Acme 750w DMX Strobe Lighting Effect

Advantages: Digital effects, sound quality
Disadvantages: Delay function

...The Line 6 Spider is very simply the best emulation combo amp in the £400 range. It not only has a ton of on-board effects(which I will discuss later), but the sound quality that you get from this little 100W kicker is amazing. It has2x10" speakers, a footswitch input (footswitch/floorboard sold separately), and the usual inputs and sends. The effects on this are unparalleled. Usually on effects-based amps, the effect quality is second rate, but not here. It has a tape echo, flanger, delay, chorus, and many types of overdrive and distortion, all in 4 channels that featuring varying preset conditions. You can also save particular effects settings for instant recall. The cool thing about this amp is the tap button. It's a small round button that you tap twice, and the speed with which you tap it sets the delay, or the tape echo... Read review

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Advantages: Loads
Disadvantages: None

...for normal everyday space rock then I suggest that you keep it subtle as subtlety sometime works better. How do you operate this wonderful piece of technology then? Well you plug in input into the output of whatever device you are connecting it to, and the output to the input of whatever device is next in the line off attack. You then step on the box and a little red LED lights up. You the suddenly notice that there are four knobs on the thing to adjust the sound, what do they do you wonder:- 1. Manual This works with the other settings and the further clockwise you turn it the more dramatic the effects you achieve in conjunction with the other controls. 2. Depth The setting controls how much depth is applied to the guitar signal, and in conjunction with a distortion pedal is just fantastic. 3. Rate This controls how fast the pedal sweeps... Read review

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Advantages: Good quality, unusual sounds, reliability
Disadvantages: May not have a very wide appeal

...hand for £49, probably about 10 years ago, but I’m unsure how old it actually is. I would estimate that it must be at least 15 years old as it is one of the Japanese made Boss pedals. Construction As with other Boss pedals the construction is all metal, built to withstand plenty of knocks! It has certainly had a few in the time I’ve had the pedal, but it’s still going strong! On the bottom of the pedal is a slip proof rubber mat to stop it sliding around on floors when you step on it. The top of the pedal has a large switch to turn the effect on and off and there is a small LED indicator light to show when the pedal is in operation. There are two inputs on the pedal, labelled Input and Output. These are used to connect the pedal to a guitar and amplifier. There are four controls on the pedal and reading from left... Read review

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