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Published on 02/01/02 at 15:00We were excited to see the ads for the Stratacoustic and Telacoustic. I was looking for a light easy to play acoustic for my Wife and these guitars appeared to be the answer to our dream. I preordered the Stratacoustic from Victor Litz Music before they even had them in stock and waited in anticipation for it's arrival. I believe We paid 325.00 dollars.
The guitar finally arrived it was light, compact and attractive. It looked just like the pictures.
unfortunately that is where Our expectations came to an abrupt hault. The molded body was not smooth and "Ovation-like" it had sharp bumps that may have been to keep it from sliding around but scracthed your bare arms. But what about the Tone?
I know I am spoiled by my Martin D1R but their really was no tone or warmth and plugged it this was only louder and made the lack of wood more apparent.
The "electric" style neck that promised easy action had more in common with a long bow than a guitar. They must have been Squier rejects. Examination of the interior of the body revealed glue had been slopped everywhere. There was even some on the outside of the guitar We had to clean off.
We ran to the local music store and traded it in on a used Acoustic Electric Guild that is everything the Stratacoustic is not.
Unless the manufacturing of the Stratacoustic has undergone a major revision
I cannot think of a guitar worse than this one. Avoid it at all cost. My old cheapy Korean Fender flatop blows it away in every aspect and in fact so does my wifes old Global. I am a fan of Fender and Guild products but the Stratacoustic drags the Fender name through the mud.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
The guitar finally arrived it was light, compact and attractive. It looked just like the pictures.
unfortunately that is where Our expectations came to an abrupt hault. The molded body was not smooth and "Ovation-like" it had sharp bumps that may have been to keep it from sliding around but scracthed your bare arms. But what about the Tone?
I know I am spoiled by my Martin D1R but their really was no tone or warmth and plugged it this was only louder and made the lack of wood more apparent.
The "electric" style neck that promised easy action had more in common with a long bow than a guitar. They must have been Squier rejects. Examination of the interior of the body revealed glue had been slopped everywhere. There was even some on the outside of the guitar We had to clean off.
We ran to the local music store and traded it in on a used Acoustic Electric Guild that is everything the Stratacoustic is not.
Unless the manufacturing of the Stratacoustic has undergone a major revision
I cannot think of a guitar worse than this one. Avoid it at all cost. My old cheapy Korean Fender flatop blows it away in every aspect and in fact so does my wifes old Global. I am a fan of Fender and Guild products but the Stratacoustic drags the Fender name through the mud.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com