Product: Pro Tone Pedals Mach II
Price Paid: US $65.00
Submitted
03/13/2005
at
05:30pm
by
steve
Ease of Use
:
10
Two knobs to turn. All too easy. It does not need more.
Sound Quality
:
9
If you consider a 10 to be perfect, I do not give 10s where sound quality is concerned.
That being said the Mach II is an Incredibly versatile tool that sounds Awsome! It has 2 knobs- gain & vol. The distortion/od/gain will deliver from a barely overdriven sound to very heavy blues or rock sound and everywhere in between. The volume, sorry the VOLUME is Insane! If you dime the gain you will not need to put the volume past 2-3! and that is already Loud! So if your gain is somewhere around 5-7, which is nice and gritty, your volume can from loud to louder to really loud. You can use it also as a boost as the gain and vol are very interactive and they work with each other.
Ok the Mach II is a true bypass pedal so it is transparent when not in use, and even when on it's on there is not near as much noise as with many other pedals. This is also an all analog pedal so there is no buzzy solid state feel.
It sounds Very warm and natural as if it can become a part of your of your guitar or amp. It responds in the same manner to you guitars volume. If you back off on your volume it cleans up nicely just as a good tube does. With a battery or adaptor it sounds the same, I use a visual sound one spot most of the time.
Reliability
:
9
Again with the 10s thing.
But, this is Totaly gig worthy and built Very Solid. I have and will again, played live without a backup.
Customer Support
:
10
Here I will get a 10 as it is deserved, and was earned!!
I bought this one used online. It was a very early model so it didn't have an AC jack. I contacted Dennis to have the modification done. It was Only $6.00 for the mod and $4.00 to send it back in less than 2 weeks!!
Just Try to get a response or Any service from a major company like that. Just try, we all know it doesn't just happen. Dennis cares about his products and his business, and it Shows!!!
Overall Rating
:
9
Been playing for 14 years. I play solid and semi-hollow bodies through a 66 BF Bassman head. I'll usually have reverb, fuzz, and a tremolo. I try to stay simple in gear and focus more on the music.
I play blues/rock/jazz thus many sounds are needed. I love what this pedal is and what is does, it's sound is great for me. If lost I'd get another without any hesitation. Even for the new price of it
I think its a superb value, as most of Dennis' pedals are.
In my opinion it Sounds better and Is better overall that any Boss or Ibanez pedals for od/standard dist. And it looks Wicked Awsome Too.
