TC Helicon PLAY ACOUSTIC 3-Button Vocal and Acoustic Guitar Effects Stompbox with BodyRez and Looping

Great addition to my pedals. Still learning the looping! Sounds great for what I do. I've seen plenty of guitar players using this unit, so I thought I'd give it a try. I'm glad I did!

This is an outstanding piece of gear.. what it does it does extremely well.1. Acoustic guitar tone.TC have mimic'd the resonance of the body of an acoustic guitar in some way.. there are 5 basic acoustic "models" to start with, and each has quite some degree of flexibility in tone. bottom line is a MAJOR improvement in acoustic tone from a piezo based guitar.2. Mic toneWith doing nothing at all, there is an adaptive tone, de-esser and compressor added to your vocals. instant improvement.3. transparent pitch correct based upon key detection from guitar (or aux) input.. Not saying you cannot sing, but having 50% level is transparent and very effective.4. programmable harmonies based upon key & chord detection.5. tuner and looper...15 sec with undo/redothats kinda it... there are a bunch of presets that you can change store recall for song sepcific setups.. but not these are predominantly dor the vocal tone/harmony/effect.. you effectively have ONE acoustic guitar tone... but then again.. thats all most needThis is a great deal, offers a lot, and finally you can play your acoustic amplified without cringing over the tone.

This thing is built like a tank. It looks sharp and works great. I'm very impressed with the features and performance. I've been playing/experimenting a lot with it and it just keeps surprising me. This is quite deep in features with performance to match. I'mvery happy with this purchase.

I bought the play acoustic over a year ago. Really more out of curiosity. I’m not a professional performer by any measure but have been playing the guitar, both acoustic and electric for over two decades and have recently gotten interested with doing acoustic versions of songs purely as a hobby. I was looking for effects pedals specific for acoustic guitars. I’ve had my fair share of electric pedal boards having gone thru several boss and zoom multi-effects units.What I really enjoy about the play acoustic is its very intuitive user interface. Right out of the box, I found it quite easy to navigate thru the various menus for vocal, guitar, overall mix and specific genre sections. It also appears to be built quite tough. The metal chasis body and the almost automotive paint finish gives the unit a truly rugged but elegant look.The out of the box presets are quite enjoyable as well. I’ve yet to fully explore the presets but I’ve quickly identified vocal presets that are quick favorites.The guitar effects is basically chorus, delay (echo), reverb, and Body Rez (Compressor) and is more than sufficient to customize one’s guitar tone. Tuner and built in looper is present as well. Although from a looping perspective, I’m still reliant on my Boss RC 30 for any looping as the play acoustic has a somewhat limited max loop time.The power of the play acoustic is in its vocal harmonization capabilities and the possibilities is only limited by your imagination and the amount of time you’d spend fiddling with it.Definitely happy with the purchase and Tc Helicon that I purchased the switch 6 foot switch which adds some latitude to move around as the TRS cable allows you to position the foot switch at a distance from the main unit if needed.

I purchased this after hearing a musician at a restaurant that was using it. Was just him and a guitar and it sounded great.The vocal effects on this are indeed GREAT. Haven't tried the acoustic effects much yet.

This is an initial review. I'll be updating it as milestones in usage and experience warrant. First thoughts: I was apprehensive about purchasing a new vocal/ guitar effects unit. My experience was that they invariably were difficult to use in a live performance capacity. This one so far seems to belie that. I will say that I have read the downloadable pdf complete manual and I recommend doing that. However the presets of the unit are well programmed so you don't HAVE to be a programming whiz. I do recommend getting at the very least the optional "Switch 3" sold seperately. I got one on sale for about 35 bucks. You'll see why when you get one. I do recommend the unit. It has great harmony capabilities and the guitar "body rez" setting is astounding. Getting an acoustic guitarvto sound miked without a mic is a feature well worth the price. Next step: Using it for live gigs. Will let you know.

This thing is just AMAZING! Like all effects some of the factory ones are a little overdone. But overall they're pretty good - especially the Eagles ones. I've learned a handful of new Eagles songs just because they were in there.You definitely have to download the computer software for it and hook it up via the USB cable to make sure you have the latest firmware (it adds more time to the meager looper.) And also so you can download and try the 500+ available presets that you can get there.I would really love to see an interface and community that allowed sharing of user presets though. That is sorely missing. But other than that this this in incredible. If you play solo acoustic and are looking to beef up your vocals a bit and add a little something to your performance I highly recommend this.