GUITARGUITAR | 6 years ago
https://gtrgtr.uk/Martin-GPCPA4-RW
https://gtrgtr.uk/T-Rex-AcousticSoulmate
The Martin:
Martin’s GPR range is specifically different from their usual ranges. The body is the very modern Grand Performance shape which immediately puts you in a different territory to typical classic Martin shapes.
The GPCPA4 is more affordably spec'd than it's Performing Artist brothers but it packs a punch where it arguably matters most: namely the Spruce top and Fishman Aura System. This variant also ups the game with rosewood for the back and sides. In other words, an excellent blend!
The T-Rex Soulmate:
Having some cool effects at your disposal when playing your acoustic instrument can highlight your performance and playing, but the effects should not cover up the instrument´s acoustic properties/sound and should act as “enhancers” of what´s already there. With a good pickup system, what most players look for is subtle changes, because essentially, they want to hear the instrument, only louder.
More importantly, we need to be able to use the instrument in various environments that are quite hostile for an instrument that is designed to be played acoustically. If signal phase, impedance and feedback mean anything to you, you already know that amplifying acoustic instruments often involves patching in various electronic gadgets that you´d never use in your electric setup.
The T-Rex Soulmate Acoustic merges a collection of top notch effects with some very useful tools for acoustic playing because in our world, you need both for optimal sound. Really, it should be called “Toolbox Acoustic” because it´s almost as much a handful of “little helpers” as it is a multi effects unit for all stringed acoustic instruments with a microphone/pickup system installed.
