Always enjoy Sam's demos - clear, straightforward and no unnecessary bullshit or infantile looning such as you get all too often from certain demo-uploading duos. Great stuff - an no wanking around with show-off shred or suchlike. Thanks Sam, grteat acoustic playing, by the way. As an added personal thought --- I rarely use or like overdrive or distortion and even with FX units designed for acoustics, I often use them with my electrics simply because I never need to drive them too hard.
From August 2020 - New Headway EDB-2H.E Equaliser Direct Blender. Now with two channels of 5 Band EQ, 2 Silent Mutes, 48v & 11v Phantom Power, Send & Return FX Loop, Switchable Channel Outputs, new pro Audio expensive IC Chips for improved tone & S/N and tunable Harmonic Enhancer Acoustic Pre-Amplifier, EQ’s, D.I, Anti-Feedback, Blender, & Harmonic Enhancer - For Pickups & Microphones via Battery or D.C Powering. EDB-2 H.E with Customer led Expanded Features, now Dual Instrument Accessible: Featuring: H.E.A.T. Harmonic Enhanced Analogue Technology with Tuneable added High Harmonics Twin Channels with two sets of 5 Band Interactive EQ & two Silent Mutes 48v & 11v Phantom Power To Jack & XLR -Mono & Stereo Inputs Improved Class "A" Inputs & top Pro Audio Circuit - Producing a huge 32dB of Low Noise Gain Send & Return FX Loop Mono Ch.1, Ch.2 or Blended Outputs via Jack & XLR Tuneable Notch Filter to beat feedback & resonances on either channel Impedance matching for all pickups and microphones 2 Way Phase Reverse & Earth Lift Switches Range Switches (HPF) for Guitar, Bass or Violin/Mandolin via each channel Batteries & Power Supply included - suits Europe, North America, Japan etc 240v-100v 3 Mounting Methods Comprehensive Improved Manual Sturdier, Lightweight, Super Compact Construction in Aluminium Alloy & Long Life Heavy Feel Controls that stay put. Designed in UK - Made in Europe. www.headwaymusicaudiio.com
Solid playing and review, sir. Took me months to decide if I liked the AD-10. The chorus button is pointless. Acoustic Resonance is futile. I'm ambivalent about the Ambience feature. But I like the AD-10's soft compression, EQ, effects loop, delays, looper and anti-feedback/notch functions. It's not an amp modeler. If great acoustic guitar tone is elusive, this pedal will not mask the suck. Additionally, the AD-10 tends to magnify that irksome under-saddle piezo quack. I got rid of the under-saddle transducers from my Gibson J-45 and Martin DC-16GTE and installed K&K systems (mounted on the bridge plate in the guitar cavity, not squished under the saddle). No more batteries. No more quack. Just great sound from each guitar when amplified. The AD-10 really shines now.
Just started using this pre-amp and this sounds exactly like the sound I’m looking for. Would you mind sharing what settings and knob levels you’re using?
@@Ronaldo__McDonaldo Finding the right sound can be pretty satisfying. I go back and forth between the AD-10 and the Sonicake acoustic pedal. The base settings I use on the AD-10 are: 1) EQ - Bass-20, Mid-10, Treble-40, Presence-35, 2) Acoustic Resonance (Natural)-70, and 3) Compression (Hard)-19. That seems to keep it fairly balanced through my acoustic amp (Fishman Loudbox Artist) I indicated in my previous post I didn't care for the acoustic resonance, but I've grown to like it, as long as compression and Presence stays low.
How can you switch from one tone preset to another while playing live? Are you going to turn the tone selector with your fingers while playing? Anyone? Thanks!
Great review. Is the acoustic preamp comparable to the dedicated AD-2 in your opinion? I have that, TU-3W and the CP-1X going into a Radial J48 and love it, but this mega box has it ALL it seems. Just don't want to lose the great tone of the AD-2.
Hi friends, I have a question; I bought the ad-10 and when I turn off the unit, the screen remains turn on and continuing showing the letters ad/By alternatively and continue flashing, is normal?. Maybe this is not the correct place for this question, but I search information and I don't find it.
hi can i use this unit direct to my monitor speakers that i usu on my digital piano or do i need a to buy an acoustic amp or PA speaker also can i run my digital piano through it on the second input ..just bought a taylor guitar from you a few weeks ago and would like to get more effects from it Thanks
How well does it work with Nylon strings? I'm always amazed that all the DI and effect unit developers seem to think that all the acoustic guys only play steel strings. My Takamine nylon with piezos could definitely use some help whem I'm in a larger venue. Is this what I'm looking for?
It seems that if you have a piezo only pickup system you would benefit more from a unit that has more modeling control, but if you have a guitar with a mic+ piezo system yo might not need any more extensive modeling control. Bottom line is not every guitar will fit every preamp.
I bought this preamp and tried my Taylor and Epiphone with a Fender Blues Junior (15W) but the tones were horrible! I spent a whole day working on the settings but none of the tones were as close to the ones in the demo! Great if you or anyone can help me!
Hi Kenneth: You must use an acoustic amp, or direct into the p.a system. Acoustic guitars requires fullrange speakers. Electric guitar amps are just for electric guitars
15W ? lmao, what do expect from that ? Anything below 50W will definitely sounds terrible and has boxy flavor in it. Get an studio monitor atleast or nice PA.
What parameters are stored in the memory mode? Specifically, does it save EQ, resonance settings etc to switch on the fly? I want to use this for a guitar and mandolin live (I switch between instruments).
I would like to place the exact same question. I like acoustic sound but I can't use two amps in my bedroom, this is sheer divorce reason and i love her.
I don't think u can get a true/realistic sound gauge here on YT. They have video compression(mics use/recording software/and which do color the audio. Tone is also controlled by the picking hand which I think he is a bit heavy handed on in this demo. I found a softer touch even for aggressive parts of a song gets me 50% better tone before the darn signal even leaves the guitar!
I'm not sure if it was the guitar and pickup system, but that sounded awful. All quack to heavily compressed quack. With units like the Tonedexter by Audio Sprockets and simple pre's like the Red-Eye and the Sunnaudio STage DI, I don't know why someone would buy this. I'm a big fan of many Boss effects, but this video made me not want to buy it.
I don't hear much improvement of the nasty pickup sound. I wish there was a way to make an acoustic guitar sound like an acoustic guitar when plugged to the pa. everything,,,, AND I MEAN EVERYTHING out there sounds like poop
@@evenseb7574 BUZZZZZ! Oooooh wrong answer. Oh that eliminates you from the game... Thanks for playing. Tune in next week to the conclusion of "This pedal sucks made by a Company trying to convince you to buy something you don't really need"!
@@evenseb7574 what's wrong with it? Let me count the ways. 1. it sounds like a thin typical transducer pick up, no matter what setting you give it.. 2. Its a gimmick to fool those who aren't critical about the sound of their guitar into thinking they need to buy it. 3. No matter what their advertising says, it does not sound like a well-miced studio recording of an acoustic guitar while played live... it still sounds like POop. 3. see my original comment. 4. When your ears can tell the difference between maple , mahogany and spruce, you're only lying to yourself if you think anything in modern technology has made a plugged-in acoustic guitar sound natural. Sorry bud, this ain't my first rodeo... I've tried EVERYTHING out there. Nothing lives up to the advertisement hype concerning plugged in acoustic guitar. The only solution is a mic at the sound hole... and we all know the horrors of doing that after one gig.
Always enjoy Sam's demos - clear, straightforward and no unnecessary bullshit or infantile looning such as you get all too often from certain demo-uploading duos. Great stuff - an no wanking around with show-off shred or suchlike. Thanks Sam, grteat acoustic playing, by the way.
As an added personal thought --- I rarely use or like overdrive or distortion and even with FX units designed for acoustics, I often use them with my electrics simply because I never need to drive them too hard.
Excellent reviewer. First time I watched this person and he’s terrific at reviewing this product.
This may be my next purchase! Thank you for the rundown.
THANK YOU for posting this. Awesome stuff. Stay safe & healthy.
Excellent demo on this product.
nice demo, thanks
Great review! Sold me on this!
Nice demonstration . Well done.
Martin Kelly max
Very good sounding pedal. Might be saving my pennies.
From August 2020 - New Headway EDB-2H.E Equaliser Direct Blender. Now with two channels of 5 Band EQ, 2 Silent Mutes, 48v & 11v Phantom Power, Send & Return FX Loop, Switchable Channel Outputs, new pro Audio expensive IC Chips for improved tone & S/N and tunable Harmonic Enhancer
Acoustic Pre-Amplifier, EQ’s, D.I, Anti-Feedback, Blender, & Harmonic Enhancer - For Pickups & Microphones via Battery or D.C Powering. EDB-2 H.E with Customer led Expanded Features, now Dual Instrument Accessible: Featuring: H.E.A.T. Harmonic Enhanced Analogue Technology with Tuneable added High Harmonics
Twin Channels with two sets of 5 Band Interactive EQ & two Silent Mutes
48v & 11v Phantom Power To Jack & XLR -Mono & Stereo Inputs
Improved Class "A" Inputs & top Pro Audio Circuit - Producing a huge 32dB of Low Noise Gain
Send & Return FX Loop
Mono Ch.1, Ch.2 or Blended Outputs via Jack & XLR
Tuneable Notch Filter to beat feedback & resonances on either channel
Impedance matching for all pickups and microphones
2 Way Phase Reverse & Earth Lift Switches
Range Switches (HPF) for Guitar, Bass or Violin/Mandolin via each channel
Batteries & Power Supply included - suits Europe, North America, Japan etc 240v-100v
3 Mounting Methods
Comprehensive Improved Manual
Sturdier, Lightweight, Super Compact Construction in Aluminium Alloy & Long Life Heavy Feel Controls that stay put. Designed in UK - Made in Europe. www.headwaymusicaudiio.com
Well done demo. Thanks for posting.
Solid playing and review, sir. Took me months to decide if I liked the AD-10. The chorus button is pointless. Acoustic Resonance is futile. I'm ambivalent about the Ambience feature. But I like the AD-10's soft compression, EQ, effects loop, delays, looper and anti-feedback/notch functions. It's not an amp modeler. If great acoustic guitar tone is elusive, this pedal will not mask the suck. Additionally, the AD-10 tends to magnify that irksome under-saddle piezo quack. I got rid of the under-saddle transducers from my Gibson J-45 and Martin DC-16GTE and installed K&K systems (mounted on the bridge plate in the guitar cavity, not squished under the saddle). No more batteries. No more quack. Just great sound from each guitar when amplified. The AD-10 really shines now.
Just started using this pre-amp and this sounds exactly like the sound I’m looking for. Would you mind sharing what settings and knob levels you’re using?
@@Ronaldo__McDonaldo Finding the right sound can be pretty satisfying. I go back and forth between the AD-10 and the Sonicake acoustic pedal. The base settings I use on the AD-10 are: 1) EQ - Bass-20, Mid-10, Treble-40, Presence-35, 2) Acoustic Resonance (Natural)-70, and 3) Compression (Hard)-19. That seems to keep it fairly balanced through my acoustic amp (Fishman Loudbox Artist) I indicated in my previous post I didn't care for the acoustic resonance, but I've grown to like it, as long as compression and Presence stays low.
I can hear some blur - tender at the beginning jaja. Amazing
brilliant review thank youuuuuuu....from colombia
Where is the tuner display? Looks like it only has a 2 digit display?
How can you switch from one tone preset to another while playing live?
Are you going to turn the tone selector with your fingers while
playing? Anyone? Thanks!
Great review. Is the acoustic preamp comparable to the dedicated AD-2 in your opinion? I have that, TU-3W and the CP-1X going into a Radial J48 and love it, but this mega box has it ALL it seems. Just don't want to lose the great tone of the AD-2.
Hi Sam! How would this work with my nylon string guitar?
Hello thanks for this review. Does this work well with violin?
Big improvement, what amp is he running thru it ? Sounds Great !
Hi friends, I have a question; I bought the ad-10 and when I turn off the unit, the screen remains turn on and continuing showing the letters ad/By alternatively and continue flashing, is normal?. Maybe this is not the correct place for this question, but I search information and I don't find it.
🎉 thanks
Good for classical guitars?
No
hi can i use this unit direct to my monitor speakers that i usu on my digital piano or do i need a to buy an acoustic amp or PA speaker also can i run my digital piano through it on the second input ..just bought a taylor guitar from you a few weeks ago and would like to get more effects from it
Thanks
If only this pedal had an undo/redo function for the looper! Please reissue or update Boss FX!
How well does it work with Nylon strings? I'm always amazed that all the DI and effect unit developers seem to think that all the acoustic guys only play steel strings. My Takamine nylon with piezos could definitely use some help whem I'm in a larger venue. Is this what I'm looking for?
look for a YAMAHA AG-STOMP they dont make um anymore but I remember they had some nylon presets
ruclips.net/video/hALDpuEPgKY/видео.html
It seems that if you have a piezo only pickup system you would benefit more from a unit that has more modeling control, but if you have a guitar with a mic+ piezo system yo might not need any more extensive modeling control. Bottom line is not every guitar will fit every preamp.
I bought this preamp and tried my Taylor and Epiphone with a Fender Blues Junior (15W) but the tones were horrible! I spent a whole day working on the settings but none of the tones were as close to the ones in the demo! Great if you or anyone can help me!
Put the preamp straight into the PA.
Hi Kenneth: You must use an acoustic amp, or direct into the p.a system. Acoustic guitars requires fullrange speakers. Electric guitar amps are just for electric guitars
15W ? lmao, what do expect from that ? Anything below 50W will definitely sounds terrible and has boxy flavor in it. Get an studio monitor atleast or nice PA.
@@benjoshd3386 thank you.. I'm all set with it!
What parameters are stored in the memory mode? Specifically, does it save EQ, resonance settings etc to switch on the fly? I want to use this for a guitar and mandolin live (I switch between instruments).
Is this the guy from the movie “District 9”?
Nice
Except for the onbaord Looper the THR5 is way beyond this thanks to its unique N superb Mike's Sims + incredible FXs
Can the delay & chorus be used simultaneously
John T Doherty yes they can be.
which model of the guitar is playing here?
Виктор Гудасов brcr
Can I use this for violin
can i plug it to my electric amp or no? if no is your answer so which amp is good for acoustic guitar? Roland Cube 10gx is any good?
I would like to place the exact same question. I like acoustic sound but I can't use two amps in my bedroom, this is sheer divorce reason and i love her.
can i use this for my Taylor GS Mini bass
Sure why not
Great demo.... but sounds horrible... still has the piezzo quack!!!
I don't think u can get a true/realistic sound gauge here on YT. They have video compression(mics use/recording software/and which do color the audio. Tone is also controlled by the picking hand which I think he is a bit heavy handed on in this demo. I found a softer touch even for aggressive parts of a song gets me 50% better tone before the darn signal even leaves the guitar!
Does distortion is in it
Nope
La reverb no vale. Lo más importante. Sonido muy digital . Plástico.
Have heard better reverbs :)
I'm not sure if it was the guitar and pickup system, but that sounded awful. All quack to heavily compressed quack. With units like the Tonedexter by Audio Sprockets and simple pre's like the Red-Eye and the Sunnaudio STage DI, I don't know why someone would buy this. I'm a big fan of many Boss effects, but this video made me not want to buy it.
Like most of these gadgets it does make a difference, but it still sounds horrible.
I don't hear much improvement of the nasty pickup sound. I wish there was a way to make an acoustic guitar sound like an acoustic guitar when plugged to the pa. everything,,,, AND I MEAN EVERYTHING out there sounds like poop
Fishman Aura Sixteen!
@@evenseb7574 BUZZZZZ!
Oooooh wrong answer. Oh that eliminates you from the game... Thanks for playing. Tune in next week to the conclusion of "This pedal sucks made by a Company trying to convince you to buy something you don't really need"!
@@bugsycline3798 Whats wrong with my answer, whats wrong with the Fishman Aura. Have you tried it?
@@evenseb7574 what's wrong with it? Let me count the ways.
1. it sounds like a thin typical transducer pick up, no matter what setting you give it..
2. Its a gimmick to fool those who aren't critical about the sound of their guitar into thinking they need to buy it.
3. No matter what their advertising says, it does not sound like a well-miced studio recording of an acoustic guitar while played live... it still sounds like POop.
3. see my original comment.
4. When your ears can tell the difference between maple , mahogany and spruce, you're only lying to yourself if you think anything in modern technology has made a plugged-in acoustic guitar sound natural.
Sorry bud, this ain't my first rodeo... I've tried EVERYTHING out there. Nothing lives up to the advertisement hype concerning plugged in acoustic guitar. The only solution is a mic at the sound hole... and we all know the horrors of doing that after one gig.
@@bugsycline3798 I never tried it on acoustic, but at least on nylon it makes my day :) takes away the "plastic" sound