Finneas believes guitarists are naturally suspicious of new technology: “I respect that. I think there’s a kind of a cynicism that’s well-founded”
Finneas has described guitarists as being cynical of new technology. Speaking to Guitar.com, the 10-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and producer discusses his love for Fender’s Acoustasonic Telecaster – he’s now released his own Finneas Acoustasonic Telecaster – but acknowledges that not everyone is sold on the electric-acoustic axe.
He explains, “Anything new feels bizarre … When something’s new, people have that feeling of, ‘Is this gonna last? What’s its use? How effective is it?’ And I respect that. I think there’s a kind of a cynicism that’s well-founded. But for me, the Acoustasonic just solved a problem. I was like, ‘I have a problem. This solves that problem. I’m gonna use it!’”
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Finneas, the brother and frequent collaborator of Billie Eilish, likened the reaction to that of the self-tuning Gibson Robot. “We were all like, ‘…Oh’,” he says, “And then a couple years later they’re like, ‘Yeah, we gave up on all that!’”
He also talks about the first time he used an Acoustasonic, back in 2019 when his and Eilish’s careers were really taking off. “We had an issue,” he says. “We were having feedback on stage. We were starting to play bigger venues, and the acoustic guitar I was playing was feeding back! And we were having to do that thing where you put the rubber thing in the soundhole of the guitar, and that sounds crappy! And I was looking for a solution. And Fender was like, ‘We have this new instrument, and it sounds really great, and there’s no feedback…’ And so I immediately was a real early adopter of it.”
The Fender Finneas Acoustasonic Telecaster comes in two variations: the Finneas Acoustasonic Player Telecaster and the Limited Edition Finneas Acoustasonic Telecaster. The former was made in Mexico and has a Cappuccino Fade satin finish, while the latter was made in the US and has an all-Arctic White satin finish. The non-limited edition model costs £1,199, while the limited edition axe is £1,999.
Find out more about the Finneas Acoustasonic Telecaster at fender.com.
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