TC-Helicon Play Acoustic 5-stars Reviews

Good product

Works well with great sounds

Can't live without it!

Amazing features, sound in a small box.

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As a soloist, I can say that I'm extremely happy with my purchase as it caters for much more than I could possibly need.

I'm still getting to grips with most of the features, but have mastered a few basic ones. The vocal harmonies also work well if you feed backing tracks in through the auxiliary jack.

It has greatly enhanced my performances.

TC Helicon

Great quality vocal effect, especially reverbs and compressor, works great with acoustic guitar

absolutely worth the money. It is easy to use and setup. I would definitely buy it again

This is perfect...

This is perfect for Solo Acoustic Singer/Player. Two thumbs up...

More than a box

Love my play acoustic from the day I received it and continues to amaze

Such a great companion for the acoustic singer

This thing is amazing. Spend some time crafting your tones at home, and you are ready to go into a PA, voice and guitar!

Used it for 6 years, love it!

Use it live all the time. Lasted through years of really really hard gigging almost every weekend (I mostly use it as just an vocal pedal for the rock band I'm in... some of the shows we play don't have stages and the crowds get really wild... the pedal gets jumped on, beers spilt on it... all the above) And it still works great!

Sounds great! lots of options for different harmonies ect... Won't do a show without the pedal anymore.

Makes the acoustic guitar shine as well when I do acoustic shows. The looper is just as good as any other one, and the chord tracking works just as promised. There is some eqing that puts the guitar behind the vocals in the mix, so it sounds wayyyyyyyy better than if you were to plug your guitar and vocals into a PA and hope for the best.

Giving 4 starts for quality just because there is a knob in the center of the pedal that can be broken... Mine went through an unreasonable amount of damage, I'm sure... However, there could have been a more durable option considering how well the rest of the pedal is put together. I've found other consumers of this pedal that had the same central knob break. You can still use the pedal, but you can't create custom effects. You can still download presets from the TC helicon website (which is pretty cool) but, if that knob breaks, the only way to make additional presets is to find a friend who has one of these pedals, create the preset on theirs, save it to your computer and then upload it to your pedal... However, the rest of this pedal can really really take a beating.

But, when it finally breaks, I will buy the exact same product immediately. Really impressed with it!

TC Helicon play accouctic

What a great product , if your voice isn't the best , this unit helps you. ( hardtune /pitch correction )

Plus don't forget the Harmony it sounds so good.

and I had so much fun with the voice altering. making a mans voice sound like a woman. and making your voice sound like an Alien.

When hooking up the unit to your computer , there are hunderts of downloads ( presets) for this unit.

An excellent piece of kit

I did a lot of lot of research before purchasing and am wholly satisfied with the Play Acoustic. I am not a tech person but found it easy to navigate my way around. There is an amazing array of choice with all the settings which sound amazing. I have bought specific pedals in the past which are now redundant as this has all I need and more besides. Its well constructed and solidly built. I was able to double the looping time using online firmware . This pedal needs to be plugged into a powered speaker or PA to appreciate the full tone and sound. I haven't been able to gig with it yet due to covid but can't wait, as it gives so much to both the vocals and guitar. My only gripe would be that I wish it was able to run on battery power as well as mains and the addition of an off switch would be useful. Apart from that I can say its well worth the investment .

Perfect for Gigs and Song writers

It's not complicated at all as some say. You can set up your pedal with a computer before you perform. Download up to 500 presets and mark some to your favourites, and then by filtering see only favourites. It has a lot of effects and settings for both guitar and vocals. When this pedal was released in 2015ish you can see complaints that guitar effects have no delay or echo effects, but it's not a case anymore, with the update they've added them, and guitar sounds much better. Vocal effects are amazing.

The only thing I don't like is switching to the loop mode, as you have to press 2 buttons at the same time unless you buy a 3-switch pedal. Overall I am super happy with this amazing device.

best for the price!

i own extreme 3 which is much better equipment but for the price it's the best u can buy and i was starting with this first

Amazing product

If you are playing with an accoustic guitar and singing alone, this will be your best friend!

Truly Amazing Product

A product that is a must if a solo acoustic guitarist...

Just all what i need

Play and song, you can surprise anyone!

love this

the guitar and vocal patches within this great unit are wonderful and quite user friendly.. if it's set right the vocal harmonies are very realistic. i play acoustic guitar and rather than using tracks i wanted to create "on the fly" sounds and layering techniques and keep the instant "now" live feel. using the headphone out from tc-play acoustic into my computer i trigger the "midi guitar" program... with different patches on the tc-play live i can send my vocal or guitar or both to trigger the vst.. the sound is exactly what i was looking for.. i would recommend this to anyone. i have used it in band setting where basically the keyboard player dealt with all of the harmonies the over all effect was stunning.. if you can "try it before you buy it" and it will sell itself to you... enjoy.

Very good quality

I have bought it for using on stage on my gigs. It works excellently and there are many ways for customisation of interface so you can set it just the way you like it. Build quality is top notch,this thing is built like a tank. If you need vocal processor,I would highly recommend this one.

Great pedal for solo performance

I've been using the device for over two months now, did over 30 gigs with it (both small restaurant gigs and large festival stages) and it performed very well overall.

Due to somewhat limited options in terms of EQ and difficult navigation through menus, this pedal is not really optimal for big stage use, as sound engineers freak out once you tell them you need to hook the microphone up through it and in that way limit their ability to tailor the sound for you :)

For small restaurants and bars, it's a very good product and it really helps your voice stand out with the harmonies. They aren't always on spot and sometimes you'll get mixed results, but as you practice, you learn from experience when to apply them and when to avoid using them.

Pros: - lightweight, portable (carrying it in a guitar case)

- great quality harmonies and effects

Cons: - somewhat difficult to navigate and get a good set up

- doesn't come with battery option which would be SUPER convenient for busking.

I'd recommend this product!

My go to pedal

I had one for 2 years. it got stolen and I bought it again without even looking for an alternative option.

This is a fantastic pedal.

There is a learning curb, this is not a plug and play device if you want to use it in a pro setup. there are some latency problems with the vocal fx, but its to be expected. further, its the one to buy