Fender Acoustasonic Strat Vs Tele Shootout! - The Battle You've All Been Waiting For...

[@scottmcdonald7259]

Love these two together. Ben is such a great addition to the team.

[@oliverboisen7475]

Petition to get Ben on more electric guitar videos. Guy has his country licks nailed

[@indigojc]

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

[@FloridaManRacer]

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.

[@MikeUIibarri]

@@FloridaManRacer lol

[@daveap]

Pete and Ben knock it out the park every time they jam together - Just fantastic!

[@RS2KR]

Man Ben and Pets genuinely look like they are having fun. Great jam fellas.

[@raceface_m2579]

So it’s now a trio of favorite: Pete, Ariel, and Ben.

[@andertons]

Imagine if we could get all three of them to jam... We need a vote to make this happen? 😉

[@haus05]

@@andertons toss in Lee for The captains lick here and there!

[@febrikriss1781]

@@andertons im ready to enjoy that jam

[@jameskochans8617]

Congrats guy that's the 1st demo of the acustisonic that makes you want to buy one.

[@fab-heidema]

raceface_m don’t forget Rebea

[@Pr0digium]

😳 that opening jam...

[@andertons]

There are no words... 🤘

[@Jazzmaverick182]

@@andertons except those words 😁

[@flylfb]

The best part of these guitars goes for free: Pete and Ben playing.

[@AndrewCCM]

Ben is becoming one of my favorite guitarists on here.

[@graemero5532]

Yeh me too, and I'm not into acoustics.

[@jefferson6994]

he is on another level!

[@Blackkey034]

What about fimbly page? Hershey clapton, jaimee Kendricks, dude guy, kk king, stevie ray yogi? Smash? From buns and moses?

[@chefboy6123]

Go the Ben! Man he is a good hire for y'all!

[@TheElrondo]

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.

[@forfrigsakes3330]

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.

[@TheElrondo]

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...

[@forfrigsakes3330]

@@TheElrondo, yup that's pretty much what I get from it. basically it sounds like it's dead.

[@stephenksiazek812]

@@forfrigsakes3330 👍😎

[@MrKreisKlinge]

God forbid they try something new.

[@l3ertuz362]

I'm mostly a strat guy but for this acoustasonics I'll choose the tele, it looks way better

[@tonym3675]

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.

[@bartlettpsj]

I vote the winner is the one that Ben plays - such great feel.

[@fuzzydude66]

Da-UMN! The intro jam is sweeeeeeet! The closing jam was simply the most beautiful thing I have heard today.

[@Just_lift_anyone]

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.

[@fatseaturtle]

The Tele, hands down winner.

[@andertons]

Make sure you vote in the KZbin Card section 😉

[@ayoutubeaccount864]

Or everybody could just comment on this comment to mess with you guys Tele for sure

[@featheryfemme]

Definitely the Tele.

[@Jonnydarkstar1]

I have the Tele

[@joshc1291]

The only thing I got from this was how bad I actually am at guitar 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@malcolmtoyer8950]

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!

[@r.c.vincent6063]

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.

[@ronfincher6088]

How about comparing the Taylor T5 and the Fender Acoustasonic?

[@chrisjs6123]

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.

[@voodoodr]

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!!!

[@mjross50]

Hey, get off Montana!

[@johnwelch557]

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!

[@bryanchan420]

I LOVE THESE 2 TWO GUYs, show more of them in Andertons video, they sell guitars

[@glenproctor1999]

Really good review and that closing jam! Goose pimple time!

[@samiam5557]

Pete & Ben tearing it up! Yeah.

[@guillaumegayot807]

wow, killer jams by Pete and Ben!!!

[@MultiDreamer1979]

Well ladies and gents...that's how you play the guitar.nuff said.

[@larsdahl6594]

Re. the intro: And that, Ladies and Gents, is how every Status Quo song you've ever heard, was conceived.

[@thebigeasy8609]

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!

[@Mark_Ocain]

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.

[@notshared4072]

Please do a shootout between a Variax and an Acoustasonic. Which is the best do-everything guitar?

[@AndyInTheUK]

Ben is an awesome addition to the team, and these two have such an understanding - great video!

[@_dmfd]

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 😂😂😂

[@Big.E]

Watching Pete over the last year on. Andertons TV defo become one of my favourite guitar players on the planet

[@kostas_guitarsession]

Thanks. Great guitars but it is even nicer to see you playing.🙂👍🎸Greetings from Germany and The Cute Urchins

[@lesshrubb203]

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...

[@codyberger3031]

Wowitzers!! That was one outstanding way to start the video off!!!!! Holly shit man that was terrific!

[@deepiper6529]

When will they come out with a Squire Acoustasonic Strat or Tele?

[@stephenksiazek812]

👍

[@riccardozamprogno5824]

they won't

[@randyvanvliet226]

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.

[@skylermeredith2522]

They already did essentially when they made the telecoustic years ago. I imagine these sound a whole lot better than those didi

[@Ryan_F.]

Ben had some Simon and Garfunkel going in the ending jam there. Really great playing throughout. Makes me wanna go play one of these!

[@dutmark]

How is the string tension / feel Pete? Is it compared to what you’d expect from a strat/tele?

[@paulheartsongs]

Great demo but I’m confounded... should be great for gigs but I’m not hearing it on the video. Has anyone used one for gigs? In a band? Solo? Duo?

[@ku812fubar4]

Well boys that was fkn amazing

[@david_cummings]

That open was smokin'. These are the first truly 21st century guitars. Amazing

[@nigelchristensen7001]

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).

[@John-e4p1x]

Um this is literally what they actually did.

[@gvtshorts2024]

Judging by all the comments regarding price, there will most likely be a Squier version by the end of the year

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Those Acoustic-Electric Guitars are designed for Electric Guitar players who want an Acoustic Guitar sound but prefer the Electric Guitar's flatter body.

[@veganize-it1891]

nice and very helpful video! makes me consider one of these. lovely sounds. and great country licks ;)

[@arthur7925]

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

[@mmhcreates]

Tis Rockin @ 2:22 and 3:04 ...nicely done..thanks for sharing

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

I call it the "Ultimate Acoustic-Electric" becuase it has a load of both Acoutic & Electric Guitar sounds all in one instrument.

[@MitchGettman]

So I’m using an acoustisonic Tele that I’m borrowing from a friend for a gig tonight. It sounds really good through my acoustic amp at home in all positions of the guitar. Will it sound just as good (more or less) through the PA at the gig tonight? I’m sure it will on the acoustic setting (I usually just run my acoustic guitar through the PA at gigs) but I’m not sure about the electric side, especially when I do overdriven solos. Can anyone help?

[@harbonip]

damn two birds with one stone.love it do more, please ! bloody creative .

[@r.c.vincent6063]

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.

[@asmundlunde7762]

That intro is world class!

[@thomaslau9631]

Have you guys ever set up the actions of these guitars before you performed? You played as if the string actions are very low. however, I found all these Fenders' actions are fairly high in the music stores. Why is that?

[@DrGregWeisswasserND]

Taylor T5Z rips as an electric and is beautiful as an acoustic. Better way to go for sure. I love mine.

[@adam-yk6yd]

Well. This Ben fella. What an absolute stone cold legend. More from him please 🤘 intro jam could have raised the dead. Excellent work chaps

[@brandonnkylerblake7315]

Good job Leonardo you guys sound great. That was awesome

[@jimboguitaro]

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"!

[@123Andersonev]

are they going to do a firmware update so that the voice selector doesn't pick up from the blend knob from position to position unless you change it?, that's the biggest problem with it at the moment.

[@kevinmorris7722]

Okay, we all know Pete and Ben are fantastic. We've seen the Capitan meet Pete... super cool. But, would the Captain meet Ben?

[@randyvanvliet226]

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.

[@ShayOSheal]

Absolutely amazing! Serious question - I’m new to guitar, are they playing using scales?

[@dicktaylor9054]

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 !

[@paulsayed]

This might be a dumb question but what kind of strings do you put on these? Electric or Acoustic?

[@handpulled]

Great playing lads. I’m liking the tele one a lot 👍🏻👍🏻

[@lcdata1]

I recently purchased a Left-Handed Tele version and a Fender Champ 1957 Tweed Re-issue WOW !!!!

[@paulstubbs4487]

I actually had not been waiting for this demo.

[@stephenksiazek812]

😂

[@Piplodocus]

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 KZbin... 🤣

[@anthonycashero7605]

You guys are cooking today. Thanks. Great demo.

[@davestambaugh7282]

I wonder why they cut the truss rod slot in the back of the neck if it has a separate fret board.

[@eli14eli14]

Seems like the tele has the edge on the acoustic sounds. But how does the tele acoustic sounds compete with the new jazzmaster?

[@MikeCindyWhite]

Awesome jams guys! Thanks for the great demo! 🎸🎸👍

[@alexanderdeadmansche]

Awesome jam at the start

[@wooferdevlin3571]

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 ♫

[@earlnagle5324]

Yes I agree these sound like are you a strat or tele player.

[@gcholet]

Awesome playing guys!!! 😍👍

[@javierbazalar]

I am not sure if the different sounds posibilities is a pro or a con in this case. I remember when I tried the Tele version sounded processed, like there was a chip inside doing the different sounds. To many combinations hard to remember that have to be written to explain. The other thing is the price. Same budget you can get an american Tele and a Gibson g45 with a fishman transducer.

[@lewiscohen3697]

I really wish Pete had finished his thought at 15.40...sounded like it was going to be about the electric sounds and maybe how to get the best out of them. I've had an Acoustasonic Tele for a few weeks now and the only real niggle I've got is how compressed the electric sounds are. Good, but quite squashed. I wondered if that was where Pete was going there.....

[@graemero5532]

Great closing jam guys

[@jaydeepmusic]

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!

[@waynechurchill7212]

Cool jam

[@fredjaeger690]

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.

[@benjaminvictor4996]

Check Joseph Arthur using one in a Live looper performance and you'll understand.

[@Brennosguitarsandgear]

Killer jams guys , you finally found someone who can keep up with Pete 😉 tones were great too

[@indigojc]

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!

[@pab1979]

You keep saying these guitars are for touring or session musicians. Could they not also be for people who can't afford a couple of different guitars and can have a range an be able to play the different styles they want?

[@eddmaster9]

Yo.. wheres the Chapman? Its been a while since I last seen him

[@rodpederson4566]

Loved the jams.

[@coolwaterdvr]

Luv Pete and Ben, but I dont dig the tone of these guitars. Muffled IMO. Pricey too.

[@Jazzmaverick182]

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.

[@jazzsounds8159]

Sounds like a acoustic guitar to me.

[@HailRider]

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.

[@nizodizo9549]

These sound like fun! I have no idea about what you are talking about. Oh, and by the way with no pick guard I would destroy these guitars. I wan't one! What gauge strings do they have? Thanks.

[@FastSloW-qt8xf]

Can we get a squire version.... at like a classic vibe price point

[@brymills]

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.

[@smashy_smasherton]

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.

[@GenghisDaniel]

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.

[@vincentcabral1173]

I just love the new guy’s jam!!!

[@markholt629]

Maybe somekind of neck pickup?

[@edwardcrump7735]

Great sound! help me out. Are they playing a G A# C riff?

[@eh3920]

Pete and Ben need to found a band together!

[@isawariley1]

Anyone know what these sound like through a kemper?

[@gabedom_]

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"

[@frmcf]

gabedom420 Heroes in a half shell, surely?