FENDER American Acoustasonic JazzMaster
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DAVE BURRLUCK Guitarist, Gear Reviews Editor
Every time we mention this guitar we get mail. Our reviews editor continues exploring this divisive instrument, with additional viewpoints from a reader and a seasoned pro…
In the more sociable months of early summer, our borrowed Acoustasonic gets quite a lot of attention. “It’s much better in the flesh… but it still looks wrong,” offers one of my more traditional music mates. “Wow, it feels really good!” says a more open-minded pro musician whose world of work is only just beginning to look a little brighter.
I first encountered the modern Acoustasonic concept with the launch of the Telecaster version at Winter NAMM 2019. At Fender’s pre-show bash, Guitarist’s editor-in-chief, Jamie Dickson, and I were taken through the concept by key designer Tim Shaw as we listened intently and quaffed on a couple of Corona beers. A little while later, while power-walking to our next do and with perhaps jet-lag and those beers taking effect, we reckoned we’d found the guitar of the show before the event had even officially started. But bumping into a highly regarded UK dealer, he popped our balloon: “It’s too expensive. No-one will pay that. It needs to be made in Mexico and half the price.”
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