Darin Leong - Hawaii Guitar » hawaiian slack key guitar http://www.hawaiiguitar.com Hawaii guitar, Acoustic guitar, classical guitar, folk guitar, fingerstyle guitar, slack key guitar, instrumental guitar, guitar videos, guitar lessons, Hawaiian music, Hawaiian music videos, Hawaii podcasts, Hawaii music news, guitar gear reviews, ukulele, uke, buy Hawaiian music, Hawaiian music information Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:53:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Slack Key Guitar Gear http://www.hawaiiguitar.com/2006/10/11/slack-key-guitar-gear/ http://www.hawaiiguitar.com/2006/10/11/slack-key-guitar-gear/#comments Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:00:49 +0000 darin http://www.hawaiiguitar.com/?p=21 The search is over. For 12 years I’ve been looking for a stompbox that keeps the natural tone of the acoustic guitar, offers great EQ (equalization), delay and reverb. There is such a stompbox, and it’s the Yamaha MagicStomp Acoustic. Mark Nelson, a fine Hawaiian slack key guitar player, first introduced me to the MagicStomp. Then, Herb Ohta, Jr. and Daniel Ho, top flight ukulele players, both attested to its greatness. I had to try one.

Pros:
-The mic modeling is excellent, and improves the pickup (often piezo) sound of an acoustic guitar
-The parametric EQ is great, and provides very deep and clear bass
-The delays and reverbs are transparent

Cons:
-The MagicStomp is very difficult to program, which probably explains its lack of popularity. You can edit patches on a software program, but the software only works on PC’s or older Macs.

Conclusion:
If you’re willing to spend a significant amount of time learning how to use the MagicStomp, it’s the best stompbox for acoustic guitar on the market. Street price for a MagicStomp Acoustic is about $150.

http://www.magicstomp.com/acoustic/

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