HardWire Pedals SC-2 Valve Distortion

This pedal has some very nice features like true bypass and two gain stages. I liked the rubber protector that comes with it that fits over you knobs so you don't accidentally kick them and change them. I also like the access design to get to the battery. The pedal is nice and heavy and seems to be assembled well.

UTILIZATION

The set up and manual were very straight forward. The EQ controls gave a good range of sound and will do the scooped metal thing if you want. I found the treble to be nice up until a point but kinda got a bit to much for me on some settings. When bypassed it didn't color the sound of the guitar at all which is a big thing for me.

SOUND QUALITY

I was using my Dean Soltero into a VHT Deliverance. Setting the Deliverance fairly clean this pedal sounded nice. Honesty the SC2 is probably the best sounding “mass produced” Distortion I’ve played. I think it easily sounds better than a Boss DS1 and holds its own with some of “ boutique ” distortion pedals I’ve had. It can do crunch to higher gain easily in the “saturated” mode. I was really surprised by the “crunch” mode where I found very nice lower gain rhythm tones. It cleans up well with the guitar volume as well which can be hard to find in pedals especially distortion pedals.

OVERALL OPINION

Wasn't harsh sounding but found it could get a bit too much in the treble. I've tried quite a few boutique and mass produced distortion pedals and there are some very nice ones out there and ones I definitely liked more than this one but for a mass produced pedal it sounds pretty good. If you needed a good distortion pedal into a clean amp and didn’t want to spend a lot of money this is one to consider especially for $99.

Overdrive / distortion to emulate the sound of tube amps.

True-Bypass

Metal case very strong and beautiful finishes

UTILIZATION

Configuration ultra-simple, no need to book.

SOUND QUALITY

Hardwire series is really upscale home Digitech unfortunately there this pedal I was not convinced its a bit dull, cold and metallic limit.

The overdrive is nice, but gives something bland and compressed. That lack of safe, personality, brilliance and warmth.

OVERALL OPINION

I loved the DL-8 example of this series, but for overdrive I continue to prefer the Ibanez TS9, Fulltone OCD and other TK-999 without a doubt.

Well, I will not go into the features of this pedal because it is therefore essential to focus us what interests us is whether or not it effective and value for money, and he to go?

For soliditée and aesthetics, they kept the 80s or the pedal can collect today found a priorie this strength with aesthetics put to the taste of the day. Knob to light up against the plastic at the time, and ditto for the foot switch. So he first saw it's solid.

UTILIZATION

So to use, nothing special turning and assayed with the ear, I just wish more precise on a scale knobs, because there is no information on the evolution of the scale, I 'm was explained LEVEL, LOW, HIGH, Gain, and graduation with no basis of reference (such as the full range of the pedal is) so that mastery QQ1 for a bit, it will very quickly find and measure has the by ear against QQ1 for novice who would like to make an adjustment from a standart baseline, inpossible to do visually. (To understand this, click on the photo of AF of the pedal, you will understand my explanation.) After it is true that many do not like that and METHOD pofine has the ear for THE sound so this is a very personal decision.

SOUND QUALITY

Very warm sound, which resembles a light distortion, but beware I am of the same opinion as the opinion précedent the distortion is not the strong point of the pedal remains correct even if it is with the need to Then, for my part on a Fender Telecaster U.S. cruch is a marvel, on the other hand I found a better rendering of the distortion on my Gibson LP Studio the one takes a longer time for its setting Low, but High is something that sounds very good too.

My record is Pop Rock (Kravitz, zztop, ACDC, U2, Black dec) and has come very close with his additional pedal back and front.

OVERALL OPINION

This is a very good pedal for a quality / price ratio more than adequate with lots of possibilities of different sound, but (there is But in addition, only it is difficult to find a great sound but added a reverb, Delay, Fuzz etc. ... it is a wonder.

I tested the board and make your own opinion but honestly I casi sure you will not regret your purchase. The future will tell.

What are the effects or types of effects available?
Overdrive and distortion
What technology is used? (Analog, numrique, lamp ...)
Analog true-bypass


Are ditables? Via an editor Mac / PC?
No.

What is the connection? (Audio / MIDI)
Jack (in and out) and Systm "classic" Food secteur.Fonctionne also v. 9
Is this a rack or rack MODEL?
Not

UTILIZATION

Configuration gnrale Is it easy?
Yes: volume, bass, treble, gain (notched buttons), a manual switch (overdrive / distortion). Build quality and robust, we are in the high-end Digitech. Comes with a fabric Velcro stomplock a (sort of rubber stopper) not effective drgler the selected configuration and a fluorescent sticker.

The edition of sound effects or is it easy?
The PDAL is versatile but easy rgler trs. Good legalization. Good visibility on scne.

The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
Yes but useless.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are they effective, suitable and adequate ralistes?
Trs good sound. In addition the dynamics is always Submitted s'crase and the sound does not like on most pedals.
You can not play any prs and customize your sound.
Which instruments do you use?
Uses a Fender telecaster lite ash and Ibanez Studio 390 rw. Rpond both single and double coil.

What are those you prfrez, you dtest?
There is nothing cast in this PDAL

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?
1 month for large Overdrive.
What is the particular feature you like best and least?
Most

Price
Construction
Sound Quality
Precision of rglages

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Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
I was very DIFFERENT MODELS including: Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, Little Muff, Marshall Guv'nor, Behringer TO 800.
The PDAL is a complment for me with my Full-Drive II is a Mosfet overdrive of quality.
How do you report qualitprix?
Good.

Exprience with, you will do again this choice? ...
Yes!