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Reviewer Of The Month
Hi Guys,
Thanks everyone... there were some great Reviews posted in December! The reviewer posted provide a valuable service to the community & visitors Picking a "winner" was quite difficult but Severinsteelsmith gets the nod with with QUALITY and QUANTITY.
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The CC300 is a standard compact pedal so you get 1/4" in, mono and stereo outs. Power is from a 9V battery or standard mains adaptor.
The CC300 is a clone of the Boss DC-2 from the late 80s (which, if you can find one on a popular auction site, will set back 6 times the price of the Behringer) and shares its unusual control layout. Instead of the control knobs found on other pedals, the CC300 has a bank of 4 pushbuttons to activate 4 different preset chorus sounds. It doesn't get any easier than this.
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| Sound: |
The sounds on offer range from very, very subtle to just subtle, which is exactly how I like my chorus effects. Users of the original Boss pedal discovered that they could access additional sounds by holding in more than one of the four buttons at a time, and the Behringer also gives you this option.
The CC300 will add a depth to your clean tones and, in partnership with a delay and a big reverb will produce some massive sounds, if that's your thing (if you're a big Cocteau Twins fan, for example). With no knobs to twiddle, you can get on with the playing without worrying about dialing in...
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| Reliability: |
I'm sure the electronics are solid but there's a reason why this pedal is so cheap: the chassis is made of (whisper it) plastic so I wouldn't go dropping an amp on it or anything. That said, even if you buy two of them to give you a spare, it's still a bargain price. And just how reliable is a 20 year-old Boss pedal?
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| Customer Support: |
I've never had to deal with Behringer.
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| Liked about it: |
- Great, subtle chorus unit with more variety than the simple control layout would suggest
- Recreates a long-gone classic
- So cheap it would be rude not to buy one
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| Didn't like: |
- Plastic chassis
- Fiddly battery cover requires a tool to open
- The original was a funky lilac colour, this is boring black
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How can I say such a bold statement? It's the truth. The Bandit may not have all the bells and whistles and it may not sound like a $4000 boutique amp, but this little amp is tough, it sounds good, it always powers up, and the 2 Peavey Bandit 1x12 that I've owned have never let me down through almost 6 years of constant gigs. The Bandit I owned was a 60 watt model. It had a clean channel and an overdrive channel. The clean had a nice Fendery sounding tone to it. It worked very well for the cover tunes I was doing at the time that required clean played parts. It was right in the middle as far...
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From 1997 to 2002 I had a regular gig with a cover band every weekend. I had owned a Bandit before in the early part of the 90s and really liked its no frills take on building easy to use amps. That amp never quit on me. So I bought a new one in 97 and worked the amp hard. I was in a hard rock and metal cover band at that time and every gigging musisian knows the stage can get pretty crazy. The Bandit I owned was drenched in beer and sweat every weekend for 6 years. I'm fairly certain I never wiped it down either. The funk just built up all over the thing. It got down right grungy. The amp...
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Peavey has always been fair when it came to supporting and servicing for amps in the past for me. I never had to call them about this amp so there was no issue.
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| Liked about it: |
Completely trustworthy and reliable amp. Tough as nails. Covered a fair amount of sonic territory. I really cover how much I like it above. I think this amp would be perfect for any gigging guitarist playing a wide variety of music.
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There was nothing I didn't like about it. Perhaps if it came with a beer and funk shield, but that wouldn't be any fun, would it? :)
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My string swing model is different from the one shown. It has the same concept but different style. I own the black Metal String Swing - The best looking, strongest and most durable made! You can either screw them in on the side of your cab or hang them off your wall! Looks very stylish, your guitars will look as if they are on display ;)
I used to use floor stands but String Swings are so much more sensible and convenient. By getting your guitars off the floor, they don't get bumped into/knocked over, and they really free up space. I leave my guitars hanging year round and never had a spot...
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| Liked about it: |
Its a very well made product, it does exactly what its supposed to do - Easy to mount and holds your guitar as advertised! It has great stability, the materials are of high quality and its an overal great product! I urge you to try it ;)
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You buy this product solely for its reason, so there shouldnt be anything to dislike about it. You can read around and hear half of the people complain about it not fitting acoustics but yet you get another half not complaining at all so its all in personal preference! And for people who say you should strictly mount it into a stud, I would advise you to relocate as your house may be made out of straw...no way no how is a 10lb guitar going rip from the mount of this String swing.
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I use this cool little device with all of my guitars, DiMarzio loaded Ibanez, Epi LP with stockers and my KH-Jr.
It is a great little practice tool, with 3 different sets of three effects. They are controlled by three rotary switches which can actually bypass the effect.
The effects are as follows:
1) Ambience- Delay, Chorus and Reverb.
2) Effects- Wah, Trem and Phaser.
3) Amplifier- Warm, Norm and Bright.
The main problem is that you can only have one of the settings per switch on at once. ie You can not have the chorus and the reverb on at the same time.
The "Ambience" switch has some...
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| Reliability: |
No issues in nearly 2 years. This is for practicing only so gigging is not really applicable!
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| Customer Support: |
N/A
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| Liked about it: |
Portabilty. I used this when doing remote Fly In - Fly Out living in workers accomodation blocks. Now I use it at night once the kids are asleep and I don't want to annoy the Missus... Can be used with self powered computer speakers.
MP3 play along. Great for practice.
The effects are very good for what they are. The amp models rock!
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1 effect per switch at a time.
The rotary switches are subject to being turned by accident when sitting.
The effect controls are hard to access when on your belt / strap. Not a biggie as it for pratcice, but you are limited by headphone cords to placement. Not such an issue when using speakers.
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It's an effects pedal with a single knob. Things don't get much easier. Standard 1/4" in and out, 9V power from a battery or standard mains adaptor. It's worth noting that, like most EHX pedals, you'll need a screwdriver to get into the case for battery changes.
Effect level and depth are set and the single knob gives you control over the Rate of the effect.
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It might seem like a chorus pedal with only a Rate control would be limiting but there are some classic clean sounds in here.
With the Rate control set low, the effect is nice and subtle, adding a gentle chorus effect to your arpeggiated chords.
With the Rate control around halfway, you're in 80s metal clean tone territory - think Metallica's Welcome Home (Sanitarium) and you're in the right area.
Even with the Rate control at maximum, you still get a usable sound out of the Nano Clone. Kurt Cobain was a Small Clone player and this sound is a dead ringer for Come As You Are - watery...
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| Reliability: |
There's nothing to really go wrong with it with only one knob and a compact, die-cast chassis. No spare required.
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I've never had to deal with EHX.
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| Liked about it: |
- It's cheap
- It's simple
- It won't eat up space on your crowded pedalboard
- There are some classic sounds in there
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| Didn't like: |
- My unit was very noisy and removed some of the clarity from my clean sounds
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| Comments: |
I liken this pickup to one of my all-time favorites, the Super II. The EQ curve is slid up in favor of the higher frequencies but still retains good low-end and tightness without the usual mud slop. Has more output than some bridge humbuckers which makes it great for metal soloing. Notes jump off the fret board and don't get lost in the frequencies of other instruments. All in all a great alternative to active pickups.
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Active pickup without the extensive mods.
Nice glassy tones.
Strong output for the neck position.
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| Didn't like: |
I should have ordered it with black pole pieces--my mistake...
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