All user reviews for the Ibanez SM7 Smash Box

I purchased the SM7 Smash Box from a local music store for £69.99. The reason that I got it is because I wanted a pedal that could go from 'Clean' to 'Dirty'. And that's what I got.

What I like about the SM7 is that it is really useful if you want a good drive/distortion sound out of your guitar. It's got a 'Drive' knob on it which controls how distorted the sound is. It has two frequency knobs, one for the low end and one for the high end. The low end increases the bass n the sound. The high end increases the treble in the sound. It also has a 'Level' knob which is basically a volume control. You've also got two switches aswell. A 'Void' switch and an 'Edge' switch. The void controls the feedback that you get. If you want a really distorted sound you want this off. The edge switches between a smooth or a sharp sound on your guitar. Another thing i ike is that with a few other pedals I have seen there's no LED or anything to tell you that it's on. On the SM7 it does.

One thing i don't like is that if you're playing on stage you want your amplifier really loud and the SM7 gives a massive feedback even if you have void on. You also get a sort of static effect if you play for too long.

A good pedal but what's annoying is that once you put the input in it starts to drain the 9v battery straight away. So if you get an SM7 you should get an adaptor for it to save wasting money on batteries.

Overall a good pedal for the alternative msic guitarist. A good range of sounds can be produced in combination with a good amp.
If you like to play rock or metal. Buy This!

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I bought it at a local guitar shop for around $120 CDN. I had been looking for a decent distortion pedal for a while, and I fell in love with it as soon as I tried it.

The gain is amazing. It has got to be one of the heaviest-sounding distortions to come out of a pedal that I have ever heard. With the noise gate (VOID switch) on the "2" setting, it's surprisingly quiet. It handles low tunings extremely well, which is a must for any guitarist playing a step, step-and-a-half down, dropped-D. It's quite responsive at fast playing speeds, unlike some units that I've had in the past, and it is capable of great lead tones. The edge switch is useful too, taking the high-end "sizzle" off when it's on "smooth", and making the pedal downright evil when it's on "sharp". The recessing control knobs are a real plus, too. ANALOG, not digital. Get ready for the neighbors to start complaining when you buy this monster.

If you are trying to get a slightly overdriven sound, you're definately not gonna find it in this beast, at least without sacrificing the noise gate. The thing gets noisy without it. The footswitch on mine gets kinda fickle; sometimes it'll activate and sometimes it won't if you don't hit it SOFTLY enough, which gets to be a drag when you're performing and really into it and then you jump on the pedal.

The only things plastic on it are the control knobs and switches, and the button that allows acess to the battery. It's amazingly durable. I've dropped it a couple of times on asphalt and concrete, and it still works fine. I've jumped on this thing so many times during practices and performances that an effect box made out of plastic would have been completely destroyed. It's heavy enough to stay in one spot, aided by the rubber pads on the bottom of the unit, of course. In one word: it's a TANK.

I love this pedal. It's amazingly heavy-sounding, and seems made for tunings in the 1 1/2 steps down range. It sounds great for nu-metal, classic metal, or anywhere a good distortion is required.

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I heard about this little powerhouse from a column in guitar world. I bought it at Elderly Music for $45 bucks.

I love this pedal because of its raw crunch, a trademark of anything from Ibanez. I think that this is the only distortion pedal I will need for a while. Ypu can tell it was well built. You can switch between sharp melodies and smooth rythms. There is even a void.

I can't find anything about the pedal I don't like, but the instrctions it came with are bogus. DON'T USE THE SETTINGS THEY GIVE U FOR "ULTRA HEAVY" BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE CRAP. Also, I would keep the level on about 4 or 5. For a good bass sound go with the 90's metal setting in the booklet. For a good high end crunch, put the low on 7, the hi on 8 and the gain on 8. However, if u like it as crunchy as I do, put the hi on 10.

This thing could survive the apocalypse. Heavy duty, don't worry about hurting it cuz u can't.

If u want a raw tone with a wide range, this is for you. I wouldn't suggest it for blues or classic rock. For that, get a tubescreamer. But, I have heard a lot of complaints about this thing wearin' down on the batteries, it actually doesn't if u take care of it. The reason why it does that is if u leave it plugged in all the time, it is using its battery all the time.. To preserve battery life unplug it when ur not using it and you'll be A-ok.

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From Merchant city music in Glasgow. £60. The other guitarist in my band uses it as do a few people in friends' bands and it sounds ace.

The 'set and forget controls'. You can dial in your tone and click them into the body of the pedal thus ensuring you get the same sound time and time again. The noise suppressor feature is a great feature (although I also use the BOSS NS-2). I also like the fact that there's 2 types of distortion available.

I haven't had cause for complaint although one of my friends has an annoying buzz with his, but I don't get it with mine.

Extremely sturdy. Solid metal box that takes a beating.

Great pedal, excellent distortion for the discerning metal/hardcore guitarist. I've just used it to record my bands new CD - great stuff!

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Bought at Texas Music Emporium (Texas) for $60 (US)

Its a real Metal Petal... if you turn down the gain level, it still sounds the same!! This pedal adds gobbs of harmonics to everything, chords, harmonics, ghost bends (like crazy), any feed back, someone talking in the other room, it adds harmonics to nothing also. Good thing this noisy bastard has a decent functioning noise gate... (I still love it anyaway)

If you just want to make some noise this thing is great, and I'm comparing it to the infamous BOSS MT2. All that nasty piercing sound you get at low level will sound just like a 3000 dollar VHT when you turn up the volume! Its totally nuts how perfect it is at high volume. Its really almost magical.

It has a really harsh sound. Its very flat with little character. There is this piercing razor sizzle that I just could not eq out of it. No matter what you do, it will have that characteristic, digital-crap sound.(untill you turn the volume way the hell up)

This, simply put, is a metal brick. It is made eitirely out of metal of some sort. The controll pots can be clicked into the unit and out of the way, like a pen. I have never worried about it breaking. Its really fun to play with especially live.

I shudder at the though of someone trying to record with it. Serious recording musicians should not make CDs with this little toy (believe me ive heard). Play with it live, its great. Ive seen grungy punk bands and satanic death metal bands using this pedal. Remember when you buy a crazy little distortion pedal, it's going to sound like a crazy little distortion pedal.

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I got this from musicans friend for around $60, I needed a good distortion pedal that didnt have to pay a lot for. i also bought the power sorce for about $15

This pedal adds alot of depth to my sound.i play punk and metal and i can get a good sound for both.

It eats batteries like you wouldnt beleve. not a big problem though.

It has the weight and durability of a brick.

This is a great pedal i would recomend to anyone. but you should buy the power sorce, it will save you money in the long run.

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I acquired this pedel from a local music store after hearing about it from just about all of my guitar playing friends.
They told me it had plenty of possibilities
and they where right. This pedel can absolutly smoke the compitition .
it rocks it rolls and it brings the house down.If you play classic rock the vines
the hives all that stuff then you are in luck.This pedel redefins rock its more like violent bomb drooping shit to a blankit type distortion.

It is very flexable endless posibilities.
you can rock and rock and the pedel just keeps going.

not a darn thing

Heavey build steel casing nice and durable.
pleasing to the eye and walet.

great product awsome pedel best out there.

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I bought this pedal from Music Express for about $180.

It has screaming highs and rips out some tone. Gives an awesome metal and hardcore sound as well as a more punk sound which was what I was after. Extremly versatile in the range of distortion sounds I have got out of it. Not a bad clean sound either.

Sound can be a bit crunchy even when the settings are not set for it. Occasionly the sound sounds bad at high volume.

This peddle is a brick. It is awesome! It is so solid it's unbelievable. This thing takes a beating and can cause major pain if u drop it on ur foot or someone elses.

Absolutely excellant peddle for most music styles. Extremely durable and is good on the battery power. Well worth the money.

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i bought this product at the guitar center in fairfax, virginia. it was 54.99 which is a little cheaper than some of the other heavy distortion effects such as boss mt-2 metal zone

this unit has good low end distortion, it is great bang for the buck if you are looking for a nu metal distortion, the void switch is great for palm muting, a good feature

this pedal isn't good for lighter distortion types, when u get on higher frets like 13 or 15 the sound gets kinda muddy, i thought it could be my guitar, but when i tried my friends mt-2, it wasn't as muddy.....

its all metal, rubber on the bottom to prevent sliding, but i've only had the thing a year and its already broken, so its crap, the distortion is all messed up and it didn't have a warranty so i'm pissed


its distortion is ok, but if you want something reliable, try out the mt-2 or that new boss mega distortion sounds pretty cool, so....don't buy this metal junk

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got it at a local music store for $70. wanted a violent distortion pedal

balls to the wall distortion, void switch makes for fast muting, smooth and sharp pre amp settings are cool too.

not made for any kind of light distortion, if you dont use the noise gate (void switch) its noisy

looks as good as boss but the switch is goin bad on mine

its not gonna make a tube amp sound so much but it makes a solid state amp scream. if u like the boss metal zone give this a look you might like it better...i do

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distortion with noise gate built
4 knob distortion, high, low and level
a button psition sharp or smooth
a gate and a button off position, 1.2

UTILIZATION

very simple no need for manual

SOUND QUALITY

I must say I was disappointed ibanez and I regret my purchase one bit unfortunately ... I do not like the distortion I find it gives a little bad for the cons I use a noise gate built in two if not it does not work very well

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for over a year
I try another model including multi-effect pedals istortion of which sounded better ... I love the gate and returning knob but I do not like the sound quality would have a reselect I bought a Boss if not RAPORT money not too bad

Bah was good here in the form of an effect pedal is a distortion
for connection is a simple input output both in the form of a female jack 6.35
9 volt battery power or adapter not included
there are 4 knob a drive that regulates the level of distortion that a lo adjust the bass for a hi fever and a level that controls the overall volume.
there are also two selector there is one (or not to voipour noise supressor (a 1 or a 2) and the other (edge) to select the type of distorstion

UTILIZATION

To use it very very simple one branch is the rule and selector knob in 30 seconds appuiset we play! that happiness

SOUND QUALITY

The sound of the distortion is absolutely great and is ideal for lour well for neo-metal or metal it can also be a more typical punk finally it's too cool! my preferred setting is as follows:
drive 9
lo 10
hi 7
level 4.5 (for slightly more volume and clear sound but not too much!)
void: 2
edge: sharp
It gives her a very heavy but understandable enough deftones typed according to my ears

OVERALL OPINION

This is the best distortion pedal that g tried much better than the boss metal zone parsque here we have a built-in noise supressor g which is very convenient since this pedal a year and I do is that it
value for money is very good I paid a then 89 euro but fell today I think.
in this price range will always be the ca disto I choose

Very heavy distortion pedals (must prciser hh), the IBAN format is really good, practical, strong, beautiful, a well-led center, easy to use it, nothing wrong.
one between the two output in the form of a female jack 6.35,
9 volt battery power or adapter not included, like all pedals
there are four pots a drive that regulates the level of distortion that a lo rule hi low for a treble and a volume level that rule gnral, was not to push too (very powerful) but the quality Sound is half the mdiocre Exceeds knob, I play on a marshall100dc prfere I push my amp knob and let one of my pedals in the middle, the drive is good.
There is also a noise gate of slecteur (suppression of interference, buzzing or other) exellent, and a choice between smooth distortion (not viellot jm) and sharp (mtal love lol). I would put 9 for the problem of reducing the drive knob but it's really a mistake to look for if not for that price, nothing wrong.

UTILIZATION

Archi-simple, I used it as a simple distortion with my old band, I use it as a distortion mtal for my new group (by changing the rglages).

SOUND QUALITY

If you want a simple distortion, take DS7, I'll get it (a slap ibanez hh), but if you want sound kicking-the-ass-du-chat-of-its great- mre, pick up the pedals, damn all the pots thoroughly, the last volume half to 3 / 4, scratch in your damn ret for the low price is that the pedals, you'll see what it's like the distortion pedals ... say anything, I use it even for slipknot, except that the potential of this small pedals .. ..

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for about 8months, such as distortion pedals (muse for example) with my old band and I mtnt into a mtal PDAL .... I tried the MT2 boss, but nice cold mtallique I prfre ibanez ... in my tite snap 120euros + pr a non PDAL I lai zu merci.celle it was 68euros in stores, it's much lower since it is trying to adopt hh.

Grosse disto, enough knobs (drive, EQ hi / low, level) and a noise gate integr

UTILIZATION

Pedal stupid but oh so effective! cons as stated by a colleague above (I think) It still gives 10 times better detune (a personal tone picture below is not standard tuning with a tendency that has to be a little too aggressive acute) but then 9 a small downside to that!

SOUND QUALITY

Then spit ca tres bien! with "any" distortion pedals that I've been there is no essay that rivals! the sound is much closer and more punchy than any other! (In this price range) with a little reverb and a touch of chorus is deadly!

OVERALL OPINION

It's been several months since I have the nickel, nothing wrong is my main pedal and it is huge!

4 knobs:

A 2-band EQ: High and low (no medium ... argh)
Drive it or intensity of distortion
-The output volume

and 2 Switches:

The noise gate-
The grain-rglage: Sharp / Smooth

Although sr bypass the switch if it would not be a pedals!

UTILIZATION

In fact the use is very simple, you orient the drive as you wish, at the same time is better to push back because esprer should not be a crunch over the ... Note 60 ke t have enough for the knob ... pass the 3 / 4 we see the diffrence more too ... therefore is not rglage prcis trs. Equalizer then your convenience, but it's really unfortunate trs ke we can not dig the sound kon seen does not control the mediums on the pedals ... against by the noise gate is really good, it picks up any parasites (VOID option 2).

SOUND QUALITY

Blah blah all this, very poor, already saturated the standard really is not even the bottom, the channel is really unnecessary .. SHARP c pluto an option "TREBLE = 100%", it becomes quickly trs draft, how smooth is the 80 East, in May if we have a + in pdalier can make it more mchant. .. j lacated grain not extraordinary, given the other pedals of this type on the market.

OVERALL OPINION

It is a big fuck in front of her in a compression circuit! The PDAL is not really extraordinary, I find it tasteless, no heat. STRID boring, the palm mute have no relief, with all this c mode SHARP worse. In short, a fairly average distortion will delight beginners ki ... ki themselves quickly bored too short a MT-2 of lower quality yet!. You can get a proper grain with a heavy artillery derrire: Amp lights, big beginners compression circuit, and an equalization of at least three bands.
I bought 65 euros 2 years ago now ... prfrable rather invest it in the excellent Line 6 UBER METAL, tubeman The H & K or the Vox Bulldog ... c not the same budget ... but long term they are good investments.

See below.
I will focus on the fact that the Casing is mtallique trs so strong, you can get the knobs so as not to pull them out. Dtails but dtails that may be important ...
A small - but very quickly we forget: no medium

UTILIZATION

Simple, the knobs on RULES at will.

I bought this the wrong pedals for distortion level of a 100W transistor. I will soon buy a head lamp so I have to say goodbye but I'm happy with the t trs pedals! plutt I played heavy metal and I managed to find a sound that suited a silent kind. Although sr, do not expect to make his amp a Mesa Dual Rectifier buying the pedals.

I've never needed to put the mode switch on the right Sharp makes the sound more dirty, more smooth fashion prcis and appropriate metal.
I tried to avoid the noise gate as possible, but it is useful tjs a high volume. However, I found some of the low rglage dsquilibr over Hi, The LoW should always be rgls between 7 and 10, hi, 0 to 5: A little too sharp then, but quickly found his DSIR with rglagles amp.

I used the gain 0 to color a clear, 4 / 5 British rock, 7.5 metal

SOUND QUALITY

For distortion pedals in the range of 50 130, it should be a REFERENCE, more it costs only + / -65! (I pay 80 with shipping costs). I do not understand you do not speak often of the pedals

I got home simultanment
A-Boss DS-1
A-Boss Metal Zone
-The Ibanez SM7

And for me, it is clearly shown winning!

It is idalie to buy a distortion of Premire pedals that are added to the transistor. I m'addresse for beginners, it will be the right choice! No need to let sduire by names like "Metal Zone", this allows rglages metal pedals more appropriate!

No 8 by 8.5 time because perfection does not exist

OVERALL OPINION

Used for 2 years.
Qualitprix excellent and the price LTo a distortion pedals), it will not buy much!
No need to slam 120 for less.

In short, is an excellent choice, but this is my humble opinion ...

I'm not going back either on the characteristics of this distortion, it's true that it is well to note that this pedal is metal so it's tough, it's not entirely true, c is a fragile and unreliable pedal in my opinion because it is a small plastic rod which acts as the contact is a bit low.
The buttons fall into the pedal with a spring system which avoids too easily go awry and whoever finds it can Sonson taped and finished all the hassle

UTILIZATION

No need for manual is a distortion, we put the juice or batteries and cables and then playing around with the beast. we went around in 1 / 4 hours, it likes it or not.
yes there buttons but it does not change much.

SOUND QUALITY

Here is the highlight of this pedal, no need here to 6000 eur guitar to make it sound, it spits out is bold, it says it's better with sh4.
value for money is incredible + or-60 eur really worth it.
it is good for punk rock and metal and why not, I have not tried with the powerball but with my attax his spit.
She spits, she often blows indomitable indomitable and it makes sense at this price, it is less noisy than the metal zone and the turbo distortion.
Make up your mind but do not spend near this price does not make the man.

OVERALL OPINION

It's been two years since I use it, it sounds avce all my guitars this is not the case with my other distortions.
I tried a few and it is one of the least attractive and 30 eur Used must be crazy.
YES again, and if she snaps between your fingers I take back a

- What are the effects or types of effects available?
This is a distortion pedal to
- What technology is used? (Analog, digital, tube ...)
transistor it seems to me
- What is the connection? (Audio / MIDI)
Alim sector in jack and jack out. why piss off a pedal with gruyere ^ ^ '

UTILIZATION

- The general configuration is it simple?
Ben, there's four knobs and two switches, it's easy

- Publishing of sound effects or is it easy?
yeah enough, especially since we had no need to look for superb sound

- The manual is clear and sufficient?
qué? manouel? no!

SOUND QUALITY

- Effects are they effective, responsive and realistic enough?
this question, I answer: slurp!

- Which instruments do you use?
I use it with a rotten stagg (R500FB), and the sound's still beautiful
even on my Microcube, I recently had a Hartke A100 and, WAW! the distortion on this amp (it's a bass amp but I use my guitar also above) tampering with a little EQ graphic is beautiful, magical, divine, demonic, and finally all the qualifiers you can ameliorative find anything ...

- Which ones you prefer, you hate?
I spend ...

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
for over a year

- What is so special that you like most and least?
what I like about her is the noise gate, the resistant metal casing, ease of use, its wonderful, the battery compartment I like open unnecessarily at times lol, and not very important that I forgot to mention, the knob that pressure with a kind of switch, return to the case and thereby avoid being plucked by a roadie who looks ugly or not it works because of the large all-tube Marshall 50kg he carries a fashion, but jmemporte ^ ^ '!

- Have you tried many other models before buying it?
Well, a friend sold it to me € 20 so I was only 2 months behind my guitar ^ ^ So uh ... even if I tested anything I have not been able to appreciate ...

- How would you rate the quality / price?
ben I got so c € 20 just great, but even this is an excellent € 60 génialissime ratio Q / P

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...
ben I redeem containers, jles give for Christmas to my family, and jle JCRE a mag put a gift every month to give jles in the street I import a special cupboard "SM-7" and I align 240 that I will change every day.
for short, yes.

- What are the effects or types of effects available?
It is a distortion pedals

UTILIZATION

- The configuration gnrale Is it easy?
4 knobs can not be easier
- The edition of sounds and effects is it easy?
Yes, by using the diffrent button, quickly found its dsirbr /> - The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
There are not any!

Trs saw the knobs that fit into the box ...

SOUND QUALITY

- Effects are they effective, suitable and adequate ralistes?
The effects are effective and trs practitioner. The pedals are perfect for your guitar roar. In addition a system that is noiseless amliorer the sound quality

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
one week
- What is the particular feature you like best and least?
+: The sound
-: Er ...
- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
yes, 3 or 4
- How do you report qualitprix?
It is exellent
- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...
A yes, blow

Therefore a distortion pedal on battery or external power supply.
Gain, bass, treble, level.
A sharp smooth switch.
A noise gate built with three settings, Off, moderately sensitive, very sensitive.

Quite a pretty cool little details:
Metal box.
The buttons that fit inside, they bougeotent cons by a little, simple battery hatch and ergonomic, it is not take a spring in Fig every battery change as is the case with Beringher. LED shines well.
Effectively Miniswitch to look a bit light, but ...

The midrange control would probably expand the possibilities.

UTILIZATION

Super easy to use. It's not making head

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are realistic?
Ha well yeah it's very realistic, as are both distos pedals that give a sound unrealistic, as frankly this one, we believe it (that I know not where, but we believe it)!
Well I stop the bullshit:
Then a distortion pedal dedicated to the great metal distortion type.
The grain is rather nice. The sound is not nasal, recess is an indentation in the media anyway, but not too pronounced.
The feature is very cool:
- The sound is well defined and sharp despite a very strong level of gain (gain recess bottom is a bit shit but we are not legally obliged to implement fully, is just to use these ears) .
- The sound comes out of my stuff that keeps a good momentum, it does not smooth atttaques, there are still expressive.
The stuff not quite on top:
- The gain knob, not really well-calibrated: It must be able to gain too much even with the microphones at the lowest output of the world. I would have preferred it goes lower, and it goes lower in fact. So recess should not put the gain in substance if not the sound it is pouasseux.

The noise-gate: overall very effective rhythmic, leaving the note to end so there is a natural artifact that its returns. So a nice option, but not quite to the point, fortunately you can disable it. And in many cases it makes for proud service.

- The switch Smooth / Sharp: The sound super smooth no problem, in a sharp electronics no longer filters the highs and the result and actually a bit too much.

- No button medium: It could greatly expand the possibilities of the pedal, but hey it's actually not a bad effect for that.

OVERALL OPINION

Purchased one week ago, 20 euros secondhand if not value for money it crazy!

Well since the time of distortion pedals I've tried a lot anyway, and frankly the SM7 is a good distortion pedal.
Boss in its direct competitor is the inefficiency Metal Zone, which is serious press: next to the SM7 is the MT2: nasal, without fishing crap to deal with, caricatured to the point that I would call Toonesque.

So actually I did a lot of blame at the top, but it does not detract from the fact = that's a big vbonne pure pedal distortion / metal. Simply with a set of media and gain a little restrained plsu it would explore further afield what.
Evidedment is typed big distortion / metal, so not the most versatile distos.
Since the sound is precise and dynamic pedal is easy to adjust and incorporates a noise gate, and it not cost too much, it's a pedal I would advise all the youngsters who want a metal distortion (although more than MT2 anyway).

The only uncertainty remains: it's ability to integrate into the mix as a group, still face a little break with this kind of big distos mediums dug. Good on a CD or a backing track is rather convaiquant, Apers Essau group I call again.