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Published on 10/24/07 at 16:08
Value For Money : Excellent
Well then ...
It has almost all the classic effects that can be found on this type of multi-effects:
Wah, octave whammy, distortion, phaser, flanger, delay ... There is plenty to do.
Emulation cheap, it is not in the "Line 6" nor the "COSM" but it's not the same non-plus budget.
30 and 30 preconfigured presets to edit.

single entry for low and in line
single output for amp, line out and headphones.

outlet to the most common format (the format 9volts boss), but can operate on battery.
Rudimentary drum machine, amp simulator and built-in tuner.

wish we could have an independent line in such settings, but editable by 4 knobs catch levels and the integrated drum machine ... is still rare in the competition.

UTILIZATION

If you read a previous opinion mine, the person wrote that the Chinese should be read, spoken and writing to approach this toy. Not at all my friends!
We have a budget of less than 70 Euros a device that certainly gives us some freedom as to the issue of the order of the cascade of effects and parameters of these effects but still:
you can control the gain, two settings modulation (flanger, phaser, wah, ...), and octave pedal can control these parameters (or wah or volume of course)!
To change the preset, simply press one or the other push buttons with his foot.
If you press both at the same time: setting bypass and tuner.
but it is a classic recipe that is a standard used by all brands.

Anyway, there would be a little more clarity would be nice but personally, I never took the record in the hands!

SOUND QUALITY

The quality is terrible compared to ... effects rack and a tube amp in a New York studio!
Again compared to the value of the machine is correct.
There are lots of stalls and pit the octave shift depending on the speed of the game or the height of the note and tone.
The flange and phase are to be used sparingly.
The distortion is doing pretty good. She has also helped out in the studio, it is to say!
same for the chorus.
Cons of having fun with an assignable expression pedal, we laugh a lot to use it but hey it's an occasional whammy for a bassist.

OVERALL OPINION

You should know that I leave this opinion because, as I put mine on sale, I was led to read the other review and I was amazed at the lack of relevance and disbelief of my predecessor who was thinking that 'about fifty euros we had a central effect luxury (that not even the price of a good delay).
Personally I sold this pedal because of course I now better. But one day I started on bass and I did not know if I had to offer me this or that effect. anyway I love the saturation effect, but as such, this multi purpose allowed me to better understand the value of the octave to add to a bridge game with a flanger, it shakes. and a small chorus ...

This multi-effect is for a beginner who does not want or can not afford all the pedals but who wants to try these alternatives to afford the after effects of the most popular.

Me, it made me service and I find it logically deserves note 6 as at this price because some of these machines offer a few qualities in it.

Special mention for having added a sampler and a drum of course they are rudimentary but again they can acquire the foundations for the future and also help to increase my rating to 7!

good value for money (I know it's easy to say I sold one!).