Fender Acoustasonic Player Telecaster - Arctic White with Rosewood Fingerboard Review

Love this axe

Love it….no longer have to swap guitars between songs. Light weight, so its easy on the shoulder for a 4 hour gig. Using it with a Boss 500 pedal. Crisp clean when you want it and nasty with a punch when you need it to be so.

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There are uses for this guitar

Hi gang … this is a tough review for me , because I'm still not sure what to think about this guitar. I have seen many bash it , saying it is not a real good acoustic or a real good electric . Just an okay acoustic & an okay electric. I have actually seen guys use this guitar for an entire show. It's all in your sound (amp / pedals / eq). I am ready to retire my Gibson jumbo… read more from stage play & I was looking for something smaller for the stage. I am currently using this as an acoustic only at practice & on stage. The best reason I can give you for owning this guitar is for live band play. For example , if you're doing a song like Behind Blues Eyes , in a full band setting , just using a regular acoustic guitar may not cut through the mix in louder / heavier songs. Especially , if you have a heavy handed drummer & some of you know what I mean. This will easily do that & you don't have to worry about feeding back. I personally prefer the middle acoustic setting , but you may have to tweak the sound with your amp , any pedals & equalizer. I play mine through a Fender Acoustisonic amp & Fishman equalizer & it sounds pretty dang good , though I'm still tweaking. Also , the width of the neck is like an electric , not an acoustic. So , if you have fat fingers , this may not be for you. I put acoustic strings (11's) on mine & had the Sweetwater luthiers set the action nice & low . Mine is perfectly intonated & the action plays like an electric all the way down the fretboard. I can tell you there was no way I was forking out the cost for the American version , but this version I can stomach. And some may want to wait & see if Squier will ever put out an even more affordable version. So , while it's uses may be limited , this guitar is crafted very well, stays in tune & plays real nice. Shout out to my rep Cody Kraus & the Sweetwater luthiers !

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I think you'll like it!

The guitar sounds great, plays smoothly and was set up very nearly perfectly from the factory. I am a church musician and this Acoustasonic Tele is perfect for what I do. It truly sounds like an acoustic guitar and even with lower gauge strings (10-47, because those are closer to what I use on mu electric guitars) it still sounds rich and sustains marvelously. if you want a lightweight,… read more versatile, great sounding guitar, the try Player Acoustasonic Telecaster. Don't forget to unplug the cable from the guitar when you aren't playing, you will probably have to put a new battery in when you pick it up again. I would love to see this guitar in a rechargeable version.

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What I was looking for

Just bought this and have already put it into action. I mostly play in an acoustic duo and play 3-4 hour gigs. This guitar is very light and with the 11 gauge strings is so much easier to play for long stretches. The neck is very comfortable and obviously feels like home (as a 40 year Fender player). Absolutely no feedback issues and the set up from Sweetwater was spot on. … read more Everything about the guitar is great including the sounds. Love the fact that I can blend sounds or even go full electric with some excellent Tele sounds. I run it straight into a DI box through the PA. Also love the fact that it has a micro tilt neck adjustment if I would need it to adjust the action. Gig bag was also very nice and heavy duty. Couldn't see myself buying the 2K model as a weekend warrior, but as soon as this came out, boom, bought it that day.

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