DigiTech Crossroads Eric Clapton Artist Series

Seven patches, seven unique sounds.
Simple as that!

Seven great sounds, which you can use for creating your own stuff.
Every tone has possibilities, in any case for me.
I use a American Strat, the Jimi Hendrix Pedal, the Crossroads pedal, a Boss OC3-octaver - a DL4 and MM4 of Line6.
All the other boost things (tubescreamers ...), I sold.
You only need these sounds (16 JH and 7 EC) for creating your own music. And the nice thing is, it sounds every time the same and it doesn't matter how hard your volume is or if you use a tube amplifier or not.
I wished this was invented forty years ago!
Thanks Digitech for this great idea of putting complete FX-chain in alle the patches.

It looks very sturdy.

Never dealt with, but they have a great site.

I play blues with rock, funk and jazz influences for 40 years now.
The JH and EC pedals are a joy to play with, and I think my best playing starts now!

pretty easy to use if you have manual. it's online at digitech also. there's a switcher for the brian may/hendrix pedals, can this be used with the clapton?

here's the deal: i'm not into digitech. i was always skeptical of them because of previous dod junk, and hearing the multieffects processors that i hated. keeping that in mind, i tried this pedal on a whim at the store. i liked it, got it about a month later.

"presets" aka knobs @ 12, you can get the clapton sounds. added to this is there is some decent "tweak" to this. i disagree with reviews on the acoustic setting....it's similar to boss and other acoustic "fakers" out there. my best suggestion is use a single coil setting in mid or neck position, dial in volume/tone on your guitar to taste. Besides, if you use more than just that, you'd more than likely have a decent acoustic electric, separate amp, maybe another preamp...you probably get the idea.

there's a lot of versatility to this pedal. it covers blues, rock, classic rock, and even some heavier stuff with some adjustments to the #4 setting.
From my standpoint, it's great. plug & play!

so far, so good. it's digital, so if something goes wrong, who knows. i did register the pedal online.

good online resources, but good luck getting them on the phone or a return email.

variety of guitars: older jackson performer that's hooked up, mij strat with mods, dano u2. amps: peavey classic 50, marshall jcm 900, crate vs30, ss vox pathfinder.


From my standpoint, it's great. I can get rid of some other pedals now, such as some basic od/dist. pedals i have. i can shed the mid level acoustic electric guitar i rarely use.

Read the included manual and you should have no trouble understanding how to use this pedal. Getting good sounds out of the pedal is not so easy, actually it is not possible. This is a pedal that is not intended to be used in a live setting. The rotary switch is a major hassle and all of the different models have different volume settings. As an example, to hear the 'Reptile' setting you have to have the level set to at least 12 o'clock. Switch to the electric 'Layla' setting and with the level at 12 o'clock you risk blowing out your speaker.

Sterile. Digital. Bland. Those are the three best definitions for the distortion tones you get from this pedal. The rotary speaker effect is nice, but can be found in other less expensive pedals. You can do very little tweaking to the available models. Either you can adjust the tone or you can raise the gain levels. Raising the gain usually causes a very unpleasant sound to eminate from your speaker.

Seems like a very solid pedal. Heavier than a regular Boss pedal. Access to the battery is a bit of a chore. You have to depress two pins located on each side of the pedal. Boss hands down has the best design for battery removal.

No idea. The pedal was returned after 3 weeks of fruitless searching for decent tones.

I play classic rock and blues. I thought this pedal would serve well for that purpose. I own a Digitech Bad Monkey which is far superior in every way to the crossroads pedal. The digitized sounds that this pedal creates are just awful. I used the pedal with a Fender tube amp, and that could not even save this thing. I really wanted to like the Crossroads FX and I gave it a couple of weeks, but the longer I had it the less I liked it.

It's fairly easy to use, assuming you read the manual and look at what the controls do. The problem, as someone previously pointed out, is the rotary switch while playing live.

I can get the Crossroads sound out of this easily. Badge sounds really good, and so does Layla electric. Reptile is a fun setting, but I don't think I've ever heard the song. The acoustic simulation is absolutely awful. I'm using a homemade tube amp (firefly 1.5) for practice or a Fender Blues Deluxe while playing live. Usually playing a MIM Strat with GFS overwound pickups, but have also used a Les Paul, a MIA Strat, and even the cheapo Squier 51.

I do not use the accompanying power supply. I use a One Spot adapter for all my effects, so I don't know if that's part of the noise issue a lot of people seem to be having.

Built like a tank. I do gig without a backup.

I play Blues, Classic Rock, Grunge, Punk, Alt Rock, and a lot of other things. This works well for Blues Rock, and has some nice effects that can easily be used for Grunge and Punk if you play with it a bit. I've been playing guitar for about 6 years, and I've owned tons of effects, several Stratocasters, a Les Paul, some Washburn guitars, and even a lot of no name equipment (and still use a lot of it). I'd probably not replace it if it were stolen because I'd probably put the money towards another amp instead. I really wish it were programmable, or at least had a switch to cycle through the different models.

Easy to get sounds out of it, has 7 presets with two tone knobs that barely tweak it

i have to agree with the other reviewers who are stunned by the complete crap tone of this pedal. comes nowhere near any of the vintage cream-era sounds. why they would include any tone from "reptile" is beyond me, unless clapton is just trying to get some cross marketing for his shitty latter-day music. "badge" setting is the best but still nothing special. for distortion tones it's worth trying to find a colorsound fuzz-wah for only a little more $$ and a much cooler look and *authentic* sounds

fine

no experience

this is a pedal for those who do not want to try & dial in their own tones, but even a good strat & amp will not help salvage this pedal. sounds overprocessed and digital. blah

I bought this pedal on a whim, I'm not even a big Clapton fan. 7 simple settings with tweakable options. I really think the overdrive settings are phenomenal, even with a cheap strat through a tiny marshall combo. You can get amazing thick stoner rock distortion from this thing which surprised me! The manual is easy to use and clear and just by playing with this thing, you'll get at least a few tones you are going to love. The acoustic simulator with reverb sounds clean and nice too.

All effects are trademark Clapton, if you follow the manual settings. Toss the manual aside and just play and listen and you'll get some crazy tones. The overdrives can be tweaked with the gain turned all the way up which sounds fantastic for drop D style metal ala Helmet and High on Fire, you can reduce the gain also and get real dirty blues sounds. Mine hums a bit, not bad through a cheap guitar and amp, nothing to worry about, if a little hum bothers you, get a noise gate for your kit. The rotary speaker setting by the way is lots of fun to play with. digiTech outdid themselves and made a really versatile box that, if used as directed, will get you all the Eric you need.

I would definitely use any DigiTech stompbox without a backup, they are built tough with good thick rubber no-skid plates. It weighs about 2 lbs and the great thing is that it comes with a little zippered pouch to carry it in, an AC adaptor and a ltd. ed. pick. Built solid with lots of fun accessories.

DigiTech put together a nice package, I felt like I was getting a great deal on a ltd. ed. pedal with all of the trimmings a pedal should come with. I have never dealt with DigiTech but their catalogs and manuals are well laid out and simple.

My only MINOR complaint is the littlest bit of hum this pedal creates with MY setup. I would heartily reccommend picking up one of these soon. It's supposed to be all Clapton but I got killer punk and heavy rock tones out of it with ease. Whether you favor Clapton or not as an artist, this pedal offers something for everyone, even an acoustic setting that is clean and warm. Overall operation is a breeze, you have the 7 model setting, volume, gain and tone, it could not be simpler. the more experimental you get with this pedal the more you'll enjoy it. I really like the rotary speaker emulation and the fact that there's a 2nd out for a mixer or soundboard. Crossroads pedal is a great package deal with the AC power supply and cool little cordura pouch for the pedal. This suits my stoner rock/electronica/hardcore musical needs and I haven't even really gotten the chance to dig in with it and push its limits. Well worth the $$.

Easy to use compact pedal with 7 preset sounds. Tried several digital multi-effects pedals in store but this was the only one that gave me a convincing and controllable crunch sound with my twin humbucker JJ Jewel guitar. No editing, just a couple of rotary controls to tweak each preset.

Presets are fine with my simple set up - guitar-digitech-marshall lead and bass 20 combo. Positions 1 & 2 are early Cream SG 335 sounds, 3 is electric Layla, 4 is Badge with rotary organ speaker, 5 is clean Lay Down Sally ( the only poor setting in my opinion )6 is a mild acoustic simulation with nice reverb and 7 is a very controllable clean to crunch with reverb and very subtle chorus, my favourite general purpose guitar sound with and without coil tap. The crunch sounds are the best digital simulations I have heard in a compact pedal.

Seems solid, supplied with carrying pouch, fitted battery and PSU. Battery life seems fine with about 2 hours so far on the original unit.

Never dealt with

A bit overpriced at it's original 149 pounds but managed to deal at 99 pounds which is better. Like the simplicity of operation and the basic sound quality of the presets. Would have liked variable reverb on all of the presets plus a chorus delay option - maybe I need to get famous and have my own signiture pedal !!. I Compared it with Zoom G2 and Korg boxes and chose the Digitech for its more convincing crunch sounds, certainly it has inspired me to play more guitar. If it where stolen I'd overclaim on the insurance a get a TC system !.

The sounds are very nice. You can tweak the sounds a bit, but in my opinion just leave them at 12 o'clock to get accurate sound. The Manual is ok,... simple and clear. Would prefer to have the "name" of the setting instead of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. (bought it on Ebay)

I use Fender FSR Standard Strat (ash body, Mexican) through "vibroclone". The pedal is nicely quiet. The quality of the sound you get from it depends heavily on your playing capability, I am not that good, but when a friend of mine tried it!... I was impressed!! sounded like EC himself!! The pedal has 2 output!... very nice!!. The Badge setting is in stereo (if you use two amps). You can plug it directly to the console too.

This pedal is very, very, strong. I can depend on it anytime!

Never had to talk to them.

I play blues-jazz-rock'n blues stuff. Its perfect for those "creamy" blues!! and those particulars sounds from EC, nicely picked sounds! Would get another one no question about it (of course used ;-) I personally find it pricey!) The badge setting is incredible! I think this pedal will make me try to better my playing skills, it demands from you as guitarist and it sounds so nice it deserves it. This is not a pedal for the beginner.

Read the manual and show a little patience and you'll have no trouble at all.

Plays like a dream. Using a Taylor T5 and a variax 600. It's all there as advertised, you just have to find it.

Built like a brick.

Good guys all around.

For blues, you can't lose!

Relatively easy..The knob functions can change with each setting though. Can be hard to keep track of. Wish the settings were better identified on the pedal..Ex: R for Reptile instead of "Knob 7"

The "Badge" setting is the best..Great leslie simulation. That's almost worth the price alone.. Setting 5 is good too.. Great for leads. The only dog is the "Layla" acoustic setting. One of the worst acoustic simulators I have ever heard!! I couldn't wrangle a good tone from it to save my life..Extremely "toppy"..The "Reptile" setting doesn't have much character..Pretty bland..

I think I could depend on it..Only had it a short time, and it's built like a tank..

Never had to deal with them...

Not a bad pedal..Some of the settings are fairly accurate tone-wise.
If I lost it, I don't think I'd buy it again though. They should knock the price down to $99.00...But I'm definitely holding onto it for the "Badge" setting..