Fender American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster - Ocean Turquoise Review

A unique powerhouse

Equipped with unique and versatile voicings, this guitar gives you the capability to easily cycle between so many different sounds. It is lightweight and the neck is more comfortable than your typical acoustic. If you get the chance, play one of these guitars.

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Fender hits a home run again!!

Great guitar awesome sounds and very versatile to play. Always wanted to try one of these and with the help and direction and great knowledge of Jeff Jent I pulled the trigger and went for it with no regrets.

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I love it so much

This is by far the best guitar that I have owned. It is an all in one making this perfect for me. I love all of the settings that it has. I love that it is portable and I can travel with it. It is great to experience such a beautiful guitar. This guitar has a beautiful acoustic and electric sound to it. It sounds even more beautiful through my amplifier. I love that I can glide… read more smoothly through the fretboard. I love the feel and comfort of this guitar, the wood is very smooth behind the neck. I am very pleased with my purchase. Thank you Sweetwater for all of your assistance.

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This Guitar Is No Gimmick

I've had this guitar since early August, so I've had time to thoroughly test drive this machine. And what a machine it is. But first I have to give kudos to Sweetwater for their excellent follow through as I had the Jazzy on backorder for months, but they always kept me up to date on the status and shipped it right out after they got it from Fender. And their estimate of when they… read more would get one was spot on. Plus their typical excellent packing and shipping can't be beat. Thanks Alan (my Sweetwater engineer). I'm a smallish woman who has been struggling with a standard size acoustic guitar and a small body acoustic electric Yamaha. The Yamaha is okay, but the smallish frets are difficult to finger at times. Not so the Jazzy. Generous jumbo frets on the Jazzy's ebony fretboard make it a joy to finger up and down the fretboard. And it stays in tune really well with tight, very playable strings (I think they are 11's that come with the guitar). I was unsure how I would like the rechargeable battery thingy, and I was really disturbed when I drained it in only two days (about 5 hours of play time). But I realized that I couldn't leave the cord plugged in because that's the switch for the battery. After I learned to unplug it, it does last over 20 hours of play time. Still, I would rather see Fender have a quick swappable battery arrangement than the current setup. Strangely, the guitar does not come with a charging power supply. It does come with a nice long cord, but you have to get your own power do-hicky. I thought that was odd. But most of us have them for our cell phones so I guess they figured we didn't need it? I dunno. The fit and finish on Jazzy is outstanding. Made in the custom shop, each guitar is unique. Mine weighs 6.45 pounds. I was surprised by how light and nimble it feels. I love running my hands over the rounded sides to feel the grain of the mahogany body. However, I am not a fan of those giant black panels on the back of the guitar body. Of course they have to be there for access to the electronics and battery, but they are jarring against the beautiful wood grain of the mahogany body. If they ever make after market panels that more closely match the body, I'm all in. Other than that, this is a well crafted guitar made with quality materials. I was worried that the guitar might be too big for me - that I would have to reach to hit the basic open chords near the nut, but the way it sits on my lap is such that it feels right in my hands, and everything is in reach. I love that! It looks so big, but feels so small. And the C Shape neck is also a great fit for me. I've included pictures of it next to my Strat, Telle, and Yamaha acoustic. You can see that the neck seems higher, but not when you play it. Fits like a glove. I have a few different amps (Fender Acoustic Junior Go, GTX Mustang, and Deluxe Reverb) It sounds great on all of them, and I have still to pick a favorite. I use the acoustic amp when playing at church. It's more bassy than the other amps but sounds great when plugged into their PA system. The Mustang has an unlimited number of sounds, and is a riot to play through. The Deluxe Reverb? Well, it's a Deluxe Reverb. Of course it sounds AWESOME. The combination of sounds the Jazzy has available are simply wonderful. I can sweetly play Psalm 34: The Cry Of The Poor on settings 1, 2, or 3 and switch to settings 4 or 5 and jam on Tom Petty's Refugee or Joan Jett's I Love Rock and Roll, and they sound Boss! The controls are simple and straight forward, and work well. Although it did take me awhile to figure out A from B on the blend knob as there are no labels to mar the cool look of its face. Finally, it comes with a really sturdy gig bag, better then many you see out there. I am so happy with this guitar. I do play it unplugged at times when practicing at home, but it is not a $4,000+ acoustic slope shoulder. So it doesn't project broadly or sound as good unplugged. This is a hybrid, but done so expertly, that you will be astonished at how beautiful it sounds, and how versatile it is to play. To sum up, if you're in the market for a versatile, quality acoustic electric instrument that can closely duplicate different voicings of other high end acoustic guitars and also perform as an amazing electric, this guitar will not disappoint.

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Fantastic Innovative Guitar

The Acoustasonic Jazzmaster is a fantastic guitar that you just need to try to hear what it's all about. This thing sounds fantastic no matter what I plug it into, a PA system, regular electric amp, it even sounds good not plugged as an acoustic instrument. The neck feels just like an acoustic guitar should, but the guitar itself is super light. The variety of sounds it can produce… read more is really impressive, combining this with a looper pedal, I can get good percussive loops by using the body sensor to play along with. From the acoustic sounds to the overdriven electric, I can't get enough of this thig. Extremely satisfied with this purchase. It absolutely sounds like an acoustic guitar when played through a regular amp. The case it come in is also really nice, it like a hard shelled soft backpack case. The only thing I'm not used to is having to charge the guitar via the USB port, but the battery lasts a really long time so it's not even an issue.

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