sveinpedersen's Reviews

Very unique pedal but it could be better.

Really good gain stage on this pedal. It works as a clean volume boost so it can increase the volume of my fuzzes for solos etc. Turning up the gain it becomes a really nice overdrive pedal. Turning the gain all the way up it starts distorting in a nice way. I boosted some volume and slight gain from my an overdrive into it, and it turned into a super spitty sticky fuzz. Really awesome and versatile! The chorus side is also quite unique. It can do everything from the vinyl warp sound, to crazy spaceship synth sounds, and everything in between. The lag knob lets you control how far behind the modulated signal lags behind, up to a whole 1,5 seconds late. I have also found that with a small delay, medium mix, and no rate or depth, it actually works very nice as a sort of warm slapback delay (one short repeat).

Remarks: - Gain stage is AFTER the chorus section, so when using both you will be running modulation into gain - You can use either side of the pedal alone - you can use this only as an overdrive pedal or only a chorus (I would just buy a Siren instead). Really like that, because now I have a new overdrive pedal on my board after my fuzz, meaning I can volume boost fuzzes. - The LED in the middle, slightly to the left, shows rate AND depth by intensity of the LED and frequency of light.

New features on the v.2: - A "low" knob for the gain side of the pedal, letting you add some bass into your signal as chorus pedals often kill bass. - Soft switches - Quieter clock chip

A bit disappointed that some of the same downsides still exists on the v.2 though.

Downsides: - There's a great amount of dB loss when engaging the chorus side. I would turn on the chorus first and then set the overdrives and what not to taste after that. It kinda ruins it as a live-pedal, but great as a studio tool. - The chorus can become quite muddy with fuzz, instead of giving that ripping lead tone that one often associates with fuzz+modulation (listen to the guitar solo on "Cherub Rock" by The Smashing Pumpkin and you hear what I mean)

These last points are quite important to me personally, which is why it only gets three stars. I still have it on my "studio" board, but it has officially been retired from my band rig.

I will never stop praising this pedal.

I have a Pedaltrain Nano Max where all the pedals are carefully selected to play everything from Elliott Smith to Johnny Cash to Rolling Stones to Black Sabbat to Kyuss to My Bloody Valentine to Darkthrone - this pedal absolutely fits that gig.

It does everything from a slight volume boost/EQ to overdrive to distortion to fuzz. Three clipping modes, EQs built in boost and shitloads of dB if you need it. Would recommend checking out the manual so you can unlock the full potential of this pedal, as the EQ works differently than expected. This has the overdrive sound of my band and all the bands I like to listen to - again, it can do anything. So for my usecase it's perfect. One of the funniest things to do with this is to max out volume, drive, and boost, and drive that into another overdrive pedal (like a Soul Food or DS-1) to absolutely overload it and create a weird glitchy 8-bit sounding fuzz. No overdrive can survive the power of the EAE Longsword being flodded into it.

Soft switches and top mounted jacks on the newest versions are just the cherries on top.

The most versatile and compact reverb you'll ever see

I've never been a Strymon guy, and when I needed a super versatile reverb, this little handy box peaked my interest. Have had it for 1,5 years now and man - never disappoints. All the settings are super fun, and since I play everything from country with a slapback spring reverb kind of deal, to atmospheric black metal, the versatility of this pedal is taken to its limits - and it always holds up. The controls are super intuitive in the MK2, and a fast reading of the manual makes everything super easy to understand and remember. This pedal gets a bonus for its super lush chorus effect, the "detune", which pairs nicely with my chorus pedal - same goes for the delay effect (which I personally don't use too often because I never play with delay).

I have a Pedaltrain Nano Max where all the pedals are carefully selected to play everything from Elliott Smith to Johnny Cash to Rolling Stones to Black Sabbat to Kyuss to My Bloody Valentine to Darkthrone - this pedal absolutely fits that gig.

Excellent for vintage tones

Put these in my Gretsch G2210, which had cheap and muddy pickups. Bought a set of these Seth Lover PAFs, and man did they kick the guitar up a few notches. Getting the old kind of Led Zeppelin vintage hard rock tones have never been this easy. Sound very well clean.

They're a bit microphonic, and will feedback when you are using a lot of fuzz and/or distortion and playing at loud volumes. That doesn't really bother me as I use the guitar for stoner rock/doom metal/noise rock anyways.

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Really good guitar for the price point

This is my main guitar, and the only mods I did was change the pickguard for another colour. Otherwise it's a super good and clean guitar right out of the box. Ofc you can spend some money later on upgrading tuning machines and stuff like that, but there is no NEED to do so!

Really fun and awesome pedal

Really good gain stage on this pedal. It works as a clean volume boost so it can increase the volume of my fuzzes for solos etc. Turning up the gain it becomes a really nice overdrive pedal. Turning the gain all the way up it starts distorting in a nice way. I boosted some volume and slight gain from my an overdrive into it, and it turned into a super spitty sticky fuzz. Really awesome and versatile! The chorus side is also quite unique. It can do everything from the vinyl warp sound, to crazy spaceship synth sounds, and everything in between. The lag knob lets you control how far behind the modulated signal lags behind, up to a whole 1 second late. I have also found that with a small delay, medium mix, and no rate or depth, it actually works very nice as a sort of warm slapback delay (one short repeat).

Remarks: - Gain stage is AFTER the chorus section, so when using both you will be running modulation into gain - You can use either side of the pedal alone - you can use this only as an overdrive pedal or only a chorus (I would just buy a Siren instead). Really like that, because now I have a new overdrive pedal on my board after my fuzz, meaning I can volume boost fuzzes. - The LED in the middle, slightly to the left, shows rate AND depth by intensity of the LED and frequency of light.

Downsides: - There's a great amount of dB loss when engaging the chorus side. I would turn on the chorus first and then set the overdrives and what not to taste after that. It kinda ruins it as a live-pedal, but great as a studio tool. - The chorus can become quite muddy with fuzz, instead of giving that ripping lead tone that one often associates with fuzz+modulation (listen to the guitar solo on "Cherub Rock" by The Smashing Pumpkin and you hear what I mean) - There's a ticking noise from the clock chip if you don't use an expensive power supply like a Strymon or something similar!

These last points are quite important to me personally, which is why it only gets three stars. I sold this for the v.2 which fixed some of the issues, especially the ticking clock thing, but also added other features. Would rather check that one out!

Unique

This is a dope guitar that I bought used for cheap. It will need some upgrades and TLC, but it looks really cool and grungy. A bit of head diving due to the thick neck (old Gibson style), massive head, and the big tuning machines (6 in a row all mounted on one plate - looks like those on the side of nylon acoustics).

Done some of my own modifications to it, but it plays nice as is!

Surprisingly good and easy to use

A very simple reverb pedal, featuring one knob only, thus you have to like the sound it has or this is not for you. For me personally, this was a great pedal starting out. It can give you subtle springy surf reverb, and surprisingly giant ambient reverb cranked all the way up (nothing extreme of course). A really good first reverb pedal that has lasted me several years of playing.

Bang for your buck

My first pedal, and a really good one for the price. Metal housing, simple design, loads of tones and volume. It's still on my pedalboard even after three years of playing, working as my heavy distortion for Black Sabbath types of riffs. Not the most dynamic pedal, but what do you expect for the price. Not too good on low gain settings, I would just set this at 1 o'clock and rip.

Solid 70s sound

This is a solid overdrive pedal for that 70s Led Zeppelin or Cream sound (which is what I mostly use it for). Two knobs, volume and gain. The gain-knob has a really good range from soft edge of break up, to hardhitting clipping. The volume goes from silent to blowing your ears off, adding a bit of high end. The only negative thing about it is the design - the font is absolutely horrible, and if you are not a Norwegian, I think you will have a hard time understanding the writings on it.