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it doesn't matter because a tube require a lot of voltage. no way a 3v can power that tube to make it sound good.

you aren't going to tell the difference off of youtube.

Sorry for the late reply, been busy:- I have one. I play, produce and build guitar effects. Those were reposts, and I also understand tube gain stages - from the circuit design angle. If I need a real tube stage, I use a fearn or manley.

Youtube sound quality does not really do justice to the cooltube. Go to a shop and demo it yourself. I have just bought a supernatural TAN 46c 2 days ago, Its a Beautiful guitar.

I just ordered me a TNV360, can't wait.

I have to agree. The difference is really subjective and minimal at best.

You must not have ears if you can't hear a difference between the two :P

lol the with tube and without tube sound the same

Man, You need to get a life. I have a Takamine "TAN16C" with the "Cool Tube" preamp. Instead of attacking something you do not understand, why don't you just go down to the nearest "Sam Ash" Music store and pick up a Takamine with this preamp and demo it. They will let you try one out. All I can say my freind, is there is a huge difference between the dialed up and dialed down settings on the Cool tube. I run mine at about half way for most songs, all the way up on "Blues" stuff.

Im going to agree with you on the mic thing. I use my guitar at church through the sound system. You can make an awesome sounding guitar sound terrible if you dont know how to set them. They always sound better in their "natural" way. Mine sounds really nice when the settings are on with the sound board.

oops. my browser has bugged out so I had no idea I was reposting. sorry.

Well, I'm just a bit peeved that piezo systems (et al) have become an accepted substitute for what can be such a beautiful sounding instrument. Try a mic. The "Tube" bull that's being pedalled nowadays makes it worse. Bassy does not equal Tube "warmth".

Well, I guess I'm just a little peeved that piezo systems (et al) have become an accepted sonic substitute for such a beautiful sounding instrument. I don't think anyone could genuinly prefer the sound to a mic'ed up one.

Well, I'm a bit biased. I pretty much never use pickup systems - always mics. I'm not keen that the piezo systems (et al) have been accepted as an acoustic guitar sound substitute when the instrument itself is so beautiful. The tube-hype bull that's being pedalled nowadays just makes it worse, for me.

Probably so, but so far nothing ive heard sounds as good. Just my opinion.

I garantee you could get an identical sound without that tube. It's there for the marketting. Tubes don't add even harmonic distortion when run at 3 volts, they start to in the hundreds. That unit's just boosting bass.

I have this same guitar, and they cool tube really is awesome. Ive got tons of compliments.

Nice thng, but with this cool tube preamps it doesnt sounds like wood and acoustic. I think, i will prefer the "normal" preamp from Takamine. When i played it, it sounded to me more "acoustic". regards

a mute switch? lol

These are amazing acoustic electrics...everyone should have CoolTube.

sounds fancy but that is too much junk to put into a guitar. You have a tube plus batteries. What happens when you are in a middle of a gig and your tube goes out.I think takamine is trying to make cheat wood into a rolls royce. Lets stick with Taylor or James goodall guitars. A real guitarist guitar, not this crap with that clumsy box gutted into the guitar. HAHAHAH Junk

i have one. =) the best

You may think it sounds the same but you need to be a musician. You don't seem to have "musicians ears."

ye i agree

sounds very much the same