gammabamma's Reviews

Does exactly what it is meant to do.

I really wanted to love this pedal and I anticipated to use it all the time. It works 100% as I expected and sounds perfect. However, I rarely ever use it. The sound can be very overwhelming. No wonder Billy Corgan changed his sound over time.

Bought on a whim

I had plans to purchase one of Cordoba's higher end classical guitars. When I found this guitar used and at a very low price, I couldn't resist. Honestly, I am shocked at how low the retail price is for this guitar. It is very well made and sounds amazing. I am sure if it was made with higher quality wood, pearl inlays and made in a more prestigious location, it would easily be top of the line. The more I think about it, this guitar deserves more attention and is probably one of the best classical guitrs I have every played.

Best Phaser

I have used both this and the MXR Phase 90 and I think this is a much better pedal.

Introductory Pedal

If I was go back in time and tell the 16 year old me what pedal to buy, this one would be it. It has the perfect range of distortion for most any style of rock. With it's price, the Rat is the perfect first pedal.

However, the Rat's weakness is its biggest strength. There is not distinct or trademark sound to the Rat. It has an generic distortion sound – but that helps it blend better with other pedals. The high end is not overly bright, like MXR's Distortion plus...and the fuzz is not over the top, like the Big Muff. Infact, I would barely consider this a fuzz pedal.

Long story short, this is the most well rounded pedal you can add to your board. I recommend it to anyone who only wants one distortion pedal.

Fatten that tone!

This is a must pedal for the Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue – or any tube amp that doesn't have an dirty channel. The sound is natural and will not piss off your neighbors.

The only downside so far is that it doesn't seem to place nice with other OD or distortion pedals. The MXR Distortion+ seems balance it out the best.

Perfect Strap

This is such a well made strap. I would give it five stars, but it is not really made for someone above 6". There is an XL model that I will most likely trade up for.

Plays like a peach

A bad workman always blames his tools? That old proverb means very little when playing this tele.

Kinda Great

These are great for plugging into an amp if you don't want to start a fight with your significant other or roommates or parents. Or kids. Or pets.

Are they great headphones? They are "Professional", so sure – but there are many better pairs out there. Even a non-noise cancelling pair of Bose is better than these.

But for $90, they are a must have.

For the hobbyist

I use GarageBand at work and at home for fun. It's very intuitive and a great way to kill time on a Tuesday night. From recording music, to playing with all the various amp/effects the program has to offer, it's given me to try out styles I have yet to explore. There are better recording programs out there, but this is perfect for knocking out a quick idea.

Blister Free

This is the perfect distortion pedal. It doesn't take away from the the tone of the amp – only adds to it.

Fingerpick only!

This was the guitar I learned how to play on. I have never known anyone to have one as well, nor have seen them for sale anywhere. Apparently, not many where made, making it a rare – but not sought out – guitar.

This guitar is extremely well made and sounds amazing. It is a parlor size guitar, so it is like a classical style body and neck, but with steel strings and built like a normal steel string guitar. The wide neck allows for your fingers to get in there and finger pick folk or blues notes with ease. The downside to the wide is that barre chords are tricky, even for my song fingers.

Everything it claims to be

After my Apple's OS updated and stopped using my M-Audio Fast Track, I purchased this and found it to be the perfect connecting my guitar to my computer. I never had any problems with it and I still use it from time to time.

"Hello, Future"

That was my first thought when I plugged my guitar into the for the first time. Using my computer as an amp was the next great thing to me, especially when I was not too far out of college and still on a budget. My amp started to collect dust after installing the Fast Track – and I used this little device until my computer's OS was updated and the device no longer worked. I then turned to the iRig, which honestly, worked 10x better.

I have gone back to only using the real deal, but I will never forget my romance with the Fast Track.

Impulse buy

I have had this for years and it still works like new. It is fun to play around with in GarageBand. Have I ever made any use of it? No.

That other Beatles guitar

I have had the same Casino since 1996. Like many, I purchased it because of its connection to the Beatles, wanting that late era sound.

This is probably the best playing guitar I have ever owned. With its thin neck and poor sustain, I consider it a rhythm playing guitar. I am not saying to skip playing solo with it. A compression/sustain pedal should be sold with these, to help round them out.

Hopefully this will not matter to newer made Casinos, but those from the 90's weren't exactly well crafted. The "E" emblem on the pickguard well off just after a year and the electronics have needed work a few times. Also, keep a can-of-air around – this guitar gets a cold quite often.

Almost perfect ukulele

This is a great ukulele. The acacia body gives it a similar sound and feel as a koa body does, at a fraction of the price.

This uke sounds amazing when played, but forget hooking it up to an amp. The pickup is cheap and almost inaudible. Most of Cordob's acoustic/electric instruments use Fishman pickups, but this uses an unknown company – maybe their own – and its pretty weak.

Cordoba has since upgraded this ukulele to the 25T-CE, so I imagine the electronics have received an update. Played acoustically, it's worth every penny and the best sounding non-koa uke I've heard.

Great Entry Level Ukulele

This was the first Ukulele that I picked up. For the money, its a great ukulele and ideal for anyone new to the instrument. It sounds great and plays very well. I always recommend it to friends who have interest in playing the uke.

Essential Pedal

This pedal is a must have for any solo work. Hell, if you have an archtop hollow body, you will need it. It has great sustain but I wish it didn't have as much an attack. I wish it didn't add as much extra distortion as it does, but I keep it anyway.

Bought on a whim

I have had this amp for almost two years and have use it maybe three times. I bought it for my Cordoba 25T-CE, hoping that would bring the life out of that ukulele. That was a complete bust, because they mic in the ukulele is horrible.

But this review isn't about the ukulele, its about this amp! Just for the fun of it, I plugged my Epiphone Casino in this amp and I was really impressed with the sound. That is NOT an acoustic instrument, but it was fun to try out on this small amp. I have played actual acoustic guitars on this amp and they sound great.

I hate the chorus on this amp. Chorus pedals sound so much better. I think the amp would have been better off if chorus wasn't included – but that doesn't take away from the rest of its awesomeness. For a 15-watt acoustic amp – that's smaller than a turntable – it's worth every penny.

It's a Danelectro...

...that so badly wants to be a Fender. I had interest in this guitar because it reminded me of Fender Mustangs. It is far from it.

Hands down – It's a cheap guitar. Every part of it feels cheap and low quality.

But, that's the odd magic of Danelectro. There is a nice level of charm with this guitar that keeps me going back to pick it up. Even though its not a nice guitar, its a fun and easy guitar to play. In fact, its the only electric that I keep out beside my office desk. I plug it into Garageband to play with different sounds, so it has definitely found its purpose. I recommend anyone to have a Danelectro to keep out and jam on.