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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

2916.0. "YAMAHA FX550" by DECPRG::MARSHALL () Tue Apr 19 1994 08:57

    I have read the entries (1541 I think) on the Yamaha FX500 and having
    just purchased an FX550 I would like to know if anyone else has used
    this unit. I am extremely impressed with the sounds I can get from the
    unit and how easy it is to use.
    
    The overdrives (valve and normal) and Marshall speaker emulations are
    excellent allowing a nice 'throaty' sound even at low volumes.
    Individual patch volume is programmable and the overall volume can be 
    controlled using a midi pedal if necessary which I presume is different 
    to the 500 going by the correspondance. 
    
    About 25 of the 50 presets are usable  ( On some you have to adjust the 
    delay and chorus settings to a sensible value!) There are 50 user presets
    also.
    
    The rotary speaker modulator gives a nice tone to chords and 'acoustic'
    work.
    
    In the UK the FX550 + midi floor switching unit cost me 450 USD which I
    thought was a pretty good deal.
    
    Anyone else got this unit? Got any reccomendations/experiences or any of 
    those tips which don't appear in the manual!? 
    
    Regards
    
    Don
    Anyone else got this unit
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