All user reviews for the Ibanez SM7 Smash Box

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.