Tascam CD-GT2 Guitar Trainer

[esphanneman]

Does anyone have any experience with these? Are they any good?

TASCAM

Thanks...

[Sprocket]

I dont have any experience with the Tascam trainer, BUT at about $150...Id suggest spending a lil more and invest in the MicroBR...its really the total package. With more features than you think you will use...but after only a few days youll see just how useful this "lil silver brick" is...and how those extra features will help with your rhythm/lead training.
If mine was lost, stolen or broken I would certainly replace it.(and its always with me)

[esphanneman]

Thanks Sproket. Will it slow recordings without changing the pitch? That is the feature I am looking for.

[rkwrenn]

I have one of those but it sits gathering dust after I replaced it with this...

BestPractice, an open-source audio ti...ol for Windows

Free too.

Cheers and HTH,

Bob

[Sprocket]

Originally Posted by esphanneman

Thanks Sproket. Will it slow recordings without changing the pitch? That is the feature I am looking for.

Yes it does!
I bought this for the exact same reasons your considering the Tascam...Id even bought a Loopstation for the same purpose, but just as I bought that I found the MicroBR...just only recently that I purchased the MBR.
I gotta say, I used the slow down feature for a couple of weeks...and havent revisted it since, as there is just so much more to do...Im even getting lessons to play along with...all my backing tracks in songbooks...all my MP3s...Ive had mine for bout 2 months now and have improved dramatically, even my friends have taken notice...one friend has bought one since, and the others talk of plans to buy one in the immediate future.
I firmly believe Boss's marketing of this product, "No guitar case should be without one!"

More info, links and videos here

[esphanneman]

Sprocket/rkwrenn, thanks for the tips! I will check both.

[Sprocket]

Originally Posted by esphanneman

Sprocket/rkwrenn, thanks for the tips! I will check both.

I only wish you knew somebody who had a MicroBR...or could test drive one.
Its not free, but well worth the price of admission.

[Scott L]

Originally Posted by Sprocket

I only wish you knew somebody who had a MicroBR...or could test drive one.
Its not free, but well worth the price of admission.

I can't agree more - Got mine last week and loving it - at $185 after a Father's day coupon its a bargan - and have not even scratched the surface of what it can do.

[Sprocket]

When explaining this and all of its features, it gets kinda easy to overlook really cool things this thing can do...especially in comparison to similar products. But I was thinking about this just last night, while I was using my MicroBR...my buddy's band plays "Breakdown" by Tom Petty, seems fairly simple, G,A,F...but Im wanting to learn the riffs...and I dont own any Tom Petty on CD or MP3. So I goto a site like GrooveShark or YouTube for your song. And then using a male to male 1/8" stereo cable(like most have already for an MP3 player) connecting the computers audio out to the stereo "Line In" on the MBR, Im able to record a digital copy of the song to MP3 or WAV, Im able to adjust the recorded level, Im even able to adjust the bit rate...I could save it to my computer if I wanted to(but I dont).
OR you could just record it as a stereo or mono track and minutes later record yourself playing along with the tracks, after you finish, you can lower the volume of the original track to zero and just hear yourself...add more layers(upto 32, its a four track recorder and youre able to bounce 8 times)...even add drum patterns(or metronome) that are built in. You could really create your own cover, and then convert it all to MP3 or WAV and then send it to all of your friends and family.

Oh and I cant forget to tell you bout the built in effects: guitar, vocal and recording effects(and you can use all of the effects before OR after recording)...makes for a really nice headphone amp...and sadly I havent plugged into my tube amps since I bought this