( 8 reviews )
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Posted: 04-15-2009
I bought this pedal to replace a balky chorus unit. It was $10 more than the Boss Chorus I was looking at. I bought it fully prepared to return it if it was not easy to use. I was put off by the very small print listing amp and effects settings on the unit itself. I spent about 30 minutes looking at on-line instuctional videos on [...] and [...] and I have found it very easy to use and tweak. PROS: price, expression pedal, usb port, tweaking software. Great clean effects sounds...revert, delay, chorus, etc. I don't use distortion much so I can't comment on that. Expression pedal is great because it permits easy access to volume tweaking (e.g. rythm vs. lead). CONS: As stated by numerous reviewers it can be difficult to get into bypass mode (you have to press both foot switches simultaneously) which limits the pedals usefulness in live performance. It is heavy and big to lug around (partly due to expression pedal) and has no battery power option.
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Posted: 12-19-2008
DO NOT ORDER from this site. It's not legitimate and there are similar bad reviews posted on several review sites. They take your payment, there's no order confirmation, shipment confirmation or any record of your order whatsoever. The customer service email link on the website is fraudulent, if you look at the code you can see that it's deliberately programmed incorrectly. I disputed the payment through Paypal -- an hour later I got this message from the "seller": "We apologize for your inconvenience. We have been experiencing extreme technical difficulties. We have issued a full refund." Yeah, right. At least I got my money back.
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Posted: 08-20-2008
This thing has like a million features, all of which work quite well. I don't know if the quality of this FX pedal is suitable to match with a big $700 plus amp, but it sounds amazing coming out of my ~$200 Marshall. The presets are useful enough just by themselves, but they will require some tweaking of your amp to get the best out of them. You can make your own settings, but you'll have to read through the brochure for at least 15 minutes before you've really got an idea about what's going on. This thing has been pretty sturdy for me, no problems with reliability. The bottom line is that it's an amazing way to expand your tone without shelling out a lot of money for a bunch of effects pedals or an expensive amp.
