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Has anyone had any experience with acoustic modelling pedals with their Rics, good or bad?

I know these things are limited in their sound, but I'm really trying to cut down on the gear I lug from gig to gig.
We only do a couple of songs where i need play an acoustic, and then thats only strumming the rythm, so if I could find a half decent modeler I could leave the acoustic guitar at home.

Any thoughts?

Cheers.

Rob.

I have the Boss one (the AC-2). I've found it works better (on Rics) with hi-gains rather than toasters.

Rob: Time for a Rickenbacker 380L. A an acoustic-like sound that is ahead of a pedal in my view.

admin wrote:Rob: Time for a Rickenbacker 380L. A an acoustic-like sound that is ahead of a pedal in my view.

Firstly I must apologise for the terrible spelling in my initial post! Get to the back of the class Mr Jones!

Truth be told, I was so close to buying a 380L last year.
I had it in my hands, and I had the funds in place, but 2 things were nagging in my mind.
1. I really wasn't that keen on the feel of the neck. it just wasn't that comfortable for the way I play. (Clenched fist, hitting the strings as hard as I can )
2. The sound. The 'acoustic' sound was very nice, but I wasn't keen on the guitar sound when cranked up. I just love the tone and flexibility of the hi gains, and I've yet to find a pick up that suits my music more.
So, I thought to myself If I'm just buying this for the 'acoustic' sound, then I may as well just play a nice acoustic on stage instead and save the money.
That said. I could've had the guitar for £900. It was put on Ebay and sold for £950. The buyer (from Germany I think) re listed it on Ebay for £2200 and it sold within a day.
DOH!

It's been a long time since we've seen a 380L on sale anywhere. If one came up I'm sure it would again be in the £2000 plus price range.

kennyhowes wrote:I have the Boss one (the AC-2). I've found it works better (on Rics) with hi-gains rather than toasters.

Yeah, the 3 on my radar are....

Boss AC2 or AC3
Behringer AM400
Rockman acoustic

The AC2 and the Behringer are similar prices.
The AC3 and the Rockman are a little more.

The Behringer is a clone of the AC2. I have the behringer and it is fine, but if you can get the boss for the same money....
I have tried a Rockman and I felt that the Boss and Behringer worked better...

Eden.

there are two versions of old rockman 12v and 18v from tranny.. otherwise they both take two 9v batteries ..and eat them pretty fast...i have the 12v (and had 18v version before...)
they are both pretty good imho...the key is to use it just to color the sound a bit without rising the noise levels too much, it will not make acoustic out of ric...it however is good cheap preamp for older solid acoustics like guild fs46 with limited eq. and it is excellent for solid body ric to get some approximation of hollowbody sound..

Thanks for all the advice guys.

The power for the Rockman is a cause for concern, as I really want something to sit on my Boss powered pedal board.
I hate relying on batteries for pedals.
It could just be me, but mine always seem to run out of juice half way through the set......... Grrrr!