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gmzanatta Playing Club Dates
Joined: 27 Dec 2009 Posts: 431
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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:18 am Post subject: NPD - Digitech JamMan Stereo |
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Picked this up yesterday. Haven't had a chance to really try it out yet though. I bought it because my friends who played guitar and bass moved away, so it will allow my drummer buddy and I to have a slightly more layered sound, specially when we go after a pink floyd-ish style every once in a while. _________________ Newest addition: RMO ES-335 Custom Build
Proud owner of: AL3000M HSB Plaintop, Douglas WR340N, Epi LP, Segovia acoustic, and 1962 classical guitar, 1965 Gibby Explorer Amp |
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gmzanatta Playing Club Dates
Joined: 27 Dec 2009 Posts: 431
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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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Alright I got to use the JamMan for a little bit and posted some sample recordings. These are using the JamMan as the only pedal and all the amp modeling and FX through GuitarRig 4, recorded using GarageBand on the Mac. I didn't really mix or anything since it was just a trial. There is also no drums or anything, just me and a guitar.
EDIT: I'm using my AL3000M for this.
Trial 1 - Rock, not great quality
http://soundcloud.com/gmzanatta/jamman-trial-1
Trial 2 - Rock (spacier sounding), much better quality
http://soundcloud.com/gmzanatta/jamman-trial-2
For a short review, this thing is awesome! Super easy to use the basic features, and has a bunch of extra stuff that I haven't gotten around to yet. I must say having the ability to do things in stereo as well as with a mic at the same time gives a bunch of options for a cool "one man band". I will eventually give a more thorough review once I get to use it this weekend with my jamming buddy. _________________ Newest addition: RMO ES-335 Custom Build
Proud owner of: AL3000M HSB Plaintop, Douglas WR340N, Epi LP, Segovia acoustic, and 1962 classical guitar, 1965 Gibby Explorer Amp |
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Craig Lord of the Manor
Joined: 26 Dec 2009 Posts: 748 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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I just listened to your demos. You sound great! The Jam Man seems like a pretty useful tool to have around. When I get around to recording myself, I think I might just pick one up. _________________ ᛊᛈᚨᚱᚨ ᛟᚲᚢᚱ ᚠᚱᚨ ᚦᛖ ᛟᚠᛊᚨᛒᚱᛇᛞᛁ ᚨᚠ ᚦᛖ ᚾᛟᚱᚦᚢᚱ |
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gmzanatta Playing Club Dates
Joined: 27 Dec 2009 Posts: 431
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:16 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Craig. The pedal is quite fun. I wa sonly using the basic functions, but it has other things like time stretch (which increases/decreases tempo of your loop without changing pitch) and reverse (which plays loop in reverse).
The other thing that I liked was that it comes with 9 (albeit not great) drums tracks, and because of the SD card slot (or USB port, but that doesn't add storage) you can get backing tracks online and put them into the looper and use it as a backing track machine. With the SD card you can have 198 loops and up to a whopping 35hrs of audio. _________________ Newest addition: RMO ES-335 Custom Build
Proud owner of: AL3000M HSB Plaintop, Douglas WR340N, Epi LP, Segovia acoustic, and 1962 classical guitar, 1965 Gibby Explorer Amp |
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pratteman Playing Club Dates
Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 202 Location: St. Louis, Mo
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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I like it. I have a Digitech DL-8 Delay-Looper. Although I don't do a ton with it, the looper function in way cool. Enjoy your NPD _________________ Guitars- Agile AL3100 CSB, 3100 Root Beer Wide, Schecter PT Fastback 3TS, Schecter C1-XXX
Schecter C1-Classic, Fender Satin Strat, Fender MIM Tele, Fender '72 Tele Deluxe Reissue, Fender Tele Blackout HH, Samick TR-2. |
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Phantomotaku Moderator
Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 670 Location: Colton So Cal
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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I listened to the tracks and they sound great!
I've never really used a loop pedal before but it seems like it would be fun to toy with.
I have used Guitar rig 3 before...what amp models were you using for those tracks?
Right now my current recording setup is Motu 828 interface or Line6 UX-2 interface (depends on the coffee table space I have available at the time) into line 6 gearbox (line 6's version of guitar rig) recorded on to Cubase SX. _________________ When someone asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail."~ Jack Burton |
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gmzanatta Playing Club Dates
Joined: 27 Dec 2009 Posts: 431
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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Phantomotaku wrote: | I listened to the tracks and they sound great!
I've never really used a loop pedal before but it seems like it would be fun to toy with.
I have used Guitar rig 3 before...what amp models were you using for those tracks?
Right now my current recording setup is Motu 828 interface or Line6 UX-2 interface (depends on the coffee table space I have available at the time) into line 6 gearbox (line 6's version of guitar rig) recorded on to Cubase SX. |
Well Guitar Rig 4 Pro has a bunch of new amps. I actually just picked two presets for the demos. Trial 1 uses the Black Stripe Army preset and Trial 2 uses the Metallic Shine preset. GR offers a cool option to start with the preset and then add on or subtract effects to your liking, which is usually what I do. They tend to name their things similar to the song/artist, so if I'm going after something it's where I start and then do my own tweaks and additions to it. _________________ Newest addition: RMO ES-335 Custom Build
Proud owner of: AL3000M HSB Plaintop, Douglas WR340N, Epi LP, Segovia acoustic, and 1962 classical guitar, 1965 Gibby Explorer Amp |
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gmzanatta Playing Club Dates
Joined: 27 Dec 2009 Posts: 431
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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And here is one more JamMan Demo track. It's a quick little version of Auto Pilot by QOTSA. I did it to see how the JamMan handled different pedals on overdubs. Worked pretty good. Please keep in mind these aren't mixed or mastered and that the drum track is a GarageBand loop.
http://soundcloud.com/gmzanatta/auto-pilot-jamman-trial _________________ Newest addition: RMO ES-335 Custom Build
Proud owner of: AL3000M HSB Plaintop, Douglas WR340N, Epi LP, Segovia acoustic, and 1962 classical guitar, 1965 Gibby Explorer Amp |
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gmzanatta Playing Club Dates
Joined: 27 Dec 2009 Posts: 431
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:01 am Post subject: |
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Update on the JamMan. I got a chance to, well, jam with it this last weekend. My friend just got a new drum set, so we were both excited to try out the new gear. I have to say, this is one of the best musical creation tools I have ever owned. The ability to play over my own rhythm as well as layered effects absolutely got my juices flowing. I think we came up with around 5 or 6 new songs. And the best part, the loops are still there, so I can revisit them at any time.
This thing is specially sweet for Floyd-like songs, with an atmospheric feel. If anyone is looking for one or even on the fence, I absolutely recommend it. _________________ Newest addition: RMO ES-335 Custom Build
Proud owner of: AL3000M HSB Plaintop, Douglas WR340N, Epi LP, Segovia acoustic, and 1962 classical guitar, 1965 Gibby Explorer Amp |
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