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«  Excellent ... if you just one indeed! »

Published on 10/03/14 at 02:51
+ Acoustic modeling multi-effect

UTILIZATION

Manuel incomprehensible see false

SOUND QUALITY

Sound qualities of a good standard

OVERALL OPINION

Interest:

Acoustic modeling:
This is my first motivation, improve the electro sound of my Crafter SA-TMVS (otherwise satisfactory instrument whose sound is intermediate between an acoustic and electric). The "more" is undeniable and it justifies itself only my investment (144 euros anyway), so I do not regret this purchase. That said my half body does not mean transformed into Martin or Gibson Humingbird as we announce the notice and the LED screen of the pedal. It seems to me that these 18 models, which are a bit all the same, would provide little to genuine electric-acoustic guitar, but I have not tried.

The multi-effects:
I only use the reverb, and for good reason, see below. The palette available is impressive with very effective settings, you really find what you seek. The result pleasantly tickles the ear, is significantly better than what I get with my amp reverb. And "single-effect" setting does not move a power to another, fortunately, this brings us to the last point, not least the manual. Is dispensed quickly (after an afternoon and evening in my case anyway and I'm not a "blue" in the matter). It's pretty amazing to deal with a record as bad, see as false (some screens are not designed the same as those that appear in real life) for a camera of this price. Must be learning alone. Starting with the cumulative effects unmanageable. We're supposed to have three cumulative effects, but the first, which appears with the title "Effect 1" is not a given that refers modeling chosen initially, the rest of the record is made of this kind of misunderstandings ... When the combination of two effects as can be done in theory, with luck (the cumulation procedure indicated not working) you're passing, except that incomprehensible happens routinely screen and you have to start over. The section on saving (and thus saving the settings) is in unison, as spectacularly poorly explained, unusable in the sense that we do not even check what is backup. In the end I only use the default sound modulation to which I add reverb or not with the selector "effects". The rest is only accessible to specialists who can deal with this kind of device by dispensing instructions. It is better to know before buying this pedal.