Unboxing, demo and review of Excelvan or Tonor or Donner MW-1 guitar wireless system

Specifications:

Brand: Excelvan or Tonor

Model Number: K380C

5 Guitar Effects Mode: Clean, Bluesy, Flanger, Tremolo and Metal

Charge Time: 1.5-2.5 hours

Standby Time: Transmitter(About 4 hours), Receiver(About 5 hours)

Battery Capacity: 800mA

Wireless Distance: About 15m

Bluetooth Range: 8-10m

Output: Headphones, speakers

Suitable For Musical Instruments: Electric guitar, Bass Guitar, etc

Output Voltage: 3.7V

Output Power: 2.69W

Material: ABS

Product Size: 12.7 * 3.5 * 2cm / 5 * 1.4 * 0.79in(unfold), 7.8 * 3.5 * 2cm / 3 * 1.4 * 0.79in(folded)

Product Weight: 80g / 2.82oz

Package List:

1 * Transmitter

1 * Receiver

1 * D3.5 Audio Line Cable

1 * USB Charging Cable

1 * Pouch Bag

1 * User Manual

How to use:

First is to charge the unit properly. No need to pair the transmitter and receiver. It will pair automatically.

Transmitter: 

-Power/Channel button short press to turn on. Long press to turn it off. Once it's on, short press to change channels. There are 10 channels to choose from. 

-Mode button changes the built-in effects from Clean, Bluesy, Flanger, Tremolo to Metal and then back again to Clean.

-The volume slider is the one that controls the guitar signal or volume. It can get loud so don't put it to maximum.

-The battery indicator turns on when you charge the unit and it will shut off automatically when it is full bar.

-Line out is for your headset for silent practise and for your portable rechargeable speakers auxillary in if you want to busk or jam with friends in your garden or in your school.

Receiver:

-Power button long press to turn it on.

-Pair button short press to activate bluetooth ready for a device to pair. Or if there's an existing device already paired, it will disconnect when you press the Pair Button. To pair bluetooth, look from your phone or device for K380C and then connect.

-Battery indicator turns on during charging and turns off automatically when its full.

D'Addario EZ890 super light strings review and demo

I always struggle with the strings of my acoustic guitar because Im so used to playing an electric guitar. So I've looked online on where to buy a super light tension acoustic guitar strings and I've found one. It's the D'Addario EZ890 Super Light Acoustic Strings.

It's really nice, made a big difference to the tension of my Fender DG60CE and the sound is also very good. You will find it a bit odd though that the third string is also steel and not round wound. Also it's super light that you think you are using an electric guitar. It might sound a bit thin if you are use to gauge 10 strings. But apart from that, it's a lovely set of strings.

Digitech RP55 review and demo

Things you need to know about Digitech RP55 before you buy

Here's the quick overview of the pedal. It's a very simple-to-use multieffects pedal. Just two pedals; up and down to change effects. Editing is straight forward, using the edit button which are left and right. Then another set of buttons left and right to change values and also acts as your master volume. Then a store button to save patches. Use up and down foot pedals to scroll location on where you'd like to save your patch. It has built-in tuner and you can activate it by simultaneously pressing the two foot pedals and hold for 2 seconds. To activate bypass mode, just press the two foot pedals simultaneously, like a quick tap only. Just watch the videos below for a quick run through of the pedal.

This pedal has 80 patches in total, 40 presets which you can't edit and 40 user patches for you to edit and save. Here's the first 20 preset patches:

Here's the second batch of the video. Preset patches from 21-40. Just to have an idea of what it sounds: 

This pedal has a built-in drum machine for practise. You an turn it on by pressing drums. Then you can change the patterns as well as the tempo and level by pressing the Edit button to highlight Pattern, Tempo or Level. Then you can adjust by pressing the button (Values/Master). Just watch the video below to see how to do it and hear the drum patterns so you got some ideas before you buy this pedal

Amp Sim list and corresponding sound copied

• Blackface (b): based on the ‘65 Fender Blackface Deluxe Reverb amp (Fender 2×12 Twin Reverb Cabinet)
• Boutique (o): based on the ‘01 Mesa/Boogie Mark II amp (Mesa/Boogie Vintage 30s Cabinet)
• Rectifier (r): ‘01 Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier amp (Mesa/Boogie Cabinet)
• Hot Rod (H): ‘96 Matchless HC-30 (Marshall 4×12 Straight with Celestion Cabinet)
• Classic Tweed (t): ‘57 Fender Tweed Deluxe (Fender Cabinet)
• British Combo (C): Vox ‘63 AC30 Top Boost (Fender Cabinet)
• Clean Tube (c): Digitech Clean amp (Marshall Cabinet)
• British Stack (S): ‘77 Marshall Master Volume (Marshall Cabinet)
• Crunch (U): Digitech Crunch amp (Mesa/Boogie Cabinet)
• High Gain Tube (G): ‘83 Marshall JCM900 (Marshall Cabinet)
• Fuzz (F): Digitech Fuzz amp (Marshall Cabinet)

Quest for Like a stone by Audioslave Zoom G1xOn patch

We've been playing this song for a while now. It was about 5 years ago I think when I joined Crossedwind (a band from Norwich) and we played this song. I was using Digitech RP55 that time and I just improvised by connecting an expression pedal on the unit. I think I wrote a blog about my Digitech RP55. So, just have a look on that one.

Now back on this Zoom G1xOn quest for Tom Morello's patch setting on the song Like A Stone by Audioslave. I looked online actually on what effects he was using and then try and copy it using my Zoom G1xOn. It didn't work. I looked on YouTube and found Chris Benton, check him out guys he's got loads of patches using Zoom G1On. Having said that, I copied his settings but because he was using Zoom G1On, it doesn't have an expression pedal to act as a Whammy pedal. But still the intro, verse and chorus were all great patches so I copied it.

Now on the guitar solo part, that was the most difficult one. I continue to search for the patch setting via YouTube and even online community and for some reason when I go started again to really get Tom Morello's tone, I accidentally used my Slash tone patch and just added the Whammy which is PdlMnPit effects by Zoom and edit the parameters and play around with the effect chain. Plus I added delay which I already knew about it because on my previous settings where I covered this song Like A Stone, I have always used the delay for the guitar solo. And yes, jackpot, I found that tone.

Note: I did a video about Effects Pedal Chain on my YouTube and also a blog about Quest for Slash Tone. Please watch it because it might help you as well to learn and know more on how I customize or setup my Zoom G1xOn.

Here's my simplified version of Like A Stone, the first settings that I did. This might help as well for you to understand or use on other effects pedal that you might have.

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