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| Re: Maxxing a Magma [message #93440 is a reply to message #93438] |
Sat, 08 December 2007 15:05   |
DJ
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looks good, with nice grain on the top. It's has a shallow
>>>>>>>> body. It plays well. The upper strings have 24 frets, very rare
>>>>>>>> for an acoustic.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's more affordable than a high-end acoustic, and therefore
>>>>>>>> less of a risk at gigs. It sounds as good or better through a PA
>>>>>>>> than any other acoustic guitar I've heard.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The only acoustic guitar thing it doesn't do well is body slaps,
>>>>>>>> which is probably why it never feeds back.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The output is mono. I do use it for recording direct sometimes.
>>>>>>>> It sits nicely in the track and is good for L/R panned part
>>>>>>>> doubling using different models.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> D.P. wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I'm usually an electric player, but I need to buy a decent
>>>>>>>>> acoustic (with electronics). I tried a bunch of brands, and
>>>>>>>>> seem to be converging towards a Taylor (something along the
>>>>>>>>> 714CE or 814CE).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Before I commit to an actual purchase, I wanted to ask around
>>>>>>>>> for any potential advice. As much as I'd love to buy from a
>>>>>>>>> luthier, I don't think I'll get much traction with my planned
>>>>>>>>> budget (as a reference, the 714CE would cost around $2800). I
>>>>>>>>> don't know many luthiers, and the ones I do know have a
>>>>>>>>> worldwide reputation (and are therefore not making guitars for
>>>>>>>>> $2800 - more like $5k and up).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> While reading Taylor reviews, I've seen several references to
>>>>>>>>> the Martin OMC-Aura, so I went to try it out. I found it to be
>>>>>>>>> incredibly ugly, but quite playable, although the action is
>>>>>>>>> typical Martin (i.e. high action, a guitar that you have to dig
>>>>>>>>> in hard). Since I play mostly electric, the nice low action of
>>>>>>>>> Taylors is appealing to me.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Anyone out there able to make some suggestions? General or
>>>>>>>>> specific, good or bad, I'm quite open to any ideas.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>> Dan
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>>yes and mix it with a virtual guitar as well!
the demos don't do the acoustic guitars justice. I don't know what they did
when they recorded those demos but the acoustics sound better than that.
"Bill L" <bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote in message news:479b3227$1@linux...
> Alex, one more question (thanks for your data): can I route my regular
> guitar pickup signal through the unit too?
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> Bill L wrote:
>> Very nice demo! Great players, too. Just having those bass sounds would
>> be valuable for me in a trio format, switching off playing bass with the
>> keyboard player. I was not impressed with the acoustic guitar sounds but
>> i liked the sitar! And that beam thingy looks like fun too.
>>
>> I'm gonna have to get one and try it out.
>>
&g
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| Re: Maxxing a Magma [message #93442 is a reply to message #93438] |
Sat, 08 December 2007 17:13 |
DJ
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>>> anyway check out the videos.
>>> I think the amp models are better than on the Vetta 2, and there are
>>> allot more slots(400)
>>> the only thing on the vetta I like better is the roger mayer Octavia
>>> effect.
>>> is it better than a pod? I think so
>>> more variation than on a variax? allot more
>>> better than VG88 or VG8? double the processors.
>>> It's not modeling nirvana yet, but 2 steps closer than last year.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectI d=849&skip=true&page=video&file=vg-99_demo_video _pt1.flv
>>> "Bill L" <bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote in message
>>> news:479a4e65@linux...
>>>> Kool, Alex. I'm currently using a Vox Tonelab into a Mesa Boogie
>>>> Satellite which is a combo style 1x12 amp designed to be a stereo add
>>>> on to a regular combo (it has no real preamp). I play either a custom
>>>> Strat style guitar or an Ibanez Artist 335 style, depending on the gig.
>>>> I'm overall pretty happy with the Tonelab and Mesa tone and feel, but I
>>>> am looking for more sounds and options, and versatility like having a
>>>> decent bass sound or an acoustic sound, plus better f/x would be way
>>>> cool.
>>>>
>>>> The thing I dig about my current rig is it feels very responsive and is
>>>> very playable, if you know what i mean. Does the VG99 feel like a real
>>>> amp setup, presuming you run it through a good tube power section lie a
>>>> 2020? By the way, I rarely play heavy rock any more. I usually play
>>>> funk, R&B, fusion or jazz.
>>>>
>>>> alex plasko wrote:
>>>>> bill, I should have been more specific.I should have said that I'm not
>>>>> crazy about the Les Paul models.It may be more the way the patch is
>>>>> written than the actual model
>>>>> The patches using the standard humbuckers and P90's just don't sound
>>>>> right to me.again im saying the factory patches , not the potential of
>>>>> the VG99.
>>>>> Part of it may also be the amp models they used for those patches.
>>>>> This thing is endlessly tweakable.
>>>>> 2 separate ,simultaneous guitar models,2 separate simultaneous
>>>>> amp/effects chains ,filters,EQ,flexible routing ,sheesh......
>>>>> and then buss EQ/effects after that.
>>>>> you want a Rick 360 and a danelectro56 through a Marshall stack and a
>>>>> Solano SLO100 at the same time? no problem.
>>>>> you want altered tuning? the impossible is possible with this thing.
>>>>> sticking a pickup at the 12th fret ?what?
>>>>> sorry for being unclear about the electric models.
>>>>> The VG99 has some serious processing power(double the previous)
>>>>> It fills so many needs I think everyone should get one.
>>>>> A VG99 through a stereo tube amp like a mesa 20/20 would be very
>>>>> convenient for gigs.
>>>>> anyway your going to have to get one to dig in on the capability of
>>>>> this thing cause a store demo wont give you the picture, unless you
>>>>> spend a day with the manual.
>>>>>
>>>>> I"Bill L" <bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:479a14f7@linux...
>>>>>> Alex, I'm interested in something you wrote, "I'm not
>>>>>> crazy about the electric guitar models..." Really? I would have
>>>>>> expected the electric guitars to be best. What's wrong with them?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> alex plasko wrote:
>>>>>>> if you get a Roland VG99 you wont have the issues that the variax
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| Re: Maxxing a Magma [message #93498 is a reply to message #93497] |
Mon, 10 December 2007 10:19 |
Gary Flanigan
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Registered: June 2006
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