Harley Benton DNAfx GiT Core

Reçu et essayé à deux reprises tous les effets.
Les plus , la taille, la facilité d'utilisation et la modification des paramètres.
En gros simple et efficace sur ce plan ... Mais!
Destiné je pense à un public débutant, sur matériel de débutant aussi, ça doit bien rajouter de la patate et des premiers émois auditifs c'est sûr mais beaucoup d'harmonique de haute fréquence désagréable sur du bon matériel, sur de l’entrée de gamme à voir je ne suis pas là pour cracher sur le produit, simple retour d’expérience, car il y a une vraie politique d'accessibilité au matériel musical . Acheté pour les mérites annoncés, je reste décu. Sur du matériel de bonne qualité on sent nettement la différence, le timbre de la guitare est "mangé" par la myriade d'effet... en gros too much et quand on affine et suprime le trop ca devient pauvre.... Mélangé à des prises de son de qualité moyenne (home studio en 32bit) c'est un concert de casseroles trop faibles ou criardes... Je retourne, dommage il y avait là de bon atout sur l'encombrement, la personnalisation et l'utilisation super simple et rapide donc, orienté "on joue on se prends pas la tête avec le paramétrage", mais le reste n'est pas utilisable pour mon usage home studio folk pop chanson à texte. Produit à adapter donc à l'utilisation, certains sons clair seront appréciés sur un petit ampli, certaines OD ou disto mais faut pas que la bande passante de l'ampli soit trop large afin de couper le trop plein d'harmoniques dissonantes.

I bought this to try out as I'm not a big fan of multi FX pedals and find programming then tiresome.
Equally I find individual pedals a pain to use with power supplies and patch cables.
I hoped this item would be simple to use and compact. I am very happy that it far exceeds my expectations. It's simple to use and programme directly - I've not used the PC software and probably won't - and the sounds are tremendous.
I'm not a 'brand snob' but am becoming a huge fan of Harley Benton gear which always seems to stagger me with it's quality, and value for money.
Well done Thomann

First let me say that I ordered shortly before Christmas 2024. It took at total of five to arrive to the US from Germany. So as this was my first (and most likely not the last) order from Thomann, I really do appreciate the quick turn around time.

Now, the unit itself is pretty constructed. I wouldn't go dropping it from a two story building, but that's pretty obvious. For those wondering, the power supply that is shipped with it is rated for 100-240 volts. So it will work with the USA 120 volts system with an EU to USA adapter for the plug. It's got a nice metal casing. The screen is a bit on the small side and can be difficult to read at times. The headphone and aux jacks work well, as does the guitar input. I haven't hooked it up to a PA system, I can't comment on that, but it seems it would be relatively easy to do so.

Hooking it up to my was a bit confusing at first, as the USB cable that's provided will only respond to a USB 3.0 input. I had a difficult time getting my PC to recognize the DNAFx Git Core as an input/recording device. There is a provided OTG port, which I was absolutely flummoxed as to what it did. Turns out, that is a dedicated USB-C connection. Once you connect that, then your PC will recognize it, and you can interact with broadcasting software such as OBS for live streaming, and digital audio workstations. You can also connect a USB-C cable (which is an Android phone charging cable) to a USB-A adapter, and your PC will also recognize it that way. The software from Harley Benton's website is very basic, but it's easy to navigate to edit your presets. Adjusting your presets on the fly takes a little practice, but once you get the ins and outs of doing it, there's a plethora of sounds you can get out it with some tweaks. There's over 200 presets, and 55 different amp models, and 151 different effects. So there's a lot of sounds you get out of it. There's also a built drum machine, metronome, an 80 second looper, and a built in tuner. The tuner is a great feature and it's very accurate.

All in all I'd say that this is a pretty good bargain for your money. Is it a one size fits all solution, or will it replace an amplifier completely? I'd say probably not. However, if you're looking to dip your toes into the amp modeling waters this would be an excellent place to start. It also makes a great companion for home studios and for practicing. There is a bit of a steep learning curve, but once you get over it then you'll really have fun with this.