Here we have NUX’s Stageman Floor Acoustic Preamp + DI pedal.
Again, I don’t want to waffle too much and give away any juicy bit’s so let’s just do it. Out of the box we’re greeted with a very retro looking pedal, kind of an antique cream colour, very attractive. There is certainly a plethera of knobs and switches but nothing that should be confusing to any standard player. On the top we have Chorus and Reverb effects, Scoop/ pre-amp switches and a Notch filter. Below that we have gain and a three band EQ. Simple enough! So on to the footswitches, the left switch turns the chorus on and off and a freeze function if you hold the switch down which allows you to sustain a chord/ note. The right switch provides an on/off for the pre-amp and also a looper function for those that are that way inclined. Saying that, it gives you 60 second loop.
One the top you will find the input and output plus the 9v socket. Also on the top is a USB socket for software upgrades and pickup switches for Piezo and Magnetic pickups.
On the left is an XLR input for the unit’s DI. If you’re like me an use a DI from the PA for your acoustics, you can put that into storage as this does the DI duties for you.
So I plugged my acoustic in and very quickly turned everything else off. All I needed was the Stageman Floor Acoustic Preamp + DI, nothing else. Seriously folks this is a cracking all-in-one acoustic gig box. The Chorus and Reverb are excellent giving a whole range of tones, depths and ranges. I literally spent hours playing and loving the mass of sounds available.
So my next question is what are the con’s? I suppose I wasn’t too sure about the looper, probably because I’m not a big fan of them. But if I was going to use one I would probably invest in one better equipped for gigs but saying that, the looper here is adequate.
Price wise, we are going to say goodbye to around £110-£120 but you have to admit, this is a lot of pedal for your bucks, so I would say it’s well worth it.
There are plenty of video’s on Youtube which could give a more in-depth and more detailed insight but hopefully what I have reported on should give you a good guide as a buyer. If you’re looking for effects, a DI, more range of sound from your acoustic then this is a great choice rather than spend out on shed loads of different pedals. Find out more here: https://www.nuxaudio.com/stageman-floor.html