My YouTube feed this morning.

[desertdweller]

And we wonder why rock & roll is dead.

[Briansol]

I love that Ola is in there with a Chug case. lol

[Chris]

I love that Ola is in there with a Chug case. lol

Right? Someone has to represent.

[Ryan]

I can't imagine they'll sell many of these, surely? But then I'm hardly the target market so I can't fathom why anyone would buy one.

[Mike]

I can't imagine they'll sell many of these, surely? But then I'm hardly the target market so I can't fathom why anyone would buy one.

I play in a cover band that does acoustic shows and I can't fathom why anyone would buy one, either.

[thrashinbatman]

this is the only one that appeared in my feed. fitting, really.

[sgjackson]

i have no idea what the purpose of acoustasonics are

[desertdweller]

this is the only one that appeared in my feed. fitting, really.

Alright so it's not just me

[Chris]

My YT feed is all mountain bike videos because I don't give a shit what gear youtubers with no chops have to say about anything.

[Leon]

I play in a cover band that does acoustic shows and I can't fathom why anyone would buy one, either.

When I was acousticizing in my old coverband, I tried playing leads on a few acoustics, and it never really worked. Which, is why I picked up a Godin A6 Ultra.

Which... is clearly what Fender is trying to do with this abomination. Godin has been making this type of instrument since the early 90's I think.

https://godinguitars.com/product/a6-ultra-cognac-burst-hg

[DonBot]

It's the new Quad Cortex as far as youtube reviews go.

[Leah]

It's the new Quad Cortex as far as youtube reviews go.

Nah, Fender just hitting the influencer marketing real hard.

[playstopause]

I can't help but think these looks awful.

[Leon]

I can't help but think these looks awful.

That's just the mental dissonance of it being a piece of shit while everyone shilling it is, well, shilling it

[Bloody_Inferno]

When the first line of Acoustasonics came out, I wanted one. Though I didn't want to part with 5k+ AUD for it.

[James]

i have no idea what the purpose of acoustasonics are

To make FMIC money?

Joking aside, I could see a market for them (thinline acoustic having been a thing for quite a while, after all), especially with a gun for hire going out on a tour where they need to cover some acoustic parts. The Strat and Tele versions have obviously done well enough that Fender feels they can roll out the new shape and con enough people into buying them to complete the set

[Iron1]

What's weird about this to me is I've seen both a BC Rich Mockingbird Acoustic and a Gibson V Acoustic in the last 2 weeks come across my buy feeds... Someone, somewhere seems to think metalheads need more unplugged guitar in our lives.

[Bloody_Inferno]

What's weird about this to me is I've seen both a BC Rich Mockingbird Acoustic and a Gibson V Acoustic in the last 2 weeks come across my buy feeds... Someone, somewhere seems to think metalheads need more unplugged guitar in our lives.

[Iron1]

Are they playing BC Riches or Flying Vs?

[Bloody_Inferno]

Are they playing BC Riches or Flying Vs?

I know. More just a silly response to the last part of your post.

Only the Schenker brothers can (just barely) pull off the acoustic Flying Vs, and even then it looks silly.

[Iron1]

I know. More just a silly response to the last part of your post.

Only the Schenker brothers can (just barely) pull off the acoustic Flying Vs, and even then it looks silly.

Funny thing is, if the BC Rich I saw wasn't $800 I might have bought it... and the V is calling my name, but it's $200 which I don't have right now after buying the Axe FX. Kinda felt like I need an acoustic for awhile now, but just don't like the big fat bodied ones. And, I have a buddy that has several $3-4000 ones so the run of the mill $200 acoustic sounds like junk compared to his, which shuts down my buying desire.

[Bloody_Inferno]

Funny thing is, if the BC Rich I saw wasn't $800 I might have bought it... and the V is calling my name, but it's $200 which I don't have right now after buying the Axe FX. Kinda felt like I need an acoustic for awhile now, but just don't like the big fat bodied ones. And, I have a buddy that has several $3-4000 ones so the run of the mill $200 acoustic sounds like junk compared to his, which shuts down my buying desire.

The problem with all these electric styled acoustics is that they almost never sound as good as the real thing. Dreadnaughts and Jumbos are big and cumbersome when you're used to an electric but they make that acoustic sound that's so desirable. Electrics you can quasi get away with a few mods of hardware and electronics but with acoustic, you do need to get a good one right off the bat.

That said, parlours, auditoriums and grand auditorium models may be right up your alley and you can find a decent one for not a lot of cash too.

[Iron1]

Ola: "If I was Fender, I would not send me this guitar"

[Webdood]

I can't imagine they'll sell many of these, surely? But then I'm hardly the target market so I can't fathom why anyone would buy one.

its a pretty neat idea. I might punt on one for 500-ish but no way im biting on it for what those are actually selling for

Maybe they will have a squire version at some point - I would give that a go but I have a feeling the next version of this will be like a P bass with a high MSRP ...

[Naren]

Ola's is the only one of those I watched, but I've had 3 of those in my YouTube feed (including Ola's). I like how he's basically like "Why did they send me this?" and like "Would I recommend it for metal? Well, no." (while, of course, saying that it's a perfectly good guitar for what it can do 'n' all that).

It looks like a fine guitar, but totally not the kind of thing I would ever buy.