After 30 years of playing through piezo pickups and hating the sound I discovered the LR Baggs M80 a few months ago and finally get a sound that I like. It is not particularly cheap and it doesn't exactly enhance your guitar soundhole, but it is easy to mount and remove and it sounds excellent -- very natural. I don't know why these pickups don't get more publicity.
@Fraser McF Molly Parden uses an LR Baggs M1 here, it’s a similar system, but the M80 gives slightly more guitar body character in the sound. th-cam.com/video/bkSYDOGtkSI/w-d-xo.html
Although I love the natural sounds of mic'ed Acoustic guitar, I must admit that I also love the sound of piezo pickup. It may not be the true acoustic sound, but it just give somewhat unique tonal option to me
Personally i think the blended room mic vs di sound is not a good idea, because we won't know what each sounds like. Just do A and then B comparison would be more helpful for more people, same problem with the previous acoustic videos that blend both together. Just my 2 cents
Ben, I’ve heard you sing on another video. You can sing! So why didn’t you demo the vocal channel with, you know, vocals? That would be much more helpful.
Piezo quack is very noticeable. It's possible to minimize or eliminate (minimized through my Carvin AG100D; eliminated through my Fishman Aura DI), so why don't more acoustic guitar amp makers do a better job of EQing it out ?
Other than being 60 watts and having a 1 1/2 inch bigger speakers is the Blackstar Acoustic Core 30 comparable to Blackstar Sonnet 60 ? Can you gig with it or is it just for practice and live streaming?
i apologise but can you guys start bringing guitarists who suck so i can feel better about my self when watching these videos, ever damn time someone is playing guitar in an intro my self esteem disappears
The Captain meets the customers:"I own 20 custom shop Fenders 10 custom shop Gibsons and some other fancies. Blues in Am? No that's too much, can I play the intro to:'Nothing else matters?' while Pete soloes over it?"
Cool to see a video that is more of a review than a sales pitch. Playing the Sigma through it probably gives a good representation of the sound most people buying this will hear but those Fishmans don't do the amp any favors.
@@MusicalsoulsAk No, I probably only checked a fender acoustisonic small one. I am liking this very much, the sound is alot larger for the size and due to vocal and enhance options the soundstage doesn't feel like it's coming from a single small amp. The reverbs are very good for vocal. Just one thing is that if you are using the TRRS live stream recording then you can't possibly use the Aux at the same time..
Lovely playing as always. Someone's either an editing superstar or Ben's worked out how not to do the lip-smacking thing - either way, good job! Much more watchable.
Is it just me or do you guys as well can now read Ben easily when he is not very impressed by the product he needs to demo? He is very non-committal in his description with this one and there were few others before. I find it kinda funny as the whole point of these videos is hard sales of course. But great playing as always.
I bought this Blackstar Acoustic Core 30 and returned it within 24 hours to Guitar center. The on line demo's on this amp are very misleading. To get a true sense of what this amp sounds like turn off all the bass on your Media speakers, than play the demo. The case is made out of some type of Plastic Polymer and has "zero" tonal resonance. The 5" speakers lack total capacity to support any mild or limited bass tones. The controls are cheap, effects are cheap, especially the two choices of Reverb. Its always best to try a product in person and that is not always possible so you rely on presentations on the internet which is unfortunate most of the time. Hope this helps out some prospective customers on this amp.
@@pdp977 Piezo, Piezo, Piezo, Piezo, Piezo, Piezo, Piezo, Piezo, Piezo, Piezo Thanks for pointing out the mistakes. Bty E.Guitar channel often ignore the fact on Piezo pickups. To me, a good amp could find where the Piezo Quack is and tune it down or in their case, up (A Parametric EQ system). Plus, they should also try some common guitar models and different pickups to give a bigger picture. Sometimes the guitar direct in is better then the main input, because of the pre amp of the amp sucks a lot. by compare both would be helpful to the community. Speakers plays a big role as well, Acoustic are more related to "hi-fi" rather then just amps. If an Acoustic amp is good with "mp3" music playing, it often fine with the Acoustic guitar sound as well.
Quack quack quack. Sounds like a cheap Di recording, which would make sense assuming this little box is really cheap. Shame they cant find some air or eq to make this sound more natural.
Hi there - is it possible to use the output in the back as an effects-loop. I want to use my looper with this, but I want to be able to apply effects before looping - so that everything I loop does not have the same effect applied ;)
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I bought this amp. Its a great little bedroom amp. Nice and light, and sounds nice for both guitar and vocals. I’m delighted with it. 🙏☘️☘️☘️
Anyone else reallly dislike the sound of piezzo pickups?
After 30 years of playing through piezo pickups and hating the sound I discovered the LR Baggs M80 a few months ago and finally get a sound that I like. It is not particularly cheap and it doesn't exactly enhance your guitar soundhole, but it is easy to mount and remove and it sounds excellent -- very natural. I don't know why these pickups don't get more publicity.
Untreated piezo just sounds like toothache to me. Magnetic/mic combo (eg. Fishman blend) is where the tone’s at.
@@frmcf The M80 is a magnetic string/magnetic body resonance sensor combo.
@@eekamoose Sounds good!
@Fraser McF Molly Parden uses an LR Baggs M1 here, it’s a similar system, but the M80 gives slightly more guitar body character in the sound.
th-cam.com/video/bkSYDOGtkSI/w-d-xo.html
We need to hear a microphone and vocals as well as guitar when considering acoustic amps and pa systems please.
Although I love the natural sounds of mic'ed Acoustic guitar, I must admit that I also love the sound of piezo pickup. It may not be the true acoustic sound, but it just give somewhat unique tonal option to me
Yeah yeah i love that "quack", too.
Personally i think the blended room mic vs di sound is not a good idea, because we won't know what each sounds like. Just do A and then B comparison would be more helpful for more people, same problem with the previous acoustic videos that blend both together. Just my 2 cents
Totally agree.
Been on stages for decades, and never once was my guitar mic’d…. Agreed.
Ben, I’ve heard you sing on another video. You can sing! So why didn’t you demo the vocal channel with, you know, vocals? That would be much more helpful.
Refreshing to have a different presenter. Great playing.
No it's not but yes he is
Piezo quack is very noticeable. It's possible to minimize or eliminate (minimized through my Carvin AG100D; eliminated through my Fishman Aura DI), so why don't more acoustic guitar amp makers do a better job of EQing it out ?
Love The Demos And Definitely Love Your Playing 👍👍🎶🎶🎸
We need to see Ben get all up in some electric gee tar action!
Other than being 60 watts and having a 1 1/2 inch bigger speakers is the Blackstar Acoustic Core 30 comparable to Blackstar Sonnet 60 ? Can you gig with it or is it just for practice and live streaming?
i apologise but can you guys start bringing guitarists who suck so i can feel better about my self when watching these videos, ever damn time someone is playing guitar in an intro my self esteem disappears
😂
Just don’t buy any guitars or amps that they demonstrate. That way it’s not your playing, it’s *always* down to your poor equipment....
@@brymills you sir, are a genius
The Captain meets the customers:"I own 20 custom shop Fenders 10 custom shop Gibsons and some other fancies. Blues in Am? No that's too much, can I play the intro to:'Nothing else matters?' while Pete soloes over it?"
Minus a couple of guitars that's basically me
Thanks for a clear demo and review, also for playing stuff that doesn't make me want to kill someone while doing it.
Does anyone else notice the annoying hiss when using the direct out XLR to a PA? I can’t gig with this amp due to that issue!
Thanks for the review
Cool to see a video that is more of a review than a sales pitch. Playing the Sigma through it probably gives a good representation of the sound most people buying this will hear but those Fishmans don't do the amp any favors.
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Great playing! Seems like a nice little amp.
Its a good amp and mine runs of a standard Powerbank(26000mAh), much cheaper than the Blackstar one (10000mAh). Records perfectly
What power Bank is that. In my country it's difficult to get the Blackstar one..
@@reggaerahul hello rahul how is this amp performing? Did you checkout other acoustic amps like fishman and marshall then go for this one?
@@MusicalsoulsAk No, I probably only checked a fender acoustisonic small one. I am liking this very much, the sound is alot larger for the size and due to vocal and enhance options the soundstage doesn't feel like it's coming from a single small amp. The reverbs are very good for vocal. Just one thing is that if you are using the TRRS live stream recording then you can't possibly use the Aux at the same time..
@@reggaerahul do you have any problems live streaming with a trrs cable? Mine isn't working properly.
It would be nice to hear someone have a go at singing and playing, rather than guitar through both channels - maybe the cap'n?
Yeah this was a nice video but sorely lacking in that regard.
Sounds interesting 🤔. Might get one in the future
Why miss out the mic channel???
I had thought at first that there were holly leaves with the bird on the pickguard on that Sigma guitar.
the percussive bump sound when his hand hits the guitar drives me nuts in an otherwise great video.
Lovely playing as always. Someone's either an editing superstar or Ben's worked out how not to do the lip-smacking thing - either way, good job! Much more watchable.
Is this the amp mostly or the onboard electronics of the guitar producing this tone for the opening song? This is exactly what I want.
Nice Sigma!
Can i use this for electronic keyboard?😊
Whats the difference between a 3 pole and a 4 pole jack for streaming?
Will a 4 pole do?
I bought one after watching this video, but the recording output level is very low.
Hey bud, you moonlighting at N. A. G. Company? . Respect and stay healthy all.
Is it just me or do you guys as well can now read Ben easily when he is not very impressed by the product he needs to demo? He is very non-committal in his description with this one and there were few others before. I find it kinda funny as the whole point of these videos is hard sales of course. But great playing as always.
"I'M A BLACKSTAR"
Have u watched soul eater ?
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vid plz!
Oh it’s coming :)
@@andertons Hell yeah :) Can’t wait
How much is it
No mid eq..... why o why
I bought this Blackstar Acoustic Core 30 and returned it within 24 hours to Guitar center. The on line demo's on this amp are very misleading. To get a true sense of what this amp sounds like turn off all the bass on your Media speakers, than play the demo. The case is made out of some type of Plastic Polymer and has "zero" tonal resonance. The 5" speakers lack total capacity to support any mild or limited bass tones. The controls are cheap, effects are cheap,
especially the two choices of Reverb. Its always best to try a product in person and that is not always possible so you rely on presentations on the internet which is unfortunate most of the time. Hope this helps out some prospective customers on this amp.
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Great for the price but think it's quite behind THR.
Not much money more and I go for (again) the Fishman Mini. The Fishman beats this one in all aspects
No vocal demo wtf...
Sounds better on the wrong side!
Quack, Peizo, Quack
Quick Duck!
Repulsive
Probably a good idea to learn how to spell it if you hate it so much...
@@pdp977 Piezo, Piezo, Piezo, Piezo, Piezo, Piezo, Piezo, Piezo, Piezo, Piezo
Thanks for pointing out the mistakes.
Bty E.Guitar channel often ignore the fact on Piezo pickups. To me, a good amp could find where the Piezo Quack is and tune it down or in their case, up (A Parametric EQ system).
Plus, they should also try some common guitar models and different pickups to give a bigger picture.
Sometimes the guitar direct in is better then the main input, because of the pre amp of the amp sucks a lot. by compare both would be helpful to the community.
Speakers plays a big role as well, Acoustic are more related to "hi-fi" rather then just amps. If an Acoustic amp is good with "mp3" music playing, it often fine with the Acoustic guitar sound as well.
My guess is the really qucky output is because of the cheap preamp on that guitar more so than the amp
I like the sonnet 60 better
Quack quack quack. Sounds like a cheap Di recording, which would make sense assuming this little box is really cheap. Shame they cant find some air or eq to make this sound more natural.
This thing sounds very good your listening to mostly room mic’s does not sound like this live sounds awesome ❤
Nice manicure, Ben... :)
Those Quacky piezos are a nope
Too many features simply mentioned rather than demonstrated.
So disappointing, why not use the the audio from the live stream it’s capable of. Seems rather lazy to just mention it and not actually use it.
Wtf is with the nail polish? Killing me. Bye 👋
Hi there - is it possible to use the output in the back as an effects-loop. I want to use my looper with this, but I want to be able to apply effects before looping - so that everything I loop does not have the same effect applied ;)
2:32 I like that😍💋 💝💖❤️
You can by this amp for 300 bucks plus it’s stereo ,and Zounds amazing ❤CANADA
Does anyone know if the blackstar architect pc software works with this amp? Thanks
Fading out Ben’s play out - sacrilege!
I do livestream on my loptop with obs...can i connect it to my loptop?