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10-voice Hybrid Tele with Onboard Rechargeable Battery





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Guitarists of diverse styles and tastes are finding their voice in the new Fender Acoustasonic Telecaster. Now you no longer have to choose between acoustic and electric sounds for the gig; this hybrid takes you from folk and bluegrass flatpicking to greasy rock and soul with the flip of a switch. The secrets are twofold: a comfortable SIRS body, built to resonate like an acoustic instrument while giving you the fret access and playability of your favorite steel-string, and the pairing of two cutting-edge premium pickup systems with powerful DSP. In the bridge position, you’ll find a traditional offset Tele pickup packed with bluesy grit and Texas twang, and just behind that, the Fishman Matrix under-saddle piezo system for the soft-edged cluck of your favorite direct acoustic. Seven distinct acoustic profiles take you from solo fingerstyling to Nashville singer/songwriter without additional pedals. An onboard rechargeable battery powers it all. Pair these with a great-playing American Professional profile Tele neck, and the Fender Acoustasonic Telecaster from Sweetwater equips you for whatever session awaits.





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Acoustic, electric, or both?





How would you like to layer your acoustic tones with heavily processed electric textures? Or volley between sweet acoustic rhythms and tasty Texas leads in the middle of a song? It’s all possible with the Acoustasonic Tele. A 5-way switching system makes accessing these diverse tones fast and painless. Additionally, each position features two distinct sound profiles (clean/crunch, parlor/dreadnought), which can be continuously blended via the rear mod knob. Whether you’re running into a PA or an amp, the Acoustasonic Tele provides great tones at the flip of a switch.





Magnetic bridge pickup





The Acoustasonic’s magnetic bridge pickup achieves authentic Tele-style tone with hum-free performance. This pickup nets you crisp cleans to crunchy overdrive with a tight low end, clearly defined highs, and punchy mids to power through any mix. Surprisingly, this pickup even sounds great without an amp, plugged directly into a PA.





Fishman Matrix under-saddle piezo





The Fishman Matrix is one of the world’s best-selling acoustic pickups. In the Acoustasonic Tele, it provides a syrupy-sweet direct tone and plenty of range to suit many styles of music.





The Acoustasonic body features an inset top with integrated forearm contour, along with Fender's patent-pending String Instrument Resonance System (SIRS) ? designed to produce great tone whether unplugged or plugged in.


Players can blend their tone from a curated collection of 10 acoustic and electric profiles aboard the Acoustasonic Tele. The “A” voice has the mod knob rotated fully counterclockwise; the “B” voice is fully clockwise.


Blend your tone to taste





Strumming, fingerpicking, and lead work all require different sounds. The Acoustasonic Tele gives you access to 10 distinct acoustic and electric voices via a traditional 5-way selector and an A/B mod control for fine-tuning selections. These voices accommodate diverse genres and playing styles with ease. In addition to electric tones, onboard acoustic options span dreadnought, parlor/concert, and articulate auditorium body styles that mirror premium tonewoods, including Sitka spruce, Brazilian rosewood, mahogany, and maple. Whether you’re seeking a boisterous dreadnought or a slim short-scale that gels in a mix, it's all at your fingertips ? no pedals required! Plus, if the Acoustasonic Tele wasn’t unique enough already, players can blend electric and acoustic tones in positions 1 and 2 for acoustic texture with a touch of driving electric sustain or electric tone with a hint of percussive acoustic attack.





Familiar Tele design





Fender has done a great job of retaining the style and playability of the beloved Tele design for an instrument as advanced as the Acoustasonic Telecaster. From the familiar single-cut body to its great-playing, ebony-capped "Deep C" profile neck, everything about this guitar will make you feel right at home whether onstage or in the studio.





SIRS mahogany body





Unique to the Acoustasonic Tele is its mini-soundhole mahogany body with SIRS resonance enhancement system. Paired with its transverse-braced mahogany top, the Acoustasonic resonates like no Tele you’ve played before, with punchy bass and a warm midrange that comes across loud and clear through the onboard Fishman electronics.





Onboard rechargeable battery





Swapping out 9-volts is so yesterday. The Acoustasonic Telecaster comes loaded with a 20-hour integrated battery, rechargeable over USB. Even better, this battery allows you to charge and play at the same time ? so if you’ve got a portable battery backup, the Acoustasonic can give you days of uninterrupted play time.





The Acoustasonic Tele's USB-rechargeable battery means there are no 9Vs to swap in and out.


Fender Acoustasonic Telecaster Hybrid Guitar Features:


Hybrid design affords 10 timeless acoustic and electric voicings


Piezo and magnetic pickups yield acoustic strums to Texas leads


Select or layer tones via 5-way Tele blade and continuous mod knob


Resonant SIRS body ? resonates like an acoustic


Mahogany top ? adds midrange


Ebony-capped "Deep C" mahogany neck rivals that of your favorite electric


Magnetic Tele bridge pickup is traditionally voiced without the hum


Fishman Matrix under-saddle piezo pickup comes loaded with 7 acoustic images


20-hour USB rechargeable battery with simultaneous charge and play