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Published on 04/21/12 at 09:00Digital Delay pedal with 4 knobs classic:
- Effect Level
- Feedback
- Delay Time
- Mode 400/800 ms
No "tap delay"
Stereo Output Capability
9v power
UTILIZATION
Use fairly intuitive, a classic delay.
I did not need to consult the manual.
SOUND QUALITY
See overall opinion below.
OVERALL OPINION
I bought this pedal to get familiar with the effect "delay". Its very attractive price (30 €) and the few but good feedback gleaned from the net convinced me.
Unfortunately I soon regretted my purchase. First the range of its available sounds very artificial. If you use it on a popping sound that can still move but its clear this is horrible. Also the pedal is not a true bypass (at that price it's normal you tell me) so that even off the pedal "food" the sound of the guitar and the sound played on the amp loses enormously and harmonic richness. I therefore systematically débranchais when I did not need. Inconvenient it must be admitted ... After barely six months of use, the delay effect has stopped working! You could still hear some effect of digital processing, but the knobs had almost no effect on it. So I sent the pedal in service and have fortunately received a brand new in exchange. About a year and a half later, when I did not use this pedal more rarely, the same problem happened again! Weird effect, and unable to repair it ... Trash!
In short, a posteriori, even if the price of these "clones" China is extremely attractive I would do that choice and would decide to invest in a quality pedal and especially TRUE BYPASS. I simply lost € 30 with this purchase I could have a much better investment. I now have a TC Electronic Flashback I am fully satisfied. Obviously the price is not the same either, but as they say "You get what you pay for".
- Effect Level
- Feedback
- Delay Time
- Mode 400/800 ms
No "tap delay"
Stereo Output Capability
9v power
UTILIZATION
Use fairly intuitive, a classic delay.
I did not need to consult the manual.
SOUND QUALITY
See overall opinion below.
OVERALL OPINION
I bought this pedal to get familiar with the effect "delay". Its very attractive price (30 €) and the few but good feedback gleaned from the net convinced me.
Unfortunately I soon regretted my purchase. First the range of its available sounds very artificial. If you use it on a popping sound that can still move but its clear this is horrible. Also the pedal is not a true bypass (at that price it's normal you tell me) so that even off the pedal "food" the sound of the guitar and the sound played on the amp loses enormously and harmonic richness. I therefore systematically débranchais when I did not need. Inconvenient it must be admitted ... After barely six months of use, the delay effect has stopped working! You could still hear some effect of digital processing, but the knobs had almost no effect on it. So I sent the pedal in service and have fortunately received a brand new in exchange. About a year and a half later, when I did not use this pedal more rarely, the same problem happened again! Weird effect, and unable to repair it ... Trash!
In short, a posteriori, even if the price of these "clones" China is extremely attractive I would do that choice and would decide to invest in a quality pedal and especially TRUE BYPASS. I simply lost € 30 with this purchase I could have a much better investment. I now have a TC Electronic Flashback I am fully satisfied. Obviously the price is not the same either, but as they say "You get what you pay for".