Finneas believes guitarists are naturally suspicious of new technology: I respect that. I think theres a kind of a cynicism thats well-founded [Video]

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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