Amuzik 5-Band Bass EQ Pedal - Mini Graphic Equalizer for Punchy Low End (62Hz-4kHz),True Bypass, Aluminum Chassis, Stage Ready

I was looking for a pedal to increase volume for short bursts. Solos etc. I thought an eq pedal might be the way to go but thought I'd try this for £22 at time of purchase. Really glad I did as it's surprisingly versatile. It can work as a clean volume boost, a bit of extra gain and no extra volume or any combination. The 2 band eq is pretty handy and can give lots of extra treble to cut through. For home use I've got it in front of an no master volume, no fx-loop valve amp and you really can add extra bite to the pre-amp without wasting your overdrive pedal. The small size means it flops around a bit when you step on it if you don't nail it down but thats the same with all these micro pedals. Great bit of kit for the money. Wish these cheap brands had been around when I was starting!

The device is sturdy and small so its easy to fit onto your pedal board.in terms of sound,its not as glassy as some others which suits my needs. Altogether its a nice product for the price point.

I need to kick off this review by saying that I haven't got (or had) any other tremolo pedals to compare this one too but. . . TLDR; I don't use Tremolo all the time, but when I do, I'll be using this one :). If you don't know what a tremolo pedal does, you may want to read up on that, but in summary, it makes your guitar go louder and quieter, and you can control the variation in volume, and how fast it varies. First things first, as you'll see from my photo, my pedal is a rather dashing shade of canary yellow, as opposed to green. I preferred it, but ymmv. Controls The depth knob controls how big the variations in volume should be The bias knob controls how much of the time it should be louder vs quieter The speed knob controls how fast it changes volume Pros Like other micro pedals I've had, it's a solid metal enclosure True bypass footswitch Paint quality feels great, and barring accidents etc, I'm sure it will keep looking good The range of the effect you can get is really wide - from a nice subtle (which is what I've got dialled in here) pulsing, to racing fast. It draws minimal current (26mA). It doesn't add any noise to my signal chain. Cons The only downside to this pedal I could find which is common to all micro pedals, is that it can't be powered by a battery - but this isn't an issue for me. Overall, this pedal has continued to vindicate my buying of cheaper pedals and I'll definitely be buying more.

Working

This pedal looks pretty and is very sturdy but it does not behave like a compressor. You will need a 9v power supply (not supplied) to make this pedal do anything. The one I received added distortion or an overdriven sound and some sustain. When I played either an acoustic and a clean electric guitar through it the sound was driven and distorted and the volume increased. On my pedal the LED didn't work so even if it had produced a compression effect it was faulty. Some people might like the effect but it didn't work for me. Another thing I noticed is that the reviews seem to refer to different pedals (tuners, flangers etc.). Caveat Emptor.

Ideal for my pedal board takes up very little space and works well. No noticeable signal degradation or distortion. Easy to use and very functional

If you get the Holy War be prepared to use some sort of EQ to tame it. It's a bit like a Boss HM-2 but with way more high end "fizzy" sound and a practically useless tone control. For the money you're better off getting the pink Behringer pedal (HM-300?) which is a Clone of the Boss MT-2 Metal Zone (I think).

A little bright sounding but good value