All user reviews for the Vox Satchurator

Distortion pedal with a great design, just by design ca become legendary in the same way as the vox ac 30 a between and an outlet,

USE

Very simple configuration, it works branch

SOUND QUALITY

Then I had some distortions in the hands of which an old ds1, the Satchurator is at the top.
I thought the alien was especially well no sleep thing, there has I think his heart and his guts with vox ac and frankly the fact I plug the red pedal on a Vox AC30 cc1, an upstream wha pedal Dunlop zakk wilde loop an electronic tc delay and yamaha sg 3000 s 1981 and the sound of the alien's but not as hers is just play the blues, classic rock we feel that it is a weapon Pro button and more developed a titanic sustain that prolongs the note. again no loss in acute if we lower the volume knob on the single coil is great and I prefre the limit,

NOTICE GLOBAL

As of today, great price quality ratio (the best), I think the time vox machine is of the same ilk, what's nice is that AC has t think for a perfectionist and a man scene de

Distortion Pedal Joe Satriani signature
Tone controls, gain, volume
Selector "pad" which preserves the dynamics of the pedal when placed behind a wah
Switch "More" for more gain
Robust metal housing
Nice red finish with knobs "chicken head"

Very good build quality and great price (bought € 85 on a well-known German website)

UTILIZATION

Very easy to use, plug into the clean channel of an amp (preferably tube, but I'll come back ...)
The manual is not essential, little more is found in the setting used by Joe (which is perfect, for once I find a recommended setting that sounds really )

SOUND QUALITY

Here are the most important: the Son!
Well it's a signature pedal therefore necessarily typical ... and that's exactly what I wanted, the sound of Satriani of the great time, that he has now found since he came back to Marshall! (I was not a fan of any sound he had with his peavey jsx, more modern but downright colder ...)
Plugged into a clean amp Marshall typed lamps with an Ibanez JS 1000 it sounds warm, full sound enough, surprising for a distortion pedal in ... on the other hand I've been testing in a small combo modeling, it does not make all the same, its just a little while to narrow ... or the importance of testing this pedal on your gear before you buy it because the sound quality depends a lot on what it is connected!

In terms of gain, it largely what it takes to play satriani, but mostly it sustain ... something that I just have not found with most pedals I've tried or owned!
The pedal is silent with the gain until 14h after it blows a little, I use it in the loop of a boss ns-2 which completely eliminates this breath.

The tone knob is very (too?) Reagent. Its range is roughly between 9am (satch boogie) and 11 (crushing day), below it is too dark, too loud above.

The switch is more useful to have a surplus of gain medium and in the transition from rhythm to solo.

In terms of versatility, it remains in the rock / instrumental rock records, do not expect to play metal with it has a lot of gain but rather voicing his medium is not suitable

OVERALL OPINION

I have this pedal for a few hours, and it has inspired me to post a review live as I liked it (although the stuff I've seen past lol)
To compare several other pedals I've owned or had a test: ds1 boss (or never understood was the sound of Satriani in there ...), different blackstar (DistX, dual HT, HT not metal ... bad at all, a very good rhythmic sound but lacked a little something for his lead), Wampler Pinnacle (not bad, but a little synthetic I preferred the sound of the distortion channel of my amp), I find the Satchurator more credible and a good complement to its saturated my jvm!

Everything is there for a good set is complete (hue, gain, volume, boost).
It's solid.

UTILIZATION

Everything is simple, it sounds quickly without a lot of settings.

SOUND QUALITY

Sound rather straight with good growth gain. Caution difficult to get an overdrive, it becomes very surly rapidement.le boost excellent.Pour is out of the mix, this option is really effective.
A well-defined sound, never draft.
The big plus, no treble loss by lowering the volume of the guitar, it is very important to the nuances of the game

OVERALL OPINION

A good buy without regret.de, she is very beautiful in this sequined red.
A strong and effective distortion, advise without hesitation, without necessarily seeking the sound of Satriani.

A truly versatile distortion and singing.

UTILIZATION

Very simple, this being so, we must understand that our friend Joe a key of its own uses two delay simultaneously, and the rest lark! Short n not imagine her just have her with it.

SOUND QUALITY

C is I would say that it was made by a musician for musicians.
The highs are beautiful. Tone The minimum gives the impression of playing a vox lamp.
Harmonics kinds alone ... I play a lot of blues and good old rock well retro
When I play with a bit more of a long delay to one enters the university of satch and c is really nice.
I play it with a Parker fly and a custom fender strat, peavey branch or on a turn, or a Laney VC15.

OVERALL OPINION

I therefore used for 2 years.
J QQE have another distortion including a French handmade ..... arf
This one is really serious it gives you the impression of having the distortion of a big lamp pushed into your little house amp, c that's how she was thinking of aillor.
Tien as I plug in my iPad to save m garage band!
If she had a fault it would be that it can not be just the overdrive, drive min.
Now it is found to occaz everywhere, go for it! The real gear for 50 euros c is superb.
In addition it has a mouth cadillac ....

Analog distortion made in Japan
- Three knobs: volume, tone, gain
- A switch (supposed to help for connecting a wah upstream)
- Two bypass switch and "more"

UTILIZATION

After a test store peavey classic 30 I was amazed, good sustain with nice harmonics. Once at home on my Mesa 25W and with my gibson: ugly, feeble, in Volume Limit is not strong enough ...

SOUND QUALITY

This distortion will aim rather crazy fans of the Master, using the same gear: Ibanez + Peavey. Otherwise it will not work just ... this side the DS-1 japan are still struggling to be exceeded!

OVERALL OPINION

sold after two days of use .... disto another disappointing my blacklist

Disto-analog signing satch (made in japan).
10-I give because I love everything in the config for quie ...

UTILIZATION

-Yes the config is pretty simple we try and find the sound and playing!

SOUND QUALITY

Ah, the sound is a matter of taste and style, I do not think this pedal is made to play Metal, you're a fan of his and his satch sound of recent years (since strange beautiful music) j 'more like the button that gives you a little boost treble very pleasant.
-I used with my Vigier Excalibur and an Ibanez sz320 both equipped with Seymour Duncan ...
-What I do not like this pedal even gain c 0 the sound is still distorted, so no possibilities of this pedal with cruncher, what a pity.
-I heard it sounded good with a tube amp, remains to be seen ...

OVERALL OPINION

-I play with for a few days then I tidy and out my Boss MT-2.
-I tried several Boss and tube screamer and a marshall Guv'nor.
-With experience?? I would sell well this pedal, it's still a distortion "Signature" no more, especially if you're a fan of Satriani is for you (fan of the new album), otherwise go your way and I am against the notice to a compar Ds1 this last me much more than this one ...

A signature collaboration between the legendary Joe Satriani and Vox, The Satchurator is housed in a durable, sparkly crimson metal case.Two modes labeled ON and MORE, along with Drive, Tone, and Volume controls that affect both modes. Circuit is pure solid-state analog, utilizing a familiar classic distortion circuit with a few tweaks according to Joe's specifications.

A "pad" switch is also included, which is described by Vox as a way to maximize dynamics of bright guitars or effects placed before the Satchurator. I run my setup fairly dark, so perhaps that's why I noticed no audible effect on the tone when it was engaged.

Controls are Creme-colored Chicken head knobs, allowing for precise positioning and a classic look. LED's are reasonably visible, though perhaps not on an outdoor stage during daylight hours.

UTILIZATION

The setup of this pedal is extremely simple. The Satchurator, like all Distortion or overdrive effects, is best run in front of the amplifier (as opposed to in the effects loop). GAIN controls the level of distortion in the pedal (though let's be clear, gain is usually not equivalent to distortion), TONE controls the amount of treble response, and VOLUME controlling...you guessed it... the volume of the signal at the pedal's output. In this way, it's set up much like a certain classic yellow distortion pedal for which it is reputedly designed after.

SOUND QUALITY

I tried the Satchurator through the clean channel of an Egnater Renegade 65 head using a Charvel So-Cal Model 1 with stock Dimarzio Evolution/Tone Zone humbuckers. The Satchurator does not appear to color the tone of the guitar and amp when bypassed, and when engaged it dishes up copious amounts of distortion and harmonics without changing the base tone of your setup.


The MORE switch enacts an instantaneous boost of distortion, which is most evident when the Gain is set at noon or below. This allows a nice instant-access setup to crunchy rhythm tones and searing lead tones without adjusting the gain. When the GAIN is maxed, however, what I encountered was a slight push over the edge which resulted in too much distortion that compromised clarity and cut.

The Satchurator has the ability to be EXTREMELY bright, so judicious use of the TONE control in conjunction with your amp's own treble settings is mandatory. Bright switches are the enemy here.


OVERALL OPINION

The Satchurator is tremendously versatile. Dialing back the GAIN control elicits some classic plexi-like sounds, while cranking it brings out the Satchurator's true intended nature, reproducing Satch's classic precision high gain tone with a mere hint of fuzz.
The pedal exhibits a rather scooped midrange, which may not be favorable for fans of mid-heavy, overdriven Marshall-style crunch. The pedal does, however, a fine job of illuminating cleanly laid, virtuosic single-note and lead passages, lathering on the sustain and harmonics that helped make so many of Joe's compositions memorable.

For those who value dynamics, the Satchurator has the uncanny ability to render its effect almost inaudible, even at full-bore, when the guitar volume is rolled back. When I turned down the volume on my Charvel, my tone sounded almost completely bypassed. I was thoroughly impressed.

One as-of-yet unmentioned point of versatility with the Satchurator is how altering the difference between the TONE control on the Satchurator and the treble control on your amp's EQ effects the feel of the pedal. Rolling back the treble on my amp slightly and boosting the pedal's TONE control gave the pedal a more top-end aggressive, modern feel, whereas rolling back the Satchurator's TONE control and boosting my amp's Treble control rendered a more classic feel reminiscent of classic 80's Marshall amps.

Build quality of the Vox Satchurator is respectable given its price point. I was amused, and slightly bummed, however, to find that upon removing the bottom plate, the footswitches that appeared heavy-duty on the outside gave way to springs that triggered tactile switches on a mounted circuit board. No Carling switches here, folks. But don't let this deter you. If one of the switches ever goes out, or if you desire something more road-worthy, the switches and board are easily replaceable with proper, heavier-duty switches that will accept the flying leads coming off the main circuit board.

Overall, the Vox Satchurator is an excellent pedal for the price, offering capability, versatility and portability for those who want inspiring rhythm crunch, coupled with blistering throwback high gain tones all in one low-priced package.

Distortion pedal designed by Voxen collaboration with Satch? Alim sercteur or battery (easy)

UTILIZATION

Drive, a single button équalo effective volume
Switch pad

SOUND QUALITY

Targeted range interresting but larger and its coupling to a marshall JMP-1 is even better. No complaints about the quality. it does not blow like a boss.

This is a DS-1 vitamin. The switch pad brings a little brightness. It was not essential in my opinion, it's still light.

What is interresting when we put the drive to 0, we find ourselves with a false crunch typed Vox (listen to Satriani Starry Night)

The previous owner sold it to me because it did not ring with his gear. Attention to sound incompatibilities. Marshall ... but it's good.

A must have which allows for the sound of the master, a vox crunch and how big his lead so that task in a robust housing Marshall knob to pleasant and friendly aesthetic side.

OVERALL OPINION

It could almost interresser me to have two to retain the settings.
When is the rack version? ... Lol

Well thought out, simple, essanetiel it!

UTILIZATION

Very simple configuration.
Manual and online help videos to understand some details.
Both switches are very handy live.

SOUND QUALITY

This pedal loves double, including high levels of output pickups PRS.
In other cases an upstream boost would do him good.

OVERALL OPINION

I got it shortly after its release and have since sold.
This is a pedal that can give excellent results with good guitar and good amp!
Conversely it can sometimes seem artificial.
Value for money very very correct!

See other reviews.

UTILIZATION

Not need a manual. This pedal is operated easily.
Switches pleasant.

SOUND QUALITY

Played only lampes.Bonne disto that "send": musical and accurate. Watch your tone because when more than half is treble-upmanship!
Effective with both the singles and humbucker. Decrease when the volume of the scratches remain acute, it's a good point especially that the guitar sound is quite respected. The effect "more", very convenient, is made especially for solos because he drools in rhythm too. The volume might be a little higher.
Another good point: "vintage" and "modern".

OVERALL OPINION

I use it occasionally with a single channel amps all lamps. With boost it is very convenient. It's a good pedal well designed and solid but not exceptional.

The +

Potential
Solidity
Boost
Sounds

The -

Volume
Treble tone grows shrill lorqu'on to 12 +

Boss DS1 distortion analog kind japan with more and more button and a switch pad ...??? supposedly kept for the volume ...
Button very smooth and quiet
no true bypass on this pedal, damage

UTILIZATION

I use it for rhythm sections in Lead is not the right pedal, to forget

SOUND QUALITY

It's clean ... ago by the breath against it must be analyzed for gain beyond 13h-14h is hot on my config ... with such a small delay Flashback or DD3 is purely enjoyable ... we put ourselves in the shoes of another or Satch guitar hero ... the sound is truly sublime we believe it, go a little bit of Surfing With The Alien ... oh my gosh ... it is even better than the Phildelphia LOL
The basic channel at once is enough for me I do not use the channel more
The tone must be set to 15-20% of stroke beyond what is yuck

OVERALL OPINION

€ 70 secondhand the fact that serious ... I seek its direct competitor, may be the Jemini Steve Vai saw she had a ovedrive and a distortion, it fessaient too much for my limited use in Lead
on the other hand is a pedal made for that, for the rhythm is not top is better to move towards such preamp pedal ... Wampler or something
Pedal used by DJ Ashba in Guns'n'Roses I not believe my eyes when I saw it in its rack, and other Ballad of death are played on this pedal, for the fans

Analog distortion pedal, an In, an Out (mono everything then), a gain, a tone, one volume. A small switch pad which will be described in great detail on the Vox site, I have personally never understood the utility.
A switch turned on, and another named "more" to add a little gain and its fishing. Do not panic, it's still very, very subtle, but it can be used if we keep the volume below 14h, for example!
The pedal is great, feels solid. The volume knob had finally let me go, and turning endlessly, while continuing to work: strange!
Pedal not indestructible so far from it.
Alim pedal 9v power supply or external standard.

UTILIZATION

The general configuration architecture is simple, practical manual for anyone wishing to unravel the mystery of the "pad": D
Joking aside, pedal very easy to play, to be paid, to be used.
The tone is no longer usable after the half, garish architecture.

SOUND QUALITY

At the time I plugged this pedal on the clean channel of a Peavey Classic 30.
I feel like a sound fabulous! The pedal was much easier to play than the saturated channel of the amp, and offered a wider range of gain. In addition, it was one of the first models available ... exclusivity for a kid who starts, the foot! I kept a super memory.

Et .. I tried again a A few days ago about that and I was super disappointed. Compression crazy sound very synthetic, very far from the saturation of a given amp. I can not believe that those of Satriani uses are not reviewed by the engineers at Vox ... unless they are calibrated to work with a particular amp. Remember that Satch is with Peavey, and these gentlemen on their bossent sounds clear to sublimate their effects pedals. Meanwhile, my good memory has been literally destroyed!

OVERALL OPINION

I used it for over a year before selling it to a friend.
I had not tried many models, I began.

In this category "overall opinion", I do him justice: it is an excellent model to start, which gives the impression of "play well" as it compresses the sound. And it is always better than a Metal Zone, Mega Distortion or that kind of saw that loses a lot of beginners. . Over time the ear and refined taste, so this pedal will not suit everyone, far from it.

The value for money is honest.

Over time, I much prefer his inspiration barely hidden, the Boss DS-1 ... Funny how we change!

Pedal on / off, gain, tone, volume, boost

UTILIZATION

Simple

SOUND QUALITY

It looks like a channel distortion of tube amplifier means, it sounds very fast quack.
However, I plug in a Musicman Luke Egnater Rebel 30 amp (head + cabinet)! ! ! Hallucinating.

OVERALL OPINION

I have played / tested 2 hours with me, very disappointed. The sound goes "smooth but dull" to "brilliant but sour." Maybe he need a $ 5000 amp?
I keep my AMT (Du hast, and California).

This is an analog distortion pedal, everything is simple.

UTILIZATION

So that's the configuration of your dreams: not easy! A gain knob, one tone knob, and volume. There is also a button with which you can add more distortion and more accessible to foot. For fans of "plug and play", this gem is for you. Lovers' control panel airbus "go your way ... Regarding the manual, Well .. there's no need.

SOUND QUALITY

Going directly to the heart of the matter: It's mind-blowing! I was looking for a pedal that would address the lack of medium of my amp (ashdown 60w all-tube, very good amp, but with a hollow in the meds). I can assure you (or not), it is not because it is signed Satriani, you have the sound of Satriani I did not take for that). I hesitated between the Blackstar HT Dual (tube), and this one, and after testing for 1 hour, I chose the satchurator. It goes from a slight crunch (TDCA), has a large distortion in the medium marshalienne properly inflated, but with low well presented (if the amp provides the back), style guns or zack wylde. In short, enormous versatility, and a big sound, but still hot, so those looking for the sound of a cold mesa boogie will be moving towards a metal zone or something like that. The tone knob is very sensitive to: it can drastically change the color within a few degrees. But I find it interesting that until the first half of the race. After the acute destroy your ears. Other than that, I really rediscovered my amp. What's great also is that you can radically change the saturation of just playing the volume knob on the guitar and the pickups. (I play on a lag roxanne: it is in the style gibson)

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a month, and I finally get a full appreciation of the sound coming from my amp. My favorite is this versatility, the warm sound, ease of use, and especially, the impression of playing with a wall of marshall (as with my tube amp double body, not with my fender combo transistor ). What I like least is the sound loud when the tone is more than half. I also tried the Boss DS2 (it provides enough) and the dual blackstar (very good sound, but less swollen in the medium, especially twice as expensive). I find great value, especially for a signature model. I obviously do it again this choice with experience.

- Analog distortion
- 2 switch with a boost
- Gain, tone, volume up high-frequency filter
- Joe Satriani Signature
- Made in Japan BANZAIIIIIIIIII
- Aesthetic worthy of the finest vintage pedals

UTILIZATION

- It is a clone of a Japanese-Ds favorite Satch, but with so many improvements on the request of the master!
- Easy to get a good sound, the boost is very useful to have two sounds available at the bottom (but it does not affect the volume) and to have more gain than a single DS-1
- The small switch provides a subtle change in the mid treble, it is mainly there to compensate for the loss of certain frequencies in case of connecting a wah or volume pedal, it is not necessary but better worth a little extra in case
- The knobs are particularly precise and pleasant to turn, the slightest movement changes the sound reproduction

SOUND QUALITY

The grail of shred, just! No pedal analog or digital-based DS-1 can compete with it, not even Robert Keeley (I have one). Japanese manufacturing extremely neat sound quality combined with truly remarkable makes a wonderful tool efficiency addictive. No wonder Satriani and Vox have tried no less than twenty prototypes prior to commercialization. For once, there is no doubt that the artist whose name is used has actively collaborated in its development and uses the same object on stage and in studio, without customization by his technician. The range of possibility of satchurator is huge, we go beyond the already rich style of Joe. All settings sound as long as one does not exceed half of the tone, beyond the highs become aggressive.
This pedal is fantastic because it can both connect to a clear channel on a channel saturated (so as to boost the latter case) and has an incredible musicality. Sing the notes, harmonics fuse and it is far from the coldness of a DS-1 standard, the gain is much higher and can approach the heavy metal with double coils. The boost works differently depending on the setting of gain and can play harmonics when the knob is in the last quarter of the way, adding a fuzz side but keeping the accuracy. Blues, jazz, shred, fusion, metal and even classical, anything goes with this addictive Vox wish.

OVERALL OPINION

We can play anything except the most extreme styles with the unit which is also called a beautiful object to enter the pantheon of legendary effects as the original TS 808 or the chandler tube driver. A must have for all fans of Satch but all addicted to distortion. Get rid of your old DS-1 and DS-2 and their clones, the Satchurator is the goddess of this class of distortion and goes well beyond.

The distortion pedals of idalie: 3 pots of rglages trs effective interlock switch and 2, for a start up (tonant right?), And the other one of espce deuxime Channel ("more"), I will return. Trs is intuitive and we do not take the head rgler the beast, the goal: to play fast with a good sound!
Well there is the small button "pad" for the Tone prserver when using a wah wah pedals, but I do not have not tried!
Note that this PDAL exudes quality manufacturing, packaging the pots

UTILIZATION

The use is very simple, and it is a rgal of discovering the potential of the machine because the sound is really used on the entire curve of the gain knob. In the SETTING THE against the Tone and less convincing, however all opinions can be found on this point at 12:00 del sound and perch too high in the treble.
Use of swith MORE really brings more because its function varies depending on the amount of gain that is used. If winning is the bottom, switching the switch MORE will provide little more gain and sustain. For cons, the win over lightweight (below 15.00), switching the switch will actually much MORE gain.
So either you end up with two sounds, one was a boost for solos for example.

SOUND QUALITY

I tried the pedals in the store with my guitar (Wolfgang US) on a fender amp lamps (a blues deluxe I think), with 2 other pedals: a Blackstar HT-dist and Maxon D & S I wanted to dpart a blackstar because I only see boxes for these pedals. Well it is me most of. So beware, if I have a peavey wolfgang is not playing the blues (but) I wanted potato and gain for my ValveKing 112. So the sound of the silent blackstar certainly trs round, but I found that the silent bunch compared to the other 2 and it lacked a clear gain. The maxon is approaching a bit of satch but with less gain and you have to push the Tone for a good sound (unlike the satch this level), it offers even less of the possible (yet once more the switch MORE). In short, APRS have cracks on the vox, I quickly tried on my ValveKing in clear channel, and that happiness. While an uber metal on this amp is useless (see my opinion on the uber metal), the no pb. Whether for or rhythmic solos, the sound is clear and full time. I confirm the other view, this is trs PDAL amliore music and the sound without making it too typical or caricature. You can have a good crunch to sustain a rhythmic and hell for the solos.
Note that this is trs PDAL silent possde believe that a small noise-gate Intgr!

OVERALL OPINION

I possde the pedals for 2 weeks and I am perfectly satisfied. It fits well with my hardware trs (and what I play: Van Halen, Extreme, Ugly Kid Joe, in short all the hard 80/90) and I love his music and his switch MORE. I think she must be sensitive enough the quality of hardware used because it does not transform compltement your sound. She adds gain and sustain and that's exactly what I asked.
So no question of having the sound of the pedals satriani (and personally the better), or turn a combo stack two bodies, but it makes you want to play a good solo and with the pedals and you find smile!
My only regret and not being able to try to compare the vox bulldog ... For next time! Like all purchases prvoyez your guitar and your amp if possible to try it.

August 18, 2009 EDIT: Finally nothing beats a good amp based ... I just change my ValveKing 112 for Blackstar HT5 loudspeaker with a 112 Blackheart ... and although I no longer need the pedals!
I tried it on the clean channel of my new amp, no pb for the lead always impeccable, but for the rhythmic sound, picture is not saturated sound of the amp is much better! Many more basseset potato! Saturated sound of the amp sounds more "natural", more raw, in short, a good amp sound lights What! The pedals that j'encensais qq months ago has not become zero as is even the best of distortion pedals I've ever tried just found maisj'ai a sound that suits me better, more versatile and more "real".

What are the effects or types of effects available?
Crunch and distos

What technology is used? (Analog, numrique, lamp ...)
Analog

Are ditables? Via an editor Mac / PC?
Not

What is the connection? (Audio / MIDI)
in-out

Is this a rack or rack MODEL?
PDAL

UTILIZATION

Configuration gnrale Is it easy?
yes

The edition of sound effects or is it easy?
yes

The manual is clear and sufficient? ...

yes

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are they effective, suitable and adequate ralistes?
Yes it is

Which instruments do you use?
Start Plus and branch as well:
Guitar-> Satchurator-> Hughes & Kettner MKIII-> Sound Card PC-> Cubase SX3

What are those you prfrez, you dtest?

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?
1 day

What is the particular feature you like best and least?
The stamp, the frequencies and the button "more"

Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
Yes a lot ... including DS-1 ... which I find pretty close to the end ... and that is pretty good comparison ...
See my little dmo on YouTube comparing the two pedals:



How do you report qualitprix?
Trs well

Exprience with, you will do again this choice? ...
yes ... but this is not the time for the height of the boxes scribed dja ... I expected a PDAL that was "exploded" the DS-1 and the final on my Systmes the diffrence is not as clear ...

Disto analogiquequi has the mouth, seems robust trs. Beautiful color

UTILIZATION

The use is very simple, just like all the pedals of the genre. One branch and one seeks the rglage.
Are the rglages the flask in the little book.

SOUND QUALITY

I use the pedals on an amp with an ibanez Blackheart lamps JS 1200. Dcoiffe sound!

This effect does not dnature the sound of my guitar, it adds grain and this small volume. It's pure happiness, I am thrilled every time that I take my guitar in hand.

Nothing wrong with Satch's guitar, c is the 10/10 (depending on your amp).



OVERALL OPINION

I had a lot of dj gear, effects, etc ... Nothing beats a good scratch, a good amp lamps (5 watts in my case) and the pedals.

It does not have 36,000 things, here we frle perfection with the minimum!

I possde the pedals for 5 months, and I would do the purchase with eyes closed. I also advise the JS of course ...

- This is a pedal built in collaboration with Vox Satriani. Vox would have responded at the color of his, a former Satriani pedal, and would have slightly expanded the switch "more" and a switch called "pad".
- In settings nothing complicated, a gain, EQ, and volume, basta.
- The housing feels solid, is pure metal.
- The color will appeal to some and maybe not to others.
- Pedal bill fairly simple and robust, its not feel the gas plant is more one branch, three are adjusted knobs and playing. (Thank goodness we are in the format pedal).

UTILIZATION

- The manual tweaks used by Satriani, and explains the function of the switch "pad", which is supposed to act on the frequency when it is active and that is coupled with a Satchurator Wah. In short nothing transcendent, I do not see too much difference with or without. The second stompswitch acts more like a boost pedal reserve. Grossmodo when you activate it you will gain and volume gain, but it remains proportional to the basic settings of the pedal. Let me explain, in depth with the settings you will not gain more by activating this switch. By adjusting the pedal against a rhythmic sound, you will easily lead to her, so practice, even very practical.
- Otherwise you turn the knobs and singing.

SOUND QUALITY

- Well I use this pedal with two guitars, a Gibson Les Paul tradition (classic microphone 57) and Jackson Matt Tuck (micro emg 81 + 85), all plugged into a Mesa Transatlantic Ta-15. (I use that Tweed mode for who knows)
- With Gibson's spit, you can have a bluesy crunch, but must not attack the strings like a horse and push the gain on the pedal. After you come back quickly in the area of ​​distortion, and there ... how to say it is very large, you can cover the Guns, the Maiden, Black Sabbath, Metallica's ...
The sound is still a bit dirty, like rock n 'roll, in fact it complies with the guitar.
- With Jackson we are right now in the big sound. To lower the level of distortion in a crunch rather singing, it is best to lower the volume of the Great. By pushing the distortion and no matter the microphone is its own fuse harmonics, mutes the palms are heavy and pests, in short, that dun happiness.
- The big point with this pedal is the equalizer, I'd say go big ten hours max is more playable, as are more acute, and there made his ears bleed.

OVERALL OPINION

- It must be two years that I have at the beginning I bought it for a reserve under the foot to release a solo, after she married not too well with the amp I had at the time (A Marshall). I come from out of the closet because I am the acquisition of Jackson, and I wanted to throw her a "metal" on the TA-15 (which is not at all for her), while waiting for an amplifier. In the end I'm pretty satisfied with the report and I even know if I'll look for another amp. J'obtient the sound is a bit like a Peavey 5150 with still less gain.
- I would say that overall it is a good pedal, easy to adjust with a guy who's not too respects the guitar used. The gain is sufficient, and the switch "more" super practice.
- The problem is the equalizer, only one third of the race the knob is exploitable, and the switch "pad" does not add anything significant.
- I would say that Vox offers us a right foot, without revolutionizing the world of distortion. Can be a bit too expensive when it came out (around the 110-120 euros), just for signing Satriani and Vox brand. Otherwise the price / quality ratio is really good on occasion.

Pedals built for Vox Satriani, with his collaboration.
rglages classic Tone Volume and Gain. Two switches, one to trigger the effect, and another who is a baptized More boost.
A small switch pad too, including the usefulness m'chappe again.
A sturdy pedals, made two years I have and it is still like new.

UTILIZATION

It is a simple pedals, turn the pots and the switch is pressed to initiate. Not need the manual.

SOUND QUALITY

Trs is good, the gain can go far enough attention to feedback but if you push everything back empty.
It provides a broad range of sounds, which dpend the amp and microphones, but we can reduce the gain by reducing the volume of the guitar.
The boost is also good rev, it increases lgrement gain and volume, just enough to bring out the rhythm of the solo, but not that.

OVERALL OPINION

For two years I use, I like his versatility as long as you change the SETTING THE amp and guitar.

I do not know if I would do this choice, but it is good that I would keep probably pedals.

Disto

UTILIZATION

yes

SOUND QUALITY

Middle

OVERALL OPINION

I have this pedal for 2 months. Or do I have an ear too perfect or the Vox does not sound what should give. In my humble opinion, having spent two months analyzing it with a Gibson Les Paul, Tele and a Fender Stratocaster and a Jackson finally on a marshall AVT 50, I will derive little satisfaction that sound. And God knows I've tried the pedals but I'm very very disappointed. Ellle has no depth and heat unfortunately.

* Analog distortion pedal designed under the complete supervision of Joe Satriani
Controls for Gain, Tone and Volume

* ‘More’ gain boost switch enables two footswitchable distortion sounds in one pedal. This gain boost is dramatic when gain knob is set low, and is a subtle solo boost when gain knob is set to maximum.

* ‘Pad’ switch pads down input to allow for high gain pedals (such as modern wahs) placed before Satchurator. Up is pad ‘ON’. Down is pad ‘OFF’ for full Satchurator effect.

* High gain, low noise design provides vintage to modern distortion sounds

* Dynamic circuit is highly responsive to rolling off the guitar’s volume and preserves the guitar’s high end when the volume is rolled off.

* Cream chicken-head knobs for precise positioning and high visibility on dark stages




UTILIZATION

Very easy to use, it's a distortion pedal with 3 knobs, a pad switch and 2 switches. One is the on/off switch, the other is sort of a boost function.

The only slightly difficult thing about functioning this pedal would be the pad switch, some people may not know what it's for without reading the manual, but it's basically just to lower the input level to match other high-gain type pedals you'd have in your chain.

The more function as I mentioned is like a boost and pretty much just overall boosts the previous settings you'd already have set on the satchurator and add more harmonic content, more volume and a tad more gain.

SOUND QUALITY

This is where I'm a little skeptical. I'm not a big fan of Satch's tone, though I love his tunes. I've found this pedal to be very dynamic as it's stated, pick attack is key to change the dynamics. It also cleans up decently as a distortion pedal. The more button is almost always on for me since it brings the pedal over the top and sounds aggressive but great!

The sound however is where I think this pedal falls short. It's a very bright pedal, just starting with the tone knob at noon I get a very ear-piercingly bright distorted sound, any further and it would become completely useless and sterile. I had to tame the tone knob a lot to balance the sound. This is most likely just the nature of the pedal which is fine, but doesn't suit me, but may suit others that have dark sounding amps. Therefore this pedal is generally too brittle for me. I can see it working well with either a dark amp or maybe a downtuned guitar that demands clarity when playing rhythm.

To me, generally this pedal sounds like a modified ds-1, a more dynamic ds-1, but still has the same general bright character and modern-type distortion. I know satch has been a long time user of the DS-1 and maybe he's gotten so used to it that this has been reflected in the satchurator.



OVERALL OPINION

overall it's a very dynamic pedal, yet very bright. And like I stated before, reminds me of a modified ds-1. Which some people hate and some people love. It's definitely a modern type of distortion, not vintage. However, it still sounds like a pedal, though a very good one since it's so dynamic, but not very amp-like. And I am not a big fan of the overall tone.

Is it satch in a box? Probably. Is it the best distortion pedal ever? no.