Page 2 - C A N A D A; NEDERLAND / NETHERLAND
2 1 . I M P O R T A N T N O T I C E : D O N O T M O D I F Y T H I S U N I T ! T h i s p r o d u c t , w h e n i n s t a l l e d a s i n d i c a t e d i n t h ei n s t r u c t i o n s c o n t a i n e d i n t h i s m a n u a l , m e e t sF C C r e q u i r e m e n t s . M o d i f i c a t i o n s n o t ...
Page 3 - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
3 WARNING- When using any electrical or electronic prod- uct, basic precautions should always be followed. These precau-tions include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Read all Safety Instructions, Installation Instructions, Special Message Section items, and any Assembly Instructionsfound ...
Page 4 - Owner’s Manual; Contents
4 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 toget the most out of the device’s many functions and to ob-tain maximum life. Also, after reading the manual, pleas...
Page 5 - Precautions
5 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 ma...
Page 6 - Nomenclature; Top Panel; Display & Main Section
6 Nomenclature ■ Top Panel ● Display & Main Section e MANUAL Button Independent of the selected patch’s settings, thisbutton changes the tone to that produced by thesettings determined by the current position of eachof the knobs.The button’s lamp will flash if the patch’s setting ischanged.Press...
Page 7 - Effect Section; LIMITER Button; OUTPUT Level Control; SHIFT Button
7 u i o !0 !1 !2 Nomenclature ● Effect Section (Refer to the [Effect Functions and Parameters] section on page 21) !3 LIMITER Button Switches the Limiter ON (lamp lit) or OFF (lamp off). !4 LEVEL Adjusts the depth of the Limiter’s effect.Turn to the right to increase the depth of the effect. * When ...
Page 8 - DEPTH/FEEDBACK Control; tu; Footswitch Section
8 Nomenclature !9 SPEED/TIME Control Chorus effect: Sets the speed of the Chorus.Delay effect: Sets the Delay time. @0 DEPTH/FEEDBACK Control Chorus effect: Sets the depth of the Chorus effect.Delay effect: Sets how long the delay will repeat. @1 LEVEL Chorus effect: Sets the volume level of the Cho...
Page 9 - Rear Panel; MIDI OUT Jack
9 Nomenclature ■ Rear Panel @6 Power Switch (STAND-BY ON/OFF) This is the unit’s power switch. * To protect the speakers, always set the OUTPUT knob !1 to “0” before switching the power ON/OFF. @7 Power Adaptor Jack (AC IN 12V 1A) Connect the supplied power adaptor to this jack. * Never use a power ...
Page 10 - Connections; Connecting a Mixer or Amplifier; Connecting the Power
10 Connections ■ Connecting a Mixer or Amplifier 1. Use the supplied TRS-XLR converter cable to convert the AG-Stomp’s outputs (balanced TRS) to bal- anced XLR outputs. 2. Use a commercially available PA type TRS phone cable, to connect the AG-Stomp’s output jack to the balanced inputs of a mixer, p...
Page 11 - Connecting Headphones; Digital Output; Connecting an EXP Pedal
11 ■ Connecting Headphones Connect a pair of headphones to the AG-Stomp’sPHONES jack (standard stereo) for monitoring theAG-Stomp while practicing privately.Use the OUTPUT knob to adjust the volume of theheadphones. * Even when headphones are connected to this jack, the audio signal is delivered fro...
Page 12 - First, connect your guitar to the AG-Stomp and try to get some sound.; Connecting the Guitar; Guitar Power Supply
12 Using the AG-Stomp First, connect your guitar to the AG-Stomp and try to get some sound. OFF ( ) ■ Connecting the Guitar Before making any connections, make sure the AG-Stomp’s power is off, set the AG-Stomp’s OUTPUTknob to “0” and the +9V SUPPLY switch to “OFF”. Then connect the INPUT jack on th...
Page 13 - Produce Sound; Editing Settings; Changing Pre-amp Settings
13 ■ Produce Sound 1. After confirming that the OUTPUT knob is set to “0”, press the Power Switch (STAND-BY) ON( ). Switching the Power Switch ON when the OUTPUT knob is turned up may result in damage to devicessuch as the amplifier, speaker, headphones, etc.,or cause unexpected accidents like damag...
Page 14 - Changing Effect Settings
14 ● Changing Effect Settings Try switching each of the Effect Blocks ON/OFF ortry changing the effect. Also, try rotating knobs foreach of the effects to change the character of theeffect. The AG-Stomp’s effects section is divided into thefollowing three blocks. • Limiter (LIMITER)• Chorus/Delay (C...
Page 15 - Setting the Mic Simulator
15 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 isplaced in front of the guitar’s ...
Page 16 - Feedback Reduction; PrG; GLb; OFF
16 Using the AG-Stomp ● Feedback Reduction The AG-Stomp is equipped with a Feedback Re-duction Function to prevent feedback.Feedback is caused when a certain frequency orfrequencies of the amplified sound causes the gui-tar to resonate thereby being re-amplified until asteady howl or whistle is hear...
Page 17 - Selecting Patches; • Patch Characteristics
17 ■ Selecting Patches The AG-Stomp holds a total of 60 patch programs(patch) in its internal memory. The 60 patches aredivided into two areas, ten banks and three patches. • AREA There are two areas, the USER AREA and the PRESET AREA . Data in the USER AREA (30 patches) can be freely rewritten usin...
Page 18 - Using a MIDI Controller
18 ● Using the Footswitches and BankSwitch • Press a Footswitch (1-3) to select the corre- sponding patch number 1-3 in the currently se- lected bank. * If the Footswitch’s function is set to “ EFF ” in the Utility Mode, it will not be possible to directly select a patch withthe Footswitch. ( → page...
Page 19 - Storing Patches; Storing Procedure; Other Convenient Functions; EFF; Limiter
19 Using the AG-Stomp ■ Storing Patches After editing or creating an original patch, your set-tings can be stored in the USER AREA (U01-U93).Try creating an original patch and store it. ● Storing Procedure 1. Press the [STORE] button. When the Store Mode is entered, the display, the STORE lamp and t...
Page 20 - Factory Default
20 Using the AG-Stomp ● Using the AG-Stomp Without Patches The [MANUAL] button gives you direct control of theAG-Stomp’s parameters and effects when patchesare not used.Press the [MANUAL] button to enter the ManualMode (the lamp will light). In this mode, the toneproduced by the AG-Stomp is determin...
Page 21 - LIMITER; Chorus; Effect Functions and Parameters; Delay; Reverb Effect
21 Limiter ● LIMITER The Limiter prevents the input signal from exceed-ing a preset level (peak). • LEVEL Knob Rotate the knob to the right to increase theamount of the Limiter’s effect.When set to “0.0”, the Limiter will have no effect. Feedback Reduction The AG-Stomp provides a total of five Notch...
Page 22 - External Control Settings; Procedure
22 External Control Settings • A.Pr : Post pre-amp volume • A.rE : Post reverb volume • bAS : Tone Control (BASS) • mid : Tone Control (MIDDLE) • trE : Tone Control (TREBLE) • PrE : Tone Control (PRESENCE) • Lmt : Limiter Level • SPd : SPEED/TIME settings for the Cho- rus/Delay Effects • dPt : DEPTH...
Page 23 - Tuner Mode; Enter the Tuner Mode; Tuning; Lower; Setting the Standard Pitch
23 Tuner Mode • If the pitch is low, the FEEDBACK REDUCTION 1 and 2 lamps will light while the FEEDBACK REDUCTION 3 lamp flashes. If the pitch is high, the FEEDBACK REDUCTION 4 and 5 lamps will light while the FEEDBACK REDUCTION 3 lamp flashes. Finely tune the note until only the FEEDBACK REDUCTION ...
Page 24 - Utility Mode; About the Utility Mode; MIDI Functions; Footswitch Functions
24 Utility Mode The Utility Mode is used for the AG-Stomp’s overall system settings for things such as thefootswitch, MIDI, external controllers, EXP. PEDAL jack, etc. * In the following section, the abbreviation [FR 1] button refers to the [FEEDBACK REDUCTION 1] button, etc. ■ About the Utility Mod...
Page 25 - ALL
25 Press the [LIMITER] button to set the receiving MIDIPRG No. Use the [UP]/[DOWN] buttons to selectthe number. • 1 - 128 : MIDI Program Change No. Press the [FR 1] button to set the AG-Stomp’s patchnumber. Just as in selecting a patch number in thePlay Mode, use the [UP]/[DOWN] buttons or theFootsw...
Page 27 - oFF; Feedback Reduction Operating
27 ● Set the Maximum Value of the EXP. Pedal Sets the maximum value that indicates the positionof the EXP. Pedal. Press the [FR 1] button and use the [UP]/[DOWN]buttons to set the position ( 127 - 255 ). You can also hold the [FR 1] button and move theEXP. Pedal to set the position. * Due to the rel...
Page 29 - Specifications
29 Specifications Digital Section • Full Digital Signal Processing • Mic Simulator: 8 Types • Feedback Reduction: 5-band • Digital Effects • Limiter • Digital Chorus, Digital Delay • Hall Reverb, Room Reverb, Plate Reverb • External Controller Function (EXP Pedal/MIDI): 8 Controllers/Parameters • Tu...
Page 30 - MIDI Implementation Chart; Model AG stomp MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0
30 MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Acoustic Guitar Pre Amplifier ] Date:1-May-2001 Model AG stomp MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0 +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ : : Transmitted : Recognized : Remarks : : Function ... : : : : :-------------------+-...
Page 31 - Reset All Cntrls
31 MIDI Implementation Chart : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :-------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------: :Prog : o 0 - 127 : o 0 - 127 : : :Change : True # : ************** : : : :-------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------: :...
