Jam Pedals

- Controls for depth and rate - Toggles for intensity(+, -) and chorus/vibrato - True bypass - Hand made, hand painted! - Solid construction, top quality componants - Powered by 9v battery or 9v adapter UTILIZATION Not the simplest chorus pedal made, but definitely not difficult to use or overcomplicated. Basic controls for depth and rate. These have a pretty wide range, so do take a minute to dial them in. The remaining controls on the pedal are two switches. One labeled +/- controls the intensity of the effect. While set to - the effect is much more subtle. Soft shimmers, just barely drawing you in. Switch it over to + and you get a very intense effect that I've heard described as "sea-sickening." The the toggle can be used to switch the pedal over to a vibrato effect. This isn't the chorus-like univibe of the 60s, it is more of a simpler pitch modulation. It feels a little naked and overwhelming to me, this switch is pointed to chorus pretty much permanently on my waterfall. All in all, the controls and their parameters were very well chosen, providing a range of sounds while retaining simplicity SOUND QUALITY We are pretty much at perfection here. The sound is exactly what a chorus pedal should produce. Yes, there is a wide range of tones that can be coaxed out of this pedal. But no matter what you set the knobs to, it simply cannot sound bad. It can go from a soft shimmer to a very intense chorus. But more importantly, it has NONE of the cheesy element that turns so many people (including myself) off chorus as an effect. Very sweet, yet almost dark sounding. Think the deepest of blues. OVERALL OPINION I've been through most chorus pedals, and this is the one. I am delighted with the range of sounds, and the clear tone that never gets cheesy. The waterfall has been on my board for almost a year now, and isn't going anywhere. Jam Pedals is a fantastic, under the radar, company from Greece. They do have a number of international dealers that can be found on their website. The waterfall isn't the cheapest pedal out there, and in testament to its quality, they very rarely go used. I've only ever seen 2 on ebay, and one of those is sitting on my board. The other went up to within $10 of the new price. Other good ones too look at are the Red Witch Empress and the Analogman chorus. But if you can afford to pick up a waterfall, it is the one to buy.

Les Paul studio '89 + sound city concord. This is the best overdrive that I use, it can work from clean boost to hi gain overdrive, all with excelent results. The best of the pedal, the sound: transparent, articulate, rich, versatile. Great with tube amps. I've tried before many overdrives from many boutique brands. This pedal beats all of them, side by side, others sounds more muddy, poor, unarticulate. With this pedal allways can hear your guitar and amp sounding, if this is important for you, this is your pedal!

* Controls : Delay Level , Delay Time, Repeats, internal trimmer which adjusts the amount of maximum repeats. * It works with 9V boss-type DC adaptor (negative tip) * It uses 22mA of power when ON * Dimensions : 120 x 94 x 30 mm , 145 x 120 x 38 mm (+ version) * Limited Life-time warranty ! This is a hand made boutique delay pedal geared towards vintage tone and vintage delay sounds. All completely analog circuitry and analog sounds. Therefore the features are pretty basic with just the level time and repeats. There has been a few different models of this, limited editions with different paintjobs and features etc etc. It's kind of all over the place, but the essential sound is still the same. UTILIZATION Quite simple to use since it's an analog delay, you can't tap anything out you just sort of have to approximate the times and whatnot with the time knob. Not particularly useful for live within a band context i'd say but perfect for jamming and whatnot. SOUND QUALITY Sounds great. Lush, thick, warm and has a very vintage vibe. These pedals are handmade from Greece and have created a pretty decent following. Most of their pedals are sort of the creator's take on the originals with some twists and whatnot. But still using original chips to keep the same vibe and vintage tone. The delay llama is no exception, it sounds great! I've heard and seen these used a few times at gigs and have never been disappointed with the sound. There's really not much more I can say about this delay pedal. It sounds great, has a true vintage vibe and would suit any situation for those looking for a short-to-medium delay sound with a vintage vibe. I believe this goes up to about 600ms. OVERALL OPINION Great pedal! Truly boutique sounds! Nice paintjob! Easy to use! A little bit pricey for some! Depends on how much of a delay-boutique fanatic you are. Overall great!

This is a handmade boutique distortion pedal made from a young guy in Greece. This is modeled after the RAT with some differences, mainly being handmade and using carbon comp resistors. Can't quite remember if the original rats had those or not. Though both of them have the infamous LM308N chip. Specs are just like as a rat would be: level, tone and gain. The tone knob actually works the opposite way however, turning it clockwise would make it bassier and less trebly and turning it counterclockwise makes it more trebly. Uses a regular 9v adapter like any boss pedal. UTILIZATION Very simple to use if you've used any pedals of any kind before. You just plug it in and let'er rip!!! No manual is really necessary! SOUND QUALITY I've always had a thing for the earlier rat pedals. It always has this bright yet strong sound. It was never a thick sound, though it could be tweaked to be and always have just enough gain on tap for lots of applications. This JAM version is very very reminiscent of the earlier rat pedals. I know he sometimes makes different versions with different twists, but none of that to me is really significant enough to be important. The original sound is what's important and this version of it sounds quite good to my ears. OVERALL OPINION Overall it's near perfect! I can't say what is, but something's missing, stopping it from being completely perfect. But this missing thing could be what's making the pedal slightly unique from the original rat, that is to say that maybe it's supposed to sound similar but not be exact, maybe better, to some players. And yes, of course I dig the paint job. Everybody and their mother does!! I've seen that they've nowadays become a bit more standardized which is good but I did like the originality of the home-made look about it. But it's a great RAT-copy pedal, high quality, well made and good parts. Cheaper than an original rat too if you can even find them anymore. I know there are some around and you can probably buy original-reissue-like ones from Proco. Still, a good pedal for those wanting to get their fix for that classic RAT sound without breaking the bank or taking out their original version for a gig or what have you.

# Controls: Level, Tone, Gain # using the JRC4558 chip like the original Tubescreamers # with LED # custom hand painted # works with 9V battery or 9V DC adaptor # Life-time warranty from manufacturer This is a very typical overdrive in terms of setup and build. It has the typical level tone and gain controls and aside from that has the original JRC4558 chip and carbon comp resistors hand made in Greece. The one thing I like are the custom hand paint which adds a cool uniqueness to each pedal as none of the same ones are 100% identical, however now I've heard that they are beginning to organize them a bit more so they're more identifiable. UTILIZATION Using the pedal is probably the simplest thing, click it on and turn the knobs to get the sound you want. No manual is needed for such a pedal. The tubedreamer should be treated like any other overdrive pedal, which can be used as either a clean boost, a mild overdrive or a high gain boost. SOUND QUALITY It sounds great! It sounds nearly and virtually identical to my older tubescreamer but slightly different, ever so slightly different. The distortion is very usable and clear. It still has a mid-range hump which tubescreamers are known to have, and that's fine, that's what I want! I've used this primarily as a high gain boost through a VHT pitbull head and cab and it sounds strong, thick and clear. I also tried to use it a mild overdrive and it's very similar to an older tubescreamer, very classic sounding. Having true bypass is also a nice feature. OVERALL OPINION Ok this is where it gets a little confusing. They sound great, they look great they look really well made. So why do I keep seeing them come back as defective or damaged? Half the time these pedals have been powered improperly leading to the circuit shorting. The other half nobody knows why and they end up having being sent back to Jam for replacement. So what's wrong with this picture? Is it that people keep powering it improperly? I would say that's only part of the problem, as I've seen many other brand pedals powered improperly but not coming back so often. And most players that acquire this stuff KNOW how to power a simple 9v pedal. So I don't know what the real cause is, but I have to say that it must partly have to do with something coming from the company in their building. I'm not sure what it is but it's definitely not up to par. Hand made stuff is always nice but if somebody's not paying attention or is in a rush, then you get an inferior product. This needs to be looked at. So far my tubedreamer's been fine, so here's hoping it stays that way.