Actually, this thing is damned quiet, as opposed to some of the other entries. Very unique, rich sound...smooth, allows the true sound of your axe to shine through, and like many of the 10 series Ibanez pedals, has a little warm gain boost from what I assume is a JRC chip (haven't opened it up yet). Warms up any amp...I've so far only used it through two solid-state amps (only got it yesterday) but it does marvelous things. Again, almost any setting is usable..as opposed to a Digital Delay or some of the other bucket-brigade boxes, this is very touch sensitive and not muddy at all...my older delay, a DOD FX90 would hide my tone behind its muddy nature, although I tweaked the trims multiple times..this one, I got no need to do so...just fattenes it up without being obvious. Sounds like a good thick EP-3 Echoplex in the short setting.
Reliability/Durability:
I think it'll be about as reliable as all of my other 80's Ibanez pedals, i.e., the switch may get funky. I'm gonna take as good care of it as I can, thouhg (almost brand-new!). Will gig without a backup.
Ease of Use:
Damn fun to use; 3 knobs that are straightforward. Mine came with no manual. Tweaking it is very easy and almost any sound is usable.
Customer Support:
Old pedal. I'd fix it myself or send it to Analogman if there were a problem.
Overall Rating:
I'm a blues-rock player, Tele through anything type of guy. usually use a small WEM amp or a fifties Silvertone. This is one of the better ADs I've had my hands on. Subtle, but something I could forseaably keep on all the time. Tone enhancing, and musically inspiring...I've been loving the sound of it for slide. If I didn't have it, I would actually search for a similar unit--I like short delays and BBD based ones especially. I also like the fact that this is in such a small package. Wish it, like a lot of small BBDs, had some sort of Sound on Sound feature. My favorite delay of all time is the EP-3 Echoplex...solid state and has sound-on-sound. One of these days I'd like to get my hands on a Tel-Ray.
