Yamaha TransAcoustic Guitar: An innovative design that lets you use a variety of effects without needing an external amplifier. Yamaha is always experimenting with newer technologies to come out with innovative musical instruments. The TransAcoustic Guitar is one such example.
What’s Unique About the TransAcoustic Guitar?
Yamaha’s TransAcoustic guitars are capable of playing notes with built-in analog effects (without the need for an external amplifier).
From the outside, the Transacoustic LS-TA looks like any other top-quality acoustic guitar but beneath that wooden surface is the ‘actuator’, a little metal plate that is activated by the string vibrations, allowing the creation of both reverb and chorus effects.
Basically, the guitar has its own amplifier but its within the body. You can alter the sonic environment without requiring any outboard amplification,
TransAcoustic Guitar: Pros & Cons
- Pros: Main USP is that you get realistic live effects without an amp. Rich sound, Excellent sustain. Looks beautiful
- Cons: The added circuitry makes it a bit heavy (not prohibitive by any means)
TransAcoustic Guitar: Video Demo / Review
Watch: Yamaha TRANSACOUSTIC GUITARS @ Musikmesse 2016
Watch: Yamaha TransAcoustic Guitar demo
TransAcoustic Guitar: Models
Yamaha LL-TA Transacoustic Guitar
Key features of Yamaha LL-TA:
- 6-string Acoustic-electric Guitar with ARE Spruce Top, Rosewood Back and Sides, Mahogany Neck, Ebony Fingerboard, and TA Electronics – Vintage Tint
- Acoustic-electric guitar with onboard effects. Reverb and chorus can be used without external amplification
Easy-to-use 3-knob control layout - Solid spruce top. Solid rosewood back and sides. Onboard System70 electronics sound great plugged in
Buy Yamaha LL-TA on Guitarcenter
Yamaha LS-TA Transacoustic Guitar
Solid spruce top, Rosewood body, Ebony fretboard, System70 TransAcoustic preamp with piezo pickup. Neck: 5-piece Mahogany and Rosewood. Frets: 20. Finish: Vintage Tint
Key features of the Yamaha LS-TA Transacoustic guitar:
- Three simple dials allow for control, including the Reverb dial for both Room and Hall reverb, the Chorus dial, Power/volume dial powers the actuator on.
- Onboard piezo electric pickup lets you add desired effects right from the body of the guitar
- The entire system is powered by two AA batteries.
Buy Yamaha LS-TA on Guitarcenter
The TransAcoustic Guitar will make you play better, longer and with more creativity. Once you’ve experienced it, you may never want to play another acoustic guitar again.
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