My dad is an avid guitar player and he finds it very difficult to buy gifts as he seems to have almost everything already. I don't know enough about his gear preferences to safely buy him a new amp/speakers/etc. to buy. equipment, but I knew he didn't have a quality audio recorder. After doing a little research on the best recorders in my price range (under $200), I settled on this one. My father says he loves. He uses it to record his game and then plays the sound to improve his technique. He also used a tape recorder to record multiple tracks of him playing the same song on different guitars and then edit them together into a multi-instrument record which he played. He played me some of these records and while his taste in music doesn't match mine I can't deny that the sound quality sounds like a CD you would buy in a music store. It's better if you're in a room with good acoustics, and you shouldn't try to use this when there's a lot of background noise (e.g. someone nearby is mowing the lawn or vacuuming the carpet). It also works best when placed on a tripod with rubber feet so it doesn't pick up as much vibration from the surface you place it on. Finally, note that this requires a micro SD card. Didn't realize this when I ordered it and accidentally gave it a regular sized SD card. I gave it to him in December 2012. He still uses it to this day. I don't know if there is a more recent version now.
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