rackattack's Reviews

great budget 30" guitar

I love it. It is a budget guitar, I use it as baritone. the toggle switch is a piece of shit and I had to replace it twice, some screws corroded over time. The neck is fantastic for such a low price and the alnico 5 vintage single coils are pretty good. One of the not so plentiful bass VI copies with a fixed bridge, that is a 5 stars right there. I love the neck inlays.

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a personal favorite of mine

I obsessed about this reverb for at least a year. For me personally the sounds are unique, it may have to do with me growing up with music in which it was used heavily, namely the verve. The weird thing is that with the upgrade to the + version the sound slightly changes, becomes a bit clearer, but it is not the same anymore. Once I figured out all its tweaking abilities I spend endless hours creating new patches. It has a limited era sound, but for me it is hard to beat. It has been mass produced so it can be found relatively cheap. I advise to read into its different versions, namely the + upgrade, the GT. The quadraverb 2 is fundamentally different. If you are looking for a cheaper produced but similar sounding reverb I think the midiverb III would be that. The AC power adapter is bulky. Use it with both inputs and outputs, it is meant to be used that way.

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a classic

it's a classic shoegazer tool for a reason. all preset and the only alesis rack reverb of that particular era with buttons. has these 2 or 3 presets that are hard to recreate with it siblings, notably the reverse patches. bit overpriced due to its famous users.

versatile 80s distortion with EQ abilities

the sound is not per se a modern metal sound, so don't judge it for the name. it offers a great 80s rock distortion. sturdy case.