At Winter NAMM 2010, Fender announced the Acoustasonic Tele, an unusual yet cool take on the classic Telecaster.

This electric guitar model was designed specifically to produce full and authentic acoustic-guitar sounds. You may be thinking, What? Why play an electric that sounds acoustic, when I could just pick up an acoustic? Well, what differentiates the Acoustasonic Tele from other guitars is that it creates the sounds of many different types of acoustic guitars, not just one, recorded in different studio environments.

The Acoustasonic Tele taps into all these acoustic sounds by using the Fishman Aura, a musical technology system that allows you to play several genuine acoustic-guitar tones directly from the Telecaster.

With a rosewood bridge, chambered body, and Twisted Tele neck pickup, the Acoustasonic Tele is both nice to look at and interesting to play. For more on this new guitar, visit fender.com.