Wired UK – March 2019

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Play guitar? You likely own separate acoustic and

electrics – and hanker after one that can be both. Fender

believes it has cracked it. The Acoustasonic can not

only reproduce the sounds of six or seven different

types of acoustic, it can also sound remarkably like a

Fender electric. You can hook up any pedal, including

overdrive, and thanks to some digital wizardry courtesy

of the Fishman-designed Acoustic Engine, play heavy

distortion that’s free from feedback, and mimic a variety

of axes. It sounds too good to be true, and WIRED was

unconvinced until we tried it, then we became believers.

£1,649 fender.com

_____ FENDER

ACOUSTASONIC

TELECASTER

GEAR

Boss Katana Air

The world’s first portable wireless 20W

guitar amplifier uses a smart, motion-

sensing transmitter and runs on a battery.

£337 boss.info

The SIRS (“stringed instrument resonance system”) is a special funnel that allows

for greater sound resonance without amplification, despite the guitar’s slim profile