@jkahn , @Jenndye429 ,
I noticed in the Chat you commented on the guitar I was playing. It is indeed a ‘Mexican’ Acoustasonic Player Telecaster. I got it, basically because I was looking for a guitar that would be playable as an E-guitar, to complement the two acoustics I have, and to be able to practice lead guitar licks. I didn’t want to go full electric, and it needed to be giggable, which means I should play it through my acoustic amp, so as not to have to carry tons of equipment.
Positives
- Wonderfully light, nice for playing standing upright when jamming with others
- nice tones, especially for the acoustic emulations, ability to switch to the single coil pickup and get something like a clean or slightly distorted telecaster tone,
- it’s great for looping, as you can record different guitar sounds, for instance if you want to solo over an acoustic rhythm loop
- nice for practicing without amplification - not to great a tone - but atleast the rest of the household will not notice when you close the door behind you.
- good build quality
- the lovely gig bag (if that would be an argument)
Less than positives
- Even the Player version of the Acoustasonic is a bit expensive (around 1,000 EUR)
- When I was practicing bending on the G string, I could not get to a full bend without breaking it. Note, these are 10 gauge acoustic strings, I still have to try the E-Guitar strings, where the G string is not copper wound.
- The E-guitar sound coming out of it over an acoustic amp will probably not convince E guitar players.
- If you forget you are plugged in, as it uses batteries, when a battery dies on you, it does it with a loud wailing dying screetch. Use rechargeable batteries, and always check the LED indicator which unfortunately is at the back of the guitar, so you don’t notice it whilst playing. Only remedy, insert a freshly charged battery before each Jam.
. I’m glad, you liked my songs despite the low volume and my obvious tension 
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