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Bought one. Used it on three different guitars. Noticed no difference. Sold it for the same price I bought it for.
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It seems to me that if you can use the ToneRite to vibrate the guitar enough to loosen the top or back such that it falls off, then the guitar has really opened up such that nobody can ignore the effect the ToneRite has had. End of controversy.
Tony
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My stance about Tonerite and similar gadgets is the same as my attitude toward "relic'ed" guitars: I consider both means to "improve" the instrument without going to the effort of actually playing it.
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How about wanting your guitar to sound as good as possible?
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It seems like it would be easy to create an experiment with two new guitars of the same model and the same strings. Verify that they sound the same. Record. Use Tonerite on one of the guitars and keep the other one in its case. Record them again.
Someone must have done this.
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FWIW, it was awfully interesting to hear the following opinion from six of the greatest experts in the world (Linda Manzer, Michael Gurian, Chuck Ericsson, Roger Sadowsky, Dick Boak and Richard Hoover) at the Woodstock Invitational Builders Coffee Talk this year: “Guitars need to be played hard in order to sound their best.”
Food for thought.
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With every Tonerite thread (and thread resurrection), I think about buying one of the darn things, just so I can rent it out to to the curious at a tidy profit.
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Effect of Vibration Treatment on Guitar Tone: A Comparative Study https://www.savartjournal.org/index....iewFile/22/pdf My own experience parallels that of Wade's, it worked well on some guitars, not so well on others. I considered it a worthwhile investment for the return.
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In all seriousness, if people just buy a guitar they like the sound of, they wouldn’t need a tonerite.
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If you bought a guitar and loved its sound, just imagine it sounding 10 or 20% better right away with the use of a device.
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Way too many people buy acoustic guitars unplayed and then reach for every trick in the book to make them sound like the audio clip they listened to that convinced them to pull the trigger. A lot more due diligence on the front end would alleviate a lot of mistakes.
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I have used Tonerite on a few guitars and it has had an effect on them for the better, according to my ears. Don't get me wrong, I liked the sound of these guitars when I first got them, but the Tonerite treatment made them even better to my ears. On some more than others, for sure.
The naysayers will naysay and make derisive comments, as they do. I'll be over here enjoying the sound of my guitars. Last edited by jdto; 11-09-2018 at 08:49 AM. |