Looking for an acoustic sim pedal

[Aceman]

Part of the problem is that you physically play an acoustic differently. The strings are thicker, the action is higher, the frets are smaller - that requires a different touch which translates into a different sound.

Oh yes - When I don't bring an acoustic to rehearsal, I get all kinds of side-eye on what I'm playing. I explain that 'Hey - this is very different on the electric. I'm trying not to break a string etc..."

 

[Mincer]

hell, i hate plugging in my acoustic guitars. the amazing sound of those guitars turns to crap as soon as its plugged in

These days, after I have a few great sounding acoustics for home and recording, my only concern about a new one is how it sounds plugged in. I don't care at all how it sounds 'in the room'.

 

[Artie]

I bought mine off this forum. It's much maligned on the internet . . .

Did you get that from me? I almost regret selling it. Almost.

While not exactly an acoustic sim, per se., the BBE AcoustiMax preamp does a pretty good job. Especially if used with a piezo style bridge like my Johnson clone of an Epiphone SST is.

 

[beaubrummels]

Did you get that from me? I almost regret selling it. Almost.

While not exactly an acoustic sim, per se., the BBE AcoustiMax preamp does a pretty good job. Especially if used with a piezo style bridge like my Johnson clone of an Epiphone SST is.

Yeah, I did. I bought it from you. I am really impressed with how well it overtakes the guitar tone to almost 'forcibly' sound like the reference songs it's trying to imitate.

 

[beaubrummels]

hell, i hate plugging in my acoustic guitars. the amazing sound of those guitars turns to crap as soon as its plugged in, which is why i loathe acoustic gigs. i do them cause $250 for a few hours with breaks, food, and drink is hard to turn down. ive never found a pedal that does justice, but i feel like the boss ac3 and clapton pedal sound about as good as youre going to get. there are some really nice preamps out there but they can be pricey. i kick myself for not getting a dtar solstice when they were available

I have a Dtar Mama Bear sitting right next to me here, which is an awesome box, but it needs a piezo signal going into it if you want an electric to sound like an acoustic.

 

[Artie]

I have a Dtar Mama Bear sitting right next to me here, which is an awesome box, but it needs a piezo signal going into it if you want an electric to sound like an acoustic.

It's a shame that the whole DTAR thing apparently didn't take off too well. I'd love to try one of those AND the Solstice preamp.

 

[Mincer]

I have a Dtar Mama Bear sitting right next to me here, which is an awesome box, but it needs a piezo signal going into it if you want an electric to sound like an acoustic.

Yes, I had one for years. These days, there are tons of good acoustic preamps that sound great with piezo signals, but that wasn't very common when the Mama Bear was out.

 

[LRS]

I keep a little Mooer Acoustic Simulator in my gig bag - just in case the Acoustic goes down, just in case...but again, it would never be my choice of tones.

The real acoustic really brings the mojo that playing a lot of parts on an electric just doesn't have.

What Aceman says; the mooer acoustikar is a great little, inexpensive acoustic simulator. I love Boss pedals in general, but both their AC-2 and -3 pedals are blown out of the water by the Mooer. Only disadvantage: it’s a small pedal, no room for an integrated 9V battery compartment, 9V DC only. Since it’s part of my pedal board, no issue for me, otherwise you’re stuck to a separate 9V adapter.

 

[Aceman]

I'm not saying it is a great pedal - but it would get me through a gig. Yeah - I guess better than a Boss AC2

 

[NegativeEase]

Im not a fan of acoustic sim pedals in general, unless mixed in sparingly -Ive had better luck using a semi hollow with a pitch/harmonizer pedal and rolling in octaves for an acoustic sound with an electric

 

[beaubrummels]

It's a shame that the whole DTAR thing apparently didn't take off too well. I'd love to try one of those AND the Solstice preamp.

I could sell you mine. ;-) I haven't really had a chance to run it through all it's paces, but it's quite a capable box if you have a piezo acoustic.

 

[Artie]

I could sell you mine. ;-) I haven't really had a chance to run it through all it's paces, but it's quite a capable box if you have a piezo acoustic.

I do. I have my Johnson clone of the Gibson/EPI SST Studio. We'll talk about this some time in the future. :beerchug: