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Low self-noise
The lowest self‑noise in its class !! 3.7 dBA. I made the vocals with this mic for my own indie-folk songs and the result is really nice.
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Not true bypass
Deceived by the fact it's not true bypass. The new MXR MICRO AMP+ is true bypass, but I chose the TC Spark Mini that works really well as a boost pedal for solos.
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Versatile
You can tweak this pedal until you find your perfect fuzz sound. For Hendrix, set the INPUT at max and CONTOUR at zero (Fuzz Face equivalent)... it's crazy ! It's too much gain for me, so I set both buttons in the middle.
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Love it
I was looking for a Holy Grail with a TIME adjustement. This it it ! Really love the Plate setting too.
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Not really sure
Just be aware that it's a razor kind of sound, not really versatile. You lose all your low end, so you have to deal with that.
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Superb
It's the tremolo of my dream. Sounds REALLY good. Only two downside : 1) I have the horizontal version 2) When you hit the switch, you can turn the volume buttons with your feet.. and you DON'T want that. I was almost ready to sell it BUT I just found a fix for that. Just buy some black rubber washers (1/4" x 1-1/4" x 1/16"), cut it, remove the buttons, and place the washers under each button. Press hard on the button while screwing it and it's done. The buttons are now HARD to move, it's exactly what I need.
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Good overdrive
For a light overdrive, it's perfect. I put it after my tuner, it put a little of crunch in my sound... and it give more gain to my fuzz pedals placed just after (AMPEG Scrambler and Fulltone 69).
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Just wow
The circuit is really like the original Univibe, wow ! There's a little drop of low end with the CHORUS mode, but it's manageable. In VIBRATO mode, there's no drop of low end and it reminds me the ZVEX Lo-Fi Junky.
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Can turn off the buffer
Finally, a Boss pedal with a toggle switch to turn off the buffer... I love it ! Black rocks.
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Better than Freeze
I prefer it over the Freeze, cause instead of generating a synthetic wave, it produces a real sound sample of the guitar sound. A kind of mini loop that can stay forever in background.. really organic and intuitive.
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Essential for single coil
I really recommend it for single coil. In an environment with some electronic equipments / screens / electric issues, it's welcome to have this kind of filter that remove background noise. Change a little bit the sound of my fuzz, placed after (add some little bright metallic texture). So I use the Hum Debugger only when necessary.
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Very nice
Sounds really nice and very versatile ! True bypass. Based on the famous 4-stage Script 90 and the Boss PH-1R.
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Very nice but not recommended for live use
Very nice sounding pedal ! But I can't recommend it for live use. One day on stage, the soundman said to me : "Maaaaan... I can hear a kind of wobble... don't know where it come from". The Phaser was OFF. I turned the speed button and we heard the wobbling sound going slower or faster in the speakers. So it is NOT a true bypass pedal (like all non-WAZA Boss pedals). So I bought the Retro-Sonic Phaser : true bypass, based on the Boss PH-1R and the 4-stage Script 90 circuit.