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Waves iGTR Personal Guitar Processor

Pocket-sized and power-packed, iGTR delivers the real sound of guitar amps and effects, anytime, anyplace. Strap it on, plug in your axe, and you’re ready to rock. Hook up headphones or speakers and unleash the power of iGTR: Cutting-edge guitar tones — from cool clean sounds to scorching distortion — at your fingertips. Learn More...

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Features:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10

Individual User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10

Feature:
Love the MP3 part. It's a great way to practice a set. Load the mp3 player of choice and start 'a rockin. Dials are sensitive, but not out of control, the buttons, in/outputs and other features were easily found and identified.

Quality:
I've read the other reviews. My hasn't cut out or dropped sound yet. So I'm hoping I got a different rev. But just to be sure, I'm filling out the warranty card and sending it in.

Value:
Good effects and sound for the price.

Desirability:
The asthetics are great. I normally don't like anything with a lower case 'i' in the name. But a personal amp is supposed to be discrete, so for that reason, it works for me.

Sound:
The sound is really good. I'm especially enjoying the Wha part. I've put a pedal through it as well and the signal comes through just as expected.

Support:
5 cause I haven't had to call in to support.

Overall:
Hopefully, I'll own this one for a while. I've still got my old Rockman and it's still kicking.

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Overall:
* * . . . . . . . . 2 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Quality:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Value:
* * . . . . . . . . 2 out of 10
I Want It:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10

Feature:
The features are simple, which is nice, but limited as compared to similar portable guitar processors.

Quality:
I got one from the first batch, kind of liked it, while it worked. The sound kept clipping and then cutting out. Had to send it back. Got a new one in a few weeks, worked fine for about two weeks, now this one is also cutting out. Quality control seems to be virtually non-existent.

Value:
Nothing is worth the price if it fails so reliably.

Desirability:
I did want it, but I was hoping for a simple, reliable product that produced usable guitar sounds. If it worked, it wouldn't be half bad.

Sound:
The clean sounds are good, the effects ok, the distortion all the way up is good, but there is a range where it is just harsh and muddy.

Ease of Use:
Extremely easy to use.

Support:
I have yet to send the second unit back, but they did respond to calls, emails, and did replace the unit, though they seemed surprised that the unit had failed.

Overall:
The concept was good, the execution poor. If the word got out on this product, it would be dead in the water.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * . . . . . . . . 2 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Feature:
The unit comes with a patch cord that allows one to plug and play a portable device into it, like a cd player, radio or mp3 player, so you can practice to real songs. However, It looks to be the size of a hair and I've already lost track of it before even using it.

Quality:
I've read a few reviews and in my opinion the unit is made well, designed for ease of use and the belt clip is solid and holds the unit solidly, "it ain't going to jar out of the holder...it falls when you fall". It's not a professional amplifier that's made for the stage, it is not meant to be a knock-around toy and more on the line of the old Rockman/walkman and when treated accordingly should last accordingly. Caution...not made to play while snorkeling!

Value:
It's not quite the Rockman of old, but a few years ago I bought the Rockman of "new" and threw it away after a few weeks, it wasn't worth giving away. This unit is as good as the old Rockman, although once again, the distortion falls short but on the other end of the sound, the clean is clean and excellent.

Desirability:
For the price and compared to what I ended up wasting my money on in the past, this is a dream come true for me. Looks good, compact size, can plug and play with my cd-unit any time, any where, as loud as I want and without disturbing anyone or anything but my own eardrums. Oh, unless you want your girlfriend or your dog to listen to; just add another set of earphones and share the experience.

Sound:
I am just re-learning to play a guitar. Was a rocker in the 60's and quit when I went to war and never played again until now at age 63. The sounds and effects when playing "clean" are great and the reverb coupled with the tremelo allows for some creative repeat timing. For a beginner, just learning, plug in and practice anywhere, any time without disturbing the neighbors. The fuzz-distortion is nothing fancy and falls short on sound, but for a student learner...clean is the ticket.

Ease of Use:
Easy to use right out of the box and I found all effects easy to use and mix. The distortion leaves much to be deired, but back in the 60's I started with a Kay guitar and Silvertone amp; if I had this little gadget, I would have sounded a lot better playing through the eqivalent of the cheapest guitar being played through dads' tape recorder. What was distortion in 1961 was 10% as good as this one's effect. Be creative with what you have to work with. Given that, it sounds great for the price!

Support:
One only has to deal with the company when there is a problem, I'll let you know when I have a problem. I've used this unit inside with air conditioning and outside at the park and even at the beach, and especially after the beach, if there's going to be a problem down the line, salt air will speed the process. Promise to check back when I have to deal with the company. Hopefully they will experience great success and keep improving the product.

Overall:
This is a must addition for a beginner that can't afford the expensive guitar and amplifier to sound good or not sure if they really want to play guitar seriously. Plug a good, great or el cheapo guitar into this unit and hear how you can sound with a stage amp; play with the effects and it may help you make up your mind. Let's face it, if you have the talent, you won't need it in a few years; if you down right suck at it, you won't end up selling all of that expensive gear that you bought to learn with, for a song and a dance. I see it as a win-win situation...and it's fun to play with!

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Overall:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Features:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Quality:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Value:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Support:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10

Sound:
As the first review here he said it all. This is a worthless gadget I also recieved the fist batch and was very disapointed. Dont buy it! You have to play with the headphone plug to get it to work. Cheaply made.

Support:
All sales final!

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Overall:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10

Overall:
Quality: Awesome marketing and fabulous packaging. Makes you feel like you're getting a top-notch product. However, that was as far as the nice experience went. As soon as you take it out, you see it is made of really thin plastic and weighs almost nothing. When after installing the batteries, I thought the battery cover was going to break when I put it back on. It does have a nice rubbery, non-slip kind of coating on the back but you can still tell it is really delicate. Looks cool but don't drop it. Reliability: I don't know how this will hold up over time as I just got mine not a hour ago. Believe me when I say that I have almost never felt compelled to submit a review before this. But I felt that if I could just save ONE person their hard earned money, it would be worth it. Tone: The absolute worst distortion sounds I have ever heard. The clean sounds are really quite nice but don't turn the drive up past half way. The overdrive/distortion sounds like a really loud buzzing more than a amp modeled sound. I would rather listen to nails being dragged, painfully slow down a school chalkboard that listen to this. Really hard on your ears! The clean sounds are cool. The chorus sounded rich and smooth - quite pleasant. The wah, trem, and phaser were not bad either but they lack a mix feature and are often louder than you would like. The reverb was another shortcoming for this unit. It sounds like they were trying to emulate a really fast spring-type reverb but it was too fast. Once you get past 10 o'clock it is really cheesy sounding. The delay is fair at best. It is a stereo Ping-Pong type reverb that is fast and loud. This is also almost unusable over 10 or 11 o'clock on the dial. Finish: Nice black faceplate but really cheap plastic. Looks pretty darn cool though. At least they got that part right. Overall: I came home today and was excited to see the iGTR that I ordered directly from Waves had arrived. None of my favorite music web sites, like this one, had them in stock yet, so I went directly to Waves and ordered it. I got an email a few days ago that told me that due to extreme demand, they were back ordered 4-6 weeks. I called customer service to cancel my order and the lady I spoke with said "Oh congratulations! You were one of the lucky ones to get one from the first batch!". Wow! I MUST be lucky; I got to be one of the first ones to be DISAPPOINTED! No wonder the disclaimer on their website says "All Sales Final", I'll bet a lot of people are going to want to send theirs back too. But really, I'm only out $99 - no big deal, but in hindsight, I wouldn't have paid $25 for the iGTR. Let’s see now, let me end by saying a least one nice thing about it… hummm… oh yes, the on/off switch worked really well… especially in the OFF position!

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