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Published on 08/09/03 at 15:00I wanted an effects pedal because I wanted to prove to my band that we only needed one guitarist (I love Pantera!), and after looking in all of three decent music shops in Cork, Ireland, this was the first with an expression pedal and the salespeople werent trying to flog a guitar pedal on me. It sounded good, so I bought it for 99, second hand.
It is small, looks good, and has a good sounding wah, plenty of options on it, and a relatively useful manual. When I was personalising the effects arrangements, the manual made it easy to understand how to move them around, and modify them. The pedal can be used for gain, wah, volume, and many more, and although its tricky to get the right distortion sound at first, it pays off in the end. It also has an onboard tuner, easily accessed. It also has the capability of storing up to 4 minutes of sound samples on a smartmedia card (which I haven't bought or used yet) to be played back during sets.
Power adaptor and smartmedia card were separate, and you'd never use some of the preset effects that are available, and they have a tendency to clutter up the list of effects.
It has a rock solid (graphite?) base, and the surrounding plastics are fairly solid. At first I thought the tone of some effects were fuzzy, but I had to configure them to get them sounding right.
It is a very good pedal. It is my first one, and it has given a very good impression, especially given the price. I recommend it to anybody who has been playing bass for a short while and wants a good pedal at a good price.
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It is small, looks good, and has a good sounding wah, plenty of options on it, and a relatively useful manual. When I was personalising the effects arrangements, the manual made it easy to understand how to move them around, and modify them. The pedal can be used for gain, wah, volume, and many more, and although its tricky to get the right distortion sound at first, it pays off in the end. It also has an onboard tuner, easily accessed. It also has the capability of storing up to 4 minutes of sound samples on a smartmedia card (which I haven't bought or used yet) to be played back during sets.
Power adaptor and smartmedia card were separate, and you'd never use some of the preset effects that are available, and they have a tendency to clutter up the list of effects.
It has a rock solid (graphite?) base, and the surrounding plastics are fairly solid. At first I thought the tone of some effects were fuzzy, but I had to configure them to get them sounding right.
It is a very good pedal. It is my first one, and it has given a very good impression, especially given the price. I recommend it to anybody who has been playing bass for a short while and wants a good pedal at a good price.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com