Compression and maintain are the icing on most guitarist’s tonal palette. Whereas many use such results in service of electrical guitars, acoustics can profit from the identical consideration to element.

The JangleBox Acousticomp is a stomp field made particularly to increase an acoustic guitar’s tonal vary whereas supplying natural maintain. Operating on a 9-volt adapter, 5 knobs on the face of the pedal provide Combine, Assault, Tone, Quantity, and Maintain. With easy performance that works precisely like a compressor for electrics, customers can create an abundance of nuanced sounds with out sacrificing the guitar’s tonal character. Designed with “soft-knee compression chip circuitry,” it provides distinctive tonal enhancement for the discerning performer.

Adjusting sounds on the fly is straightforward; with all controls set at midday, it provides sturdy 3D tones. Tone and Combine are essential in crafting total sound, and turned our dull-sounding Yamaha beater with outdated strings right into a factor of aural magnificence. Punchiness and a more durable assault had been had, however with the power to simply find the candy spot utilizing the Maintain and Quantity knobs.

The JangleBox provides every little thing from basic ’70s Cat Stevens’ compressed Ovation sounds to the pastoral tones of James Taylor. Choked settings impressed “Mediterranean Sundance” licks, with super-sweet maintain.

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