Alesis GuitarFX

i bought it 2 months ago and still don't quite know how to use it... it's too complicated in my opinion. or maybe i'm just stupid:)

i've tried it with marshall, randall amps (with my slash signature epiphone) and it seems to be that no matter what amp you use it still SOUNDS HORRIBLE! when using headphones it actually sounds pretty damn good, but use it with amp and nothing sounds quite right. also it makes NOISE, A LOT OF NOISE (not with headphones)

so like i said before it works fine with headphones but is HORRIBLE when using it with any amp.

maybe i should try if it can take punches (gotta find some use for it)

haven't broken down so can't really rate it

IT SUCKS DONT BUY IT!!

Made well, but hard to understand. It took some time to figure out. I dont know how the other guys who wrote a review found it easy to use.

-80 programs (don't need them all, don't sound right(phaser/flanger sound very much unlike what i have heard in songs and on other effects pedals)
-9 effect modules
-8 different signal routing(i dont see how this works, i changed the routing and it was the same as before)
-Auto tuner(The pitch rapidly changes, and after 30 minutes of "tuning" i played a song and it was extremely out of tune)
-Battery or plug in adapter powered
-Simple user interface(yeah right!)

It does not suit my music style. As i said before the flanger and phaser sound different than the others(which sound the same). Other effects, also, dont sound
right. The distortions are not cruchy enough, the blues distortion is not "bluesy". My Ibanez amp has the best, crunchiest distortion i have ever heard. Much
better than the Alesis ones. It is extremely noisy on high-level distortion and other effects.

I think it is reliable and durable i would never use this thing at a gig. I think the regular pedals are best. I went to the Digitech website and heard some of their
X-series pedals and they are so awesome! You can get different sound on one Digitech X-series pedal. THey cost more but it's worth it check 'em out at
digitech.com.

Great, personally replied to all of my questions i sent them, quickly.

I have told everything i want to tell. DONT BUY THIS PEDAL. I RECOMMEND A DIGITECH X-SERIES PEDAL.AGAIN, DONT BUY THIS
PEDAL!!!!!

It took some time to figure out how to program positions, but after about an hour or so, I was able to program and chain some nice tones.

I rate the Reverbs, Delays, Rotary, Echo, all high. Agree with one of the last reviews about some noise, but specifically where noise is heard is on the distortion settings. Eliminate the destortions, eliminate the noise and you can get some nice clean sounds and effects. The destortions/overdrives aren't too noisey at low levels.. I bought this for the VERBS and I like them so far..

Don't know yet, only had for about 1 week. I'm prepared to play without..

The tuner function, doesn't work for me.. I will need to test customer service to get this checked out. If you are experiencing the same problem, please let me know. sigmon@sysmatrix.net

Easy to use. Few minutes extra to edit the settings.

REALLY REALLY BAD. VERY POOR QUALITY.
UNIT FEEDBACK SCREAMS LIKE A BANSHEE AND ALL THE PRESETS ARE REALLY HORRIBLE.
THIS UNIT IS SO NOISY, IN MY OPINION, IT IS UN-USEABLE.

Wouldnt even attempt using it much less depend on it.

Ive had limited contact with Alesis so I will pass on this one.

Doesnt matter what style or how long or what else I own etc. This unit may be ok for a beginning guitarist just wanting some FX and that's probably whom the target market is......newbies. So, with that in mind, I will not leave a rating in this category. For 69 bucks this might make some 14 year old very happy.

This is a pretty decent pedal (a big step up from my Rogue distortion stop box) with pretty decent sound. It has a lot of rock sounding distortions and excellent clean tones. Editing on it is very very simple once you figure it out. The manuel explains what everything does but thats about all that I read in it. It was simple enough I figured out how to edit and save on my own. The only thing is there is almost too many effects on it and it takes a while to find what you want until you memorize them.

I play a Epiphone G-310 SG guitar through a 125 watt Fender Princeton Chorus amp. The only thing noisy about it is using the distortion. Especially when the batteries are getting low (it makes a terrible ringing noise with low batteries while set on distortion). But it doesn't use much battery. I don't like the distortion much on it since its not too "Punk" which is the sound I want. There isn't enough lows. All effects are good with good batteries

You can depend on this pedal even though its plastic. I haven't had any trouble with it yet.

I bought this from my uncle (it was basically new and he gave me a discount of 50 from 70) for a good price. So I don't know about the company much.

A decent pedal for rock players. I am satisfied with is

This multi-effect pedal is easy to use and edit but you do have to move through the 80 effects in order. You can program them to be right next to each other and then apply the effects as you need them. This is the downside to having a all-in-one unit at this price. I made a spreadsheet of the 80 preset settings with descriptions of the sounds for quick reference. You will want to do the same.

Absolutely awesome!!! Each effect sounds distinctly different, the distortions are noticably different, and the unit makes some really cool sounds. There is little to no noise!!! The reason I bought the guitarfx instead of the more popular Zoom or Digitech products is because the reviews for these always mention noise problems. Not the case with the guitarfx.

I just got rid of an ART ECC model (retailed around $350) and there is no comparison. The guitarfx sounds better, much better.

Difficult to say. I haven't had a problem with it but it is made of plastic. I put the guitarfx on a table and control it by hand because I tend to make lots of adjustments. While it is made of rugged plastic, it is still plastic, not metal.

Untested. I did not like the fact that the manual does not tell you the settings for the presets. It is justed coded by letter and number. The Alesis web page is horrible - where are we supposed to go to get suggested settings?

This is a fantastic value. I like playing some Priest, Scorpions, Slayer, Dokken, UFO and Sabbath with a Gibson Flying V and a Crate amp. I have been playing on and off for several years but would never claim to be anything more than some one having fun. I have owned some boss pedals and the ART. I like the versatility of the pedals but not the cost. This unit is for somebody who does not want to spend lots of money for several pedals and enjoys the convenience.

These do-all pedals have come a long way in the ease of use department. This unit has 2 knobs with which all of the editing and programing selections can be done. With a quick review of the manual I got the gist of it pretty quick. Very intuitive, guitarist friendly layout.

The sound quality as far as tone is really quite good. I have been spoiled by good sounding, vintage tube amps and this unit can dial up the tones I am looking for, and the effects deliver what they are suppposed to with the exception of the plate reverb. Is a good sounding surfy wet drippy Fendery reverb too much too ask? Apparently so. But considering the price and features of the unit, this is minor. The unit is a bit noisy - the noise gate is good but the signal still comes through with some attached "hissiness". But again, considering the price and features, this is minor.

I did not get the AC adapter (optional for more $), and the mfr claims 30 hours of operation on 4 AA batteries, but it seems to be fading out on about 20 hours max.in my case, which is not too bad really. I have not had it long enough to really evaluate this category, but believe you me it will get kicked around. Appears to be made well, but the plastic housing could crack if dropped on a hard surface. I would use it at a gig without a backup because typically i do not use effects.

Good customer support. I emailed the company when I found little info on the product at their website, and rec'd a reply the next day stating the product was so new they have not yet updated their site. This from a real person with a real address at the company.

My main gig is playing for the King of Kings every Sunday, with occasional extra curricular gigs of various genres. I have been playing for 35 years and have had lots of rigs over the years and oodles of stomp boxes. The best guitar effects are these in this order: Reverb, Tremolo, and Wah. I have gotten away from effects in recent years because I am a guitar player, not a button pusher (although my family may disagree about the button-pusher part). Since the price of this Alesis unit was so cheap and the features so powerful, I thought I'd give it a try. It is really all I need for those occasions when an effect is needed, and I can see it being very handy as a recording tool. I will probably get an AC adapter and an expression pedal for it. The thing only weighs 1 pound - you gotta love it! I would like to A/B this with the Digitech RP50 which is similar in size/cost/features, but I went with this unit because I had an Alesis Microverb which was a darn fine product, and the fact that I got a quick, human response to my query at their website. Also, I like the fact that the unit is pretty much self contained - you can plug headphones into it and get a good variety of sounds. One thing I am finding however is that after playing around with all of the effects, I still end up coming back to clean with a bit of crunch, chimey overtones, and a heapin' helpin' o' reverb. This is electric guitar to me.Everything else is just fluff. But fluff is fun every once in awhile. When I need a dose of it, this pedal will do just fine...