HarpNinja
525 posts
Jun 30, 2010
6:01 AM
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And liked it. The delays are better than the DL4 and really useable. The reverbs are solid. The modulators and filters are hit and miss for harp. You can totally get some sweet sounds out of it, but not all of them are going to be great with harp.
The eq's seem to work really well and could be used to fight feedback with ease. The rotary/drum effect was much better sounding than the Roto-Machine I once had. There is an octave down effect that seems to track better than the Boss octave pedals I've tried - meaning I sharp sounding as my beloved Micro POG...but I think it holds its own. The Tron Up seemed to be at least as good as my Boss AW3.
So...if I wanted an effects rig and didn't have any pedals, this would be 100% the way to go. Currently I am weighing my options as I feel that for a "blues" gig I am set. For a rock gig, I counted three effects I would use at least once a set that I don't currently have...the rotary, ring modulator, and another modulator I forgot the name of.
At this point, I am casually looking at getting a used one. I may even part with my Micro POG to fund it. I am thinking I will keep my BBE TWO Timer as I like it very much and can use just that one pedal for blues gigs. The M9, BBE, AFB+, and wireless should all fit on my Pedal Train Mini. I would consider leaving the BBE on 100% of the time.
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Mike
Last Edited by on Jun 30, 2010 6:16 AM
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toddlgreene
1497 posts
Jun 30, 2010
6:48 AM
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Does it have true bypass when not being used?
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Todd L Greene, Co-Founder
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HarpNinja
526 posts
Jun 30, 2010
8:07 AM
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Yes. I had no increase in feedback. Well, if you put the distortion part on, they I did, but that was setting the effects. Once I had it set up, then I didn't need to cycle through anything and had no issues.
It is like creating your own tweakable pedal board. There are 6 presets stomp boxes that can be layerd. You can change scenes and create another pedal board too. There is also a looper.
Well worth the money, IMO.
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Mike
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toddlgreene
1498 posts
Jun 30, 2010
8:55 AM
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How long of a loop will it do? I'd eventually be interested in something like this, if for around 300 bucks, it had a great looper in addition to the other effects. Plus, you can combine them as you say? I like that idea. How durable does it seem?
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Crescent City Harmonica Club
Todd L Greene, Co-Founder
Last Edited by on Jun 30, 2010 9:04 AM
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Zhin
454 posts
Jun 30, 2010
5:32 PM
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See. Told you so.
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HarpNinja
527 posts
Jul 01, 2010
8:19 AM
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I think it loops up to 48s. It is built like a tank.
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Mike
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toddlgreene
1503 posts
Jul 01, 2010
8:51 AM
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Reivews good elsewhere, too. Oh, and per Amazon, the loop time is up to 28 seconds. I'd have to play a quick 12 bars!
I'll have to go play with one soon at a store.
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Crescent City Harmonica Club
Todd L Greene, Co-Founder
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HarpNinja
528 posts
Jul 01, 2010
9:21 AM
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If you record at 1/2 speed, you get 46s and it will sound "correct" when you play back. I hope that makes sense...I don't know why they say 28. It works like a DL4
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Mike
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toddlgreene
1504 posts
Jul 01, 2010
9:23 AM
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I gotcha...sounds like an interesting toy. What price have you seen on it?
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Todd L Greene, Co-Founder
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HarpNinja
529 posts
Jul 01, 2010
1:14 PM
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$350ish new...check out Amazon or call a place like Guitar Center and ask for a discount.
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Mike
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