Yamaha UB99 Magicstomp Effects Processor

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"Good Unit With Great Sound Quality"

Feature:
This unit has a lot of usable tones. I like that each setting on the unit has up to 3 fine tuning adjustment knobs that can be used to tweak the tone and amount of each effect. It comes with software and a USB cable but we haven't tried this yet. The unit works great alone so we haven't felt the need to install the PC software to see what it can do yet.

Quality:
It's made of metal, it's solid, and it doesn't have to go on the floor. We set it on the table and push the buttons by hand. Everything feels solid and well made.

Value:
I own a Fulltone Octiva, a Fulltone Blues pedal, a Boss DS-1, a Boss 535Q, an Ibanez TS-9, and a Digitech Screamin Blues pedal. I fell this Yamaha effects box gives different sounds but the sound quality is comparible to any of the other pedals I own. It may not make the same sounds as the specialty pedals but and makes many different effects sound very good and it does it all for a lot less money!

Desirability:
It ain't flashy and won't impress you flashing lights or other things. It's easy to use and easy to read and it gives very good sound without having to be an expert. I believe it has enough capability to keep two of us interested in it for some time to come.

Sound:
This is the first multi-effects pedal I've bought. I have a Fulltone Octiva, Fulltone Blues, Digitech Screamin Blues, Boss DS-1, Ibanez TS-9, and a few other single pedals. I feel the sound coming out of this unit is different but comparable in quality to any of these specialty pedals. We are new to learning guitar but this unit gives good distortion for playing Iron Man. It has a good clean channel for playing Stairway to Heaven. It has a few weird sound effects that are cool to play with but most sounds are very useful and sound very good without having to be an expert. This unit sounds great connected to Ibanez and/or Fender guitars including a semi-hollow body while connected to either a $100 Radio Shack guitar amp or an expensive 65 watt Marshall Chorus. It's very impressive how easy it is go get great sound out of this unit.

Support:
Yamaha is a reputable company and we've never needed their support department.

Overall:
This unit has very good effects including distortion, crunch, clean, as well as some very way out effects. One even makes every note sound like a cat meowing. Most of the effects are very useful. A few are way out there and interesting to play with. There is more meat than flash. I bought this unit as a gift for my girlfriend. We are both learning to play guitar and we both love this unit. I'd by another one without question it is that good.

Submitted: 1/2/2006

Style of Music: Rock, blues, techno, pop, easy listening, heavy metal,

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* * * * * * * * * * 9 out of 10

"Give it a try, if you don't mind the time investment. You won't be disappointed."

Feature:
Features are many and extensive. Assignable knobs for different effects, edit on the fly (to an extent), small footprint, website to download new sounds and program updates (if they get it updated) and many others. However, you wonder why they left out stuff like tap tempo and direct access from, say, patch 5 to patch 9 without having to hear 6,7 & 8 along the way.

Quality:
Appears solid. I gig without a taking a backup, though I have backups.

Value:
Excellent "useful sound per buck" value.

Sound:
Sounds are excellent. I have AB'd my Tubescreamer, MXR Dynacomp, MXR Phase 90, Boss Chorus with this thing and have created excellent simulations of each. This is a wonderful box.

Support:
Get the website fully functional.

Overall:
I expect to use this box a couple of years. I'm a gear nut and am always looking for new stuff. However, if the support folks do their job and make updates available....keep this box up with new sounds and software upgrades, it could very well be the last box you need to buy.

Submitted: 4/24/2004

Style of Music: Jazz, Blues, Classic Rock, folk

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Get Yamaha's amazing UD Stomp, AG Stomp and DG Stomp capabilities, plus a selection of SPX90 programs, in one USB-enabled box, complete with hot Artist presets! Connect the Magic Stomp to your computer via USB and you can deep-edit the presets and even download new ones from Yamaha's dedicated player's website. The front panel provides 3 Assignable knobs for realtime control. DG sounds include multi-layered amp models, compression, distortion, gate, modulations, delay, filter, reverb, speaker simulations - all at 1 time! AG sounds include EQs, a feedback eliminator, limiter, chorus, delay, mic models, and reverb. UD sounds include 8 delays, mod, panning & EQ. From the SPX90 come comp, dist, mod, delay, pitch shifter ("Womanizer"), pan, Symphonic, tremolo & reverb. This is a fully-loaded, forward-looking box that's literally stuffed with tone and power. You gotta have one!

A new concept in effects technology for the studio or gigging musician
Designed for electric or acoustic/electric guitars, the Magicstomp provides effects from the Yamaha UD, AG and DG Stomp programs, plus a number of digital effects from the Yamaha SPX family in an ultra-compact, user-friendly "stomp box" format.

Loaded with a total of 198 sound programs (99 preset and 99 user), the Magicstomp contains vintage and new amp models, studio-quality effects, and speaker/microphone models, using powerful 24-bit processing.

The Magicstomp connects via USB to a computer (MAC or PC) to allow deep editing of programs, patch configuration and patch downloads from the Internet. Bundled software includes driver, editor and tone data files, with a number of preset and additional patches. A dedicated website (coming soon) will let you upload and download programs - including a number of high-profile artist patches - free of charge.

Although the Magicstomp performs complex functions internally, Yamaha has succeeded in keeping the user interface simple and easy to use. The real 'magic' here is that they've created a product so powerful and fun, it will be impossible for guitar players to resist.

Technical Info

Finish: Hot-rod plum and brushed aluminum

Controls: Three surface multi-function parameter knobs, increment/decrement and on/off switches, and volume control

The most popular parameters are available in real time.

Outputs: Stereo balanced 1/4 in. connectors

Accessories includes: 9-Volt phantom power supply and USB cable

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