Product Overview
With the Carl Martin Quattro being so popular throughout the years, Carl thought to himself, “I could really use that same sort of high quality, straight forward, simple to use package for my acoustics as well”.
The Acoustic GiG begins with Carl Martin’s award winning Compressor/Limiter circuit.
Individual controls for compression and level allow for simple and easy operation.
Next, is the well known and highly respected Vintage Style Echo with controls for level, tone, repeat and tap-tempo, plus the ‘Dotted 8th Note’ switch for the most beautiful musical echo.
The Reverb is a new Analogue/Digital Hybrid, tailored after the vintage-style spring reverbs so suitable for guitar. A beautiful, shimmering, yet warm reverb with the added bonus of becoming a more modulation/chorus/reverb texture at higher settings.
The Boost simply allows you to cut though the mix with a crystal clean volume increase of up to 15dB for your solos. No change in your tone, and no increased ‘quackiness’ from your piezo pickups!
To gain maximum EQ shaping, we found it necessary to include a high quality semi parametric EQ. We incorporated this section directly from Carl Martin’s famous 3 Band Parametric Pre-Amp which allows for the specific shaping of tone from your guitar and pickup.
To avoid potential feedback, practice has show the use of a phase inverter circuitry to be very efficient… so of course the Acoustic GiG has a Phase Shift switch.
To complete the Acoustic GiG, we have incorporated a tuner and a overall mute switch.
On the back panel are all the needed connections,1/4” input, unbalanced ¼” output, high quality balanced XLR out with ground lift, an insert section placed right after the boost and before the EQ section, and 9V DC input with a direct DC output if you find the need for an extra pedal.
Key Features
Acoustic preamp with EQ and compressor
Built-in boost and mute functions
3-band EQ with sweepable mids
Balanced DI output for stage or studio
Rugged housing with easy layout
Specifications
Input: 1M Ohm
Output 1/4” unbalanced: 600 Ohm
Output DI Balanced: 200 Ohm
S/N Ratio: 60dB
Compression range: from 1:1 to 1:00
Gain range compressor: +-20dB
Echo time max: 1000 m.sec
Tone Echo: Cut filter (low pass)
Gain Boost max: +12dB
Bass: +-15dB 20-500Hz, 6dB Oct.
Middle: +-15dB 220Hz-5,1kHz, 6dB Oct.
Treble: +15dB 1,5-16kHz, 6dB Oct.
Send impedance loop: 200 Ohm
Return impedance: 1M Ohm
Power consumption: max. 500mA.
Power supply: 9 V DC (regulated), 600 mA minimum, 2.1 mm female plug, center negative (-)
