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Published on 02/02/02 at 15:00My first multi- (or for that matter any-) effects pedal, I received this unit for Christmas. My dad got it from ActiveMusician.com for about $140, plus about $25 for the ac adapter (not included). I had researched products in its price range on the internet, and decided that this one would be the best deal, but neither Musician's Friend (mail-order/online store) nor the local music retailer here in Eugene, OR had it. I found it with an internet search on this obscure site I'd never heard of before (Active Musician) but they delivered it promptly and with no trouble.
Large variety of effects, and each is customizable for an almost endless variety of sounds. A good starter pedal for those like myself who are inexperienced in the ways of effects, I don't know what a lot of the different effects are, so I wouldn't know what to get if I were to go out and get single effects. For the price of 2 or 3 single effects, I get a whole truckload to play around with and pick my favorites out of.
None of the effects are spectacular. It doesn't have the greatest distortion, nor the greatest flanger, nor the greatest phaser, nor the greatest... But it's got a servicable one of everything at least. Also, many of the better (in my opinion) patches are in the user set, and I don't want to overwrite them, whereas the ones I'm not that fond of are in the preset bank that can't be edited.
Plastic. I'm a bit careful around this product, just because it's so lightweight, it FEELS like it might be fragile. I've not noticed any actual damage to the unit, though, it just seems fragile. I use it barefoot in my bedroom at night a lot, and it doesn't beat up on bare feet, nor do shoes tear up the pedals when I've got them on.
It's fun to play around with. Lots of fun to play around with. Kind of a jack-of-all-trades type of pedal, with one of everything, though a mediocre one of everything. Good pedal to help you decide what effects you like, then go out and buy a few single effects, better quality pedals with just your favorite effects.
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Large variety of effects, and each is customizable for an almost endless variety of sounds. A good starter pedal for those like myself who are inexperienced in the ways of effects, I don't know what a lot of the different effects are, so I wouldn't know what to get if I were to go out and get single effects. For the price of 2 or 3 single effects, I get a whole truckload to play around with and pick my favorites out of.
None of the effects are spectacular. It doesn't have the greatest distortion, nor the greatest flanger, nor the greatest phaser, nor the greatest... But it's got a servicable one of everything at least. Also, many of the better (in my opinion) patches are in the user set, and I don't want to overwrite them, whereas the ones I'm not that fond of are in the preset bank that can't be edited.
Plastic. I'm a bit careful around this product, just because it's so lightweight, it FEELS like it might be fragile. I've not noticed any actual damage to the unit, though, it just seems fragile. I use it barefoot in my bedroom at night a lot, and it doesn't beat up on bare feet, nor do shoes tear up the pedals when I've got them on.
It's fun to play around with. Lots of fun to play around with. Kind of a jack-of-all-trades type of pedal, with one of everything, though a mediocre one of everything. Good pedal to help you decide what effects you like, then go out and buy a few single effects, better quality pedals with just your favorite effects.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com