are acoustic amp.
Could be a difference in how they were eq'ed through whatever they're running through, but the Tele version sounds richer and more authentically acoustic-sounding. The Strat sounds a bit thinner and mid-rangey.
Tbh, I was unconvinced until yesterday ( Sunday) when I had one ( a Tele) thrust into my hands at an open mic/jam in a 3 guitar line up ( 2 electrics plus me and the Tele). Did some Americana covers ( Take it Easy, The Weight and Long Train Running). Easy to play, sounded - what I could hear - not too bad. Someone played a recording of the numbers after ( on a little Zoom portable ). The guitar sounded amazing. In a live context, brilliant, at home or studio, nah.
That intro jam was nuts
Ben & Pete always deliver when it comes to incredible opening Jams! 🔥
Love these two together. Ben is such a great addition to the team.
Petition to get Ben on more electric guitar videos. Guy has his country licks nailed
And I have one, the telecaster and i have to say, one of the best thing of it, not just the sound and versatility BUT, how incredible this guitar gets through the mix... how it push and gets heard. Our drummer always ppints that. Does not matter how loud the stage is, how loud we play, how loud the rehearsal is, how many instruments are playing, this guitar always get through the mix.. sooo nice!. I'm very happy with it
nice to hear someone using and appreciating it in an actual performance setting. They seem like a great way to reduce the amount of stuff you carry into and out of the gig. Which just leaves more time to sip a beer and watch the drummer tear his kit down lol.
@@FloridaManRacer lol
😳 that opening jam...
There are no words... 🤘
@@andertons except those words 😁
Man Ben and Pets genuinely look like they are having fun. Great jam fellas.
So it’s now a trio of favorite: Pete, Ariel, and Ben.
Imagine if we could get all three of them to jam... We need a vote to make this happen? 😉
@@andertons toss in Lee for The captains lick here and there!
@@andertons im ready to enjoy that jam
Congrats guy that's the 1st demo of the acustisonic that makes you want to buy one.
raceface_m don’t forget Rebea
The playing was outstanding...!!!!
But i'm not convinced of the guitars sounds. For me not worth the money. I would still carry a Tele plus an acoustic guitar.
They sound like everything I hate about plugged in acoustics (plastic sound, bland, no flavour or dynamics) wrapped up in a stupid mock electric guitar body. I think it's a toy for stupid people not a real guitar. Honestly you could probably buy the cheapest acoustic guitar you can find an the cheapest electric and they would both sound better then these things.
For Frig Sakes
I can't explain exactly what's wrong for me. Somehow it's a kind of lifeless sounding, even the pure electric sound is thinnish...
@@TheElrondo, yup that's pretty much what I get from it. basically it sounds like it's dead.
@@forfrigsakes3330 👍😎
God forbid they try something new.
Pete and Ben knock it out the park every time they jam together - Just fantastic!
The best part of these guitars goes for free: Pete and Ben playing.
I'm mostly a strat guy but for this acoustasonics I'll choose the tele, it looks way better
Go the Ben! Man he is a good hire for y'all!
Ben is becoming one of my favorite guitarists on here.
Yeh me too, and I'm not into acoustics.
he is on another level!
What about fimbly page? Hershey clapton, jaimee Kendricks, dude guy, kk king, stevie ray yogi? Smash? From buns and moses?
I vote the winner is the one that Ben plays - such great feel.
The Tele, hands down winner.
Make sure you vote in the CZcams Card section 😉
Or everybody could just comment on this comment to mess with you guys
Tele for sure
Definitely the Tele.
I have the Tele
The only thing I got from this was how bad I actually am at guitar 🤦🏻♂️
Much prefer the tele version. This is a musicians guitar, perfect for someone who plugs in at gigs and especially if they use a looper.
Was watching a guy over the weekend, brilliant player, better singer but let down by an awful plugged in sound. Doing a 3 hour cover set in a big pub venue across decades and genres. His guitar could not keep up- all one sound and all bad. One of these would have been perfect. Wouldn’t sound as good as a D28, and a Maton AP5 Pro and a tele brought out by a roadie but most of us will never have that luxury.
it's not the sound of them that keeps me away. it's the price.
It's all of the above for me. Sound, price, looks. Nothing about them makes me feel anything, except maybe disgust.
I wouldn't pay over 200 for those and it's definitely because of the sound. They sound like plastic.
@@forfrigsakes3330 have you ever played one? and if you have was it through a good amp? because I own one and it for sure does not sound like plastic it sounds amazeballs
@@haus05 Why would want to play one when even Danish pete and ben can't make them sound good?
WTF they are 1600 british pounds? For that gimmicky thing? You get a lot of either electric or acoustic guitar for that money if you look elsewhere.
What a Great addition to Anderson music having Ben in the mixture. It goes without saying that everyone is very talented. So from across the great big pond in the center part of that land. I thank all of you for all you do for us out here. As for the guitars in this video. I think the only thing to say is fender hit on a good idea and I look forward to seeing how far they go with this idea.
Haha, what a coincidence-I walked into Andertons today and bought a Tele version after a year of deliberating. If I practice every day for about 400 years now I might get as good as Pete and Ben!
I love my tele. I haven't sold all my other acoustics but seriously considering it. When I play acoustic I grab the acoustasonic 95% of the time. I've had mine for over a year.
THE BEST DEMO, for the Fender Acoustasonic line. I have been looking forward to the comparison of these two since the Strat style was released. Ben and Pete's guitar playing is ridiculous. Wow! I would travel from bumfuck Montana to Gilford to see you guys play. I am considering watching it again just for the music. Thank you! Cheers!!!
Hey, get off Montana!
Great guitars and musicians. For most mortals like me, the cost is impossible. Mass produce it in the Squier line and i'm in! PLEASE!
A few videos back on the custom Martin video someone made a comment saying Ben couldn't play " electric " style guitar ( whatever that means lol ) since he's an " acoustic player " ( again, lol ) and I believe this intro jam just 100% made his comment and opinion invalid. Hope he sees this video. Great job to the both of you!
Edit 10:27 playin the intro to Troglys Guitar Show 😂😂😂
Da-UMN! The intro jam is sweeeeeeet! The closing jam was simply the most beautiful thing I have heard today.
I love them, especially the tele! I bet in a small venue like a pub, decent little amp and a looper you could work wonders with them.
what an intro!!
Re. the intro: And that, Ladies and Gents, is how every Status Quo song you've ever heard, was conceived.
Well ladies and gents...that's how you play the guitar.nuff said.
Really good review and that closing jam! Goose pimple time!
I LOVE THESE 2 TWO GUYs, show more of them in Andertons video, they sell guitars
Those Acoustic-Electric Guitars are designed for Electric Guitar players who want an Acoustic Guitar sound but prefer the Electric Guitar's flatter body.
Pete & Ben tearing it up! Yeah.
Well boys that was fkn amazing
wow, killer jams by Pete and Ben!!!
Watching Pete over the last year on. Andertons TV defo become one of my favourite guitar players on the planet
Taylor T5Z rips as an electric and is beautiful as an acoustic. Better way to go for sure. I love mine.
I have an American Acoustasonic Tele and I absolute love it. The list price on mine was 2,000 American Dollars but I got it for $1200.00 on Reverb. I got lucky! It's slim and more portable and I can play it on the couch without disturbing people watching TV. And the variation of settings is insane. Like having 10 acoustic guitars in 1. Best money ever spent.
If you’ve got GAS, go for it, but there are acoustic guitar modeling pedals that do the job just as well. I have a Valeton 200 and it has plenty of acoustic emulators: dreadnaught, parlor, humming bird, classical, etc. sounds excellent, and at $184 it kicks ass. And when I switch out of acoustic MODE my PRS DGT is already in my hands and ripping it up.
How about comparing the Taylor T5 and the Fender Acoustasonic?
Ooooh the innuendo ain't landing today Pete LOL. Man, you two are on fire with those guitars though ...killed it! Nice guitars guys, just wish I had the brass to drop on one.
Thanks. Great guitars but it is even nicer to see you playing.🙂👍🎸Greetings from Germany and
The Cute Urchins
I call it the "Ultimate Acoustic-Electric" becuase it has a load of both Acoutic & Electric Guitar sounds all in one instrument.
Luv Pete and Ben, but I dont dig the tone of these guitars. Muffled IMO. Pricey too.
That's exactly what I thought, pure muffled tone. Defo not worth the money. If it was mass-produced I'd say they'd cost 700quid, or in and around 700quid,anyway.
Sounds like a acoustic guitar to me.
Well, you are wrong. Go play one in person at a guitar store. These are great and sound great and play great and feel great. Worth every cent.
Judging by all the comments regarding price, there will most likely be a Squier version by the end of the year
I actually had not been waiting for this demo.
😂
Same, I’d not remotely been waiting for this battle either. I’d kinda vaguely more been waiting for the MTB linkage fork vs standard telescopic fork shootout which BikeRadar managed to get out just 2 hrs before this. I’m not gonna get either of these or a linkage fork to be fair though, so I should probably be doing something more worthwhile with my life than watching CZcams... 🤣
Pete and Ben putting on a show! God only knows what a ticket to that concert would cost! But man it would be worth it!
Great demo, guys, thanks. I think the lesson here is that you can have an acoustic sounding guitar, that plays like an electric, and which has no feedback problems. It also seems that it is great fun to play...
Ben is an awesome addition to the team, and these two have such an understanding - great video!
Wowitzers!! That was one outstanding way to start the video off!!!!! Holly shit man that was terrific!
Okay, we all know Pete and Ben are fantastic. We've seen the Capitan meet Pete... super cool.
But, would the Captain meet Ben?
if you A/B them with the authentic models, they don't stack up. but if you had a fill in or gig where you need low overhead, they will be good enough. add some pedals and noodle for hours on the sofa. I think the T style had fuller elec. sound. plus, these chaps are improvising - worth the price of admission. brilliant! Ü ♫
That open was smokin'.
These are the first truly 21st century guitars. Amazing
Great playing lads. I’m liking the tele one a lot 👍🏻👍🏻
The video of Andertons touring Fender before the NAMM show came out 3-8-20, yesterday. Go see it, yes, these are made in The Custom Shop building at Fender in Corona, California.
The only and the only problem I have is the A and R amp I believe you called it versus the Fishman amp. I say this because the A and R made that Guitar plug into it sound more based compared to the Fishman. Now had they both been using the same amps, that's the experiment for comparisons of the two! You guys definitely rocked the house down with your lil O' jam session for sure and I loved that for sure. Right now I have the Fender Villager Acoustic/Electric 12 string Guitar with the very Fishman amp you used here. I just figured I'd try it. I bought it to try it. It's OK and could be better for sure but then again I am still finding out more and more about my newbie guitar. The original 12 string I did have and I did love it was... a Kawai, 12 string. That had the clean yet deep and rich tones I liked and it projected very very sweetly. Mind you that was only an Acoustic 12 string but man did it play! I'm a Tele kind of guy usually. The first guitar I ever owned was actually a Telstar so with that I just jumped into what ever came close to it's name and started looking. I am beginning to lean toward the Strat more often than not though lately, although I love the look of the Tele more! Wish I could get the Strat sound in the Tele look and I'd prob. be good to go! lol
Awesome jam at the start
Ben had some Simon and Garfunkel going in the ending jam there. Really great playing throughout. Makes me wanna go play one of these!
Awesome jams guys! Thanks for the great demo! 🎸🎸👍
This video was something else, both the playing and the sounds! I can see why the price puts people off but the sounds were so good, and far from "plastic"!
That intro is world class!
Well. This Ben fella. What an absolute stone cold legend. More from him please 🤘 intro jam could have raised the dead. Excellent work chaps
I really like the sound of these but I hate the way they look, it looks they slapped a coloured sticker on the front that didn’t quite fit to the edges. Price is fine for what it is if it’s well made and well set up out of the box.
Agreed. The black one looks alright but these would look better with a piece of nice laminate on top instead of that stuff that looks like an old kitchen countertop. I also don't like that these aren't really made to be hacked.
You guys are cooking today. Thanks. Great demo.
Good job Leonardo you guys sound great. That was awesome
I recently purchased a Left-Handed Tele version and a Fender Champ 1957 Tweed Re-issue WOW !!!!
But interested to see if they do modeled sounds in the future which sound like acoustics being recorded via a quality external mic, rather than having them all sound like they are coming through the amp. That would add an extra sound quality especially if you were doing picked acoustic solos in quieter pieces (remove a bit of the twang).
Um this is literally what they actually did.
Killer jams guys , you finally found someone who can keep up with Pete 😉 tones were great too
Tis Rockin @ 2:22 and 3:04 ...nicely done..thanks for sharing
Awesome playing guys!!! 😍👍
I didn’t know Seth Rogen and Johnny Depp could play guitar so well!! Jokes apart, incredible playing both of you! I’d certainly go for the tele and I could afford it but nothing will get me your improv skills, they’re are priceless! Damn!
I just love the new guy’s jam!!!
Pete and Ben need to found a band together!
Was I the only one singing along to the opening jam?
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,
Turtles in a half shell, Turtle Power"
gabedom420 Heroes in a half shell, surely?
Great closing jam guys
I prefer the look of the Strat, but prefer the presets of the Tele . . . now, what would be a deal changer would to have a resonator profile.
nice and very helpful video! makes me consider one of these. lovely sounds. and great country licks ;)
When will they come out with a Squire Acoustasonic Strat or Tele?
👍
they won't
When and if they ever make them in China or Indonesia. Don't think they could sell enough of them to even make a run of them over there in the Far East.
They already did essentially when they made the telecoustic years ago. I imagine these sound a whole lot better than those didi
I don't need another guitar, but damn I could listen to Pete and Ben jam all day.
Oh that 18.24. This is how you sell guitars! Fender should give you a share in their stocks ;)
Check Joseph Arthur using one in a Live looper performance and you'll understand.
Finally an Acoustasonic review wit guitar's beimg strummed with pics using the acoustic positions.. Enough of all those fingerstyle reviews.. strumming with naked hands... Thank you!
Please do a shootout between a Variax and an Acoustasonic. Which is the best do-everything guitar?
Cool jam
Yes I agree these sound like are you a strat or tele player.
Let's jam in any tone, any mode, at any time given... NOW with any tone possible, from a nice, not ice-pick single bridge pickup to a full bodied acoustic. This must be a nice feeling.
Really loved this, great jam. I do wonder if the fender PR dept was on a team building day when they came up with the wording !
Everyone hates on these guitars .. sure they are expensive , and a lot of people are saying "I would'nt pay 200$ for one of these bla bla bla" first off the labour alone involved in building one of these is far greater than 200$ (you cant even get a good squier for $200)
Can fender improve on these guitars price wise? Yes Im sure if they offered them at say American performer price range they would sell more. However that being said if they are selling out at $2399.00 CAD why would they? Fender has also released a Hard (American Pro Style) Case for them! Maybe if they switched that out with the gig bag and kept the price the same it would be a bit more enticing for buyers? I know I sure would have appreciated the hard case over the gig bag.
Loved the jams.
THERE it is............
damn two birds with one stone.love it do more, please ! bloody creative .
How is the string tension / feel Pete? Is it compared to what you’d expect from a strat/tele?
Sick opening jam!!
Reused 1970's kitchen counters for the tops... 🤔
Good video guys, but I realize that the guys at Fender have tweak the electronic, but mostly the positions, not really the technology. Hence most of the sound difference between the 2 models should probably comes from the different amp that you have used no ? Like, even if you use the DI, the amp probably color the sound in one way or another, even if they are acoustic amp.
Would take either one, but I am a Strat Guy. Soooo Acoustasonic Stat for me. A North Carolina guy who likes your videos.'
Could be a difference in how they were eq'ed through whatever they're running through, but the Tele version sounds richer and more authentically acoustic-sounding. The Strat sounds a bit thinner and mid-rangey.
Absolutely amazing! Serious question - I’m new to guitar, are they playing using scales?
That intro jam!!
Seems like the tele has the edge on the acoustic sounds. But how does the tele acoustic sounds compete with the new jazzmaster?
Tbh, I was unconvinced until yesterday ( Sunday) when I had one ( a Tele) thrust into my hands at an open mic/jam in a 3 guitar line up ( 2 electrics plus me and the Tele). Did some Americana covers ( Take it Easy, The Weight and Long Train Running). Easy to play, sounded - what I could hear - not too bad. Someone played a recording of the numbers after ( on a little Zoom portable ). The guitar sounded amazing. In a live context, brilliant, at home or studio, nah.