Feature:
It has 7 different Hendrix song tones, but with the pedal you get a total of around 16 different sounds. Includes some excellent wah, a great flanger and an echo that is just great for SRV-style blues I love to play. It has a solid steel frame, 2 out lines (amp and mixer), 2 inputs (guitar and footswitch), several distortion tones and some great clean tones too. I would have liked to have seen some more clean tones, but to say that it is lacking is the wrong thing to say...The only bad thing, is that it uses a power cord and not batteries, which i thought a bit poor...I think that Digitech should hav included an option for battery use...
Quality:
Excellent quality!! The purple paint and solid frame are holding up perfectly. On mine, the pedal got slightly stiff and started sqweaking slightly, but i just got some oil and squirted that into the small moving bits and problem solved. This pedal will definately hold up to gigging which I will probably be doing soon.
Value:
I got mine for $500 (Australian) and I probably wouldnt pay much more, and instead buy a cheaper multi-effects thing that would probably do everything just as good. If you have the money, i would definately reccommend it!! If not, look at other options too, then make your own decision. It really comes down to what you need and how much stuff you want.
Desirability:
It looks, feels, SOUNDS amazing. The controls are oh-so simple to use and the purple paint job is very cool!! Did I mention that it came with its very own carry pouch? A purple velvet bag!! thats rite...purple.....velvet.......=MAX SEX APPEAL!!
Sound:
This pedal sounds AMAZING!! Apparently, it uses too micro-chips to make it sound even closer to the original Hendrix sounds. The good thing is that the sounds are all very different, especially the distorted tones, which was good because i was thinking of getting a multi-effects box with some 50 or so amp models and so-on, but they all sounded too similar and it wasnt worth the money. THIS pedal has the sounds to make the audience think your worth a million bucks!! It doesnt matter which guitar or amp you use (as mine are very cheap, but very good), this pedal will make you sound spectacular!! To sum it up, it is sinply amazing!! Makes ANYTHING GOOD!! Also with lots of tone-control and sound altering knobs.
Ease of Use:
Mine did not come with a manual, but only because the man at the shop forgot to add it when he gathered up all the items. It took me and my dad half of christmas morning to work out how to "turn it on". After that, it is very simple: 4 control knobs with different "skirt" knobs to save space which is a great idea. It looks SOOOO much easier to use than the multi-effects pedal which had buttons galore and would have probably had and instruction manual as thick as a dictionary. I have had no troubles otherwise, and it was probably my stupidity that made it hard in the frist place.
Support:
I emailed the company regarding the problems I had without the manual and they replied the next day. It WAS christmas so i thought that was a very good effort!!
Overall:
It will last forever, is great to use, is SO MUCH FUN!!, and most of it all it is suprisingly versatile!! From laid back Hendrix tones, to screaming blues, all the way to cranking the gain, treble and bass to full, while slashing out the mids and putting it on setting 3 or 6 for some surpisingly heavy/hard rock tones!! Another cool thing to try out is turning on the gain on your amp to make some awsum distorted sounds that will have the neighbours running for their lives!! ITS JUST....well..GREAT!!!
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