TonewoodAmp

but taht is going to effect the vibration of the wood -- horrible idea --- ruins a guitar --

I wouldnt put it in my 90.00 Epiphone Acoustic much less someone elses 9,000.00 Martin ----

Hang on -- dogs need out--- Ill continue to play the annoying antagonist later---
 
eSGEe said:
but taht is going to effect the vibration of the wood -- horrible idea --- ruins a guitar --

I wouldnt put it in my 90.00 Epiphone Acoustic much less someone elses 9,000.00 Martin ----

Hang on -- dogs need out--- Ill continue to play the annoying antagonist later---
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The bracing goes on the back of the guitar and the sound is mostly dependent on the top, but I agree the whole contraption could affect the overall vibration and sound. But then, the device doesn't provide any amplification and depends on the guitar vibration to project the sound of the device, so if it affected it too much it would be self defeating.
 
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The skeptic in me has yielded to constructive research.
This technology actually may be somewhat useful to some.
And now I find Yamaha has a similar technology that they call "transacoustic", factory built into the guitars & pianos that share the transacoustic name.
HOWEVER, they fail to mention that it's line6 technology behind the curtain.
So how did I find this out? Am I psychic?
No, but at the end of their gushing pages on this new technology, they have the line6 logo.
That made it pretty clear to me.

Guitars... TransAcoustic Guitars - Overview - Yamaha - United States

Pianos... TransAcoustic™ - Yamaha - United States

Notice when you scroll to the end of the provided links, that line6 symbol
That in itself doesn't make it a bad product, but I think the line6 association will put many people off.

So how does this voodoo work? It's as clear as the light of day!
Or is it?

"We created a state-of-the-art, ultra-light transducer that can turn digital sounds into vibrations and apply them directly to the soundboard."

Hmmmmm, great explanation there, eh?

Having not experienced either one in person, I'm not placing judgement.
Am I still skeptical? Yep.
 
Don O said:
Hack, think tuning fork. You tap the fork and in the air ya hear the resonate frequency. While it’s still humming put the end of the fork on an acoustic body and voila, instant amplification.
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Ahhh, Bingo.
But that whole light wave thing has an eyebrow still raised...
 
RVA said:
The bracing goes on the back of the guitar and the sound is mostly dependent on the top, but I agree the whole contraption could affect the overall vibration and sound. But then, the device doesn't provide any amplification and depends on the guitar vibration to project the sound of the device, so if it affected it too much it would be self defeating.
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Theoretically if that tongue wood thingee was phase-corrected with the pickup, and the resonant frequencies were notched out, IMHO it could work.
(although because of this, some would say it is the devil's own creation)
But I still don't understand how nitrocellulose clenching suction cup worms can survive inside such a small enclosure for an extended period of time.
Does it have an expiration date?
Does it need to be refrigerated?
We are men of science here, what's the technological wizardry behind it all?

"The ToneWoodAmp is also a multi-effect processor which you can connect with any Amp/PA system and is also an iDevice interface allowing you to experiment with audio and MIDI apps. .."

Holy Fudd, It's like bees living in my head..
 
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