A bit boomy... 
by Jim Winder from New Jersey, May 2004

I like this box in general as a direct box and the reverb I can add. I have 3 guitars. The Larrivee L3 (rosewood back/sides, spruce top) is a classical body style and I can get a pretty good sound with that. It has a B-Band bridge and mic pickup with preamp. I believe that this box was meant to tak ein a piezo pickup and enhance it. My Larrivee is a little hard ot get just right. I have not tried the Martin HD28 yet but I bet it will be a little hard to get a good sound. That guitar is all rosewood and already full body sound. Believe it or not, I got an amazing sound form my Martin Backpacker. This Boss ad-8 should be advertised wiht that little guitar. The sound was just great - you can actually get great bass tone out of that guitar wiht the help of this box. You can actually consider taking the backpacker out to gigs now - possibly even replace your full size guitar. Think I'm joking? Take your backpacker to your local mucic store where they'll let you try the AD-* and plug in. You own't believe what you hear. My final word until I play some more is that preamped guitars will have a lieelt trouble getting the right sound form this box. Piezo pickups will just blossom into great sound. That's how the advertise it though so piexzo's will sound best I guess.

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