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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | I have an opportunity for a great deal on a new POD amp modeler from Line 6. Does anyone know if you can use these with an Ovation acoustic-electric guitar? Are the results any good or is this a waste of time? |
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Location: SoCal | I've got a POD. They model electric guitar amps, not acoustic. I don't think it would serve your purpose. Go take a look thru Acoustic Guitar magazine and you'll find amp modelers for acoustic guitar. |
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Location: Florida | Yes, they can be used.
As to whether is good or not, only you can judge. |
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Location: SoCal | Of course they can be used with an acoustic guitar. But they are meant to model electric guitar amps. If you are looking for a good acoustic sound, there are better ways to go. |
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Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA | Stellarjim...I have a Boss GT6 that I use with my Strat and Roland JC120 Amp...it is great!
At the time I was considering an effects processor, I looked at the POD but went with the GT6 instead.
I have not tried it out with my 1127-4 yet but will when I get my new sound hole pickup.
As for an Acoustic Guitar Processor...take a look at the Boss AD8.
Boss AD8
Take a look at this link for other ideas:
Acoustic Guitar Effects
Hope this helps you on your processin' way! |
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Location: Central Oregon | I should be receiving a ZOOM 504 II any day now. I did a $50 buy it now for one a while back on the bay. I have been using a 505. It works fine with my 335 style Epi & really doesn't sound too bad with my O's, but the effects in my Shen. Jr. sound better.
I'm hoping the 504 II will be better yet & more user friendly than either of the others. The 505 is a bit of a pita to program, although I only had to do it once. The effects knob on the S.J. are hard for my old eyeballs to read. I'm hoping the new 504 II will be easier to program, read & change on the fly.
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Location: Scotland | You could use a Pod, but you need to be careful with the Amp models you use. Stay away from high gain tube amp models & keep the input gain & drive controls low & you should be able to get a vaguely acceptable sound. Generally multi-effects units or amp modellers designed for electric guitars involve a lot of compromise when used with acoustic guitars & it's not something I would reccommend if you are looking for a natural & accurate acoustic tone. |
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Location: SoCal | That's what I was trying to say! |
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Location: North Carolina | I have been waffling around a bit myself about which modeler to get, if any. I noticed tha AG stomp just went down $100 in price. The Zoom is intriguing since it is relatively cheap. Nils, I would be interested to hear how you like your 504II when you get it. I know Paul T. likes the Boss AD-5 alot. I would love to find a store that had all these devices that I could try out with my set-up. It would be nice to hear other comments from people that are running O's through these various modelers.
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | Thanks for the input guys.
I have an old solid body Viper that I really like. At this point, I'm planning to buy the POD and use it with my Viper. But I'll also play around with my acoustic-electric O's to see if there is any fun to be had. I just won't get my hopes up for the acoustic-electric.
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Location: Waurika OK | Franklin,
About your wish to find a store with all the effects so you could try them. Last week I was in OK. City at the Guitar Center. They had a board with all the Boss pedals chained in line. You could turn one on and check it out.
Surely some large music store in your area has the same set up.
I bought a Boss Blues Driver to use with my semi hollowbody and acoustic amp. I think it is going to work fine, but that baby is LOUD!
I am still tweaking it to fine tune it. Maybe some more experienced electric players can offer advice.
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Location: Central Oregon | Originally posted by iconocoustica:
Nils, I would be interested to hear how you like your 504II when you get it. I know Paul T. likes the Boss AD-5 alot.
Franklin
I'll post what I think of the 504-II after it arrives & I have time to fiddle with it a bit.
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