oh by the way, thanks kelsey and nat for the comments! i'll respond tomorrow [i'll tell you why later]
anyways, this isn't really THAT related but it's still interesting. fender recently rolled out the "acoustasonic tele,"
which is basically a freaky hybrid between an acoustic and an electric; however, it is NOT an acoustic-electric. i'll define those now: [hi august! haha]
an acoustic generates sound by the reverberations that occur within the instrument, and the tone and volume of the instrument are fixed by the material, shape, craftsmanship, condition, weather, etc. very susceptible to environmental change.
an electric generates sound by the pickups "picking up" the vibrations of the strings and translating that into something the amp or sound system will understand.
an acoustic-electric is USUALLY an acoustic guitar that has an output jack that allows it to be amplified, but not used like an electric. essentially, an acoustic that is plugged in.
the acoustasonic, as i understand it, is none of those. there are very few hybrid funky guitars out there, and this counts as one of them. as far as i can tell, it has the shape, approximate weight [ish], playing "feel", and appearance of a normal telecaster. however, if you'll note the bridge [where the strings meet the body] it is made of rosewood, and this bridge has some sort of acoustic pickup system with piezo crystals...and yet it has an electric pickup in there too. essentially, this guitar can be used as an acoustic, as an electric, or kind of a funky blend of both. interestinggg...and very budget friendly! 900$ is something i'd be willing to pay to play with this guy here.
the reason is this: my dream guitar is a taylor t5 custom. absolutely, ABSOLUTELY stunning instrument. this won awards for best acoustic AND electric guitar of the year a little while back...in the same year. crazy. the concept is similar as the above, but i suspect that taylor just does it better: better materials, better research, and to a point, better craftsmanship. except....this guy is riding on about 3000, or more than three times the above guitar...yup. still. lOOK AT IT. :]
cheers. essay due in 1.5 hrs...should probably get cracking.
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