At first glance, the Acoustasonic Stratocaster Cocobolo already catches the eye with its exotic woods (cocobolo top and white limba body and neck) supported by more classic materials in the form of a fingerboard and ebony tuning pegs. The narrow body offers a nice room volume, so the guitar will play well "unplugged" in your living room, however, the real strengths of this guitar come from the amplification.
The sound is captured by three pickups. The Noiseless magnetic single-coil gives you the authentic tone of Fender electric guitars, without the typical single-coil hum. The world of electro-acoustic guitars is represented by a sub-cellular piezo pickup and a sensor located in the body of the guitar, both by Fishman. The sounds of the magnetic and piezo pickups can be used separately or simultaneously, and the Mod control is used to adjust their ratio.
That in itself is pretty nice, but Acoustasonic can do more. Acoustic Engine technology offers simulations of ten different acoustic guitar body sizes and woods. So you don't have to think about whether to bring a bigger Dreadnought or a smaller-bodied guitar to a gig, whether rosewood or mahogany would be better, and finally, whether you'd like the sound of a Telecaster/Stratocaster too - the Fender American Acoustasonic Stratocaster offers all of this in one compact body.
The system is powered by a li-ion battery. A USB port at the jack input is used for recharging, and after a 4-5 hour recharge the battery is capable of powering the system for approximately twenty hours. It is possible to play and recharge at the same time. A low battery level is indicated by a red flashing LED, at higher charge levels the LED indication does not light up. The manufacturer recommends using power adapters with a minimum output of 1000 mA (1A).
The guitar is supplied in a case.
Specifications
- Product Colour: Natural
- Colour: Natural
- Surface Treatment: Satin
- Type: Hybrid
- Cutaway: Yes
- Body: White Limba
- Top/Face: Cocobolo
- Neck: White Limba
- Scale: 648 mm
- Number of Frets: 22
- Nut Width: 42.86 mm
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Nut: TusQ
- Pickup: Yes
- Pickup Type: Piezo + Magnetic
- Model electronics: Fender/Fishman
- Controls: Master Volume, Mod knob, 5-Way switch
- Integrated Tuner: No
- Tuning Machines: Fender
- Hardware: Chrome
- MIDI: No
- USB: No
- Hard Case: Yes
- Case: No
- Strings: Fender Dura-Tone 860CL Coated Phosphor Bronze (.011-.052 Gauges)
- Country of Production: USA