Rowin Vintage Vacuum Bluesy Guitar Effect Pedal

Got this 5 days ago and it's become an integral part of my pedalboard. First of all, it's the only one of its kind that uses under 100ma power (which means a regular or any 9v power supply will work with it), and the bigger your amp, the more all the modulations work. They're not gonna sound as pristine and amazing as boutique ones, but it will still satisfactorily enhance your tone with a variety of usable sounds and make you smile, with a small footprint on your board.One big unexpected bonus is that you can actually save a preset (by holding down the footswitch for 2 seconds), so when you click on it twice, it pulls up the preset. This means you can have 2 sounds preset (whatever the current knobs are doing, which is a green light, and your pre-saved one, which is a red light and easily switch between them with 2 clicks).You can also use it as a boost (with subtle or any amount of modulation), since it has a volume knob, which was another cool bonus. The only downside is that it turns on automatically when you power on your pedalboard, but I don't mind since this is presently an always-on pedal with a subtle modulation on it.I do highly recommend this for the price, usability, versatility, functionality (you can easily switch between 2 sounds/presets), and low power consumption. I've tried others (the Caline Multimod, twice the price, and the 3x more expensive NUX Voodoo mini univibe, both of which sounded worse and I returned them). The others in this price range all consume more power (so I'd have to buy a different power supply for them), and probably don't sound as good.

The media could not be loaded. TL;DR — Beefy and mean, but musical; normal/bright toggle is the surprise star.Right off the bat: I have _no_ idea to what degree this emulates a Marshall Plexi, vintage or otherwise. (If you’re playing through your own amp, it’s kind of a moot point, right?) What I can tell you is that this distortion box is a one-stop-shop if you’re hunting for a tone that’s right for a range of rock sounds, skewing particularly towards the heavy/metal end of the spectrum.Check out the attached video (a 70s lawsuit Les Paul going through the Flexion directly into a DAW, nothing further added, subtracted or adjusted). I recorded a few brief loops and commenced to knob-twiddling. As you can hear, the Plexion is aggressive and muscular; even with Gain dialed all the way down, it’s still beefs up the signal. From the 9:00 to 1:00 positions, I got several extremely tasty distortion tones. Post-1:00 is mega-high-gain madness which, don’t get me wrong, sounded good, but is maybe more well-suited for a full jam with drums and bass guitar. I found the musicality — while still retaining the requisite menace — in the mid-Gain areas.The Tone knob matters greatly here, too. I usually have a knee-jerk reaction against dialing in treble, but I found going past noon on the Tone really helped open up the sound. Speaking of which, let’s talk about the the Bright/Normal toggle. Again, if an amp or pedal has a Brightness/Brilliance/Presence knob or switch, chances are I will avoid it. I find they often take more than they give, if that makes sense. But that isn’t the case here. The Normal setting seemed a bit too dry and muffled — maybe good for playing through an amp and not into a DAW. The Bright setting is where things came alive for me. It could be a simple DB boost that tricked me into liking the sound more, but I think it’s a bona fide top boost that, when combined with your favorite Gain level, really makes the sound sit up an growl.A super fun pedal for my fellow heavy music fanatics out there. It’s two days past Halloween, so we all need something to lift our spirits, right? For the price tag, you can’t go wrong here.Finally, I have to mention something you can see in the video: when signal passes through the Plexion you can see a faint red glow coming up from under the Volume and Tone knobs. The more intense the signal, the more intense the glow. I have no idea if this an intended feature, but this subtle touch made me smile. And that’s why we’re playing with these things, right?

Dumbler OD - I bought this to hear what a dumbler pedal sounds like. I accumulated many pedals recently but figured I’d try it. I have a modeled dumble amp and I love it for recording. Like many pedals it overlaps with other ODs. I find the sound to be more like a BD2. Many blues drivers don’t have much gain . The bd2 has a large gain range and so does this. It’s like OD with a distortion edge.The pedal can get a nice cleanish boost up to pretty heavy gain but not saturated.The voice can add a lot of treble and presence. With the tone control there are many options. I like the gain knob as far as feel and range but I have not used the pedal many times. I stacked it with a B.B. clone and boy can you get a variety of tones.At low gain and up the voice I hear the dumbler sound. But that’s subjective. I’ve heard expensive Dumbler pedals and they have that clear but gritty tone all throughout. This pedal has many uses even if dumble is not a specific need.While I have too many Drive pedals and I spent years playing tube screamers (and hope to still) the dumbler is kind of like my mini BD2 which I love. You’ll hear a lot of your tone with added drive. I like that it has a large range of gain. Not sure I’d use this for higher gain rock but it may work. I cannot speak to durability but I have a few Rowin products and they work well ( compressor is great)If you seek the sound of dumble you may want an amp model but this pedal will give an idea. It made me want to play some subtle Fusiony licks but also has a nice gain.

Good.Super cheap, sounds like a classic BB delay quite tiny.BadNo tails on delay, could use a bit more mix (seems to only go to 45% wet/dry).UglyNothing. Honestly it’s so cheap and fun it’s a steal. Using it with a joyo British for a backup rig. It’s great. Cheap little pedals like these rival several Boss products I’ve used. Time for the big boys to step up their game.

Like the title says, and that’s just my opinion. But this is a fun pedal that helps you make some really cool sounds.

Too many options in one pedal. Sounds not bad but has a slite buzz when plugged into a multiple power unit

It is not plexi sounding pedal. It is more boosted jcm 900 or 800. It sounds nice but only as a high gain - with gain at least at 10 o'clock. The best sound is with gain at 12 o'clock with bright on.

Es un pedal con mucha ganancia que utilizo con el gain al cero para empujar el canal de distorsión de un combo de válvulas. Suena impresionante, sonido denso y saturado. El pedal tiene un selector de brillo que es de muy mala calidad, por lo demás el pedal parece robusto. Recomendado 100% por el precio que tiene.

Petite pédale d'effet livré un petit étui en carton pratique pour la ranger. Je voulais tester le Delay pour voir ce que cela donnait dans mon pedal board et je ne regrette pas mon achat. À ce prix là ça fait très bien le job et elle ne fait pas trop cheap. À voir sur la durée au niveau de la qualité...