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Is it the best drive in the world? No, however, you can pick these up for as little at £20, so really you can’t complain for that. It’s nothing to go crazy for but it is a decent pedal. I have a soft spot for pedals that aren’t a one trick pony. The crazy cacti has a bunch of tonal options to suit different, players, music and rigs. I particularly liked how it had the addition of the boost circuit. Wish we could see more of that on other drive pedals. For me the boost meant that when money was tight I only needed the one overdrive pedal, which saved time, weight, money, and space.

For many years I desired this connecting link from guitar & bass.

In the short few months of having this, I have used it on several client jobs as well as it sparking sundry ideas!

These are notorious for coming with horrible setups, bridges and just ok pickups though for the price, it is great and you can find a decent luthier or tech or friend to get you sorted unless you are adept at this art.

I paid about $400 for mine and am glad I held out for so long as this one is magical.

Pros: - super cheap licenses ($60 for personal $225 for commercial which is only necessary if you make 20k+ yearly off of the music you produce with Reaper) - super customizable and compatible with Windows, Apple, AND Linux. - has all the industry standard features that any producer would need, just doesn't come with all the pretty plugins that other DAWs come with. - can look a lot better than it does stock if you're willing to spend 5-15 minutes installing a theme (check out ReaperTips) - super low CPU useage, barely takes up any storage on your hard drive, and has very low latency, so it can run on older computers just fine.

Cons: - does not come with actual instrument plugins - can be difficult to learn because of how much customization is possible

I ran these live for about 1-1.5 years and they are good for the price. They are mostly clear if you mix your ears well but the mids can get pretty muddy and the lows can be a bit overbearing. I think the boost in the high end is good but the low and high boosts might be more for fun than live practicality. I personally prefer the flatter response of the AS10s.