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Acoustasonic review

• Thread starter radd
• First date Oct 2, 2020

• #ane

I kind of shocked myself, I bought a Strat Acoustasonic. Crazy, considering when they came out I thought, no way I have done this before and it did not become well. I had a beautiful Taylor T5z Pro that was a dream to play, stunning build quality and information technology had almost no usable tones. Since trading in that guitar I have run beyond a few other folks with the same experience.

As one online reviewer noted, a primarily acoustic guitar company, Taylor, builds a hybrid that is really electric oriented. And...a primarily electric guitar company, Fender, builds a hybrid that is primarily acoustic oriented. Crazy.

The Acoustasonic is a Strat in so many ways, shape looks, footing controls. It stops being a strat when you strum information technology the offset time. The acoustic strings, 11's, and that hollowbody with that audio hole simply says acoustic when the sound comes out. Similar most acoustics, the articulation of each cord is and so crisp and clear.

It is a fun guitar, but for nigh folks I don't see information technology beingness extremely useful and I suspect it volition stop upwards a footnote in Strat history.

And then, why does information technology work for me? I'grand on a crazy Bluegrass kick and I alive in a house with a mob of family. Playing my dreadnought is almost completely out of the question. Fifty-fifty in the backyard that guitar can exist heard by many on the block. The Acoustasonic unplugged gives a satisfying audio-visual audio and experience at a much reduced volume for practice. With headphones and an amp information technology gives some pretty good dreadnought tones.

The build quality is very overnice and information technology weighs near nothing. The 12" radius Ebony fingerboard is sweet. Same radius as my Dreadnought, I similar that.

How near those unlike tones. The audio-visual tones are pretty good and fun but they aren't the real deal. The electric tones are, well, not much to speak nigh. In fact, I hoped they would fill my strat urge since I sold my concluding strat simply they don't. So I have a mint condition case queen Jimmy Vaughn Tex Mex Strat arriving Monday from a guy I know on the Gretsch forum.

Summary: the Acoustasonic is a wonderful guitar for me in my specialized state of affairs only chances are Strat purists volition not exist lining up to buy one. Singer songwriter types, maybe.

My Strat arriving Monday

My Dread I dear

• #2

I think it could make full the void in a live situation pretty well. Anything else, I'd definitely go for a separate acoustic and electric. With a unmarried bridge pickup and audio-visual bridge, I judge I wouldn't await it to practise the Strat sound very well.

• #iv

You live in Santa Cruz and you don't have a Santa Cruz dreadnaught?

• #five

Wow,reading your story. Sounded similar mine when I also had a Taylor T5z Custom Pro. Damn matter was uncontrollable on phase. Taming the feedback was near incommunicable.

I went with the Tele model considering I felt is was less "angry" in position 1 & 2 (closest to the dorsum of the guitar). What I find remarkable is how the Taylor engineer who designed the T5z series, went to Fender to assist design the Acoustasonic. Fender was smarter and went with Fishman, who are masters in acoustic amplification and pickups.

Don't get me wrong equally I Honey my other iii audio-visual Taylors - 812 DLX-12Fret, 562-12Fret and GS Mini Koa

Final note: I do recommend that you lot craft a pick guard to protect the guitar. I made mine from viii mil 3M film. It has a very low adhesive so peels off easily by warming with a accident dryer, set to depression.

• #6

This was my T5z Custom Pro

• #7

You live in Santa Cruz and y'all don't have a Santa Cruz dreadnaught?

They toll 4 times what mine cost! They are stunning instruments

• #9

Cray reading your story. Sounded similar mine when I also had a Taylor T5z Custom Pro. Damn thing was uncontrollable on phase. Taming the feedback was near impossible.

I went with the Tele model because I felt is was less "angry" in position 1 & 2 (closest to the back of the guitar). What I notice remarkable is how the Taylor engineer who designed the T5z series, went to Fender to help design the Acoustasonic. Fender was smarter and went with Fishman, who are masters in acoustic amplification and pickups.

Don't get me wrong equally I LOVE my other three acoustic Taylors - 812 DLX-12Fret, 562-12Fret and GS Mini Koa

Final note: I do recommend that you lot arts and crafts a selection guard to protect the guitar. I fabricated mine from 8 mil 3M film. It has a very low agglutinative so peels off easily past warming with a accident dryer, set to low.

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Beautiful guitars you have.

Pick baby-sit idea is a good one

My first good acoustic I bought in 74', ya I'thou former and I withal have it. Await at the quality of nigh l year one-time Ebony. I just cleaned it up a few months ago

• #12

That looks similar a feedback auto.

I would actually play information technology through my KPA (Kemper Profiling Amp) on stage and it nevertheless fed back. I would exist using acoustic rigs on this amp (of course).

• #13

Cipher similar a good ole "Feedback Buster" sound hole cover for gigging with a full audio-visual guitar.

• #14

Zilch like a good ole "Feedback Buster" sound hole encompass for gigging with a full acoustic guitar.

Yeeeup! Tin can't do without it...

• #15

They cost 4 times what mine cost! They are stunning instruments

I was lucky to discover a used Santa Cruz D/PW (Dreadnaught / Pre-War) for a mere fraction of what they go for new.

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