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I love my Zoom AC3. I also tried out most of the others shown and even a few more and the AC3 is amazing when using OTHER acoustic instruments as well. It is able to "model" so many acoustics and honestly takes out the sharpness of the Piezo pickups that would be on a ukulele, mandolin and on and on and can be set do a Martin D-45 or whatever and this unit really brings an inferior pickup to life. So many great things about the AC3 to discover.

Absolutely great and comprehensive video review. Deserves more views!

Very thorough review video, watched all the way through. I was interested in one of these, but after watching and listening, will stick with what I have. I play an lr baggs magnetic active sound hole pickup, into a compressor pedal, then a distortion pedal turned way down on distortion, you can control your level and tone tho, for boost on leads, then comes the reverb, which is tunable, next a delay pedal, used very sparingly on some songs, then a boss looper that leads into the Yamaha mixer for final tweak! 5 dedicated pedals and if one breaks I replace it, instead of throwing one of those away and starting over. Thanx for your time invested, it was very enlightening.

Great review... based on this I decided to go out and buy the Zoom AC-3 linking it to my Yamaha HS5 powered speakers really happy - thank you.

Hey man thanks for this. At least for now you’ve saved me 300$ and given me a new appreciation for my zoom A2

Awesome job! Thanks for the shootout videos! The AD-10 video was also helpful. I plan to "upgrade," but I will not get rid of my old Zoom A2. It still does an amazing job cleaning up the sound of my 1990s Adamas 1881 SSB.

Thanks, man! I appreciate the time you've put into this :)

Great comparison! Thank you!

Very nice. I was intrigued by the AC-2. And seems AC-3 is even better.

I have the Acoustic FlyRig, really just watched to see how to use it, but then watched the entire video. I think it's number 2 in the video to the acoustic creator AC-3. The reverb is springy, and I'd prefer a plate or room reverb, but it's everything else you need so I can't complain. That notch is absolutely necessary with my dreadnought. Thanks for the video!

Thanks. I appreciate your reviews.

Love the insight

Thanks for the video man, it was very helpful to me before making a decision.

Is Zoom AC 3 digital or analog ?

Great review. I was digging the Zoom unit. Have your tried the LR Baggs Align Session ? That one is also on my research-list vs. the Zoom AC3. I agree Tap-Tempo on the Zoom is a Dealbreaker for me, performing live rhythmic stuff.

finally a perfect video i have been looking for

Thanks for the reviews, recently bought a Valeton and I like it a lot, price and what it does, can’t go wrong.

AC-3 has a tuner and a mute So I am leaning towards that one. Thanks for the demo!

Great video. I’ve used the ToneDeq as an instrumental performer for years because the tone is transparent and doesn’t sound processed. As I understand, it maintains the analog signal throughout. I agree Fishman could have made the pedal much better by moving the boost and input adjustments. Additionally, separating the reverb and delay along with adding a tuner would make it much better along with a Tap tempo which would take it over the top. So Fishman, a ToneDeq Plus, with better control placement, separate Reverb and Delay, onboard tuner, and tap tempo. Yes, I’d pay extra….BTW the AC3 sounded really good. It and the ToneDeq had a more accurate acoustic tone to my ears, but the AC3 was best overall.