HardWire DL8 Delay/Looper Pedal User Reviews at zZounds

"Great delay, good introductory looper." submitted April 21, 2011

By a customer from yahoo.com

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Musical Background: hobbyist

Music Style: rock, country, experimental

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Sound: Sounds good. Some of the settings don't sound significantly different from each other, but overall the sound is nice. Feature: Feature rich. All kinds of delay options on this pedal. For the bread, you can't beat it, I don't think. I would love to be able to hold a loop of reverse delay and play over it, but you can't have everything. Ease of Use: If you've ever used delay before, then you'll already know how to use the delays. It takes some getting used to to get the looper to time correctly. A little practice will do it, but you'll likely do it wrong once in a while. you have to let go of the switch at the exact right time. It can be a challenge. Quality: Seems solid. Value: For the cash I spent for a B-stock unit, I'm super pleased. Full featured delay pedal and minimally featured Loop pedal in one. I have spent hours and hours and really gotten my money's worth already. The Wow Factor: The design is not my style, but it's not ugly or anything. Overall: Love this pedal. I wish I had two of them. It has already improved my soloing to play along with a loop, but more than that, it's just loads of fun. It's obviously not the greatest looper, far from it, but it's got enough features to be absolutely addictive. Especially if you like to make lots of crazy noise. If you love psychedelia, buy this. If you just want a looper, spend more on something else.

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"Best Delay/Looper Pedal On The Market For The $" submitted April 6, 2011

By a customer from gmail.com

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Musical Background: Musician

Music Style: Jazz, Blues, Funk, Rock, Acid Jazz & Techno

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Sound: I love this pedal! If you want to get those amazing delay/looper sounds that you hear from top notch guitar players that you see on youtube and other video demos, this pedal will definitely do the trick and more! Feature: This company was nice enough to send accessories that you can use for your pedal board. Ease of Use: This baby is very easy to use right out of the box. I didn't even read the instructions. I just adjusted the knobs to my taste and was satisfied. Quality: When I opened the box I immediately saw that this pedal was very well made. Very impressed with the quality and design. It was definitely made for the gigging guitarist and road warrior. Value: This pedal is worth every penny, especially being true bypass. Manufacturer Support: None needed as of yet. The Wow Factor: It looks and sounds expensive! Every pedal board should have a delay pedal. Overall: IMO, this delay pedal sounded much better than my Keeley DD3 that I use to have. I am a big Keeley pedal fan and own quite a few of his pedals, but this is my favorite. You can do so much with this pedal and dial in any setting you want. If lost or stolen, I would buy another one without hesitation.

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"Better the Boss" submitted April 17, 2009

By a customer from hotmail.com

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Musical Background: 25 yrs

Music Style: rockish

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Sound: This delay has something for everybody. I personally like the Tape and modulation modes. But it has a lot of versatility packed into it. No tone loss with this pedal either on or off. You can shape your delay exactly how you want to. A crisp exact reproduction of your sound or a warm dark fading delay and a good bit in between. Feature: The looper is great for practice and even can be used with a band. Its very simple to operate as well. Tap tempo is nice feature too. Of course true bypass with the ability to have trails after you shut off the delay is really nice. Quality: Solid built pedal. Very heavy duty and seems built to last. Even more so than Boss. Value: $150 seems very fair for a delay of this quality. The Wow Factor: I choose this one over the DD7 because of the true bypass. Yes, the Boss has a little more looper time but the sound quality seemed better on this pedal. Plus true bypass made it an easy decision. Overall: Great pedal, very happy with my purchase. My only complaint is you can't use the looper and the delays at the same time.

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