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JUST WHEN IT feels like Fender has rolled out every imaginable Strat incarnation, the American AcoustaSonic Stratocaster furthers the design and blurs the line between electric and acoustic instruments. It’s built on a platform comparable to the Tele version introduced last year, featuring three distinctly different pickups, but it has a few new curves, including the obligatory double-cutaway and control layout of a Strat, plus fresh voicings generated by its digital Acoustic Engine.

The ultimate attraction is the broad blend of acoustic and electric tones on offer via the ever-fantastic Strat platform. The AcoustaSonic is a

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