TC Electronic Nova System Guitar Multi-Effects Pedal

TC Electronic Nova System offers serious tonal shaping options. With an analog drive circuit and top-flight effects, the Nova System can change how you play. 20 People rated this product:

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The TC Electronic Nova System is the complete, floor-based effects solution for the dedicated guitar player who knows quality when he sees it. Its unique inclusion of an all-analog programmable distortion/overdrive section under preset and expression control makes it the perfect choice whether you want to trim down your rack setup, step up from your pedal patchwork or simply just want the ultimate combination of operational simplicity and audio superiority.

Add to this an array of effects taken straight from the king of floor-based processors; G-System and you have top-notch compression, EQ, noise gate, modulation, pitch, delay and reverb right at your feet. All you need is a guitar and an amp and you're good to go - first class.

Genuine, Analog Drive Circuit

What makes the TC Electronic Nova System so remarkably different is the NDT(tm) - Nova Drive Technology - a unique, new drive and distortion circuit that gets you the best of both worlds: World-class analog distortion and overdrive with digital control. This is the real deal - no modeling. While the NDT is 100 percent analog and physically separated from the digital effects, its control potmeters are digital. This way you can tweak, store and recall as many drive settings as you want - you can even hook up an expression pedal and control the amount of distortion in real-time. The TC Electronic Nova System's wide gain range covers your every need from light breakup to heavy distortion.

Top-Notch Effects

Equipped with TC branded quality effects from delays and reverbs to compressor, EQ and modulation, the TC Electronic Nova System is the obvious all-in-one solution for any guitarist who wants setup simplicity without sacrificing tonal fidelity. All neatly programmable and storable in 60 user presets. The Nova System's 30 factory presets give you a demonstration of just what this unit provides; great sound quality and an immense versatility of effects combination's - all designed to get you started right out of the box.

Features

- NDT - Nova Drive Technology: All-analog programmable overdrive and distortion circuit under preset and expression control.
- 6 effect blocks taken straight from G-System: Compression, EQ + Noise Gate, Modulation, Pitch, Delay, Reverb.
- 30 factory and 60 user presets
- Two footswitch layouts: preset and pedal
- Hi-Z and balanced input + balanced stereo outputs

Optional Accessory: TC Electronic G-Switch 3-Button Footswitch zZounds is an authorized dealer of TC Electronic and TC-Helicon products.

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Base Item: Shipping Weight: 9 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 14 x 12 x 6 in

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Sound: What can I say, the sounds produced by this unit are so far above all of the compatition that I tried that the difference is laughable. The delays are amazing the modulation effects are not cloudy (unless you want them to be), and although I am a vintage spring reverb guy, I have turned off my amp's spring reverb. Thedrive section is what puts this so far ahead of the pack, but it is not flexable at all, in terms of type of overdrive and distortion. Don't get me wrong it is a great sound but I do not use it much because it does not fit the style of music that I play. Feature: This is both the strongest and weakest area for the Nova System. On the up side the switches are excelent and spaced nicely (I wear size 12 Vans on stage), and the editability of all of the parameters in the effects section is well above par. The add on of a expression pedal is a very nice perc. I have done so and it makes the unitl even more versatile. I have set one of my presets up to use the expression pedal as a gain control, when you add compression (which is the best compression I have ever seen for guitar) you can control your grit or distortion all along the spectrum with "0" volume change and tonal integrity throughout. On the down side; first of all there is NO wah in any way shape or form, nor is there any kind of fuzz. Like I said the drive section is nice but it is a one trick pony. It handles modern rectifier type sound fantasticaly but you simply cannot get a decent ratty overdrive or fuzzy distortion out of this unit. Also you have three presets per bank which are slow to change but the real problem is moving between banks. It is so slow and clumsy as to not be usefull during the corse of a song. This would not be a problem for me if there were more than three presets per bank but as it is it deffinately is a black mark on an otherwise excelent unit. Ease of Use: Here is where the Nova really falls down. It is not so much that it is difficult to navigate as it is that TC has its own (and in many cases better) ways of getting you from point A to point B, but they don't bother telling you what they are. This unit assumes a level of technical profeciency with gear that youngsters and people just moving into the digital domain are not likely to have. If you have patience and/or some technical background the richness of this unit is well worth the time it takes to master it but I would not recomend it as a birthday gift for your 16 year old wanabe rock star with ADD, or as a fathers day gift for the guy who still has his original 57 Strat and Princeton reverb and thinks that he would like to move into the 21st century wit his guitar rig but hasn't figured out how to shop on line yet. Quality: A+A+A+A+A+!!! Amazingly solid build and high quality sound. It isn't the prettiest of the croud of multi-effects but it is by far the sturdiest and best sounding. It does not do everything that I would ever want but in what it does it is in a class by itself at this price point. The only black mark here is for the quality of the screen. It scratches very easily and that will be a problem down the road making it hard to see some of the very small screens. On the other hand the ability to save presets and this units inabiltiy to do a lot of edit on the fly stuff make this no beig deal. Plue it looks like the screen would be easy to replace in that it is only a cover. Value: To be honest, if I had paid the old price I would have sent it back right away because of lack of features, but at this price WOW! As long as you are willing to do without a couple of things or add another pedal or two along with it this is the best out there Manufacturer Support: I have not had to deal with the tech support dept so I cannot say, but the TC web site is very good and they have a good usere group. However the manual is awful. They went through all the expense and trouble of doing a high quality printing and binding but left out far too many feature discriptions The Wow Factor: Not the prettiest girl at the prom but the kind that you take home to mom. No eye candy here but when you turn out the lights she is a tiger! Overall: I will probably be using this unit for decades to come but if it were stollen I am not sure that I would replace it with another Nova System, only because this is actually old techknowlodgy and it is pretty safe to say that there will be something better along for less money soon.

Style of Music: All over the map but mostly focused around vintage RnR & RnB

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Sound: Excellent! The sound is clear an clean. The Distortion and OD are cool but are not super cool, I rather use my Egnater's Distortion. As far as effects go, they are pretty legit. I can do all kinds of guitar harmonies with the Intelligent Pitch by selecting the key and Mode. I can make my guitar sound like a legit Bass, the Analog delay sound adds an awesome kick to my solos that doesn't sound fake. There's really lots of great things you can do with this unit. Feature: The one thing I really like is the ability to store 4 different variations of effects, and call out the factory preset as well. That way when you find sounds you really like you can always recall them when in Pedal mode, or storing a Preset in Preset mode. The Tuner is great I can tune up or down a full step if I need to. You can change from 420-460. The Speaker simulator is great when I plug in straight to my interface to record quick demos. The Noise Gate is cool once you get it set up where you want it. It kinda takes away from my clean sound but not from my distortion. But its ok because I don't really use it with cleans. One thing I don't like on the unit is the EQ feature, it seems too complicated to use, I wish there was a simple Treble/Mid/Bass section. Ease of Use: This is the reason I bought this in the first place. I had the Nova Delay but it was not as easy to use during a song. So I sold it and got this, all my problems have been solved. I was having to juggle between many pedals and had to focus more on that than on my playing. Now I can focus on my playing and nail the changes. Storing presets and effect is simple and quick. Quality: Top notch! No complains! Value: Definitely worth the price. I think its a very professional sounding and looking unit. I was looking for good multi-effects unit but didn't want to sacrifice quality so I went for this one because I know that TC Electronic has a good rep and for my good experience with the Nova Delay Manufacturer Support: I have contacted TC Electronics Before about my Nova Delay and they were swift and helpful with their response. The Wow Factor: All the sounds you can get of of this unit do it for me. I'm very satisfied with it. I highly recommend it for people who want good effects and don't want the hassle of having a pedal board full of pedals that can get crazy to deal with. Overall: The sound this unit provides is excellent. All the effects and tweak-ability you have is great. I run it through the FX loop on my Egnater Renegade and all the effects sound crisp and clean. I've read lots of reviews of people saying that with you're in Preset mode the change from presets is not instant, and that is true, but I learned from a guy on Youtube that if you just hold the preset switch about a second or two before you can wait for the right time and let go and have it ready when you need it. It just takes a bit of getting used to, but it really isn't a big deal. I can live with it. On the other hand, when you're in Pedal mode the switch is instant.

Style of Music: Rock, Latin, Reggae

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