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Location: New Hartford CT | I'd rather just play them and I'm not recommending this but it's interesting nonetheless.
Link is to a NYT article on speeding up the break in process.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | StephenT had one and thought it worked well. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | works quite well and is easy to use. yes, you can break one in yourself and if you have 5-10 years I would do that. at my age, I wanted the guitars to sound as good as possible as quick as possible. the Tonerite goes a long way towards providing that. I usually rotate mine on each guitar about a week at a time so they get a treatment every 6 months or so. I actually have 2 of them.....but Bobbo currently has one of them that he won't send back  |
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Location: Pueblo West, CO | I bought the PrimeVibe because I didn't like the idea of the ToneRite vibrating the strings directly against the bridge saddle.
I used it on my 2078TX. After regluing loose braces inside, the guitar sounded tight.
The primary difference between the ToneRite and the PrimeVibe is that the ToneRite vibrates at a fixed frequency whereas you hook up your iPod or other music source to the PrimeVibe and play music through it.
The PrimeVibe has acoustic drivers that vibrate the top (or any surface, really) directly, turning the guitar into a speaker.
I played only acoustic guitar instrumental music through mine and after about 30 hours of playing, I and others who listened to me playing the guitar noticed a difference in the tone. The biggest difference was in the length of the sustain. The PrimeVibe instructions recommend 100 hours for maximum effect.
The PrimeVibe instructions recommend slackening the strings so the top vibrates as freely as possible. Since SWMBO didn't want the PrimeVibe running contunously for a week straight, I turned it off at night and tuned up the strings to check for any improvement.
Near the end of the treatment, the strings went dead. Putting new strings on restored the improved sound.
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | nice review Dan.
different strokes I guess....I did not like the Primevibe cause I did not like the idea of having to lay my guitar flat on a table or floor for hours on end while placing discs on the finish of my guitars.
The concept of the music covering more frequencies makes sense and I do like that but the Tone Rite does have a dial that allows for changing the frequency....just not automatically like the PrimeVibe does.
I also like the more compactness of the TR over the wires, disc, player, etc of the PrimeVibe.
Regardless, both approaches seem to work and I am glad that there are several options for players that want to pursue this avenue to improve the sound of their guitars. |
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Location: Pueblo West, CO | stephent28 - 2013-08-29 11:26 AM
nice review Dan.
different strokes I guess....I did not like the Primevibe cause I did not like the idea of having to lay my guitar flat on a table or floor for hours on end while placing discs on the finish of my guitars.
The concept of the music covering more frequencies makes sense and I do like that but the Tone Rite does have a dial that allows for changing the frequency....just not automatically like the PrimeVibe does.
I also like the more compactness of the TR over the wires, disc, player, etc of the PrimeVibe.
Regardless, both approaches seem to work and I am glad that there are several options for players that want to pursue this avenue to improve the sound of their guitars.
Thanks.
Agreed on the ability for players to choose. Variety is the spice of life. 
The feet resting on the face of a guitar is a valid concern. The PV manufacturer says that the feet on the
acoustic drivers is a type of silicone that doesn't have a chemical reaction with the finish it rests on.
Having to have a space to lay the guitar flat for 100 hours is a drawback to the PV whereas using the TR allows the guitar to rest in an upright stand in a corner or even a closet.
I have a workbench in my garage/shop that's large enough to use the PV, which is good because you have to turn the volume up on the PV for it to do its work and it does get quite loud. I like the sound of acoustic guitar instrumentals, but hearing the same 50 or so songs 12 hours a day over the course of a week does get a little tiresome. (poor neighbors, here's a little revenge for the barking dogs --heh heh heh) |
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It works on violins....?