pariahrob's Reviews

Good solid all round delay

I'm ken on this pedal for a few reasons. It doesn't really have so many bells and whistles as others (like a timeline) but covers a lot of bases as well as having an excellent looper. The options this does have are all very nicely implemented, if limited in some cases. The tape delays/echoes are rich sounding, full and with a little modulation sound pretty authentic. The others are similarly good, each sounding pretty true to the inspiration they are based on. Even when the flashback doesn't offer all the frills of the original (like the memory man) the sound is very close and will please most of the people most of the time. Considering a memory man is about the same size for one single delay I think this is a fair trade off. The TC studio style delay is a favourite. It has lots of clarity and feels both vintage and modern at the same time.

The unit is solidly built, as are most tc pedals, with quality buttons and rotary controls. No gigging issues here. The blue case is maybe a little lacklustre and doesn't feel special but it's well labelled and easy to use. The tap tempo button is included as it should be and the other pedals allow access to three presets of your choice, easily stored by creating a delay setup up and pressing/holding the button you want to assign it to. Easy, reliable and functional. I'd give it a 5 if had just a touch more mojo.

Best floor/board tuner out there

I've been through many tuners over the years from rack mounted and software based to floorboard units. This one is the best I've tried by a long way. It's accurate but most are. What sets this apart is that the display is visible at any angle and in even the brightest of lights. The polythene element of it is useful. A gentle strum across open strings will show you which need adjusting if any. If you want to dive in a single out a string then one more pluck on that single string will do it. Useful setting for the popular drop d tuning and can be set to other tunings too. I'm also a fan of the fact that it has a power output too. Makes it sit on a board more easily, taking up less ports on your supply. Feels solid as any other pedal and also uses the lovely soft touch button.

Excellent all round tube amp, with some very useful extras

As a small studio/home recorder the built in power soak/DI is a massive plus and sounds great. I love that this amp does sparkly cleans and full on saturated drive tones. The crunches are less impressive but still good. Amp sounds a little more hifi than others out there and that is a good thing. Tube health indicator is useful too. I love this small head and use it in conjunction with one of my own lower output 'clean' amps.

Only really downside is the metal top can get pretty hot.