Product: Monkey FX ForceFeeder2
Price Paid: 90 (#)
Submitted
05/22/2005
at
11:35am
by
Scott Coello
Email: shutupyoutw<at>hotmail dot com
Ease of Use
:
10
Its a 2 channeled bypass loop/feedback loop. To sum it up:
2 knobs
2 swithches
2 send
2 returns
an input
an output
and a 9V AC input
... not alot can go wrong, even "1945 man" could figure one this out.
Sound Quality
:
10
Well seeing this pedal acts as two things: firstly being a effects bypass looper and secondly being a feedback looper, it a does an great job of both. I run the first loop through a Guyatone MD-3 and the second loop with an EH Electric Mistress, Boss FZ-?, Danelectro Hash Browns and a Dunlop Cry-Baby. The pedal then outputs into a Boss DS2, Boss Tuner and finally a DD-6 which all eventually run into an AVT150-H and matching Cab....not exactly the worlds greatest amp, but it does the job. I'll probably change this set up later as I?ve only just started to experiment with this pedal.
With the channel switches both off, running through no effects pedal upon output (straight into amp) it makes no tonal or volume changes (as some bypass loopers have done).
Each channel has a feedback looper, each engaged by the zero loading pot. Extremely good idea having the zero-loading pots as it saves having loads of switches and makes dialing in settings quick and easy.
The feedback loop can do some really crazy things to effects pedals. I tested them all out using a clean setting on my amp. Like with my Guyatone MD-3 and my boss DD-6 it sends it into a natural self oscillation (The DD-6 had a real crap self osc). It sends my modulation pedals into siren like sound depending on the speed and using my wah makes it feedback (as if it was distortion feedback). Generally I just leave the feedback off until I need it, but I mainly use it on the MD-3 channel as it is somewhat applicable to the music I?m playing.
Reliability
:
10
I've already gigged this pedal. There?s no way this pedal will fall apart, its build really solidly and the switch and knobs seem to be able to take a good beating. It should last me decades as I don't exactly smash the crap out of my pedals.
Customer Support
:
10
The guy i spoke to about the idea, Andi, was a great help getting all of the smallest details together. Although there was a painful 2 week wait (felt like 4 weeks for some reason!!), but i think owning a Carvin has taught me the price of patience.... hmmm damm good.
Overall Rating
:
9
The pedal is something every noise maker should own. Even if you have a complex setup, you should have one. I've always hated tap dancing around my pedal board (or in some cases not having that effect switched on) and having this pedal at my feet has opened new doors to what I can do. I can't really compare this to anything, I mean there?s the two channel bypass loop or a one channel feedback loop... but this has both, so why ask for more??
If it was to be stolen, I would have to get another... in fact... I would get two incase someone stole it again (because its soooo good).
Thanks Monkey FX for making such a useful and great little wonder.
