All user reviews of 4/5 for the TC Electronic Flashback x4

Fifteen different delay, input / output stereo 6.35mm jack, and can put an expression pedal, works with a standard 9V battery or power supply on 3 memorized settings under foot, tap tempo, very big button setting (time / feedback / level), a rugged metal case there are any available quickly and without programming or need to look in the doc. This architecture seems to refer to all manufacturers, TC Electronic has added a few niceties for pickier, repeating the black / eighth / triplet, a looper and a preset editing via USB or via a cellulaire.L gear is tru -bypass, pledge of silence in our chain effet.Il lacks nothing is perfect and corresponds to that expected a guitarist today.

UTILIZATION

Using trivial, we chose a type of delay, the tempo by hand or foot rule is, we choose the number of repeats, the level of effect desired, and stored with the foot ... it's simple, effective The large buttons help us both on stage and the race potentiometers allow precise adjustments. We can handle everything with his feet if you're careful. The looper is a little less convenient but not bought the flashback to celeui it.

SOUND QUALITY

The sound quality is the rendezvous. The effects are clear, clear, no breath, the pedal is quickly forgotten. Next atmospheres be appreciated
-the surgical precision of 2290 (Police, U2 to name a few)
-the warmth of analog tape delays tube-analog (Pink Floyd)
Dynamic -the handy that is forgotten when the quiet game
-the Fun Lo-Fi or reverse
-the reverb side of space.
-the slap back so rockabily
For Analog and 2290, a typical modulation chorus is added and handy for solos.
STILL remains the tone print (preset downloadable and editable via a computer) to more personal sound ...
The sound is just perfect, this pedal is a reference, we expected no less of a manufacturer who makes himself with his 2290 reference for thirty years.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year, I am a heavy delay, I put almost all the time on my guitar, it's my favorite effect! Here it's said, I'm addicted and I can heal myself pas.J'en tried a packet of Boss DD2, DL-6 (cold, precise, beefy) the big green line6, which inspired the Flashback X4 let us say bluntly, the horny MXR Carbon Copy (my favorite is-said-in-passing), the Ibanez AD9 rockabileuse and incredible Catalinabread (replicas of Binsons echoplex and dear to David Gilmour and Jimmy Page) etc ... Frankly all these other pedals are good in their field, the FlashbackX4 tend to unite in a single package with great accessibility. I particularly appreciate the large buttons and the size of the pedal again or we will soon live to basics and a glance you see what is going not.The price / quality ratio is very good since fifteen pedals are met for the price of une.A no time have I regretted my purchase and I am even planning to build a more compact pedalboard dedicated to the stage with the new "mini Flash Back" .In finding I will say this is the new benchmark in the market, in terms of ergonomics and sound. Can be found for less at MXR or BOSS, sharper sound with Strymon or Catalinbread, benefit adjustments at Eventide etc ... but the majority of guitarists who-don't-want-not-to-take-the-head choose Flashback!

I will not repeat all the technical details, all information on the site TC Electronic https://www.tcelectronic.com/flashback-x4-delay
This is basically a triple version of the original Flashback with 3 presets and a dedicated tap tempo and more control for the looper. It also has 4 slots for TonePrints well as control via MIDI. Improvements expected very for those who like me have the first version of Flashback, but:
- The X4 is huge. TC would really have improved the design. If width is understandable because of the 4 switches, I do not really understand the depth greater than normal Flashback, especially when there is still a lot of room in the box.
- MIDI control, yes! But ... default mode is the X4 Omni without can change the receive channel, it is impossible to bypass the effect via MIDI, no tap tempo or control looper. This is too rudimentary. I talked to Tore at TC, it is their desire not to complicate things, but they are open to suggestions.
- The Flashback normal aui has a large screw is unscrewed by hand or with a coin, there were seven Torx screws 10. If like me you like to change your position delay (parallel loop with dry kill -> front of the amp) it will quickly become frustrating.
So in the end, if the normal Flashback seemed close to perfection, the X4 seems to me a poorly studied ergonomics point of view.

UTILIZATION

Apart from the concerns mentioned above, we must recognize that the Flashback X4 is very easy to use, large buttons are handy and even should be modified at the base if needed. The 4 switches simplify life for the tap tempo and looper, but I do not use very often.
If TC gives us a real MIDI control it will be perfect.
One feature I would like in the future: when you change a preset, a LED could indicate how close the values ​​recorded Strymon Timeline.

SOUND QUALITY

This is the strong point of Flashback 2. I started with the Flashback normal, then I went on the Eventide Timefactor, Strymon Timeline to the finish with the Flashback X4. All in the loop of a Diezel Hagen.
I enjoyed the Timefactor (dual delay on all modes, Tape and Digital high-flying, good modulation) less the Timeline (typical coloring Strymon, bug kill dry), but the Flashback which remained . As would our friends at Apple: "It just works". No brainer and endless tweaking, it sounds immediately.
Strengths modes are 2290, Tape, Tube, Analog, Analog and Lofi Mod. These are really great delays that have nothing to envy to some delays high-end, unless there is less chance of setting. In particular, the 2290 Tape and really fabulous. I was disappointed by against the 2290 Mod unusable for me. There exists against a TonePrint the same name in the modeling more discreet.
Another strong point is the TonePrints. We can now juggle with 4 slots, it's really nice to be a delay with onions.
Finally, I still love the way 1/4 +1 / 8 rhythmic perfect for clear sound.

OVERALL OPINION

Spend Flashback normal X4 is a good decision for anyone who needs more than one delay. It is a high quality sound that holds a candle to a lot of more expensive delays, while maintaining ease of use disconcerting.
I find however unfortunate that TC did not go through on the design and MIDI support. If the first is fixed, I hope that the next update will make the X4 Flashback near perfection.