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You know when you find something awesome and you weren't ever looking for it. Well this is an example of it. I was killing some time and dropped into my favorite music dealer. When a Blackstar rep was doing a practice with the local shop for a dealers seminar that evening with the staff. I was just looking around for a new guitar when I heard some amazing tone coming from the amp room. I checked it out and couldn't believe I was hearing this from a Solid State Amp! Jay was demoing a TVP 60. As time progressed Jay used different guitars from in house and the result was the same great tone. Jay also did A/B comparisons with the wide selection of in house amps. I had just bought a practice amp a few weeks earlier and was not needing nor looking for another amp. I was an impulse buy I will admit and didn't even try the amps out. I settled on the ID 30 because of the size. I had tried out many amps a few weeks earlier and found I didn't like modeling amps. They just didn't sound that good but still less in price than the ID 30. Jay explained that this was not a modeling amp in the sense that most would refer a modeling amp as. This was an innovation in modeling the tube electrical signatures and not the tone of a specific amp. You could hear the tube like sag, headroom, response, loudness, and dynamics. With the ISF feature I could get and American amp sound or (more midrange) British Amp sound or something in-between or different. I was sold. Well that was over two years ago and yes I second guess my purchased feeling that the ID 30 was too good to be true. I was overlooking something missing out on something better. The amp has 12 channels that can be expanded to 128 with Insider Software or buying the foot switch (RECOMMENDED) which I did. I downloaded patches uploaded by other uses from Insider on their interpretations of famous amps and Artist. I found that wasn't me. I created my own patches for a that suited what I was doing . So now I have basic amp types (Clean, Distorted, with and w/o effects. With room to spare I have other patch banks open for (God forbid) I play in a cheesy cover band for a worship band (not judging here just not me). The idea of purchasing this amp was to create my sound not to sound like (known)certain tone, artist or amps per se. If I played just one style I wouldn't have purchase this amp...that would have been a mistake. There are endless possibilities regardless of your playing style and the ID 30 will deliver admirably. Things that are great. One being the time and expense of dealing with tubes and related tube issues. Tone is good at low volumes as well as loud. Easy peasy to dial in the tone you want in under a minute. (Pick a Voicing, Pick a Tube, Adjust gain, pre, and tone.) Tube like response i.e. using a boost pedal or adjusting the volume on your guitar. Having onboard effects though not stellar by any means not shabby either as some other modeling amps are. I still use a pedal board but could adequately get by with onboard effects. Not so great. No real effects loop it can be done but using the Mp3/Headphone in/outs suck. Headphone output is low/weak and makes effect looping poor. No real mid control knob though can be edited via Insider software connected to your computer or pressing the Tap button and adjusting the ISF knob. The same would go for Presence (Treble) Resonance (Bass). I hear some users just use the ISF alone as a Mid control. Which makes some sense because that what it really does not to the same range as a treble/bass. If you want to sound like everyone else you can with this amp but you can sound like no one else as well. Loud enough for small gigs, playing with a drummer-rehearsals or annoying the neighbors. Quiet enough to get great tone and low volumes. It is Fun, Fun, Fun til the daddy takes the.....

Always wanted a Brian Moore I9 because of the versatility of sounds you can get from the way it is set up. A jack of all trades, master of none is what you get with is guitar but not pedestrian by any stretch . If I were to only to use one guitar this would be it; not because it is that good soundwise but good enough to pull off anything style I throw at it. The HSH Seymour Duncan coil tap pick up configuration allows single coil sound for blues/rock and a humbucking sound for jazz/Hard rock. Quilted maple top is beautiful. Mine came with a Floyd Rose which I really like. The I9 is a under appreciated guitar IMO and as good as Godin's and other like guitars. If you are a jack of all trades this is your guitar.

Back in the early 80's I read that Billy Gibbons used Half Dollars as picks. Using the edges for crunchy tone. I was working in a guitar store and saw these and gave them a shot and haven't looked back. It has been said one of the cheapest and most effective ways in shaping your tone is in the way you pick or use your pick. I would have to agree. The are five ways I use this pick. 1. Standard way you use a pick for full rich tone. 2. Using the edge (giving you multiple attacks whist picking) with the pick bottom towards the bridge for crunchy tone for rhythm and lead. 3. Using the edge with the pick bottom facing towards the neck for a 12 string effect for rhythm. There is a difference in sound depending on the orientation of the pick using the edges. 4. Using the pointy end for rhythm. Gives a brighter and lighter tone 5. Flipping the pick around cupping the pick for fingerstyle/picking. The notch makes it easy to palm and keep the pick secure while doing this. All this without switching guitars, messing with the tone controls, or effects. I love this pick. I use other Tortex picks as well but this is my main one. You will lose a Tortex pick before you need to replace it. They are very durable and easy to grip.

For $50 used and good condition, why not. Did really need it but the price was right. This little amp sounds big for its size. There are limits of what a 3" speaker can do. Blackstar has pushed boundries in this category. When the Super Wide stereo is activated the amp takes on a bigger sound. With 6 gain Voicings the is plenty of flexibility and 12 onboard effects you can do just about anything. Like jamming in the backyard with a song from your DAP via Mp3 input. Headphone out is a little quiet for most peoples ears. So as a headphone amp look elsewhere. The cleans are good in a British amp kind of way. Fenderish cleans are not gonna happen but still good that you are not likely to care that much. The Crunch is classic Brit. nice compression and rich sounding. The OD is not lacking either in that it doesn't sound like a can of angry bees. Good for the Green Room or as an entry amp

The Times are a changing. In the past few years we have seen an explosion of practice amps the are more or less pedal boards with a speaker and some amplification. Each one has their niche but the Fender GT Series has taken all that tech an rolled it into one amp. • No need for a wired connection to a computer with weak a$$ software. Updates Wi-Fi and controlled and edited via Bluetooth. Easy peasy to edit via phone or rearrange settings order. • The ability to place fx anywhere in the chain is a solid winner and that you can stack same type of fx. The modeling has a very amp like feel to it. Takes external pedals well and reacts to picking dynamics but doesn't sound like a amp even with the update it sounds like a heavy blanket has been put over the amp to give it a muffled sound. For a practice amp it is ideal as a performing or recording amp look else where.

Blackstar hit one out of the park with is amp. While in G.C. during the holidays the staff were unboxing the Fly. Being a Blackstar Fan and needing a travel amp I bought it. The tone and heft sold me on the purchase Owning many headphone and micro amps the Blackstar Fly is the best I ever used or owned. Other amps sound like listening to music through a handheld transistor radio. Thin/Tinny/Flat. The Fly sounds like a real amp for its size. True guitar tone comes through even at low volumes. The tone is meaty and the distortion is good as any top solid state amp. The ISF can be used as a tone control however it only controls the mids in that capacity. Having a delay instead of reverb (which is uncommon in a Micro Amp) is a great idea and suits the way I play anyway. Whether you are a beginner, traveler, parent, backyard performer the Fly is not only a great value but great amp. Especially if your kid gives up on the guitar you are not out of a lot of money and the kid has a good music speaker so not a complete loss. Why? 1. Headphone Jack, which is better than ID TVP series amps 2. Satisfying sound at low volumes which make parents, Neighbours, Hotel Guest happy. Win-Win for everyone. 3. Loud enough for camping/deck playing 4. Lightweight and compact for on the FLY playing. 5. You could use it for busking I guess. 6. Use it to play music from Mp3/phone/Computer. It sounds as good as my bluetooth speakers i.e. Bose; so I can jam along with recordings. What sucks the store did have a DC power supply and had to order one. I had fried the Fly using a Radio Shack power supply (matching Voltage and Amp). So you have to use Blackstar's power supply. Though the battery life is not bad about 15 hrs.

The plethora of bedroom amps and I chose this one. First, size: I didn't want a large footprint. The cube is the size of a Woman's shoebox thus, portable & lightweight. I could put it in a desk drawer if I wanted to. Second, design- style: it was going into an office and didn't want to look like the office was a playground. Looking like a Bose Wave Radio it blends in and not obtrusive at all. A wolf in sheeps clothing. Makes a good computer speaker as well. Third, Sound: it had to have a good clean sound. I wasn't expecting a big amp Sound or even to come close. wow!!! The JC-clean is as good as its larger siblings. The gain adds warmth to the sound on this setting to a slight break-up. My goto setting on this amp. Crunch, modeled after a British Lead Amp. The sound is good. I lean towards low gain which I use for Blues. Turn UP the gain and say hello to Angus. Extreme a setting I don't use So I Can't speak much on that. I can say You can chug out metal riffs pleasantly to satisfy the shredder set. The Chorus & Reverb are great for a amp at any price. The store had a bunch of Yamaha's THR's on clearance and they sounded great but, lacked form. THR's had all the bell's & whistles if that is Your thing. Spyder, Mustang, Vipers were too big. The sound from the cube is as good if not better than larger amps. Great at low volume settings w/o sacrificing tone. I take it traveling with a camcorder case since there is not a Roland case for the cube lite. If portability is something you need might look to the forementioned or a standard Cube. Great for Entertaining guest whether playing or using the mp 3 input. Sounds great as a media speaker. With a DIY USB adapter I can power it in my car via 2.1 amp output or a phone / Tablet battery. Big Sound w/o sacrifice space.

Looper's are not new however, this is the best looper ever. It is so easy to use, edit, and save loops. Saving loops to compute for other/future use is awesome soon to be replace by TC Electronics Wiretap Riff recorder for this feature. It did replace Digitech PDS-1002 Digital Delay for looping. It is easy to undo and redo riffs and licks. I like that you can use it as a Jam device whether you use your own music, or jam tracks downloaded from TC's website or a song you want to learn from a Mp3 and have the ability to record over it. It was the first pedal I had purchased in 20 years.

Reading about the Soul Food got me intrigued. Never owned a Klon, heard a Klon, nor care about a Klon. What I need was some boost and light overdrive that was transparent and affordable. Blues artist I know all have raved about the Soul Food tell me this is what I need that they have one or on the wish list. So getting one home I didn't care for it a first being use to tube screamers and compared to the Boss BD-2 it a little bright. However in the past few months the Soul Food has been integrated back in. The Soul Food makes a great clean boost and with the drive set about 1 o'clock I get a nice break up and great transparent tone. Responsive to the force in picking/strumming. While not my main OD pedal it is the most transparent of my OD pedals and works as a nice boost to the other Distortion pedals I use. For the price it was a steal. Great pedal for blues/fusion jazz and classic rock.

A couple years ago I bought a Blackstar ID 30 and Ditto X2... tried to loop through the ID30 ... epic fail. I try to keep it simple. Needed a good delay & chorus. Hearing about DL 4 decided to look further went to my local store and saw this. I didn't need or want a amp modeler multi effect board, I have the ID 30. Upon learning this was the POD 500 sans amp modeling and it was the DL 4 plus it was a workable solution to use with the Ditto X2. While I have a low opinion of Line 6 in general, I bought it. What can I say, Delays are excellent and love the idea you can stack multiple delays... Or any effects. Easier than TC Electronic Flashback or Flashback Mini. You can set up multiple delays (effects) which beats bending over and setting and resetting for different songs. Modulations are great too. Distortions sound a little thin but usable though I would not use them for serious performing or recording but, good enough for looping. Filters ...don't use them but nice to have should you need them. Reverbs are good. The 30 second looper is not bad either. If I were to use one pedal this would be it. Build seems solid though I have read players have had issues with switches. Power supply is clunky. There are many effects to pull from if you need it most you will never use unless your name is Zappa. Foot print is about the same size as the DL 4 so for $100 more why not.

The Corona is a great pedal on its own. The Toneprint feature is what makes the pedal standout against comparable pedals in this price range. Using the Toneprint via computer really dials in the sound you want with minimal effort.

You don't have space on the P-board for a DL-4. With 1/10 the size of a DL-4 sans looper you have most of the delay types of the DL-4. With the Toneprints you and create delays that are not built in to standard delays. Lacking the looper of its larger siblings and physical control for delay types it is pretty easy to use the Toneprint app on your phone to beam a different delay type or ones created by Artist. If you need to otherwise, it has all the great versatility of the Mini's larger siblings. I use this in with the Flashback to stack delays for ambient sound but a great pedal by itself.

At face value the HOF is a good pedal especially when you compare it to say the Strymon pedals. However you would be wrong to think that to get the sound of more expensive reverbs you have to buy more expensive pedals. The HOF has many types of reverb to choose from and with your Android or iOS phone can beam Artist created reverbs to the pedal if you choose to. Where the HOF really shines is that you can connect to a computer with tone print and edit the type of reverb and how you want it to sound and the program the parameters you want the sound to work in via computer. Like all TC Electronic Toneprint capable pedals, toneprint gives you that ability to create your own sound like Blackstar ID amps do. Meaning the HOF at face value gives you a lot of options to sculpt your sound but with the computer you can go deeper in tweeking that sound. Something I am not going to get with more expensive pedals.

Yes, I you want that Brown Sound this pedal delivers in spades.

Didn't need this pedal but $50 and being TC Electronic, why not? Surprise. compared it to Boss BD-2 Blues Driver I like the MojoMojo better because of the transparency of the Mojo and creamier tone I was getting for it.. Paired with the Dark Matter pedal I was able to get that Santana tone from a Roland Cube lite. (Bedroom Amp). Best for humbucking pups but works well with single coils. The tube like break up sounds better than the Soul Food but that is subjective.

What can't this pedal not do? With that ability to change up with toneprints, several delay types, or tweek with a computer you have millions of options. I lean towards setting up on the computer. It is a bummer you can't do this via android device like you can with a iproduct. Construction: 5 Stars: solid as all T.C. products. The big screw makes it easy to access to change bypass or battery. You don't always have a screwdriver but you most likely have coinage in your pocket which will suffice in gaining access to the pedal. Some don't like the soft click when activate/deactivate thinking it is a poor switch that will give out but I prefer it over the EHX switches which are really noisy. The softer switch is a product Germanic engineering as with some German made telecom tools I have which these tools now have a noisy click because they did think it was performing like it was suppose to when there was no click. Software: 4 Star. Toneprints are nifty if you are in a rut or trying to sound like a particular artist in a cover band. Computer interface is easy to figure out but would be better if you could use Android. You can set the parameters up so you don't have to get the flashlight to tweek the controls when changing delay types. Delays: 5 Star You have many popular delays types to choose from. Warm analog type to pristine digital it is all there. I find this better sonically than the M9 or DL4 by Line 6 and 1/4 the size. The bitch is that you can't stack delays like the Line 6 M9 so I would recommend getting this with a Flashback Mini or a Flashback x4 (cheaper but big footprint) if this is something you are looking to do. Looper 3.5 Star Haven't really used it since I have a Ditto looper which seems easier to use.

Between a Tube Screamer and Blues driver I went with the Blues Driver it sounded best for me using it with a Fender Champ and Electa Double Phoenix I once owned back in the late 80s . Used the BD for mostly a boost but has a nice creamy drive for blues songs I used to play. It was a little hotter than the tube screamer which added my decision at the time. Depending on your amp this is a great drive pedal. It sounds pretty good on S.S. but best with a tube amp from my experience

Friend had one and love playing on it. Great tone for bluesy playing so I bought one. Then quit playing blues and classic rock but keep it around when the mood strikes me.

Not a bad amp had grounding issues. Had a warm sound and the distortion was mediocre. A lot of hum which is why it was in the dumpster I guess. Years when in University and every semester students leaving would throw out all kinds of stuff since they were likely going to buy all new with their new careers as Doctors or Lawyers or just did want to move it. Really can't sell it and sits at home for kids to play with.

Got this at a steal for $450 because the Store Owner want to get rid of it. I said throw in a box of colostomy bags and it is sold since his co-owner was a medical supply salesman. The Del Ray is a double cut with split coil Bill Lawrence Rail humbuckers. Mahogany body and neck with a Flame maple veneer. Gotoh tuners and brass TOM. Rosewood neck and three way switch. The build is good and have not had any issues with the guitar for 20 years. Mine came with a serial number sticker that became unreadable after a couple of year and has since disappeared. Little on the heavy side but sounds beautiful. It has a beautiful low end with humbuckers. The rail humbuckers really sing on a good overdriven amp. The split coil sound is a little thin as you would expect but satisfying if you adjust and take that in to account. Sustain is better than average. This is my favorite guitar purchase in my ways. By the way if does not feel or sound like a PRS in any way but as far as concept and looks it is like a PRS.

Traded Skateboard lessons for it. I never grew on me but kept it because it was old when I got it and it was a Gibson

Cleans are good. Bought it years ago to play punk-new wave and that is all it is good for as a beginner.

Never needed a pedal til I wanted play like Vini Reilly of Durutti Column. Didn't know what I was looking for. Though this WOULD do. 30 yrs old & still works. Easy to use. Clean delay Battery Eater about 1 hr. On 9V . Make sure you use a power Supply. Used as apseudo-looper Built Like A Tank

When the Rockman first came out it was a must have for late night practice; then Zoom came along not long after. The Zoom gave you a wider pallet of tone with amps, effects. The forefather of amp modeling. The size alone makes this one a keeper and nostalgic like a Atari game system.

Brother found it on the side of the road. I am sure back in the day it was a great modeler like the Line 6 or Behringer; the sound is on par with these devices. It was easy to figure out the simulations are not bad and are useable for bedroom use. 20 yrs. later; Spyders, Viper's, and Mustangs, why would spend the money on this pedal? I'll keep it for a back up and practice.

I write this for those find one at a pawn shop or thrift store.Purchased this in a Great Plains music store on a work trip. Many useable effects and realistic amp models (respectively). Not good for travel compare to a Pandora PX3 which I was using at the time. You have to have a AC outlet for it to work since it does not take batteries. I have ran into people using as a multi-effect devices for home use in their solid state amps and it works for that being able to switch from amp models with the included footswitch however, with a one second latency switching between patches. The tonal character is on par with simulators of that time. Distortions are bright and harsh which is ok for metal but not blues or fusion. If you find it under $40 and have money to blow go for it otherwise, there are better options under $100. Great for the bedroom musician/practice. Not for stage use obviously but, could work in a pinch.