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Jon Boyes
 Post subject: Yamaha Magicstomp
PostPosted: 2008-04-06 18:42:35
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Hi guys

Anyone tried one of these impossible-to-get-hold-of stomp boxes? If so, Id like

some opinion on the quality of the reverbs. I want smooth, lush, no clankyness.

...and another thing - the reviews on these seem very favourable, so why were
they
withdrawn so quickly, anyone know?

...and another other thing - from what I can gather the acoustic, bass and
electric
guitar version are basically exactly the same inside, just shipped with
different
presets, yes? This last one is pretty important as I need it for acoustic
(nylon
strung) guitar and if theres a reason I really should get the Magicstomp
acoustic other than the fact that its got acoustic written on it, it would be
useful to know. As Magicstomps appear to be rarer than a dodos doo-doos, I may
have to make do with the bass model or whatever.
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Adrian Legg
 Post subject: Yamaha Magicstomp
PostPosted: 2008-04-06 21:06:49
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On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 19:42:35 +0100, Jon Boyes wrote
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> Anyone tried one of these impossible-to-get-hold-of stomp boxes? If so, Id
> like
> some opinion on the quality of the reverbs. I want smooth, lush, no
> clankyness.

I still have an AG Stomp. Reverb choices are basic, but sound good to me.
The limiter is also surprisingly good. My guess would be the same chips were
used in the Magic Stomp - Id welcome correction if that isnt the case.
>
> ...and another thing - the reviews on these seem very favourable, so why were


> they
> withdrawn so quickly, anyone know?

I wondered that about the AG. I used it for a couple of tours and thought it
was an excellent device - no particularly whizz-bang features and not
particularly cool amongst the acousticati, but it was reliable, simple and
functional. The kick down feedback notches were excellent.
I wonder if more whizzy toys beat the DG Stomp, made the range less
competitive as a whole and the Magic failed to change that.

Yours,
Adrian



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George Weston
 Post subject: Yamaha Magicstomp
PostPosted: 2008-04-06 22:14:09
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Jon Boyes wrote in message
news:MPG.226329e377bf97869896a5@news-text.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Hi guys
>
> Anyone tried one of these impossible-to-get-hold-of stomp boxes? If so,
> Id like
> some opinion on the quality of the reverbs. I want smooth, lush, no
> clankyness.
>
> ...and another thing - the reviews on these seem very favourable, so why
> were they
> withdrawn so quickly, anyone know?
>
> ...and another other thing - from what I can gather the acoustic, bass and
> electric
> guitar version are basically exactly the same inside, just shipped with
> different
> presets, yes? This last one is pretty important as I need it for acoustic
> (nylon
> strung) guitar and if theres a reason I really should get the Magicstomp
> acoustic other than the fact that its got acoustic written on it, it
> would be
> useful to know. As Magicstomps appear to be rarer than a dodos doo-doos,
> I may
> have to make do with the bass model or whatever.
> --
> Jon
> www.jonboyes.co.uk

Theres one on eBay right now
http://tinyurl.com/4fuxc3

Also, they appear to be appreciated by those of the Marvinesque persuasion
Keep an eye on the posts at http://groups.msn.com/ShadowMusic/home.msnw

George


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Adrian Clark
 Post subject: Yamaha Magicstomp
PostPosted: 2008-04-07 00:10:11
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In article ,
Jon Boyes wrote:

> Hi guys
>
> Anyone tried one of these impossible-to-get-hold-of stomp boxes? If so, Id
> like
> some opinion on the quality of the reverbs. I want smooth, lush, no
> clankyness.

They were good, as I remember. Some really nice sounds, although I dont
think the amp modelling was really up to the competition, and the
compact user interface didnt do it any favours (two footswitch,
no-pedal design, like the Zoom G1 or Digitech RP50, whereas the
Magicstomp is much more capable in reality).

>
> ...and another thing - the reviews on these seem very favourable, so why were

> they
> withdrawn so quickly, anyone know?

No idea. They brought out an acoustic version, which was excellent, and
then they just faded out of the limelight. I suspect they just didnt
quite fit the general climate in the modelling/multi-fx market at that
point.


adrian

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iannuages
 Post subject: Yamaha Magicstomp
PostPosted: 2008-04-07 01:34:50
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Hi
Allegedly the earlier model the AG Stomp was better. Certainly I prefer its
more solid construction. Not that Ive tried the Magic sort. Theres one on
eBay now item 200212509583.

But if you want to try one out before spending out the cash do you want to
borrow mine for a couple of weeks? If you cover the cost of the postage your
welcome.
Mail me off group.

Thought you where going to get a Baggs??

Ian
www.nuages.co.uk


Jon Boyes wrote in message
news:MPG.226329e377bf97869896a5@news-text.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Hi guys
>
> Anyone tried one of these impossible-to-get-hold-of stomp boxes? If so,
> Id like
> some opinion on the quality of the reverbs. I want smooth, lush, no
> clankyness.
>
> ...and another thing - the reviews on these seem very favourable, so why
> were they
> withdrawn so quickly, anyone know?
>
> ...and another other thing - from what I can gather the acoustic, bass and
> electric
> guitar version are basically exactly the same inside, just shipped with
> different
> presets, yes? This last one is pretty important as I need it for acoustic
> (nylon
> strung) guitar and if theres a reason I really should get the Magicstomp
> acoustic other than the fact that its got acoustic written on it, it
> would be
> useful to know. As Magicstomps appear to be rarer than a dodos doo-doos,
> I may
> have to make do with the bass model or whatever.
> --
> Jon
> www.jonboyes.co.uk


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david morley
 Post subject: Yamaha Magicstomp
PostPosted: 2008-04-07 09:16:33
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Adrian Clark wrote:
> In article ,
> Jon Boyes wrote:
>
>> Hi guys
>>
>> Anyone tried one of these impossible-to-get-hold-of stomp boxes? If so, Id
>> like
>> some opinion on the quality of the reverbs. I want smooth, lush, no
>> clankyness.
>
> They were good, as I remember. Some really nice sounds, although I dont
> think the amp modelling was really up to the competition, and the
> compact user interface didnt do it any favours (two footswitch,
> no-pedal design, like the Zoom G1 or Digitech RP50, whereas the
> Magicstomp is much more capable in reality).
>
>> ...and another thing - the reviews on these seem very favourable, so why
were
>> they
>> withdrawn so quickly, anyone know?
>
> No idea. They brought out an acoustic version, which was excellent, and
> then they just faded out of the limelight. I suspect they just didnt
> quite fit the general climate in the modelling/multi-fx market at that
> point.
>
>
> adrian
>
The DG80 is my fav modelling amp. No idea if the same technology was
used in the magcstomp though
I do have the UD Stomp which has absolutely incredible delays, choruses
and reverbs. An AMAZING pedal. Seems harder to find that hens teeth
however.


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Jon boyes
 Post subject: Yamaha Magicstomp
PostPosted: 2008-04-07 08:48:53
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In article ,
ian.jackson.nuages@ntlworld.com says...
> Hi
> Allegedly the earlier model the AG Stomp was better. Certainly I prefer its
> more solid construction. Not that Ive tried the Magic sort. Theres one on
> eBay now item 200212509583.
>
> But if you want to try one out before spending out the cash do you want to
> borrow mine for a couple of weeks? If you cover the cost of the postage your
> welcome.
> Mail me off group.
>
> Thought you where going to get a Baggs??
>
Hi Ian

Thanks for the kind offer, may take you up on that when Ive thought
more about this and researched the market it bit more. Yeah, I know
about the stomps on ebay.

Baggs - yes indeedy, got it and its a fantastic pre-amp. Sorted my gain
and EQ issues with one of my guitars that has a passive pickup. Doesnt
solve my reverb needs though :-) I currently use a Zoom 504 II for gigs
and I am looking to upgrade. A little delay would ocasionally be useful
for the slow numbers and possibly a limiter too, hence me looking at
programmable multi FX.

The fact that the stomps patches can be fine edited by PC is *very*
attractive to me. To have the fine control over live reverb that I have
in the studio with software reverebs would be amazing.
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Jon boyes
 Post subject: Yamaha Magicstomp
PostPosted: 2008-04-07 08:53:54
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In article ,
sfocata@gmail.com says...

> They were good, as I remember. Some really nice sounds, although I dont
> think the amp modelling was really up to the competition, and the
> compact user interface didnt do it any favours (two footswitch,
> no-pedal design, like the Zoom G1 or Digitech RP50, whereas the
> Magicstomp is much more capable in reality).

OK, cheers. I have no use for amp modelling, its just really the reverbs
and delay Id be using

> No idea. They brought out an acoustic version, which was excellent,

Ah, but was it any different inside to the others? This is something I
am finding it hard to get an answer to.
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Jon
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