"If your a reggae or mellow player with a dynamic sound, or a key boardist looking for a certain sound, this is it. Its a versita" submitted August 12, 2010
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Overall
Sound
Features
Ease of Use
The Wow Factor
Musical Background: Sound Engineer
Music Style: Reggae, and DUB, and anything that makes you move.
Sound:
I loved this pedal from the start. it was everything i was looking for in my DUB. Ive heard people say thats its not the best for guitar but it works well with other pedals. I found that putting a nice phaser after it seems to help with a dynamic whoosh. Reggae lovers should have one.
Feature:
Awsome to use by hand for an outboard delay. i take it to everyone of my shows. some guys wont let me do sound unless i have it. The intensity knob is what i wanted it for. Then having the 12 mode knob settings is even more dynamic. I wish i had two of them. The tap tempo helps too for quick applications.
Ease of Use:
It took me a while to get used to, but now i can use it with my eyes closed. I think having a small pedal or button to oscilate it would be cool. i just havent found one for myself yet. I almost wish it had a seperate out for the reverb. I like the sound it gives when its overdriven, very sonar-ish. Its application is great for keyboards. I like that the manual gives settings for classic sounds.
Quality:
I love the way this thing looks. It not only sounds cool, but looks vintage for those with that taste. Its very strong, and heavy. I love heavy equipment because theyre like old cars, it shows how good of a product it is. I really wish i knew how to make one so i could make my own.
Value:
It's a good price for someone who really uses it like myself, but i dont think it should properly be priced above 200$.
Manufacturer Support:
I havent had to deal with them directly, but im sure a company that makes a product like this would be good in all services.
The Wow Factor:
Its not comparibal to any other delay or echo. i believe its the best thing since the actual head unit itself. I carry it and play it like its my instrument, cause it is.
Overall:
Ill keep it till it breaks, i wish there was a matching phaser and spring reverb, but it could ude more helpfull style modes. Like 5 differnt tempo modes and 7 differnt styles or something. but its still a beautiful thing.
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Sound:
Great vintage tape echo simulation. Perfect for playing psych, kraut & prog rock. Has a unique, ragged, lost in space feel that I haven't found in any other delay. Be sure you want this sound, though it is really tweakable so I suppose more modern sounds could be coaxed out of it. I am using it with keyboards in a band situation and sounds great in that situation as well as with guitar. The only thing I don't like is there is a slight treble cut when activated, but not terrible considering.
Feature:
Plenty of tweakability, more so than others. I wish it came with an adapter, at the price it should. I am running the 6 AA batteries and they claim 36 hours which is pretty good for this hefty delay.
Ease of Use:
Really easy to operate. Takes some time getting adjusted to the different tape head settings. A little goes a long way with this. At loud volumes it is easy to coax into oscillated feedback.
Quality:
I haven't used Boss pedals before, but as far as I know they are built to last. Seems very sturdy.
Value:
I wish it were cheaper, but it has the sound I want and need, so that satisfaction for me is worth the extra cost.
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Sound:
VERY close approximation of the old Space Echo. Tone controls allow for nice colour adjustment of the delay sound.
Reverb isn't my favourite effect. But this one is at least usable. Doesn't sound springy or fake.
Seems to be a bit more sensitive to the gain of the input - especially between the difference of clean vs. distorted qualities. The sound is good for both. But I have to either set it for one character or the other; or try to find a useful compromise between them. Not perfect for both.
The real Space echos didn't seem to do that near as much as this digital version.
But again, a really nice modern rendition of a classic.
Feature:
Has some features that are kind of cool. But some are just useless gimicks.
The "tape speed" indicator is cute for the first 30 seconds. But after that, it's just a battery waster. Doesn't really serve any useful purpose.
But all of the controls do just what they are supposed to.
The "oscillation" effect doesn't really seem to have a real use. (1) Since the unit sits on the floor, it would be kind of silly to have to bend down just to do some non-musical effect. With a real tape echo, you could just reach back and do it, put the speed knob back where you want it, and it's over.
Here; even if you did want to look dorky and squat down just for that one silly thing, just putting the knob back doesn't take it out of that mode. Ah, the price of digital.
Ease of Use:
If one reads the names on the knobs, it shouldn't be tough at all. The only one that will take some figuring is the main settings knob. And a quick read of the manual (or the bottom of the unit) and that gets cleared up straight away.
If you're used to dialing in a specific number on your digital readout, best get over that quick. Here, your ear is the only gauge of the delay tempo that will be of any use. It's old-school, but it works great if you just learn to work with the device instead of insisting that the device pander to you.
Quality:
Seems built lots stronger than I was anticipating. Heavier than it looks. Reckon I could chock the wheels of my car, should I need to change a tire, in a pinch and still expect it would sound just fine at the next gig.
Value:
It could have been a little less expensive. But I'm happy I have it. Even for what I paid for it.
Manufacturer Support:
N.A.
The Wow Factor:
Very cool.
For folks who want GUITAR sounding effects, and/or a more vintage quality to their tone, this is a hot choice. Even better that the panel looks just like a miniature version of the 201. Kinda takes me back a bit every time I look down.
Overall:
A good purchase. A happy customer. I still like the tone of my rig even after adding this one to the chain. I worthy addition to my music.
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