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Published on 03/30/11 at 17:21
It is a multi-effects pedal for guitar, with 512 submissions, fully editable, emulating the best effects pedals (compressor, distos, wah, overdrive, EQ, flanger, chorus delays, reverbs, filters, pitch) and simulates 16 legendary amps and their cabinets, loop 48 seconds, with full connectivity: 4 inputs (Gtr + For + mp3 + XLR mic), insertable loop effect, and DT50 Variax connection, midi, USB (editor delivered ), etc. ... all das a robust chassis with 12 switches, a clear display, expression pedal assignable to any effect ...

UTILIZATION

Extremely well designed, easy to tame, with an editor to return with more comfort in the effect parameters. With 512 submissions, editing is easy with the + editor, buttons then allow the pedal to refinish. The "manual steering" delivered succinctly showing the possibilities of the craft. The rest in PDF ...

SOUND QUALITY

The amps are very good. The clean sounds are amazing, also the crunch, chroma-Hard Rock too, then on some amps I am less convinced when you push the gain. To my taste, I think it becomes plastic, for example extreme metal ... Electro-acoustic guitars, even classical ring of hell above. The stratos in clean or bluesy as well. The humbuckers blues, rock, sending the heavy. The Aux input allows you to enter an electro-acoustic guitar in 2nd. The internal routing is flexible and saved with each patch ...
8 effects can be routed in all directions, and even enchainer 8 times the same effect, a cumulative effect of each parameter on the pedal and adjust them simultaneously. In short, it is huge in terms of possibilities. The looper is very nice and easy to use, with very clean sound, to the point of regretting it only 48 seconds. The memories are organized into 8 banks of 64 patches, all editable, and banks are renowned.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought new when it ships. I have owned other pedals before. This is the + full time. The sound quality is top, and unlike previous Line6 products, this pedal is really transparent. Leaving the settings to zero, no color, nor compresses the electro-acoustic, for example. As I said earlier, in the extreme saturation, large amps pushed beyond 50%, it becomes mush, synthetic. The adjustment range of amps being offered large, we can sculpt the sound with onions. Bass players will be worthwhile because it is not really suitable for bass, unlike the Pod XT Live, you must know. Also, if you try it in store, do not rely too much on his factory patches, which are frankly not that great, limit to zero for some. Reprogram it! This is a computer dedicated to guitar sounds.
I will not comment on the reality of emulation whatsoever effects or amps from their original hardware, but in any case, it sounds to hell, and this is by far the best pedal I possessed. I would buy without hesitation!