Vivlex Drum Loop Machine Beat Loop Rhythm Recording Pedal 40 Drum Styles 150 Minutes Looper Capacity External Footswitch Control for Drum Machine Electric Guitar and Bass LBL-1

Vivlex Drum Loop Machine Beat Loop Rhythm Recording Pedal:I was pleasantly surprised by the build quality of this box. Now I just need to get my head around the very complicated instruction pamphlet. It's not very intuitive. However the separate control foot switch is good and so is the inclusion of drum fills and endings.

This is a looper, i.e. it enables you to lay down a rhythm track that you can then solo over. As other reviewers have stated, it does take a little getting used to, since holding down the button a little too long rather than just a tap doesn't get the result you might be looking for.You'll also need an additional guitar cable since the guitar plugs into the looper which in turn plugs into the amp, and a 9v power supply with negative polarity (note that most power supplies have positive polarity so you'll probably find, as I did, that you have to buy this separately).I also found that out of the box the volume on the loop is a little quieter than the original, but for practice sessions this isn't a major issue and anyway there is an output volume control so you can adjust it as required.For the price, and especially as a practice aid, I can't fault it although if you're intending to use a looper like Ed Sheeran does you'll probably want something with more functionality (and more expensive). It's also very small so might get lost amongst other equipment if gigging.

🎸 The pedal is small, with bypass switch, red indicator LED for when the pedal is active, boost or gain control, volume, bass and treble. The volume, bass and treble controls are tiny, so not great to fiddle about with whilst performing, but once you have them set where you need them, then they can be left alone. The first thing to remember is to only use a centre negative power supply. I have a few of these, so no problem.🎸 The pedal has a minimal footprint so that it does not take up much real estate. I worried about knocking it over when in use, but I needn’t have worried, as the patch cables help hold it in position anyway. The foot switch does not have a super strong action. There is a positive click, but you don’t have to give it a real stomp to engage boost like some pedals. The LED is nice and bright, so you can tell at a glance that the pedal is engaged before you play.🎸 There is plenty of headroom for boosting for a lead line without distortion and keeping the noise under control. This is particularly important if you are playing an acoustic instrument. You can however turn everything up with obvious results. I have been using this pedal now for over a month, playing in a ukulele group, and this lets me raise the gain, so I can be heard individually over the other players and then drop back into the mix when needed. The pedal has been reliable, which is very important to me.

This is a budget device, & is small enough to sit nicely on a pedal board. Overall the phase quality is only just sufficient, & I found very little difference in sound between the 2 switch settings.

Really pleased with this little pedal, adds a good amount of boost to solos, eq is very good for cuts or gains in high end and its nice and sturdy too. Great price for such a good boost pedal and I've tried quite a few over the years!

I had the original Ibanez Tube Screamer many moons ago. Arguably this is better on basis of size cost. Not quite as versatile as regards modelling but will give you a Floyd solo no problem! For the cost, a no-brainer

I've been looking for a replacement for my Boss CS-3 as I've never been that happy with it.I haven't seen this brand before, but I've had good experiences with some other cheap far-eastern made pedals, so thought I'd give it a punt for the price.The good: it's not noisy! (even with the level maxed out); I was able to get a nice "medium" compression which is how I like my CS-3 set up; it has plenty of headroom - in a signal chain with my mojomojo and a reverb pedal, unity volume needed the level set really low; it draws minimal (30mA) current, so easy to power; it feels nice and solid and well made (as expected from these micro pedals).The not so good: the level knob was really stiffThe quirks: when the toggle switch is in "normal" it gives a mid-range bump - think tube screamer, but in treble mode it's transparent; the compression knob works the opposite way to what I expected - with the compression knob dialled all the way up, it compresses less and with the compression knob all the way down it compresses it the most - it's almost as if it's representing the height of the soundwave.Overall this is a great little pedal for a fraction of the cost of the CS-3 - this is going to be a keeper, and I'll be selling the CS-3.

Very small form factor but does the job very well. Good build quality.