Tascam CD-GT2

I bought this back in 2006, many have claimed that this device doesn't last long, obviously, mine survived many years of repeated use .
If you drop it, it will easily break, since it's made of plastic . HANDLE WITH CARE .
The Tascam CD-GT2 Guitar Phrase Trainer is one great way to learn your favorite song. 100% accurate without much effort .

● It has a tuner.

● It features a Metronome.

● Built in effects, decent but the distortions are kind of enimic and you can add an overdrive distortion pedal to get you that chugging sound .

● You can add a momentary switch to loop back 5 seconds to learn complex parts more accurately. Or you can chose to use the momentary switch to change the effects patches instead.

● The music can be slowed down with out affecting the pitch of notes being played .

● Another cool feature, is that you can lower or raise the pitch of the CD, just incase your not in the mood to tune your whole guitar or if your guitar is locked down by a Floyd Rose. Just raise or lower the pitch of the CD to match your guitar's tuning .

I like to have the loop function, instead of the other option of just changing effects .
The CD can be put on the right side and your guitar will be on the left of you headphones .

You can slow down Yngwie Malmsteen, Dime Bag Darrell,
Megadeth, Joe Satriani, Al Di Meola, Allan Holdsworth or Steve Vai to learn ever nuance of their playing .
This device can help you stop depending on tabs or totally depend on a guitar teacher .

The latest version of this product is in MP3 with memory. In the CD version the big plus of this product is the ability to play in a loop of the passages, to transpose the song without changing the tempo or change the pitch (pitch), changing the tempo or not to work on difficult passages. The reader is equipped with a simulator effects for guitar and microphone, which can be customize. There are some great "classic" electric guitar (distortion, phrasing, delay, compressor, etc. ...). The sound is satisfactory for a road warrior, there is nothing to connect the camera to a receiver to take advantage of other sounds. There is a jack for headphones, an outlet, a guitar or microphone jack. Comes with adapter that came with industry.

UTILIZATION

Simple to use, the interface is very ergonomic (small paper manual practice), editing sound correct without competing with powerful amps of course, connections and power to the headphones very well. It is a device particularly suited for training and nomadic use (holidays, weekends, nights).

SOUNDS

- Sounds good for this type of device, "transistor", the quality can work on all styles of music
- I have a HSS guitar, it goes in all registers
- The "+" loops, pitch shifter, retarder, reading individual or all tracks on the CD

OVERALL OPINION

I've had a year now, it's a very good product. The MP3 version will avoid to take all his cds but for those who remain attached to the physical media is a very valuable product. The value for money is good (around 120 euros), no competing product to my knowledge of this range, it's still a good amateur but good quality. Happy with this purchase! I liked that it integrates a recording function on SD card ...