[Brian] It’s easy to play, and super easy to get class factory in Corona, CA. This will pave the set out to achieve our dreams. We knew we
strong sounds in all applications. It’s acoustic, way for future growth of Fender Acoustics as were on to something the moment we heard its
it’s electric, and everything in between – all we continue to push the boundaries of true voice and had the power to shape it into other
without compromise. It’s going to sound great sonic innovation. experiences equally great.
in your ears, front of house, and everywhere.
[WM] The first thing I noticed about this guitar [WM] Speaking of electronics, strings play
[WM] I’m curious to know, given the massive was how loud it is acoustically. I was actually a vital role both sonically and magnetically
depth of field of your design background in the floored by how much volume it produces. speaking. How did you decide which strings
industry, is building a guitar like this just one hat Noting that you spent a year on the ‘chassis’ seemed to work best?
in your skillset, or is it just one of the feathers in before adding electronics, how hard was this a hat that sees a broader vision of some sort of to pull off?
[Brian] From the beginning we were aiming
sonic ecosystem, if that makes sense?
[Brian] It comes back to inspiration – sounds,
for a modern acoustic – so we’ve had acoustic
[Brian] Anything that’s never been done strings on it by design. One of the byproducts
before is impossible in the beginning… of the design is that you can swap electric
tones, and gear that allows me to create sonic
strings on it and get a different, yet totally valid
textures have always inspired my playing and [WM] Speaking of electronics, I think we’ve all
experience. Not better or worse, just different.
designs. A certain tone will invite me to play seen this gentle migration towards instruments a different part or help find a place within an that can model the sounds of other instruments THE GUITAR
arrangement. Sometimes a guitar part will call coming. Can you tell us about some of the Overview //
for a certain tone, and vice versa. Guitars, specific nuances that you, your team, and Larry While looks is usually the worst reason to buy
effects, and amps are the ingredients of a Fishman were missional about achieving? an instrument, as I mentioned before, the
moment I put my eyes on one of these I was
grand sonic feast and I’ve been privileged to be
a part of many new introductions. One thing we [Brian] We weren’t looking to emulate, but to pretty much smitten… the classic Tele shape
are super proud of is this U.S. made Acoustic innovate. We all have ideas in our heads that with some really lovely wood work on both the
guitar of this caliber handcrafted from our world represent idealized tones and voices, so we visual and structural fronts.
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