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A marvel, a revelation - absolutely love it
Additional comment: I see that this review has a thumbs down - I have no idea why. I used this live at the weekend, the gig was a blinder and the unit worked faultlessly. The battery indicator was still showing max bars at the end of almost 3 hours. The lead guitarist from the band I play bass in commented that it sounded brilliant. My gig guitar is a Sire headless, and my amp is a Katana 100 2/12. In conclusion happy with it in rehearsal, happy with it live. I can only conclude that those who say this unit sounds bad simply don't know how to programme a multi FX unit. Pros: price, metal housing, compact, excellent tube OD model, expression pedal, fully customisable FX chain, price, internal battery, easy and effective PC software, price, upcoming NAM2 capability, user IR slots, and did I mention price?
Cons: Some amp models a bit 'meh' out of the box, as with all multi FX units a lot of the presets are nonsense. No stomp mode (would you really miss it? I never use it on my Zoom or Boss multi FX pedals). It’s very compact, plus or minus point? The 3 band EQ is not parametric. I painted a dot on the master volume control so I can see where the control is set from playing height. It is rather compact, so you have to look when selecting patches. It is also impossible to see the status of the expression pedal from playing height and the fact that the pedal doesn't have a noticeable switch is not ideal. There is a very slight delay switching patches with lots of FX and demanding amp models in the chain.
General comments: You will probably want to make your own patches. The good news is that the factory presets are completely editable. I suspect that most players, like me, will not generally be using more than half a dozen patches anyway. I found the Green and Tube overdrives particularly pleasing. NAM2 compatibility is something I am looking forward to as well. I shall be gigging with it next week. Should be fun!
Conclusion: this unit is simply outstanding at this price point. Put in a little effort editing the patches and you will have perfectly usable multi FX unit. I have honestly never had such a smile on my using a similar device, the PC software is fabulous to use, the easiest and most intuitive I have ever come across. I thoroughly recommend this unit either as your first multi FX pedal (and it will spoil you to some extent) or as a spare compact and self powered unit to take to gigs if you have a more upmarket main unit. Love it.
Cons: Some amp models a bit 'meh' out of the box, as with all multi FX units a lot of the presets are nonsense. No stomp mode (would you really miss it? I never use it on my Zoom or Boss multi FX pedals). It’s very compact, plus or minus point? The 3 band EQ is not parametric. I painted a dot on the master volume control so I can see where the control is set from playing height. It is rather compact, so you have to look when selecting patches. It is also impossible to see the status of the expression pedal from playing height and the fact that the pedal doesn't have a noticeable switch is not ideal. There is a very slight delay switching patches with lots of FX and demanding amp models in the chain.
General comments: You will probably want to make your own patches. The good news is that the factory presets are completely editable. I suspect that most players, like me, will not generally be using more than half a dozen patches anyway. I found the Green and Tube overdrives particularly pleasing. NAM2 compatibility is something I am looking forward to as well. I shall be gigging with it next week. Should be fun!
Conclusion: this unit is simply outstanding at this price point. Put in a little effort editing the patches and you will have perfectly usable multi FX unit. I have honestly never had such a smile on my using a similar device, the PC software is fabulous to use, the easiest and most intuitive I have ever come across. I thoroughly recommend this unit either as your first multi FX pedal (and it will spoil you to some extent) or as a spare compact and self powered unit to take to gigs if you have a more upmarket main unit. Love it.
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