Pair of Fender FINNEAS Acoustasonic Telecaster
Fender, in collaboration with composer, guitarist, producer and singer Billie Eilish's brother, FINNEAS, has unveiled its new collection FINNEAS Acoustasonic Player Telecaster and the limited edition FINNEAS American Acoustasonic Telecaster. The talented musician, who has shaped the sound of the latest generation, has been using Fender Acoustasonic series guitars for a while and describes them as highly inspirational instruments that can offer a range of sounds that positively influence musical creativity.
"The most important thing to me about a guitar is versatility," says FINNEAS, "I was first introduced to the Acoustasonic guitar in 2019 when I was on tour with Billie, and I played it at every show that year. When we started conversations about my signature model, I knew this guitar was great in a live setting, and I wanted to find ways to take it into the studio and make it a versatile, expressive studio instrument. This is the result of that."
The more financially friendly Fender FINNEAS Acoustasonic Player Telecaster in Cappuccino Fade satin finish has a mahogany body with a solid Sitka spruce top, a mahogany neck with Bi-Flex bracing and a Modern "Deep C" profile and a rosewood fingerboard with 22 tall, narrower frets. The scale measures the standard 25.5 inches, there is a Graph Tech TUSQ nut, a Modern asymmetrical headstock and the company's all-metal tuning machines.
The heart of the model's electronics, manufactured by the factory in Ensenada, Mexico, is a dual pickup system consisting of an N4 magnetic pickup, a piezo pickup located under the bridge saddle, one volume potentiometer, a three-position toggle switch and a Blend control that allows smooth adjustment of the two signal paths.
The limited edition Fender FINNEAS American Acoustasonic Telecaster in Arctic White lacquer is largely built from the same, carefully selected woods, the 12-inch radius fingerboard is made of ebony and the magnetic plus piezo pickups are complemented by another pickup inside the body.
The official price of the Fender FINNEAS Acoustasonic Player Telecaster version is around 1300 euros including the padded Deluxe 1225 gigbag. The American-made variant, complete with a hard case, hits the 2000 euros mark and is expected to be available worldwide during November.
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