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Owner’s Manual
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FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS not guarantee that interference will not occur in UNIT! all installations. If this product is found to be the This product, when installed as indicated in the source of interference, which can be determined instructions contained in this manual, meets by turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly eliminate the problem by using one of the approved by Yamaha may void your authority, f
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS INFORMATION RELATING TO PERSONAL INJURY, ELECTRICAL SHOCK, AND FIRE HAZARD POSSIBILITIES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS LIST. WARNING- When using any electrical or electronic prod- 8. This product should be used only with the components uct, basic precautions should always be followed. These precau- supplied or; a cart ,rack, or stand that is recommended by the tions include, but are not limited to, the following: manufacturer. If a cart, rack, or stand is used, please o
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Owner’s Manual Thank you for purchasing the YAMAHA AG-Stomp Acoustic Guitar Pre-Amplifier. Before you use the AG-Stomp, we urge you to take the time and read this Owner’s Manual carefully in order to get the most out of the device’s many functions and to ob- tain maximum life. Also, after reading the manual, please keep it in a safe place for future reference. Contents Precautions .................................................. 5 External Control Settings .......................... 22 Nomencl
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Precautions • Avoid using the AG-Stomp in the following locations to prevent possible damage: • In direct sunlight or next to heating equipment. • In extremely cold or hot locations. • Locations exposed to high humidity or excessive dust. • Locations subject to strong shocks or vibration. • Before making any connections, make sure that the power is switched OFF on the AG-Stomp and any external devices. • To protect speakers from possible damage, always set the OUTPUT knob to “0” before switching
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Nomenclature Top Panel Display & Main Section Effect Section Pre-Amplifier Section Footswitch Section Display & Main Section e MANUAL Button Independent of the selected patch’s settings, this button changes the tone to that produced by the settings determined by the current position of each e of the knobs. q r The button’s lamp will flash if the patch’s setting is w t changed. Press the [MANUAL] and [UTILITY] buttons simul- y taneously to enter the External Control Setting Mode. (→ page 22)
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Nomenclature Pre-Amp Section !2 ui o !0 !1 !0 Tone Controls u MIC TYPE Select Switch (MIC TYPE) (BASS, MIDDLE, TREBLE, PRESENCE) Selects a microphone simulator type. Controls the level of the knob’s related tone frequen- In the Utility Mode, it is used to select functions you cies. want to set such as Footswitch or MIDI Functions, When in the SHIFT mode, they set the variable cen- etc. ter frequency of the related Tone Control. (→ page i BLEND Control (BLEND/STEREO) 14) Controls the volume bal
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Nomenclature !5 Feedback Reduction Buttons !9 SPEED/TIME Control (FEEDBACK REDUCTION 1-5) Chorus effect: Sets the speed of the Chorus. These switches are notch filters that are used to Delay effect: Sets the Delay time. eliminate feedback. The five notch filters can be used to isolate and suppress those frequencies that are @0 DEPTH/FEEDBACK Control causing the feedback. Chorus effect: Sets the depth of the Chorus effect. The notch filter’s lamp will light when the correspond- Delay effect: Sets
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Nomenclature Rear Panel @6 @7 @8 @9 #0 #1 #2 #4 #6 #5 #3 @6 Power Switch (STAND-BY ON/OFF) #2 EXP. PEDAL Jack This is the unit’s power switch. Connect a foot controller (expression pedal) (op- tional) such as the YAMAHA FC-7 to this jack and * To protect the speakers, always set the OUTPUT knob !1 to “0” before switching the power ON/OFF. control individual parameter’s of the AG-Stomp. (→ page 22, 26) @7 Power Adaptor Jack (AC IN 12V 1A) Connect the supplied power adaptor to this jack. #3 Head
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Connections Before making any connections to any of the AG-Stomp’s INPUT and/or OUTPUT jacks, make sure that the power on the AG-Stomp and all other devices is turned OFF to prevent electrical shock or damage to the devices. Connecting the Power Use the supplied power adaptor (AC-10) to operate the AG-Stomp. OFF ( ) 1. Make sure the AG-Stomp’s Power Switch (STAND-BY) is in the OFF position ( ). 2. Connect the power adaptor’s plug to the AC IN jack on the AG-Stomp. 3. Connect the power adaptor
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Connections Connecting Headphones Connecting an EXP Pedal Connect a pair of headphones to the AG-Stomp’s A foot controller (expression pedal) (optional), such PHONES jack (standard stereo) for monitoring the as the YAMAHA FC-7, etc., connected to the AG- AG-Stomp while practicing privately. Stomp’s EXP. PEDAL jack allows control of individual Use the OUTPUT knob to adjust the volume of the parameters in the AG-Stomp. (→ page 22 and 26) headphones. * Even when headphones are connected to this
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Using the AG-Stomp First, connect your guitar to the AG-Stomp and try to get some sound. Connecting the Guitar Before making any connections, make sure the AG-Stomp’s power is off, set the AG-Stomp’s OUTPUT knob to “0” and the +9V SUPPLY switch to “OFF”. Then connect the INPUT jack on the rear panel to the guitar’s output jack with any commercially available guitar cable (monaural ↔ monaural). OFF ( ) Never connect the guitar to the AG-Stomp with the supplied TRS phone cable when the Guitar Po
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Using the AG-Stomp Produce Sound Editing Settings 1. After confirming that the OUTPUT knob is set to The panel knob and button functions can be used “0”, press the Power Switch (STAND-BY) ON to create your own original tone. ( ). Switching the Power Switch ON when the OUTPUT Changing Pre-amp Settings knob is turned up may result in damage to devices Since the AG-Stomp’s knob positions do not always such as the amplifier, speaker, headphones, etc., represent the tone that is currently being
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Using the AG-Stomp The previously described rules apply to all knobs Set the Tone Control’s Center Fre- except the OUTPUT knob. quency The BASS, MIDDLE, TREBLE and PRESENCE The MIC TYPE SELECT switch also functions in tone controls each have a variable center frequency. the same manner. When the knob is rotated, the Mic Simulator type that is set in the patch data [Procedure] will flash in the display. After rotating the knob 1. Press the [SHIFT] button so that its lamp flashes to the position
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Using the AG-Stomp Setting the Mic Simulator The Mic Simulator is a specially designed circuit that adds to an electric/acoustic guitar, the special charac- teristics created when miking an acoustic guitar. It adds the airiness, which is found when a microphone is placed in front of the guitar’s sound hole. The Mic Simulator is useful when your guitar is connected directly to a mixer or recorder via a line, or when listened to through a pair of headphones for practice, etc. The AG-Stomp provid
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Using the AG-Stomp Feedback Reduction After adjustments have been made, press the same button to set the setting (the lamp will light The AG-Stomp is equipped with a Feedback Re- and the filter will be active). duction Function to prevent feedback. To deactivate (lamp OFF) an active filter (lamp Feedback is caused when a certain frequency or ON), press and hold the button of the filter you frequencies of the amplified sound causes the gui- want to deactivate until “OFF” appears in the tar to r
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Using the AG-Stomp Selecting Patches The AG-Stomp holds a total of 60 patch programs Use the [UP]/[DOWN] buttons on the (patch) in its internal memory. The 60 patches are panel. divided into two areas, ten banks and three patches. • Each time the [UP] button is pressed, the next greater patch number is selected. • AREA There are two areas, the USER AREA and the U01 → U02 → U03 → U11 → U12 → PRESET AREA. Data in the USER AREA (30 U13.....U91 → U92 → U93 → P01 → patches) can be freely rewritten
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Using the AG-Stomp Using the Footswitches and Bank Using a MIDI Controller Switch Patches in the AG-Stomp can also be selected by transmitting MIDI Program Change data from an ex- • Press a Footswitch (1-3) to select the corre- ternal MIDI device such as the YAMAHA MIDI Foot sponding patch number 1-3 in the currently se- Controller MFC10, etc. lected bank. * If the Footswitch’s function is set to “EFF” in the Utility 1. Connect the MIDI IN jack on the AG-Stomp to Mode, it will not be possible
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Using the AG-Stomp Storing Patches Other Convenient Functions After editing or creating an original patch, your set- Here are some other convenient functions that you tings can be stored in the USER AREA (U01-U93). can use with the AG-Stomp. Try creating an original patch and store it. Use Footswitches 1-3 to Switch the Storing Procedure Effects ON/OFF 1. Press the [STORE] button. Footswitch 1 can be used to act as an ON/OFF When the Store Mode is entered, the display, the switch for the
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Using the AG-Stomp Using the AG-Stomp Without Patches Chromatic Auto Tuner Function The [MANUAL] button gives you direct control of the To enter the Tuner Mode, press the [UTILITY] and AG-Stomp’s parameters and effects when patches [STORE] buttons simultaneously, or hold the BANK are not used. switch until “tu” appears in the display when in the Press the [MANUAL] button to enter the Manual Play Mode. The Tuner Mode supplies you with a Mode (the lamp will light). In this mode, the tone chrom
