
As a person who's live show is based around looping, I need many different sounds at my findertips, from warm acoustic guitar sounds to thumpy percussive piezo slapping to filthy distorted riffs.
The XTSA gives me all these options, and thanks to the dedicated outputs for both the magnetic and piezo pickups, I can process them exactly as I want before blending them back together before they hit the looper.
I've only had the guitar for a few weeks, but every single gig i find myself at some point muttering ''God I f****** love this guitar''
I also noticed at the last rehearsal that the intonation is perfect all the way up the neck and I'm sure that this it in part thanks to Richard's free setup before shipping it to me. Thanks Richard!
The real reason behind me choosing this guitar was the 13pin pickup - I've had as chance recently to start rehearsing with the Boss GR55 Guitar Synth and cannot WAIT to start using it live to add lush string arrangements and brass stabs.
I'm utterly over the moon. Now to actually get good at guitar...
Mat O'Neill
www.thedistancelive.com
