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Hi, this is Drew Taubenfeld.
In this video, we're taking a closer look
at the Fender American Acoustasonic Telecaster Koa
from the exotic woods collection.
Acoustasonic guitars have certainly
taken the acoustic electric guitar to the next level
and have been an amazing new tool for players in all genres.
With the introduction of the Acoustasonic exotic series,
the guitars are now available with beautiful exotic woods,
like koa, which offers a nice blend of clarity,
along with a warm thick tone.
And it just sounds fantastic.
So for the amp setup, I'm running the guitar
into an AB box, and then into a Fender acoustic SFX
AMP for the acoustic tones.
And then a 68 Custom Deluxe Reverb for the electric tones.
OK, let's talk about the features of the guitar.
It has a koa top matched with a korina back, sides, and neck.
It has a really nice contour for complete comfort, a feature
of all Acoustasonic models.
And the gloss finish really showcases the koa wood grain.
All right, let's look at the neck.
It has a modern, deep c shape, ebony fingerboard,
and 22 narrow, tall frets, and Ebony tuners.
It really looks great.
Control wise, we have a master volume,
a five way selector to choose between a collection
of electric and acoustic voices, and a mod knob
to blend those voices together for even more tonal control.
The guitar has three pickup systems.
An under saddle piezo pickup, an internal body sensor,
and a Fender Acoustasonic noiseless bridge pickup.
Now let's hear the guitar.
I'll start off in position 5A for a dreadnought tone,
and then blend in an auditorium tone in position 5B
with the mod knob.
A is rolled counterclockwise and B is all the way clockwise.
You can blend them however you'd like.
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In position 4A, we can dial in a small body
tone, parlor inspired.
Let's hear that.
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We can go to a position 3B and add the internal body sensor
to the dreadnought tone.
You can really hear the top of the guitar come alive.
Great for percussion effects when looping, and overall
enhances the harmonics.
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OK, let's jump into position 1A, which
is the electric pickup clean.
And then I'll add the deluxe reverb.
Midway through, I'll roll in the 1B,
which gives you a semi-clean fat tone, just
a touch of overdrive.
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Thanks for checking out the Fender Acoustasonic Telecaster
Koa, the newest addition to the exotic woods collection.
Visit Fender.com for more information,
and stay tuned for more videos.
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