Alesis PMG Playmate Guitarist CD Player
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Adjustable pitch and tempo. 80 effects.
Overview
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
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
Documents and Manuals
For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 401-658-5760
Web: https://support.alesis.com
Phone: 401-658-5760
Web: https://support.alesis.com
Reviews
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"
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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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