Roland Bee Baa

yah just dial in your wild sound

yah it was a little noisy but thats why they call it rock and roll

we used this in middle to late 80's in psycho blues band, i remember it ate alot of batteries, or we didnt make much money, ect

fuuuuughet about it

very sweet pedal for those wanting the 'chuck berry on acid' thang

The Bee Baa is very easy to use. Plug in your instrument, then plug the Bee Baa to your amp etc and away you go.
Editing is done with pots/knobs on the back panel.
No manual, I bought it without one. I don't think you really need one as everything is quite straight forward.

I use it with guitars and keyboards. Pedals like this don't have to be used with guitars only.
It is very noisy, that is what it is for!
The fuzz on this pedal is very dirty and loud.
I use it through a Roland Cube amp and also direct to my desk.
Very good fuzz effect.

This pedal is from the early seventies and still works. It is built in a heavy duty metal case. You can bang nails into walls with this pedal!
You can use this pedal without a backup, it is very reliable.

Roland probably don't even remember making this pedal.
It is very easy to get repaired. There are no special parts inside. It opens up easily to maintain. The battery is inside as well.

I use it for dirty distortion on anything that needs it.
I would not get rid of it.
The good thing about it is the ease of use.
Very good, old pedal. Dirty!

Pretty straight forward fuzz, with two types of fuzz. One is full range, the other kind of midrangey. There is also a switch to select treble boost, like an overdrive, and a bypass switch. There are controls treble boost level, fuzz tone, fuzz level, and sustain (amount of fuzz). Turning the Sustain knob all the way down, the potentiometer clicks the thing off! Kind of wierd.

Guitar Player called this "the most wicked, demonic sounding fuzz around", and I would agree. I use mostly vintage Fenders and Gibsons through various vintage Fender amps, also a Fernandes Decade Sustainer. I first plug into a TS-9, then into the Bee Baa, a Roland CE-1, and finally a tube Echoplex. No more noise than any othe fuzz I've used, and the full-range fuzz sounds INCREDIBLE! I don't reaaly use the midrangey fuzz or the treble booster. The only thing about it I don't like is that the bypass level is significantly louder than when the thing is on, even with a new battery and all the levels cranked up. Sounds much better than my Roger Mayer Axis Fuzz, Classic Fuzz, or Voodoo 1, although it was more expensive. Gave it a 9 only because of the level drop when effect is on.

I've only had it a couple months, but it's around 20 years old and still sounding great. Wouldn't play a gig without it.

Never had to deal with them.

If you need a serious Fuzz, and you're a serious musician, this is the fuzz to invest in. I've been playing for almost 14 years, never heard anything like this, nothing sounds even close. If it were stolen, I would have to get another one.

Very easy. Contains a fuzz and a treblebooster.4 knobs: 3 for fuzz, 1 for trebleboost. 3 ft/switches (effects on/off,fuzz/treblebooster & fuzz mode). The fuzz is actually 2 in 1.A normal full-bandwith mode and a more middle toned type of fuzz. the controls for fuzz is intensity, tone and volume. the treblebooster has a single volume knob.

The unit is quite noisy. Actually depends on type of amp and the settings of these. I use it mostly as a treblebooster in front of my 100w Marshall Super Lead (volume on 7-8), so i dont really care about background noises. The fuzz is funnier in front of a cleaner amp like a fender super reverb,but it's quite good (demonic?) sounding

There is a problem with the fuzz/booster switch but since i dont use it on stage.....i don't want a backup

I never dealt with Roland, so i don't know. i will try and get the switch fixed. I want a guitartech !!!!

I love it's functionality. No knobs on top of the pedal, they are in the front of it. The sound of the treblebooster in front of an old Marshall is evil. Very 70's . Actually i think it boosts the lower midrange more than treble.