Four years into Fender’s Acoustasonic project, it still seems to be a misunderstood guitar series in some quarters. It’s not a best of both worlds acoustic/electric guitar – such a proposition would ...

Toward the beginning of 2019, Fender introduced a new take on the electro-acoustic guitar called the Acoustasonic Telecaster that was presented as an "acoustic, electric and everything in between." ...

When I tested out the Fender Acoustasonic Jazzmaster earlier this year, I was admittedly skeptical. One of the biggest reasons was the price. I just couldn’t justify $2,000 for something so niche. But ...

NAMM 2025: A few years ago, Fender CEO Andy Mooney promised MusicRadar that more affordable, Asian-made Acoustasonic acoustic electric guitars were going to happen and he was as good as his word, with ...

Fender's acoustic-electric hybrid guitars are technical marvels, but they're pricey for up-and-coming musicians (officially $2,000) and relatively complex. Thankfully, there's a somewhat more ...

Brian Swerdfeger either has one of the greatest jobs in the world, or one of the toughest; as VP of R&D at Fender Guitars, he spends his days crafting tools of musical inspiration, with the formidable ...

In 2020, just as the covid-19 pandemic was getting rolling and we were all stuck in our houses craving balm for our souls, the giant guitar manufacturer Fender did a smart thing. It released a product ...

Like about 99% of the population, I’m a failed wannabe rock star. Buying my first Yamaha acoustic guitar when I was 14, I took lessons, seldom practiced, but somehow expected to blossom into the next ...

Fender today launched a radical new version of the world’s most popular guitar in the form of an acoustic-electric beast called the “Acoustasonic Stratocaster.” The Acoustasonic series is Fender’s ...

Fender Acoustasonic Player Telecaster: What is it? Fender and its Acoustasonic acoustic electric guitar hybrid is a case study in how it goes with groundbreaking inventions. At first there’s surprise, ...

The Acoustasonic Player Jazzmaster ships with Fender's Dura-Tone 860CL Coated Phosphor Bronze in a 011-.052 gauge set. We're not convinced from the amount of string noise we experienced that they're ...