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Extremely dynamic acoustic guitar!
With its Rosewood back and sides and solid Cedar top, this acoustic is both bold and warm at the same time. Soft fingerpicking passages can fill a room. Hard strumming opens up the guitar in surprising ways! it not only takes hard strumming, but new dimensions await for those who can sustain very hard strumming patterns. So, you can go from quiet to very loud with this instrument and it’s easy the whole way through. Some may not find this instrument’s ceiling but those who do will be surprised and extremely pleased! I play hard and I’m in love with this guitar. The only thing some may take issue with is the preamp, I replaced mine. But I mostly mic the instrument because it just sounds so good. If you can find one of these instruments, grab it! Every day I’m thankful that I bought mine back in 1995. It’s served me well for almost 24 years and my only regret is that I didn’t buy two or three back then!
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This pedal is amazing for its Pan ability alone. You get Volume as well.
I use this pedal to A/B/Y two amps for a wide range of tones, as well as unique, amazing blends. With a MESA Boogie Electradyne set to clean at my toe, an overdriven Marshall at my heel and this pedal allowing me to sweep between the two or stop anywhere in between for a blend. What more could I ask for? Volume control? With a click of the inside of my foot I get volume control; for swells, to shut down my signal, or for so many other applications it’s just crazy. Pick up one of these pedals. You will not regret it!
Hi branded72,
I’ve been wanting to blend/fade between clean and dirty this way for years, but didn’t know where to look. You’re doing exactly what I want to do. Are you using it at the front end of the amps or coming from the effects sends of both amps or something similar? I’m playing through a wet/dry/wet rig and I plan on using it from the effects sends of my clean and dirty amps that split off to my dry power stage and to the effects. I’m happy I found another person with the same vision and I’d love to know your signal flow.
Best, Michael
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Amazing Clean Tones and Searing Lead tones.
This amp is like no other. Not too many amps I can say that about. The clean channel is extremely clean. It’s not a Fender. It doesn’t sparkle like a Fender. But it’s a bold, full clean channel with endless headroom! The dirty channel excels at super thick distortion. I don’t use it for blues or classic rock. I have other amps for that. This amp is not a Swiss Army knife. It does a few thing extremely well. I use it’s clean channel, mixed with my Marshall’s dirty channel to get a unique sound. An Ernie Ball Volume/Pan pedal controls how much of each amp I’m hearing. I’m thankful I picked up my Electradyne when I did. Both channels are brilliant and useful. I love it.
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Now my main electric.
This is a beautiful guitar. Adding to its beauty is the truth that you really have to work to get a bad sound out of it. That’s rare these days, especially with a guitar that you can have for under a bill. It’s especially good for dropped tunings. The thing stays in tune no matter how much I throw it around. You can get the specs anywhere, I’m just trying to give y’all a sense of this righteous instrument! Play one. Always play an instrument before you purchase it. Common sense, no? Well, with Amazon, Guitar Center, Musician’s Friend, etc., it’s easy to browse and buy just by looking and reading reviews, but quality can vary so always play before you buy. I’ll tell you though, Guild is an excellent manufacturer and this is a badass instrument.
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Haha! I went into a local music shop about two weeks back where I had tracked one down. I played it until finally this cat came over and asked how I liked it. I asked him what time it was because I’d lost all track. Almost two hours passed in what seemed like a moment and I figured if that’s was true, how in the world could I pass it up? I ended up buying it right then because either they all sound this incredible, or I had stumbled onto an especially wicked example. Whichever the case, I wasn’t gonna let it slip away. I’ll post a review of it and a few photos as soon as I can get to it. Thank you for the suggestion, my man
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These loopers are incredible and this is my current fave.
The RC30 allows you to loop as many tracks as you want. It also let’s you have two loop channels to play with. You can turn them on and off for your performance. The options are truly endless. I’d strongly advise anyone to pick one up if they have the scratch. This pedal can also trigger expression pedals, drum machines and it has drum samples onboard but I prefer making my own. Each to their reach however. You just cannot go wrong with this pedal. In fact, it’s more than a “pedal”, it’s an instrument.