Thank you for this thorough review. Brilliant work!

@guitar-academy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! thank you 😃

Thanks for the demo.Very informative.

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! 😊

You have the only videos that I actually double check my monitor positions and close my eyes to listen .ad usually try headphones also .My brain needs this ,Thank You again ,yep spotted the Fishman in the Wasburn

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you . . well spotted, the Fishman is standard with that guitar 😊

I really liked your very close examination of the oport...I'm looking for something non electric for my guitar..I had no idea where to look or even if there was anything to make my acustic louder...thank VERY much!!!

@guitar-academy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! thank you 😊😃

Spot on; I've owned an O-Port for many years and find it can be very effective on some cheaper guitars, particularly if they are an all-laminate construction. I have a mystery brand dreadnought (no labels anywhere) which is boomy with little midrange detail in the laminate top. The O-Port cleans the sound up very well and helps to make it a surprisingly reasonable backup acoustic. Had the same effect in a friend's all-laminate dreadnought by Morgan Guitars and allowed for better detail and consistency. In my all-solid wood dreadnought by Freshman, and solid-topped Michelsen guitar, I found that the O-Port took away some desirable harmonics. If you have a cheap all-laminate acoustic guitar, then I find the O-Port to be a fantastic wee device, but results will vary with better built guitars.

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

I agree . . 😊

You are best teacher of the World, thank you very much

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I was . . but thank you very much anyway . . 😊😊

Thanks for the honest review and i love the arpegio part on test two, could you tell me please what is it name?

Nice job playing that tune bud

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much . . 😊

I noticed on the first tests that the microphone test has a lot of white noise with the O-Port compared to the one with out. But tone wise I noticed that the high register dropped significantly with the O-Port in both instances, but the low end stayed relatively intact.

@SparxMusik

3 жыл бұрын

I'm wearing over the ear headphones btw

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, well spotted . . that was because it started raining and I couldn't keep the noise out . . the white noise is rain . .

Your playing at the end is just beautiful

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much . . 😊😊

@David-uq2uk

3 жыл бұрын

I heard the song in a film I'm sure if it . No sure what the songs called at end . I def heard it somewhere .

@TheVexusKnight

3 жыл бұрын

@@guitar-academy You're welcome

The O Port won't have any tone it's not designed to have any. It's designed to focus the sound much like a port on a speaker cabinet. I added an O Port to an old Marlboro miles HD-28 copy that has a solid spruce top and laminated rosewood back and sides. I found it made a nice difference in the sound of the guitar,te sound in the midrange was more focused the volume sounded pretty much the same and the boom from the spruce and scalloped bracing was still there. I personally like it. I wouldn't add one to my D-28 shade top because Martin knows what they're doing so the tone doesn't need any help. I really like your review, you gave it a chance and used common sense and had an open mind. Subscribed and Thanks the review. Cheers

@guitar-academy

Жыл бұрын

thanks 😊 . . I've found after over a year or so of use that if you have an internal pickup (for example a K&K Pure Pickup) the O-port helps reduce background noise getting inside the guitar . . 🤔

Thanks for the detailed video :) a question, 3 minutes before the end you said that the oport gives a deeper body sound, but you also said it increases midrange and it lowers bass, so what did you intend?

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

it's hard to describe the exact sound, but is sounds a little bit like your hearing it through a door in that the overall sound is deeper and more booming but the detail in the deep bass and high tones is lost. It isn't very bad, and for some guitars it sounds better. I can't think of a really good way do describe it . . sorry

@michc204

3 жыл бұрын

@@guitar-academy thanks for the reply! Anyway, I own an Eko Evo D CW (solid cedar top, laminated mahogany back and sides, thinner dreadnough body). It seems centered on midrange, so I'm trying to understand if the o-port is good for this one ;)

awesome to see that your using my exact guitar for this video lol

@guitar-academy

Жыл бұрын

wow . . what are the chances 😊😃

You should try the zero glide…. I just purchased one to test it!

Great testing methods I will apply when making my video, kudos to your scientific approach. And frontline villas in Spain?

On all tests, I prefer the sound without the O-Port, but that's just me.. I hear the loss of the cavernous sound of the guitar body and prefer the tone without the gadget.

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

Yes . . I think you're right. I think it's like the difference between a hifi and a PA, the PA is louder but doesn't have the finesse of a hifi . . 😊

@henrydunn9420

3 жыл бұрын

i agree. i prefer without

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

@@henrydunn9420 😊

I think it sounds cleaner without it

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

yes . . agreed , , 😊

As a car audio person I noticed that the o port really makes a difference on the bass notes as to be suspected, when adding a port it accentuates the lower e d in a specific frequency band....I like it...great video

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting! .. 😊 thanks

End song it's bugging me .I heard it on a film I'm sure if it. Also great channel love vids indepth reviews no bias etc.

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

You might have done . . I wrote it for TV/film but I don't know where it was used because my agents controls that. I know it was used in a documentary about ending bull fighting . .

I noticed a hisss when the o port was used the first time that was not there without the o port.

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that was a heavy rainstorm outside . . .

clarity++++

@guitar-academy

2 ай бұрын

😊😀

Not for guitars with pickups with sound hole controls but does have a purpose.

@guitar-academy

Жыл бұрын

true 😊

Hi mate,what string type ,brand and size do you use in this guitar thanks cheers

@guitar-academy

2 жыл бұрын

The strings were d'addario 10's but I can't remember more than that 😊

@myname-ys3gs

2 жыл бұрын

@@guitar-academy thanks mate that good enough,sound really good to me that guitar you played.

Hi I am having trouble with setting my Donner LP copy up i have change the nut and swap bridge tuning pegs from right to left because I am a left handed player check neck check action same metal action guage as yours not with the free cardboard lol but it will not stay in tune and internation seems a impossible task any videos on LP type set up especially left handed or any advice as at the moment my Donner is a dust gatherer with pretty stickers of my kids name so frustrating kind regards john

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

I haven't got a left handed one, but I'll make a video on setup when I can . . . Thank you for the suggestion 😊😊

@johnwall8641

3 жыл бұрын

@@guitar-academy thank you I will look forward to playing it soon there not as easy to set up as it looks don't no why but I had less trouble with the acoustic and the strat copy than this one lovely guitar but a pain in the rear lol

Gareth says " You need to Trust me" I thought - Never crossed my mind not to. I think It makes a Great difference on a subtle level that many may not appreciate. That and with AGC it is difficult to explain Depth and Broadcast - it is kinda like trying to describe the depth of a colour on a paint job with just text. I could here the difference when listening on my Desktop but not thru a bluetooth headset on my headphones. My LAG 30 has a loud voice but from behind me you can't much tell the difference from a Hummingbird Pro. It would be interesting to try that on one of the cheaper parlor or traveling guitars. I think it would help Fill a room but be lost inside a closet.

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

LOL . . 😂 Yes, I don't have a parlour guitar here with a 4 inch hole or I would have tried it . . 😊

For my ears it is a better/full-tone and more bass ends without the o-port on acoustic mode

@guitar-academy

Жыл бұрын

That makes sense . . 😊😃

Sounds like there is less resonance with the O-Port. The notes are clearer and more delineated though.

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

hmmm, yes I can hear that 😊

I wonder...did you record the samples without the O-Port with the old strings and the ones with the O-Port with the new strings? If yes, that would have had an effect. Still, it's an interesting concept. Here's a question...have you tried the Yamaha TransAcoustic guitars? If you could manage to get them to send you one to try, that would make for a brilliant video. :-)

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I have to buy most of the guitars and stuff I review, (I got this second hand off eBay) but there's no harm in me asking them . . Yes, the strings were the same set for both tests because I actually did it backwards and did the tests with the o-port first and then removed it and did the tests without. I use quit cheap strings so I can easily replace them. 😊😊

@fuffy442

3 жыл бұрын

@@guitar-academy The Yamaha is a very interesting guitar. I became aware of it after hearing Stephanie Jones play it in one of her vids.

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

@@fuffy442 strangely this week I've been contacted by a company that does a copy of the transacoustic electrics, so you can fit them on any guitar. I will probably do a review of that device soon . .

@fuffy442

3 жыл бұрын

@@guitar-academy Really? Interesting how things happen. Can't wait to watch. :-)

Strumming chords, pick up. With it on, it gets a bit more like sounding like it's being played in say a large empty room, hard plaster walls, ceiling, you are in the back. Not louder just an acoustic change. Hard to put your finger on it, but there is definitely a shift, a bit more ringing substain? Or are some strings more strongly represented then they were without? Being pulled forward? I just don't know. Not sure if this is good across the board, say Eagles. It has that sound you hear in a song like Kansas' Dust in the Wind?

@guitar-academy

Жыл бұрын

Yes, some people will love it . . some will hate it. 🤔

The piezo pickups sound horrible with or without the tornavoz.

1st here hehe. Love the video

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you! 😊😊

Have you tried it on a guitar with a sound port? Thanks for a really interesting video!

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

Not yet! but I thought that myself . . It would be a worth while experiment 😊

Only a slight lower mid range bump and a little more volume. Eh?

@guitar-academy

6 ай бұрын

agreed . . thanks for the comment 😊😀

The O-port actually takes away the tone of the guitar body and made the sound too thin. I would prefer the raw tone and play with my EQ to manually control what frequencies to tame or bost. You saved me dollars for not buying this gimmick.

@guitar-academy

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad the video was useful to you and I agree 😊

how do u install it

@guitar-academy

10 ай бұрын

I show you at 2:06

@HelixCore

10 ай бұрын

ok cuz mine wasnt fitting in

@guitar-academy

10 ай бұрын

@@HelixCore👍

The O-Port tone sounds restrained to me. But that's just my opinion.

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

yes . . I guess the loss of top end and bottom end produces that . . 😊

What's it for ?

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

It's suppose to increase the volume of the guitar . .

Some people want to play guitar. Well you can and might play. I will listen for hours at you playing. Would love to only be able to play a 1/10 of your ability.

It hisses with the port

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

yeah . . sorry about that, it's actually rain and the river in the background

Must just be me but I can't tell any difference what so ever just by listening I can see a different pattern on computer but that's it don't think I will buying one they don't seem worth it to me

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's for some people and not for others. I'll probably take it back out again soon 😊

@johnwall8641

3 жыл бұрын

@@guitar-academy I did a test of my own I watch the review twice once with my eyes open watching when it was in and when it was out and the other with my eyes closed only twice I noticed a slightly brighter sound but was not sure enough to say for definitely that I had so came to conclusion that I did not notice a difference in sound

@guitar-academy

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnwall8641 very thorough 😊

@davidbingley6734

Жыл бұрын

Very methodical. Love, love your playing at the end. How well does this work on a Martin DM in your opinion? I want it to project more at open jams.

?? sorry, slight difference, maybe ... but is negligible

@guitar-academy

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I guess so. I would like to test it in a big hall because maybe the difference would be more obvious in that environment/ 😊

This o port is a very trash.🗑️

@guitar-academy

5 күн бұрын

😊

The thing is useless. Zero value to any guitar player out there...