Anything not listed here means it’s the same as a Les Paul Standard, and the Raw Power SG specs are basically the same. That being April Fools Day and the all-maple construction had half the world thinking that these guitars were a joke.īefore getting into the review, here’s a quick overview of the specs. So an all-maple Les Paul? Gibson announced these guitars and Raw Power SGs on April 1, 2009. ![]() If you’re unfamiliar with Les Paul construction, Les Pauls are supposed to be: mahogany body/maple top, mahogany neck, rosewood (usually) or ebony fingerboard. If you’re unfamiliar with these Raw Power guitars, they are all maple – yes, maple. I wanted to play one of the Epiphone “korina” Vs because they look so dang cool, but instead pulled down a Gibson Raw Power Les Paul Studio. (On the way there, my boy wanted to listen to Van Halen – he’s a good kid! – and I just kept saying to myself, “Don’t buy anything, don’t buy anything….”)Īfter listening to him bang on the drums for a while at Sam Ash, I made him take a break so I could check out the guitars (“don’t buy anything, don’t buy anything…”). So I sort of shrugged at my wife like, ‘Hey – I’m doing it for him,’ then ran for the car and took off! Yesterday my son wanted to bang on the drums at Sam Ash and Guitar Center, which are across the street from one another here in northern New Jersey. Maybe swapping out the crunchy options for a couple more acoustic models would have made it even more useful, but this remains an appealing six-string multi-tool and a genuine problem-solver for many gigging players.Here's the guitar I tested ( photo). ![]() “The launch of the Acoustasonic Player Telecaster feels like a no-brainer move for Fender, spreading the potential appeal of what is virtually a whole new category of guitar. ![]() The feel of the bevelled arm rest and fingerboard edges says quality and comfort this is an inviting guitar and that Modern Deep-C neck will feel familiar to anyone who has played the electric Player series models.” A lovely dark rosewood fingerboard and bridge replaces the US version’s ebony, but that’s not anissue for us. “In terms of feel and build, we honestly can’t find a compromise between this Ensenada-made Player and the US Acoustasonics we’ve tried. MusicRadar: The onboard voice options might have been scaled down but the Acoustasonic Telecaster sticks the landing as a Player Series model, in what could be one of the guitars to make the hybrid build truly go mainstream.įender Player Series Acoustasonic Telecaster: The web says That, in sum, is the sort of thing the Acoustasonic format encourages. That said, it can be pressed into service of many different kinds of styles, perhaps some that are all your own. It is warmer, with a little more width than you’d expect from a Tele’s bridge pickup. Fender promises twang but this isn’t Pete Anderson levels of twang. Park yourself on position one for a more traditional electric guitar experience, but don’t necessarily expect a traditional Telecaster experience. In a sense, this is a sound that almost exists outside of the spectrum of acoustic/electric tones, and is sure to support pedalboard experimentation. The sound is just coming from the piezo and as you turn the blend control it adds drive. Here is where the true hybrid tones are, and as such, there are fewer references for what we are hearing.
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