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Check out the DigiTech Mosaic Polyphonic 12 strung pedal. Sounds amazing. I have a Variax and the Mosaic has a better 12 strung sound than my two V models.
This is simulating the body resonance... If they included a 12 string model it wouldn't magically give you the octave strings. Notice that he still had to use a capo with the mandolin setting.
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Definitely, definitely. That song was one of the first I hunted out tabs for as a 12 year old back in 2000 and was a weird backdoor to me getting into classical music, so I always had affection for it.
Gotta love when the simulation sounds more like the real thing than the real thing.Like this, or the Dirty Little Secret. The bass sim is just crazy, maybe hit with a little vintage OD?
Ohhhh Can't wait to try this. I have neighbors and I'm a night owl... They never complain but now I can really jam out with headphones.... Thanks for this demo. It would be great if I can find one that can simulate with thigs like different body dimensions... wood types... etc...
Your video sold me on this due to your exceptional ability to find the good in the product, then the world tilted before i made the purchase. Today I've returned when i got a sale alert to refresh my feeble memory and it reminded me that I should pay more attention here. Thanks for the video!
That pedal should be called 'Emperor's New clothes', because it sounds nothing like an acoustic guitar - nor even a mandolin. All it's done is provided a number of EQ options, with all of them still sounding like an electric guitar. Thanks to this video, I avoided wasting my money.
That's very impressive for a small low cost pedal. Only the basses aren't convincing, I somehow expected the pedal would octave down shift for those. I guess it also ought to shift an octave up for the mandolin.
This is far the best accoustic Simulator that I've heard so far. The Boss, Mooer and Behringer are not credible to my ears, although I like their sound as is. I thin you can eq as much as you want, but you still hear the thinness of the source, the lack of natural resonance and the sustain. I think you can get away with this pedal in a live situation. Thank you for this useful demo.
One greatest acoustic simulator, but MUST ABSOLUTELY BE UPGRADE ASAP. You basically have EVERYTHING YOU NEED on this pedal : Input, Through, XLR out, and Jack out. AND AMONG ALL POSSIBLE OPTIONS AVAILABLE, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE AN OPTION TO HAVE "EITHER THE UNPROCESSED OUTPUT TO YOUR GUITAR AMP" (AND THE PROCESSED OUTPUT TO PA TURNED OFF) "OR THE PROCESSED ACOUSTIC OUTPUT TO THE PA" (AND THE UNPROCESSED OUTPUT TO YOUR GUITAR AMP TURNED OFF). That would be "the acoustic simulation effect" AND "a A/B Box" combined in one single compact pedal : _ 1 push on the footswitch _ boom _ you're with your standard electric sound on your usual guitar amp _ 1 push on the footswitch _ boom _ you're with the processed acoustic sound on the PA system
the bass settings are probably meant for fingerstyle playing, but I imagine they might be intended for making a regular bass guitar sound more like a fretless or a double bass
It's a good clean sounds pedal, is not an acustic simulator, dont exist today one real acustic simulator but for change your clean sounds is really good.
In a band setting that thing would be a godsend. I don't like carrying my Martin or even my big (and heavily modified) Hofner J-17 out just for a couple of songs so a pedal like this that does a good approximation of an acoustic sound saves a lot of grief as well as space on stage. I don't think it stands up on its own, although the editing software might improve that, but I don't think it's aimed at anyone who does a lot of acoustic playing anyway. If you still have the Zoom A-3 it would be interesting to hear an electric through the Hotone into that as against a piezo loaded acoustic. But only if you have the time and the inclination Brett.
@@davidpopelka4073 Only things I can think of are:- 1) Is the input selector switch set to magnetic? and 2) Is the balance set to fully wet? I've never used the A3 as a simulator, only as an 'enhancer', so I don't know how well it would convert an electric pickup to an acoustic sound. It did okay when I had a Baggs M1 soundhole pickup in my Martin but that is a dedicated acoustic guitar pickup.
As suspected; the steel string western acoustic guitars really sound like the real thing, but I've yet to hear/find a pedal that properly simulates a classical nylon string guitar. Although this pedal has it, it really doesn't sound like it ( good attempt though; maybe if played without a plectrum/pic? ). Still, for simpulating steel string acoustic guitars, this is a REALLY good one.
Thanks. I would like to ask if it is also suitable for a semi-acoustic guitar, with two humbuckers, with 12 strings. Is the sound of the original 12-string enhanced or is it all leveled as if it were a 6-string? Thanks
GREAT demo, Burgs! This pedal is definitely going on my short list!!! If it ever strikes you, how does it react/sound with a light/med dirt pedal after? Thanks!
split the signal - run one through this pedal and the clean through a equalizer to lower the tone or an lowered octaver a 12 string with a nice low end?
Whoa! So close to buying the AC-3 till I saw this. I have a Les Paul with Burstbuckers. Would this pedal work with only humbuckers? Thanks in advance for any help
Sounds like a clean electric tone to me in all the settings. Not sold on any acoustic simulator. Pay $200+ for an internal condenser or Baggs or Fishman sound hole p/u or combine the condenser w/the sound hole pu/. Yeah, thats the way to go.........
Thank you for a great demo. I got one as well, although I do have a problem with a "hiss". Noise gate helps while not playing, but removing the "hiss" with EQ ruins the tone. Also I'm using Tele neck single coil pickup. Wondering how you did it, as I can't hear any "hiss".
same. mine was very noisy. i wasn't impressed with the acoustic sound either. maybe it sounds better with humbuckers or prs like in the video but it wasn't sounding very accurate through my tele pups at all. i returned it
Because a real acoustic has more dynamic range than an electric, I think you'd want it early in the chain - before any kind of compression. I haven't played it, but that's my guess. Anything ambient effects would go after.
WOW an acoustic sim pedal that actually sounds like an acoustic, and not just your electric with high end presence!
Sounds cool I think 🤔
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I was very surprised… I’ve never heard an acoustic sim that sounded anything like an acoustic. This actually sounds very usable.
First simulator I've seen that actually approaches an acoustic sound. No-nonsense, absolutely top-notch review! Cheers Brett. I'm a-gonna subscribe.
Brett is so Real. Even when he makes a mistake - he is so honest. Love your style brother. It actually Sounds really good - too.
Wow, this is great. Best acoustic simulator I've ever heard!
I was waiting for a 12 string simulation. Would be more useful than an upright bass.
Both would be ideal for the loopers market! Think the mandolin setting should cover a 12 string kinda sound
There's a Mandolin the possibly hints at 12 string but not octave strings
Check out the DigiTech Mosaic Polyphonic 12 strung pedal. Sounds amazing. I have a Variax and the Mosaic has a better 12 strung sound than my two V models.
This is simulating the body resonance... If they included a 12 string model it wouldn't magically give you the octave strings. Notice that he still had to use a capo with the mandolin setting.
You might not have a fancy backdrop but your pedal videos have been a deciding factor on 3 out of my 4 last pedal purchases in this last year. Thank you!
Whenever I hear an acoustic simulator I always think of Alex Lifeson. This one would do justice on "The Trees".
Definitely, definitely. That song was one of the first I hunted out tabs for as a 12 year old back in 2000 and was a weird backdoor to me getting into classical music, so I always had affection for it.
Excellent demo of a tremendous pedal. Thanks.
Way better than i imagined haha. Thanks alot for the demo
Gotta love when the simulation sounds more like the real thing than the real thing.Like this, or the Dirty Little Secret.
The bass sim is just crazy, maybe hit with a little vintage OD?
Best comment I’ve heard all day: “I have to brush up on my Bach”
Thanks for the review Brett. I gonna buy one right away.
Very impressed, I think they nailed it. I need this for "The Rain Song" reasons
Burgs ya got me again Man. I wanted a Nylon String for Afro Cuban Jazz. The Double Bass is
an added bonus. Nice job.
Oh man, I need this little guy.
Ohhhh Can't wait to try this. I have neighbors and I'm a night owl... They never complain but now I can really jam out with headphones.... Thanks for this demo. It would be great if I can find one that can simulate with thigs like different body dimensions... wood types... etc...
Very impressed with this Brett,.you and Pete Thorn are epic.
Thankyou!
Geeeze Burgs that is most probably the best sounding acoustic sim I have ever heard nice work thanks dude !!!
Great demo, and great playing too. Thanks for uploading.
I’m blown away listening to this! Rain song
Can't find this ANYWHERE, arguably the best acoustic simulator.
Your video sold me on this due to your exceptional ability to find the good in the product, then the world tilted before i made the purchase. Today I've returned when i got a sale alert to refresh my feeble memory and it reminded me that I should pay more attention here. Thanks for the video!
Wow this actually sounds good!
Best one i've heard yet!
Sounded great Brett! That mandolin was very convincing!
If I knew this earlier. I would have just bought an electric guitar 😂😂
This is the best of these pedals I’ve heard…👍
This got me excited.
And man that’s a great demo, your one awesome cat !
best simulator i have heard
Great demo. Pedal sounds great.
#9 is where it’s at for me. Great demo!
It does resemble an acoustic guitar sound albeit not exactly but close enough for playing live songs that require switching from electric to acoustic.
I bought one of these. If it sounds as good as you made it sound, I can take one less guitar to a gig. Can’t wait till it gets here.
Nice. Been hoping for something better than than the Boss AC. Have you played it yet?
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@@wolfnstrings Dam. Should be worth the wait hopefully. From Deluxe guitars?
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@@wolfnstrings how is it?
I like it. I need one. And I wasn't even considering buying one. Sounds really convincing and good.
New subscriber.
Woh i was searching for 3 years.
Thank you Sir
Looks like the best one out there! LJ
Mind blown. Great demo.
If there were a way to simulate the sound of the strings resonating off the wood face, they’d have the acoustic sound nailed.
That pedal should be called 'Emperor's New clothes', because it sounds nothing like an acoustic guitar - nor even a mandolin. All it's done is provided a number of EQ options, with all of them still sounding like an electric guitar. Thanks to this video, I avoided wasting my money.
That's very impressive for a small low cost pedal. Only the basses aren't convincing, I somehow expected the pedal would octave down shift for those. I guess it also ought to shift an octave up for the mandolin.
@ResoBridge I was thinking that an electric bass guitar put through this pedal would be a better test.
Sounds way better than the Boss AC3
wow that sounds really really good
Impressive Bach!! This jigger sounds pretty real - i've never considered an acoustic simulator before, but this might be worth a look.
Guitar Playing at it's finest!!
Perfect demo! Good job!
Great video bud. Thanks!
damn, sounds good
This is far the best accoustic Simulator that I've heard so far. The Boss, Mooer and Behringer are not credible to my ears, although I like their sound as is. I thin you can eq as much as you want, but you still hear the thinness of the source, the lack of natural resonance and the sustain. I think you can get away with this pedal in a live situation. Thank you for this useful demo.
Awesome video!!! Would be great to have a comparison with the boos and the Joyo, which I recon are the most decent out there
I haven't heard the Joyo but this thing is a lot better than the Boss
It doesn't sound too bad.
One greatest acoustic simulator, but MUST ABSOLUTELY BE UPGRADE ASAP.
You basically have EVERYTHING YOU NEED on this pedal : Input, Through, XLR out, and Jack out.
AND AMONG ALL POSSIBLE OPTIONS AVAILABLE, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE AN OPTION TO HAVE "EITHER THE UNPROCESSED OUTPUT TO YOUR GUITAR AMP" (AND THE PROCESSED OUTPUT TO PA TURNED OFF) "OR THE PROCESSED ACOUSTIC OUTPUT TO THE PA" (AND THE UNPROCESSED OUTPUT TO YOUR GUITAR AMP TURNED OFF).
That would be "the acoustic simulation effect" AND "a A/B Box" combined in one single compact pedal :
_ 1 push on the footswitch _ boom _ you're with your standard electric sound on your usual guitar amp
_ 1 push on the footswitch _ boom _ you're with the processed acoustic sound on the PA system
Sounds Amazing!!!......thanx Brett!!!......just bought mine!!!.....
the bass settings are probably meant for fingerstyle playing, but I imagine they might be intended for making a regular bass guitar sound more like a fretless or a double bass
I do not get inspired by the Bass sound.
Best I've heard
It's a good clean sounds pedal, is not an acustic simulator, dont exist today one real acustic simulator but for change your clean sounds is really good.
Hotone make good stuff thanks Brett
Damn it's accurate
Thanks you for your Demonstration!
Best review I have heard but...... still sounds like an electric!! I'm fussy!!
this is so good
Not bad. Better than the Fender one, I'd say, judging from this demo. Thanks!
I like the humming bird : )
Is there a better AS on the market??? This is pretty dang awesome!
Totally took me by surprise.
this is the only pedal i actually want to own
Awesome. I like my AC-3 but without DI it's a pain, and the 'either or' switching option isn't very practical.
In a band setting that thing would be a godsend. I don't like carrying my Martin or even my big (and heavily modified) Hofner J-17 out just for a couple of songs so a pedal like this that does a good approximation of an acoustic sound saves a lot of grief as well as space on stage. I don't think it stands up on its own, although the editing software might improve that, but I don't think it's aimed at anyone who does a lot of acoustic playing anyway.
If you still have the Zoom A-3 it would be interesting to hear an electric through the Hotone into that as against a piezo loaded acoustic. But only if you have the time and the inclination Brett.
I have A3 and tried with just electric pickup and its not working. I cant hear anything to acoustic simulation.
@@davidpopelka4073 Only things I can think of are:-
1) Is the input selector switch set to magnetic? and
2) Is the balance set to fully wet?
I've never used the A3 as a simulator, only as an 'enhancer', so I don't know how well it would convert an electric pickup to an acoustic sound. It did okay when I had a Baggs M1 soundhole pickup in my Martin but that is a dedicated acoustic guitar pickup.
Way way better than the famous Boss AC3 !!
Very good 🙌
A bass patch should be a seller for bassists
surprisingly good..!!
As suspected; the steel string western acoustic guitars really sound like the real thing, but I've yet to hear/find a pedal that properly simulates a classical nylon string guitar. Although this pedal has it, it really doesn't sound like it ( good attempt though; maybe if played without a plectrum/pic? ).
Still, for simpulating steel string acoustic guitars, this is a REALLY good one.
Are the settings you're playing all preset? Thanks. Great demo.
Thanks. I would like to ask if it is also suitable for a semi-acoustic guitar, with two humbuckers, with 12 strings. Is the sound of the original 12-string enhanced or is it all leveled as if it were a 6-string? Thanks
GREAT demo, Burgs! This pedal is definitely going on my short list!!! If it ever strikes you, how does it react/sound with a light/med dirt pedal after? Thanks!
Very impressive..
Love it, want one, cant find one... not even from the company
Good job sir,,i get interested,,,nice video👍💫
Incredible. Was he using the XLR out?
split the signal - run one through this pedal and the clean through a equalizer to lower the tone or an lowered octaver
a 12 string with a nice low end?
Is there away to adjust the ratio of the dry signal and mix it with the processed signal?
Impressively good.... and Expensive, would def buy at 90$
Sounds cool, very dark, maybe single coils would be even better? I'd like one.
The rain song in standard.. wow.. much easier in Jimmys tuning. Great sounding pedal though!!
Can you compare this with an acoustic simulation using the AxeIII?
Whoa! So close to buying the AC-3 till I saw this. I have a Les Paul with Burstbuckers. Would this pedal work with only humbuckers? Thanks in advance for any help
Never wear a Levi jacket while playing guitar. You may look cool, but the backs of your guitars will hate you for it! 😂
Haha. Too true! :D
I feel for the guitar shop owners in the 70's 😂
Yeah got told to take mine off In PMT Salford.
Sounds like a clean electric tone to me in all the settings. Not sold on any acoustic simulator. Pay $200+ for an internal condenser or Baggs or Fishman sound hole p/u or combine the condenser w/the sound hole pu/. Yeah, thats the way to go.........
we are still soooo far away for acoustic tone
Do they make one with a twelve string simulation?
Omfg! Me want now.
Hotone, tone for days, Ho for...
Thank you for a great demo. I got one as well, although I do have a problem with a "hiss". Noise gate helps while not playing, but removing the "hiss" with EQ ruins the tone. Also I'm using Tele neck single coil pickup. Wondering how you did it, as I can't hear any "hiss".
Where did you get yours? Can't seem to find one.
@@knowledgelibrary1141 got it shipped from Manny's in Sydney
same. mine was very noisy. i wasn't impressed with the acoustic sound either. maybe it sounds better with humbuckers or prs like in the video but it wasn't sounding very accurate through my tele pups at all. i returned it
very nice demo
Does it have a "Last Dab" setting for all the spicy boys? 😂
Eu consigo plugar um violão com piezo, por exemplo o Yamaha silent nylon, e tirar um som de violão acústico nele?
Hey Brett, quick question! Where should i have this on my chain?
Cheers
Because a real acoustic has more dynamic range than an electric, I think you'd want it early in the chain - before any kind of compression. I haven't played it, but that's my guess. Anything ambient effects would go after.
Preset 05 is perfect for Led Zeppelin.. worth buying just for that.
Add a chorus to that mandolin setting and you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between this and a real one.
Cant get any of my guitars to sound nearly as good as yours do on this video...grrrr!