[James May]

Hi all,
I've been following this thread but too busy to respond until now. We just got the next batch of ToneDexters ready for shipment out Monday. This will cover all who've purchased so far.

I want to add some clarification to a few points that have been raised here.

1. Regarding the difference between using ToneDexter with a UST vs. a K&K SBT. The end result, tonally, will be very close to the same. But there will be some difference, mostly related to the attack sound. The USTs have a much stronger initial attack due to their sensing the string attack rather immediately. The SBTs on the other hand are slower to register that attack due to the inertial resistance of getting the top plate into motion. They sound more like our ears hear it acoustically, and more more like the mic hears. But for live playing through a sound system, the extra attack from a UST is a useful thing in many settings. And, we are very well used to hearing it. So the question of which is best with TD, UST or SBT has no definitive answer. It depends on what you like, and how much feedback immunity you need.

2. Regarding the character control. CW is fully the mic sound (plus our feedback adjustment). CCW is a punchier sound with less ambience and space. 12 o'clock straight up is half and half. But both have exactly the same frequency response. Tonally identical, but CW sounds more spacious like the mic, CCW sounds more like a pickup but EQ'd perfectly.

3. The internal process that we use to create the WaveMap does not reference any particular kind of pickup, or indeed any particular instrument. It does not have a bias nor does it play favorites.