Watch Al Di Meola Trying the ToneWoodAmp

Al Di Meola doesn't come around our neck of the woods often, so when we got a chance to meet, we were thrilled! Thank you Al for taking your time to check out the ToneWoodAmp

[@mountainstartemple6041]

Another great side effect of the TonewoodAmp is that it vibrates your molecules and reverses aging!

[@paulmurphy8993]

Al is like Tom Brady... he's looked the same for the past 20 years. Amazing.

[@michaeltrees6872]

You can tell that Al is wanting quick access to the controls without reaching around back. I get it, it's what guitar players would naturally want. Maybe an extension for an attachable control for the front? Pro's need control. And need it quick.

[@rollinOnCode]

exactly! tonewood needs to improve the interface and controls- that is the biggest drawback of it

[@MadamOst]

Getting an endorsement like that from Al Di Meola is priceless. I hope you guys were using your heads and gave him one.

[@dezsokosa9182]

This is a very good post. I completely agree with you.

[@WarrenSt.James_Guitarist]

@@dezsokosa9182 If I was their boss..and found out they didnt...Id fire them.

[@pierrelacoste9251]

AL DI MEOLA....THE MASTER OF GOD GUITARS 👏👏👏☝👍👍👍👍👈👌👌👌👌✌✌✌✌✌✌✌🕇🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@gunzrloaded]

That ToneWood Amp sounds great...and especially with Al at the helm giving it a test run...! Acoustic guitar will never be the same with this ToneWood Amp......!

[@nicero870]

He must live a good, clean life. He looks the same as he did 25 years ago.

[@mesopotamiangladiator4281]

I loved it .

[@mikewallaceguitar2538]

That's pretty cool. Would love to try one.

[@cungar1001]

How does this guy look exactly like he did in the 80s?

[@silasanguiano3796]

Vitamin E

[@prs149]

See I always new he was an alien

[@kevinmccarthy5693]

See, he has this portrait of himself back home in his closet...

[@JetBeray]

He looks more younger than the midnight in san francisco concert

[@chaz_noize]

Good genetics and personal grooming habits

[@satch606]

I can already see what he is looking for in his facial expression. An external accessible knob assembly apart from the main unit. ;-)

[@michaeltrees6872]

I agree. It's what a guitar player would naturally want. Instant access. Obviously.

[@FGQuinto]

It works with the existing control system on your electro acoustic. Tone bass treble volume are all set on the guitar. This is more like an effects amp head. Some user editable presets and a pedal or knob with easy access would be nice for fast switching. Like going from clean to plate reverb on the fly. But this isnt for big shows. Its a fun toy for practice or busking with one setting throughout the song. I want.

[@eloyreveronrizzo4800]

Hah! Funny guy. I like Al, he seems cool.

[@michaelm.wiseman282]

It could use a remote display or phone control. Needs a sequenced trigger for changes while playing.

[@DeathBringer769]

One of the original alternate picking gods!

[@caramelcocoa234]

how do you strengthen the tape at the back of the tone wood amp? can someone please advice.

[@MAVIEGUITARS]

That doesn't sound too bad. I might give it a try. Thanks.

[@prs149]

Ive heard others demo it,and to me it sounds way better than an amp

[@glenkersul9983]

Approved by the MASTER

[@johndavidmooney6954]

I wonder which artist will be the. First to use the Tonewood Amp on an album or soundtrack? Probably not enough time before the holiday season....

[@albertarguelles3262]

I was just thinking the same damn thing? Has he discovered Dorian's secret.... Still awesome though. He looks the same as I saw him with John and Paco, crazy. God Bless Al

[@MiguelDaugherty]

Anyone know what kind of guitar he is playing? So it is basically several pedals in one, that would work in small rooms without an amp. How does it sound through an amp, for bigger rooms?

[@realcygnus]

man Al still looks the same ! .......from like 25+ yrs ago I mean

[@luckyfamilyman]

1:09 “I need a pick” ... One of his minions says a nervous high pitch voice so willing to serve “I.. I have a bunch in my bag”!! Al relaxed “nah never mind” Hilarious 😂

[@luckylicks3497]

Al the Aspri man..

[@jamesbailes9783]

I wish I knew what that song was starting at 2:47. It's beautiful.

[@hugokahri4557]

A year late, but! It's Ralph Towner's song "If". His band Oregon also played it. Amazing piece really!

[@jerrypuckett6733]

My friend Ben Lacy played one at NAMM. KILLER.

[@spinblackcircles]

Lexington’s finest guitarist! Love that guy

[@chromefree]

Anyone know what model guitar he is using?

[@friendofbeaver6636]

I wonder what this would do for my NRP tricone.

[@yeahmateyeah8649]

The chords he's playing throughout are beautiful. Does anyone know if these are from specific songs? Or is he just jamming?

[@erwinvilluendas1187]

I think at least a few of them are from Vertigo Shadow.

[@hugokahri4557]

2:50 is Ralph Towner's "If", also played by his band Oregon.

[@user-hc1vx6gf1z]

is 1:14 a part of actual song? Also 0:41 is beautiful as well and reminds me a piece from Antoni Romero

[@dangatton7138]

would like to put 3 holders in my guitars. then use the same pickup for all 3 Nylon and steel whats the recommendation.. non have builtin electronics.. classical- flamenco and a guild d50 thx

[@jayluck8047]

Dan Gatton - Same here, no acoustic/electric. Here's your options. Buy a TWAmp by itself (A), one unit with a sound hole pickup as a bundle (B) (you can choose ether a pickup for Steel (C) or Nylon (D) depending on what saves you the most money in the long run), or buy the needed pickups individually (E). Each unit only comes with one x-brace (F), so additional ones will be needed as the brace won't damage the axe but the sticky pads would get destroyed if you were try to switch guitars. Plus you'd have to unwind your strings, remove x-brace, retune, rinse and repeat... So... Your solutions are: BC + D + 2F's = Cost savings, need to move both unit and nylon pickup BC + 2D's + 2F's Less headaches, only need to move unit Or the ultimate.. 2BD's + 1BC = Everything for each guitar 🙂 Sorry no one got to you till now...

[@helenewebman8182]

Thank you John!

[@mraybarsx]

someone please name the tune at 0:33

[@Oilid]

Real guitarists always lay their head on the wood! 🤓👍

[@RjBenjamin353]

So do Great girlfriends.

[@DannoZ871]

You look the same as you did in 1981 or 2 when I met you✌️

[@DannoZ871]

I also have the tonewood! Thanks for demonstrating it Al

[@benwil1715]

I got lucky once at Sam ash, and they showcased this little older aging woman yet extremely attractive and talented classical guitarist who met her hero Andres Segovia, and if not mistaken, became a student of his... It was sad... There was me, and acouple of straight laced middle class couples and 4 old people. She blew me away!!!... Classical takes" bukku" discipline .... P. I. M. A... Rest stroke... Free stroke.... I asked good questions old people mocked her. I was living in the filthiest hotel in Raleigh!!... She and her manager just wanted to make acouple 20 dollar sales of her albums... I was broke, I lied and told her I'd come back from a. T. M.....?..I did walk back thru parking lot again and it looked like they were "down n out".. she had interesting stories... That woman could find a decent friendly neighborhood Walmart to perch on, she could "atleast" live a modest life "independent" of anyone... For fringe benefits!!... Win the naysayers over, and she could rekindle her career... "Here's a tip"... If it's a good night of tips... Stash your stash, don't showoff your loot!!... You"lol attract haters and naysayers..." Remember " at the end of the day," your doing it for the greater good"!!!

[@mattclancy2583]

Is there an adjustment for attack ? The section with the steel strings sounds attack heavy to me.

[@TheJokerGuns]

What did he play?

[@larrygeetar9309]

The Tonewood sounds terrific but in order to play a live gig and be heard, you still have to run a line out of the guitar unless you're in a very small venue. It's really not an amp, it's more of a sound modifier and effects unit. But the concept is really good. It helps an acoustic guitar depthwise and with some nice basic effects which do not sound digital or flat.

[@maxcuthbert100]

What I want to know is,how much louder DOES it make the guitar?

[@heliopijpe]

I love, attach a nice condenser mic infront of the guitar , thats it. And sOOO nice for practise

[@alexisrenteria5880]

larry geetar one can also plug it into an amp/speaker, since the Tonewood does have an aux out.

[@BobLantz]

@@maxcuthbert100 typically +3-9 db depending on your style

[@ooferrell]

Oh man he played a chord and I thought he was about to bring up Mediterranean dance LOL

[@carlosperalserrano9426]

ALGUIEN ME PUEDE DECIR DONDE SE PUEDE PEDIR EL tonewooDamp PARA COMPRARLO, SOY DE esPAÑA, HE PREGUNTADO A LA CASA DE INSTRUMENTOS MUSICALES DE thomann, Y ELLOS NO LA TIENEN.graciAS, ESPERO SI ALGUIEN LO SABE ME LO DEJE AQUI

[@alberto.guallar]

Ahora thomann si lo tiene.

[@sjlee1951]

Anxiously awaiting the arrival of my pre buy TWA. I'm thinking acoustic guitar may never be the same. Will It will be the absolute essential accessory, or the guitar antichrist? LOL

[@maxcuthbert100]

Very good question.

[@michaelm.wiseman282]

Anyone record what his settings were?

[@geovannisuquillo]

"Interesting" Al does't sound exited hehe

[@shagnastyfo20]

"Interesting" is the most excited reaction you could hope for from him.

[@atiredblue]

He never does.. he’s like the Clint Eastwood of guitars

[@redhotkido]

AnyAnyone know what songs Al DI Meola is playing here? I am just trying to figure out what the guy is doin cuz it seems he just picks up the guitar and "does his thing"

[@davidcotton6999]

Some bits are from his track Orient Blue

[@jpritch69]

The first tune after he finds a pick is Vertigo Shadow from Cielo e Terra.

[@Kreln1221]

It's like an updated digital version of the cool but limited and obtrusive Aspri mechanical spring reverb unit that Al Di Meola himself used to use and advertise back in the 80's. I loved the concept back then, but when I got an Aspri, I found the one reverb sound, (without even a dampened spring dry setting), very limiting. I also hated how it interfered with the tone, volume, and intonation of the strings, as the mechanism would actually contact the strings themselves, as well as the giant brick over the body, and even worse, directly over the bridge, completely getting in the way of your right hand. This new ToneWood Amp seems to have completely taken care of all of these problems. Can't wait to try one out first hand!

[@maxcuthbert100]

I was jonesing for one when they came out and was always curious as to what they were really like-then they seemed to go belly up and disappear. Thank you for the information in your post-I think you may have answered all of my questions! In the meantime,I have just ordered a Tonewood amp to get what I originally wanted!

[@pelimies1818]

Recuerdos, por favor.. favor.. avor..vor..or..

[@terpentoon]

To get a serious classical guitar sound, you start with much as possible wood and as little as possible plastic in the sound. The next thing is good balance in bass, mid and treble. Then . . . comes sustain and reverb. Ask a performing classical guitarist with a good tone.

[@micaiahmicaiah9047]

Youre not serious I hope...hahah

[@micaiahmicaiah9047]

Hes everything...i saw him play with return to forever in nashville, and hes played many a show with paco de lucia...to say hes a jazz player is an insult.

[@EvilSean62]

ah return to forever ... magic to behold ... and yeah ... jazz player ?... really?... someone needs more exposure ...it will bring joy !!

[@kennyl9419]

If the Master likes it....Hmm

[@1683clifton]

placing his cheeks on the guitar says it all for me.

[@strawsparky33]

i do the same thing. i thought i was the only one

[@1683clifton]

best way I have found to hear the true tone of an acoustic. peace and be well.

[@1683clifton]

cause repeat mightbest way I have found to hear the true tone of an acoustic. peace and be well.

[@Tune-O-matic]

does he ever age ?

[@WinterMadness05]

Does this dude age?

[@muzikmon2267]

You can definitely tell Al is a lead guitar player. Why? Not just because you can see him playing leads. You can hear the buzzing in his strings.. which means he must have super low action on his guitars just the way most lead guitarists like it.. regular acoustic guitar players have the action set much higher so you can't hear any buzz at all which gives you a louder and Fuller sound..

[@classicartfoundation639]

I play lead and my action is like a high jump, seems to get higher lol

[@paulblank6161]

Just bought one..jury is still out

[@riccardodepaoli8871]

This guy has such an ego that he autographed his own guitar

[@Dystopian63]

lol

[@f.troiani5937]

Silly question I know but... This beauty wouldn't work with a mere acoustic (non-electro acoustic) guitar like say an Epi EL00 Parlor right?

[@ToneWoodAmpMagic]

You do need some sort of a pickup which we provide as a bundle for non-electric nylon or steel strings guitars

[@MartinSmith]

@@ToneWoodAmpMagic EL00 Pro has a Fishman preamp and piezoelectric in the bridge

[@MAVIEGUITARS]

I wish it was rechargeable. 3 AAA batteries that only last 10 hours. Guess I'll wait.

[@ToneWoodAmpMagic]

Hi Viet Mai. You can use 3 rechargeable AA with the TWA. Brands like TENAVOLTS, Panasonic Eneloop (both most recommended, see on Amazon) will provide superior performance even to alkaline batteries and will save lots of $$$ and the environment :-)

[@juanmoreno-cu7ie]

funny when he says?have you got a pick? hahah.....even monsters like him can find one in their pockets or wallets,loosing them and getting thousands for free at shows and stores.......hehe

[@youremember40]

Casi todos los guitarristas nunca tienen una a mano.

[@eloyreveronrizzo4800]

disgusting, man!

[@Uncreativeish]

Naw, SOP

[@graysonadams2485]

@@kelsey9185 you ever borrowed a pencil? lol

[@michaelmunoz7448]

These don’t work well on passive pickups. I have a Baggs pickup and it sucks. They also drop and break easy. Beware,

[@nikazoran2558]

such device add weight on guitar and every nylon guitar player ( ask flamenco guitarist) will say big noooo.

[@johncspine2787]

Any added weight or suppression of vibration is canceled out by the vibration the device adds...

[@modelcitizen1977]

If you play with one, you forget about the weight in about 30 seconds.

[@phungmoe2302]

at least give him a better guitar to play 😅

[@dpruittt09]

You know watching all these tonewood demonstrations really puts into perspective what an absolute jerk of a human Al is despite being outstanding at guitar.

[@IndianCreekPark]

Boring

[@dadude7]

Guy Harden Entertainment Where’s your video? Twat.