Meatball

sound Quality is excellent is a warm sounding effect with analoge balls reading Earlier reviews its like Voting in an Election some people should not have a Vote, Anyone who gives the a 2 or 3 for sound Quality oviously does not have a clue about Guitar sound and Effects,The Meatball does Exacly what its designed to do and does it with Style. Ps insert a Tube Screamer into the send and return jacks on the meatball for a ride of your life

No issues anyone who owns one will see the build quality inside perfection and hand build not Chinese mass produced Crap

This effect is not for the bedroom guitar player, If your in a cover band also maybe not for you. More suited to experienced players who create their own music or who experiment in Guitar sound creation. You have to spend time with this effect to get what you want.

Full support if needed at lovetone site but whats to go wrong with them

Well Built effect used by the pro s Radiohead and the Edge on Discoteque 

This thing sounds tremendous.  It's thick, has a rich, wide sweep and seems to really nail all the sweet spots on my Tele (a Deluxe Reissue with humbuckers) when I'm chugging away. And I use this pedal nightly...yes...on gigs in front of living audiences.  It sits right in the middle of my pedal board with an expression pedal next to it to double as a wah when needed.  Its not my favorite wah but its good enough that I won't take up more space on my board for another tone-sucker. Sometimes I do have to reach down and tweak a knob but it's easy enough to make a change if you know how the damn thing works.  Not to mention, move everything in moderation and you'll never be "losing your setting" on this.  It's really not as complex as the black-ballers below are saying. My only concern is that it can generate some ridiculous bass frequencies when set with high Color and Intensity settings.  I don't think you'll blow anything up but it can get unpleasant and make all sorts of things buzz in your amp (and skull).  As this is easily avoided, I'm not deducting points.  Just turn it down a bit if you hear too much boom.

I've used it in live settings for 5 years now...no glitches, pops, crackles whatsoever.  Just don't jump onto it and make sure to put it on a pedal board...not in a random bag of gear where everything (even the Boss pedals) gets mashed up.

This is a rebuttal to the reviews nay-saying the pedal for being a boutique "investment piece" that no player would actually use... First off...if the number of knobs scares you...don't buy the bloody pedal.  It's complex.  Get over it.  It's really not that bad.  Set the Sens. around 1/2 way up, get a low Attack and a higher Decay and you're golden.  If it doesn't quite do it for you, adjust away...really subtle turns until you get used to it. A traditional Auto Wah would be set in the Up position with a Low Band Pass and either a Hi-Mid or maybe a High setting.  ...but honestly...don't buy this pedal if you only want a basic Auto Wah.  Go get something cheaper and easier to use.

And for Customer Service, call/e-mail Dan at Dinosaural.com.  He's super nice (very direct but that's what I want...don't bullshit around on my dime!).  He's a family man though and he does all the repairs himself so relax if he doesn't immediately drop his 3-year-old to work on your glitch. He gets a 9 because he's a 1-man operation so you might have to show some patience.

As I said...this was a rebuttal because I don't dig people who don't do their research and end up bashing something they shouldn't have bought in the 1st place.  I reviewed this pedal back several years ago (the review is a ways down) when most people were still pretty positive.  Now that people are saying "it's a tweakers only box" and "no one would ever gig with this" I had to contradict and address what I'm reading. Let me reiterate...don't get it if you don't like a lot of knobs.  It has a lot of knobs and they actually do lots of things.  If you're a set-it-and-forget-it kind of guy, there's cheaper and easier pedals out there for you.  Hell...find a DOD 440 or a clone.  There's only 2 knobs on that one and it sounds great (I know...I have an original which is great on bass rigs). For my jazz and rock setups, this thing sounds great.  Just make sure you know what you're getting yourself into. As for value...if you're willing to pay this much for an Auto-wah, I'd like to think you want 2 things: Sound Quality and Flexibility.  If you wanted a specific sound and you can spend $600+, go buy the original.  Don't get someone else's crazy and innovative new design.  Get the classic you wanted in the first place.  Most of the reason you'll see so many on eBay is that investors bought these things like crazy back when the pedals were getting insane prices ($1000+).  Can you blame 'em?  I mean, come on...$1400 for a friggin' Flanger?  Anyways, now that the boom's gone (probably for good), a lot of them a just trying to recoup their investment.  Buy low...sell high... If you want a Filter unit you can explore and treat like a unique and expressive instrument, this one fits the bill.  P.S. If you really don't dig it, try a Moogerfooger Low Pass Filter, an Xotic Robotalk or a Frostwave Funk-a-duck.  Those are all unique spins on envelope filters that are equally unique and sound great.