Alesis PMG Playmate Guitarist CD Player

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Alesis PMG Playmate Guitarist CD Player, Main
Alesis PMG Playmate Guitarist CD Player, Main
Alesis PMG Playmate Guitarist CD Player, Main
Alesis PMG Playmate Guitarist CD Player, Main Alesis PMG Playmate Guitarist CD Player, Main Alesis PMG Playmate Guitarist CD Player, Main
Adjustable pitch and tempo. 80 effects.

Alesis proudly offers a new performance and practice tool for guitarists with the PlayMate Guitarist. The PlayMate Guitarist provides comprehensive guitar effects. It features a built-in CD player that allows independent pitch and tempo adjustment for playing guitar in any key, slowing down the music to learn a passage, or practicing at even faster tempos. A performer can dial in any guitar sound from 80 editable multi-effects presets in the PlayMate Guitarist. A friendly, one-function-per-knob design makes the Alesis PlayMate Guitarist easy and fun to use.

Features
Full-range guitar effects processor with 80 editable multi-effects

Play guitar along with your CDs, in any key, at any tempo

Built-in CD player with independent control over key, pitch, and tempo

Transpose music + / - 7 semitones, or half-steps

Fine-adjust pitch + / - 8% to tune music to your guitar

Adjust tempo from 50% to 150%

Hi-Z 1/4 in. guitar input

1/4 in. stereo direct input (bypasses effects processing)

1/4 in. stereo line output

Two 1/4 in. headphone outputs

Guitar/CD balance control

Easy looping of song sections

Compatible with CD, CDR, and CDRW discs

Internal power supply

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 401-658-5760
Web: https://support.alesis.com
Quick Start Manual

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (25 ratings)
Submitted April 19, 2006 by a customer from yahoo.com

"Good Tool, quality-built"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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I've used the Tascam unit before this and the Playmate Guitarist, to me, is a better & quality product.
Sound
Preset guitar effects are decent, some are actually are pretty good. You can tweak 'em. CD sounds fine. Slow down too much (more than 40%) would still useable but not as clear. I use headphones and volume at about level 2-3 is plenty loud already. Has 1/4" OUTs so you can hook up to external speakers or mixer/amp.
Features
No battery, AC only ...but has built-in PS. It's fine for home use. Perfectly good for jamming along with a CD or use it as a tool to learn song/solo or to transcribe music. It's a bit heavy & bulky for a portable unit (but well-built.)
Ease of Use
Lots of knobs and buttons - Very easy to use The only manual reference you would need is for tweaking the effects; otherwise, it's intuitive & well design lay out.
Quality
Seems very well built, sturdy. Nice clear blue display. Chrome face is nice. I feel it's a reliable unit. This is very much designed for home-use.
Value
A bit pricy for its purpose but it's a good tool for guitarists/hobbyist.
Manufacturer Support
N/A
The Wow Factor
Nice design but a bit bulky...

Musical Background:

Hobbyist

Musical Style:

Pop/Rock/Alt/Blues
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