DigiTech Crossroads Eric Clapton Artist Series

It's very easy to use!nothing special!

Excellent sound in position 4,very nice.I use a Gibson Les paul and fender blues junior! Very interesting sound is in position number 1.

I playing Blues,I have been playing for 10 years.

It's not easy to get a good sound of it, maybe this should be in the sound quality section. But otherwise, it's really simple. The manual explains everything. They also include many things that separately sold with other effects units, such as: power adaptor, a crossroads pic, and a case for the pedal.

For the price it is about a 1. I don't know .. many of you like the badge setting, and tears in heaven, but please, something "worth" $150 should have first and foremost a good distortion sound to it. The sunshine, and crossroads settings are too processed, and sound nothing like the originals. I am a huge Clapton fan, and I don't know how anyone can say this nails the sound. It's not my amp. I'm playing this through a brand new American Deluxe HSS Strat with S-1, and a Fender Deluxe reissue. Listen to the sound samples on Musicians Friend. It sounds terrible, and over-processed there too.

Seems very solid. Much heavier than other pedals.

The badge, and the other clean settings are decent. But please, you can't buy a pedal for clean sounds.

Pretty easy to use, 4 knobs. Manual is OK. Not sure if it is just mine as I don't see any other threads mention it, but on the 7 settings sound choice knob there is no notch to stop the rotation per setting, pain using in a dark club. Overall I'd say the design is poor as a pedal for live use, I mean the pedal just does on/off. So if you need to change to a different sound your kneeling down on the floor tweaking it..no go.

Sound quality is OK overall, just used it for the first time at a gig (through a 50 watt Marshall and a Strat)and didn't like the sound much, but I probably need to mess with it some more, liked the sounds I got playing it at home. Also agree why no bluesbreakers/beano sound. Reptile, never heard it.

Seems pretty tough, to soon to tell.

Haven't dealt with them

Play blues/rock, started right after the first Zep album came out. I have GAS (gear acquisition syndrome)so I have owned or own most mid level priced stuff. Down to about a dozen guitars and just two amps, a Marshall and a Carvin Belair. I'm usually pretty happy just going straight into an amp and using gain/volume to get a sound. For what it is the pedal is OK, just to many limitations to use live, I might work it in for just one setting, either the badge or crossrods and use it for a boost on leads. What's up with the "case", mine won't fit into it.Have not tried it for recording yet, it may work in better there than using it live has.

This pedal is pretty easy to use. I have to adjust the level when I go from one sound to another. I generally use the "Lay Down Sally" setting for my country gigs and just leave it there. I wish they would have made all the patches the same volume since there is no provision to store any user settings. For this reason I'm giving the pedal an 8.

I generally use a Music Man Steve Morse, a Strat, or a 60's ES125TDC through a Fender Twin or Deluxe Reverb. All sound good with this pedal. I do prefer single coils but that is just my personal preference. I mostly use the "Sally" setting but the "Badge" setting is very cool too. For bluez I use the "Reptile" setting and a Fender Deluxe Reverb. Nice big fat sound that doesn't get lost in the mix. Overall I'm quite pleased with all the sounds.

I NEVER go to a gig without a backup. However, I have been using this pedal since it was introduced and it has never let me down. Very sturdy construction.

Never had the need or opportunity.

I do Classic Rock, Country, and Bluez. This pedal has something for each style. One band I'm in does all three styles in the course of a gig and I have found this pedal to be a "all in one" device. I actually did a gig with this band and only brought out the Clapton pedal and it covered all the bases just fine. I almost wish I had three of these so I wouldn't have to bend over and change the settings. Again I wish they would have matched the output volumes of the various settings.

Fairly simple to use, I give it an 8 because the rotary selector isn't very practical in a live setting.

I am a huge Clapton fan and listen to his music a lot, but this pedal doesn't really deliver. In the store it was really cool, nice acoustic sound, I thought what the heck I've spent $150 on dumber things. I hurried home with it and tried it through everything. Mesa studio 22, Marshall Mk II with EL 34's, Solid state stuff, It just wasn't singing, not much sustain, very hollow. It's cool to mess around with, but not really nailing it. The best Clapton (Cream Era) sound I have gotten was using my Boss Metal Zone (tweaked back of course) into my 100 Watt Marshall Mk II through 2 Marshall 4x12 cabs. I use a '57 Strat in the neck/middle postion with the tone rolled clear off. Woman tone to the max.

All the digitech stuff I have had has a tendency to peter out after a few years, scratchy pots, loose wires, etc. But this unit does seem a little more sturdy than the others I have had.

I have dealt with Digitech before and they were nice but slow, slow, slow. They got the piece fixed, but hell any big company like this will be slow with warranty work.

I play blues to metal, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Nugent, Ozzy, and of course E.C. I like a lot of sustain and a vocal quality to my sound. I am not hung up and brands and have never paid much more than $500 for any piece of gear. Nor should you. If the piece is dependable and stays in tune, roll it... I don't care if it's Elmer Fudd brand. The secret is in the hands and the heart. If Eric Clapton plays a Silvertone through a Crate practice amp, he will still sound like Clapton. So the moral is, don't try to buy your way to a tone, practice your way to it.

It's quite impossible to get an unuseful sound with it, the manual is solid gold.

It's of the same DigiTech quality I came to admire by time, and I'm also going rant and rave about the "Badge" sound (Model 3), it's brilliant when on-board overdrive is added. In fact it's the best rotary simulation sound I've ever heard except for the Korg G4, and it's surely a keeper - like the first DigiTech signature pedal "The Weapon" (outstanding sitar simulation plus excellent distortions). I do like the other settings (acoustic "Layla"'s quite nice but Korg's latest Pandora's really outstanding when looking for acoustic sounds!!!) but the "Badge" sound is the reason for buying (and keeping!!!) this very pedal!

It's absolutely okay, but Boss is still better.

I like the homepage very much, that's all I can say about DigiTech's service.

This is simply fantasic value - the "Badge" sound alone's worth the price!!!

This pedal is very user friendly. The manual explains everything and steps on how to acquire each sound. A 7 year old can figure it out.

I think this is as close to Clapton you're going to get without purchasing all the equipment he used. I especially love the mod for "Badge" which gives you that warm tone with the leslie effect. I currently pipe this thru a Marshall JCM800 100 watt head with a 4x12 Marshall cab. I literally got chills down my back when I played "Tears in Heaven" with the acoustic mod.

Not sure on the dependability of it. I just bought it.

Never had to deal with Digitech.

This pedal is great to have in your arsenal. It goes great along with an 80's Rockman.

Manual is excellent...quality materials and great construction
Its easy to use but more difficult to understand the "philosophy" behind setting 3 "Badge" ....dont get me wrong I like the bridge section of the song Badge and being able to reproduce it but I guess I just dont get why they would highlight a sound for several bars out of one of Claptons songs Like what do you do for the rest of the the song you know what Im saying.

Really easy to get a good sound

Well this is my first digital anything. Im a tube snob I have to say I am very impressed with the sound of this pedal. You could easily spend thousands and thousands of dollars on guitars amps and effects and still not nail the exact sound of Clapton in some of his finest moments This pedal will give you thses sounds.
The lack of the "bluesbreaker" setting seems like a missed opportunity. The crossroads setting is great...so is sunshine...and the acoustic Martin sound is ...well something you will play with for a long long time

Yes built very well....and battery as well as included AC adapter Nice nice....gig bag/pouch...thick goofy guitar pick included
got a discount of $15.00 on mine ....from the store manager who is a friend...so I bought it...along with the Digitech Hendrix

The Clapton pedal is as close as Ive ever been to sounding like Clapton ....most of the settings can be expanded easily using the knobs to sound like many other bands as well What is so nice is you can hear the clarity of the strings of a Strat or Les Paul...even my heavy metal guitar ( ESP 351) SOUND GREAT and Ive tried many many combinations of expensive and not so expensive gear over the years.
Hearing the strings....and arriving to a new level of understanding of how Clapton sounded the way he did ( gear-wise)( a little bit country mixed with a budding heavy metal player to me thus far is his secret. A secret I had no idea about until owning this pedal and is a great unadvertised feature of the Crossroads pedal You simply come to understand something like you didn't before...wel lat least for me. A lesson or set of lessons that are well worth to me the 199.00 Can taxes included ....I paid.

No idea about customer support

If you really havent tried digital anythings...like me...it takes a bit of adjusting to. But without too much fanfare....and a clean amp...you are there. Sounds good through solid state amps like a Tech 21 Trademark 10 set for clean Fender or a nice tube amp like my Dr Z Route 66 but you have to minimalize the compression of the tubes and no gain so as to not add any flavour to the mix. Just let the pedal do the flavouring...its very tasteful. Just the philosophy behind having a bridge section out of a song ( Badge) Its beyond me
Please see my Digitech Hendrix Pedal review as well. I cant see how anyone can't like that pedal after playing around with it for a day or so.

I think the key is to use it with a good clean transparent amp. I use it through a 65 twin reverb reissue.

Fender Lonestar Strat to the 65 twin reverb, haven't tried with my Gretsch or Les Paul yet. I played around with it and like most models.It was nice to have the humbucker option on some models. Overal I'm happy with it gives me tonal options haven't been able to get before

It is built well, never had a problem with a digitech. If I took two to a gig it'd be to avoid adjusting settings on the fly

Never had to expeience their service

I play classic rock, blues and blues rock. This pedal works well for me, not just for Clapton like tones, I use it for some Zep, Hendrix and Neil Young tones as well.

Stompboxes are never hard to use.

I was very surprised at how good this pedal sounded the first time I heard it at the store. I've always thought all that digital modeling stuff stinks. In fact I still do but they are getting better. I bought the Digitech Hendrix pedal first, took it home and was extremely disapointed. I only liked one of the sounds(the Band of Gypsys sound). I took it back and got the Clapton pedal and I am pretty satisfied with it. If you are a Clapton fan you will like it and if you're not then you will probably like it just as much. I don't use the pedal to sound like him anyway. Most of the sounds are actually useable. My favorites are 2,4,7.

It's built strong. Made to last.

No idea.

Overall this thing soungs pretty dang great. It can be a little noisy on certain models. I keep usually the tone more on the bass side. You can use it for any kind of music. I really love the sound of this thing on sound 4. I dont really like sound 5 - I believe it's the Lay Down Sally sound. I compares well with other distortion pedals. I blows away the Hendrix pedal which is really sad to me.