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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: TNblueshawk on October 24, 2019, 06:12:40 PM

Title: Tonewood Amp thingamajiggy
Post by: TNblueshawk on October 24, 2019, 06:12:40 PM
Anyone ever used one and or know anyone who has ever used one?

https://www.tonewoodamp.com/
Title: Re: Tonewood Amp thingamajiggy
Post by: matmosphere on October 24, 2019, 06:19:17 PM
Nope, but I was completely mesmerized by a couple YouTube videos of it the other day. I wonder how it works.

I don't even have an acoustic at the moment but I still want to play with one.
Title: Re: Tonewood Amp thingamajiggy
Post by: TNblueshawk on October 24, 2019, 06:57:57 PM
You got me man. I must admit this skeptic was quite shocked at what it did and I can't get my head around how it could vibrate wood to get the different sounds it did. I don't think it actually manipulates the signal.
Title: Re: Tonewood Amp thingamajiggy
Post by: Bio77 on October 24, 2019, 08:54:48 PM
I think it can vibrate the wood, like touching the base of a tuning fork to an acoustic guitar body.  A clip-on tuner uses a piezo to convert the string frequency resonating through the headstock into an electric signal.  If you apply an electrical signal to the piezo the process is reversed.  I would guess the unit is similar to a multi effects unit but just with piezo inputs and outputs. 

Cool post, thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Tonewood Amp thingamajiggy
Post by: EBK on October 24, 2019, 09:10:00 PM
There was a very informative thread about this at DIYSB.  I will dig up the link.

Here:
https://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=121408.0
Title: Re: Tonewood Amp thingamajiggy
Post by: Aentons on October 25, 2019, 03:47:18 AM
Happened across the following video the other day and this thread reminded me of it.

May be similar but with delay and chorus too

Jump to 4:20
Title: Re: Tonewood Amp thingamajiggy
Post by: nzCdog on October 25, 2019, 05:29:11 PM
Cool! I wanna try one