Product: Yamaha DG100
Price Paid: 599 (canadian) used
Submitted
05/10/2003
at
08:44pm
by
use your ears and head
Features
:
10
my main review is under (dg100 2-12), i am adding this 1 year after i originally got mine. very versatile. i am amazed at some reviews. some people are so dumb.
Sound Quality
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9
1. to avoid brittle distortion, use the trim pot to set the input gain correctly.
2. the manual is available online!
3. if you buy from musicians friend and get a dud, how the hell is it yamaha's fault? they cannot be responsible for the wingnut who ruined the amp before you, if it was used!!!
4. if you get bad vibes from the amp itself when playing fairly loud its only a few loose screws, take the time to tighten the screws on the chassis ( mine were the small ones on the back around the effects loop and xlr out)..a loud amp with killer bass will shake screws loose. easy fix.
5. good guitar plus good amp plus half a brain = good tone
leave one out and suffer with crappy tone.
Reliability
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10
Customer Support
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No Opinion
i don't bother with long distance dealings , i use my local store and have opportunity to get help from the local rep(yamaha). its more efficient that way. one note though.. its built right so support is needed less than most companies.
Overall Rating
:
10
20 years, love it. it has tone, versatility, reliability, user friendly, quality components and its a fantastic amp.
Product: Yamaha DG100
Price Paid: US $700
Submitted
03/13/2001
at
11:58am
by
Matthew Hazeltine
Email: mattyjames2_1999<at>yahoo dot com
Features
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8
Sound Quality
:
8
The sounds are pretty good for a modeling amp. The thing really seems to push some air. The clean and dirty tones are great. The amp is a little noisy at loud volumes but other than that, it sounds pretty good.
Reliability
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3
I should have known when I bought it as a "refurbished" model. It was supposedly looked over at Yanmaha with a fine tooth comb - yeah right. I got the thing from Musician's Friend and none of the motorized knobs worked, there was a speaker wire disconnected, and it hummed at low volumes (probably something to do with the speaker wire). To top that off, there was no manual!
Customer Support
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1
The people at Yamaha are terrible. Apparently they don't care about their customers, or selling product. I have e-mailed them 3 times in the last month and still haven't gotten a response from them. It's too bad, the amp sounds great, but it's unreliable and their customer support is worthless. They lost a customer.
Overall Rating
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3
If you want a great modeling amp, try the Hughes & Kettner Zentera. Their customer support is excellent, they answer e-mails right away and will actually talk with you.
