MGR/Derek Mok « DigiTech Main Squeeze Compressor/Sustainer »
Published on 04/19/07 at 15:00Primarily a singer, I've been playing guitar for about 10 years, been in a band (drummer!), and have continued to record and play with other musicians on a non-professional basis. My styles range from folk to hard rock, with heavy power-pop leanings -- Big Star, not Green Day.
I bought this used from a musician in Burbank, CA for $30.
I was looking for ways to enrich my 12-string electric sounds and this unit did the job, adding sustain, fluidity and intensity to the sound.
This pedal doesn't interact with other effects well. It added a substantial amount of noise to my tone so that when I wasn't playing, the hum was deafening, and not just with single-coil pickups. It's difficult to find the sweet spots on the settings to make this pedal work with my Line 6 Pod 2.0 or other effects I wanted to use, such as an Ibanez Tone-Lok Delay and a Durham SexDrive.
Pretty good, solid metal. The one I bought was used so it had chipped paint, not the manufacturer's fault. However, this is yet another pedal with a super-hard-to-access battery compartment. At least you don't need a screwdrive on this one, but the metal buttons to release the hatch are so far recessed on the sides that you'd have to have long nails or a key to poke them in. Why do effects manufacturers so often overlook or undervalue this aspect of the design?
I like having this pedal on standby -- I was able to get the best slide tone I've ever found by adding it to my recording chain. I have a hard time controlling its noise, though, so I think this pedal could use some improvement.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I bought this used from a musician in Burbank, CA for $30.
I was looking for ways to enrich my 12-string electric sounds and this unit did the job, adding sustain, fluidity and intensity to the sound.
This pedal doesn't interact with other effects well. It added a substantial amount of noise to my tone so that when I wasn't playing, the hum was deafening, and not just with single-coil pickups. It's difficult to find the sweet spots on the settings to make this pedal work with my Line 6 Pod 2.0 or other effects I wanted to use, such as an Ibanez Tone-Lok Delay and a Durham SexDrive.
Pretty good, solid metal. The one I bought was used so it had chipped paint, not the manufacturer's fault. However, this is yet another pedal with a super-hard-to-access battery compartment. At least you don't need a screwdrive on this one, but the metal buttons to release the hatch are so far recessed on the sides that you'd have to have long nails or a key to poke them in. Why do effects manufacturers so often overlook or undervalue this aspect of the design?
I like having this pedal on standby -- I was able to get the best slide tone I've ever found by adding it to my recording chain. I have a hard time controlling its noise, though, so I think this pedal could use some improvement.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com