Tascam owner manual Introduction, Main features of the GA-30CD, Supplied accessories

1 – Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a TASCAM GA-30CD instrument amplifier. This guitar amp has 30 watts of total output from the 6.5-inch center speaker and two 3-inch stereo speakers. TASCAM’s unique NeoTube technology and the high-quality built-in effects give you the freedom to craft guitar tones without needing additional external effects. You can also practice along with your favorite music, play prerecorded backing

tracks during performances and otherwise use the built-in CD player as you like.

Please study this manual thoroughly before using the amp so that you understand how to use it properly. We hope that with this knowledge you will enjoy using the GA-30CD and all of its features for many years. After you have finished reading this manual, please keep it in a safe place for future reference.

Main features of the GA-30CD

Guitar amp

•15W output, 6.5-inch (16.5 cm) center speaker

•3-band EQ allows flexible tone-shaping

•Boost circuit allows you to switch between clean and overdrive sounds with the press of a button

DSP effects

•Two built-in TASCAM DSP effect units provide a reverb and a choice of stereo delay, panning delay, flanger, phaser, chorus, tremolo, auto-wah, or pitch shifter effects

•Effects can be output from the center speaker or from the left and right side speakers for spacious sounds

CD Trainer

•Popular TASCAM CD Trainer built in

•Playback pitch and tempo freely controllable

•Variable Speed Audition (VSA) allows playback speed to be changed without changing the pitch

•Speed adjustment from –50% to +16%

•Pitch adjustment up or down 6 semitones

•Guitar Cancel function allows specified frequency and stereo ranges to be cut during playback

•Loop playback allows repetition of a selected passage

•Independent stereo amp (7.5W + 7.5W) and two 3- inch (7.6-cm) side speakers provide clear playback

•Built-in guitar tuner for easy tuning

•Built-in metronome and oscillator

Other features

•Stereo line input jack for connection of external sound sources

•Headphone jack

Supplied accessories
In addition to this manual, the GA-30CD has been	• AC power cable	1
packed with the items listed to the right.	• Warranty	1
Contact your TASCAM supplier if any of these items
are missing.
Understanding this manual

We use the following conventions in this manual:

•The names of keys and controls are given in the following typeface: REVERB.

•Messages shown in the alphanumeric portion of the LCD are given in the following typeface: TMOD.

•If a preset indicator in the display (i.e. one that cannot change, but is either on or off) is shown, this is given as follows: TEMPO.

•Selectable values (e.g. values of dB) and ON and OFF selections are shown in the following typeface:

CHR. (e.g. VBR>ON)

•The GA-30CD has keys that function differently depending on whether they are pressed briefly (less than half a second) or pressed and held (more than half a second). In this manual, instructions to press a key , for example, “press VSA,” refer to brief presses, while instructions to “press and hold the key” or, for example, “press and hold OSC” refer to long presses.

•The CD Trainer Control LCD usually shows the elapsed track time, remaining track time or total remaining CD time. In this manual, this is referred to as the “time display.”

TASCAM GA-30CD