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Just received mine a few days ago. High quality tone that is on par with other Tech 21 products. The SansAmp section is quite Fender-like, but with lot of EQ capability, and more organic sounding than the Fender amps modeled on my roland cube 80xl. The Plexi section is very creamy and smooth - just lovely sounding and inspiring to play. Between the SansAmp, Plexi and Hot buttons, you can easily switch between clean, crunch, lead and more. Nice delay and reverb round out this fairly complete and well thought out package. This is going to take the place of my entire pedal board, except that I will add a tuner pedal and a fuzz before this. I simply cannot believe the low price on this, especially when you compare it with other somewhat similar all-analog offerings from brands like Carl Martin and T-Rex. Highly recommended pedal!!

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This is one of those products that should sell a bundle -- good for Tech21, they've hit a home run with this little baby. I play mostly blues, jazz and a little rockabilly and this is perfect for that. I probably will never use the Plexi module but that's okay. It's there if I need it. The SansAmp, Reverb and DLA are perfect for me. I love the tap tempo. I'm debating building a small grab & go pedal board around this with a tuner, compressor and tremolo pedals. On the other hand I'm fine with a clip-on tuner and I'm appreciating keeping things simple with such a small footprint and easy load in/out. Haven't gigged it yet but I had my first rehearsal with it yesterday and that went great. The tone of this thing is what knocks me out. It sounds stellar with my Music Man Albert Lee running direct through a Bose Compact. I have a trio with a female singer and an upright bass and I feel like I'm pretty well set gear-wise.

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I was looking for a very simple electric guitar amp/drive/delay/reverb unit that would sound good for both practice and going direct to the board in a live setting. I heard about the Tech 21 Fly Rig 5 that came out earlier this year (2014) and really wanted to try it since I've been impress with the Tech 21 Sans Amp products for years. ... The problem was, they were out of stock or on back order everywhere due to the interest everybody has had in the new gizmo. Well, I found some online and in stock at Zzounds.com and promptly ordered. The ordering process was a breeze, and the Fly Rig 5 arrived at my house... not on the projected arrival date. No, it was days EARLY. Yep, early. I've really been enjoying the unit, and I won't forget that zZounds not only had it when others didn't, but were easy and more than prompt.

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The Fly Rig 5 is a superb piece of gear, its got fab tone, and easy to dial in. Excellent delay and plexi tones. Just a fab job by a great company that understands what gigging guitar players need and want. Nice job Tech 21!

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if your thinking of going direct,and worried about that tube like sound and feel,then Tech 21 is the way to go. Andrew Bartta the founder of Tech 21 sans amp has been doing this for 20+yrs. And has great wealth of understanding as a Guitar player/Electronic Technician

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When I ordered this pedal from zZounds it was a leap of faith - I was hoping it would fill a specific role for me, and I was prepared to be disappointed. I've played weekly live gigs for years and was tired of the disconnect between my sound at home and the reality of the live mix. Rired of lugging amps around and then slapping a mic on them, I wanted a good guitar sound to go direct into the house. My main concern was losing the warmth and sparkle of a good tube amp. However, Tech 21 came through and have made a piece of equipment that has truly exceeded my expectations.

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When I bought this, I'll be honest, I hated it! I called and got an RGA to send it back. It sounded like crap! I couldn't believe it because of all the good reviews. I went back and stated messing with it... Finally I dialed it in and it's delicious! The key is to make small movements of the knobs, they have a ton of tone in them. The second key is to use the levels to your advantage, make the Sansamp carry most of the volume and add Plexi to taste, otherwise it sounds all farty and nasally. You do that and blend the Plexi in under the Sansamp volume and it's tasty... Well worth the money! I will be honest, I like it better with my Strat than my Les Paul or my Ibanez Prestige. This thing is instant Strat SRV Gilmore Clapton goodness with single coils.

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Got this primarily for my Strat into a PA and it does not disappoint. The SansAmp section make it sound real and the delay and Plexi section just add icing to the cake. Also sounds good with a little tweaking with my humbuckers. For the price, compact size and great sound direct it's worth the money to try it out.

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Five stars for design. So compact yet easy to use. Is a bit noisy when Sans Amp, Plexi and the boost are on so maybe looking into some sort of noise suppression. Otherwise the benefits outweigh the drawbacks line not having an fx loop or tuner.

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Gotta say this first; I've ordered several thousands of dollars worth of goods from zZounds and never had an issue that I recall. The packing material in the box (that was far too large for this teeny unit to begin with) was virtually nonexistent and the Fly Rig 5 was simply sliding around on the bottom of the box.That said, the 'drive' knob on the Plexi module got stuck at 9:30 (not the time) and wouldn't move. Finally got it to move but would continuously get stuck and I mean STUCK. The Sansamp section, delay (forget trying to use the delay for anything but delay. The "chorus" effect that some suggest is possible simply isn't) and "hot" button are totally usable but the Plexi by itself is horrible even when I could get the drive knob to turn. The return was no hassle other than having to add a good eight "Penny Savers" (basically tons of newspaper) and having to deliver to a UPS drop off. I elected to return for refund and just ordered a Digitech RP1000 http://www.zzounds.com/item--DGTRP1000 . Not what I initially wanted but, as I mentioned, the Plexi module, even when it "worked properly" was unusable by itself which severely limits this stompbox IMHO. The refund was promptly issued to my CC. When I say promptly, I mean crazy fast. Love me some zZounds! Thanks guys.

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