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«  My first distortion ... nostalgia! »

Published on 01/25/12 at 13:14
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! ;)