You will need to spend a few minutes calibrating the unit’s volume level corresponding to the level of your guitar- but after that you’re good to go.
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Upon opening the box, I must say that this will take some time and patience to install correctly. ToneWood, however, partnered with Fishman and sells a sound-hole pickup off their website for your instruments that are solely acoustic. That means, your guitar MUST be an acoustic-electric. The ToneWoodAmp itself is plugged into the guitar’s output jack. The magnet does all the support and there is no tape or anything to harm your guitar body, undoubtedly a concern for anyone. The unit sticks to the back of the guitar via a magnetic “x-brace” that is carefully placed inside the instrument. ToneWood includes pretty detailed instructions to get this unit working correctly depending on what body-type your guitar has, so it is super important to follow them thoroughly.
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And if you want to just rock your inner child out and jam with full on 100% effect noise, the TonewoodAmp can transport you back in time. I was able to play some cool single note lines that needed some U2-type delay and a Beatle-esque tremolo riff without having to run to my computer and record it before I forgot. This is extremely helpful in the creative process. You can also blend in the amount of effect you want to hear.
Surprisingly, I found a big use for the distortion, as it thickens the tone and creates a nice bed for rhythm or lead work.
All the effect’s parameters can be controlled easily with the controls on the ToneWood, so I was able to tailor the reverb trails and delay times exactly to my liking. I was able to sit either on my couch or out on my porch and play with natural sounding effects without having to worry about plugging in to an amp. I was super excited for my first jam with the ToneWood, and it lived up to all the expectations I had for it. There are a slew of incredibly useable effects onboard reverbs, delays, tremolo, auto-wah and, yes, even distortion. The insert jack can be used to access iOS apps and add your own effects. Tonewood is forward-thinking as well and have included a USB for firmware upgrades and possible future applications.Īccording to the ToneWoodAmp website, the unit “excites” the back of the guitar in a similar fashion to how the strings excite the top, creating effects that resonate and blend with the natural tone of the guitar itself. It also features a ¼” input, an 1/8″ insert jack and an output. The TonewoodAmp is a compact portable effect unit with three knobs that control effects, parameters (which are programmable), volume and gain. The folks at Tonewood found a way for you to be able to play with effects, unplugged.
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