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Alternate tunings made easy
By: Rick Erdman
Submitted: 2/4/2024
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Finding the need to tune down 1/2 or a full step for certain songs necessitated bringing multiple instruments (bass for me) to a gig. What a pain!
This pedal made all that unnecessary. 1/2 step down? No problem. Just set the selector and hit the switch. Next song is standard tuning? Hit the switch again.
I have had this for a few years now and it works great for me.
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Fantastic
By: Billy parrish
Submitted: 1/29/2024
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This pedal is absolutely wonderful. Easy to use. Nice addition to any pedal board. A must have for the serious musicians. There's a reason DigiTech has become industry standard for drop tuners
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Nice to have.
By: Chris B.
Submitted: 12/9/2023
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This pedal has saved me a couple of times now when my voice was really tired. Easily transpose down without have to change positions on your guitar. It keeps it comfortable to play how you're used to playing but gives you a wide range of drop. Super nice and AMS shipped it to me next day!! Wow!!
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Good for bass too
By: Eli
Submitted: 12/8/2023
1 person found this review helpful.
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This thing is great, it has good tracking for bass which is really good if you are playing a show with multiple tunings
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An independent power supply or battery is a must!
By: Keith
Submitted: 10/4/2023
2 people found this review helpful.
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This is a great product and it does exactly what it is supposed to do. It has saved me tons of time during my practicing, as I no longer need to retune or switch guitars when I need to play in a different tuning. It is convincing enough that I would use it in a live setting as well.
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Hands down love it!!
By: Isaac matherly
Submitted: 8/30/2023
2 people found this review helpful.
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The freedom to switch octaves in a split second it so useful. Not a flaw! Delivery was fast and well packaged.
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Perfect!
By: Kyle
Submitted: 8/20/2023
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This pedal is exactly what I was looking for. I love how I can set it to be on versus off when you hit the switch. Being able to use 1 guitar for 3/4 different tunings is fantastic. Especially for practice. Just run through every song instead of stopping to pick up a guitar in another tuning. I love all the featured. Kinda want a second one!
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Got drops like it should
By: Darryl
Submitted: 7/27/2023
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Great pedal easy to use one button sounds great clean or distorted with any style and pick up you want to use. All sound great on this. That’s active or passive.
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Incredible!
By: Dillon abney
Submitted: 6/29/2023
1 person found this review helpful.
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This pedal is awesome! The pitch shift is great for crop tuning your bass or guitar without losing string tension. No loss in tone, volume or anything when using this in the signal chain. I highly recommend for anyone who likes to play in drop tuning but don’t like losing string tension. 10/10 product!’
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Love octaves
By: JOE MURRAY
Submitted: 5/3/2023
1 person found this review helpful.
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I use this for bass sounds on my guitar. Sounds awesome. Works as it should.
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Extremely helpful
By: Dylan
Submitted: 3/7/2023
3 people found this review helpful.
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This pedal does it’s job with little to no latency it’s a little odd hearing E standard but playing in say B standard but recording wise it works amazingly
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Game changer.
By: Russ K
Submitted: 3/5/2023
2 people found this review helpful.
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Game changer. It works great. I wish there was a way to change the drop point with your foot.
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Best Drop tune pedal!!!!
By: Armando M.
Submitted: 3/4/2023
1 person found this review helpful.
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Very easy to use!! Just have the guitar in standard tuning and this pedal will drop tune your guitar without the added headaches of actually setting up your guitar for a drop tune setup (string gauge for low tunings).
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Awesome pedal
By: Tyler
Submitted: 1/26/2023
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Had been wanting to try this out since changing tunings on a Floyd rose can take a while. This pedal is great for that.
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It really helps a lot. You don’t have to keep on changing tunings or changing guitar.
By: Carl
Submitted: 12/27/2022
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Very nice! Helps a lot on the stage performing. Nice!
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A must have for every pedal board
By: Barry Fox
Submitted: 12/2/2022
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This pedal is a must for anyone playing or learning in a drop key - why bother to tune down your guitar? - just push a button! - instantly drops your guitar down in half-step intervals to get the tuning you need. Floyd Rose or locking trem players, this is a must have - especially for learning new songs that are recorded in a lower key
This is probably the best money I've ever spent on a pedal in 40+ years of playing
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Best I've tried
By: Guitpro
Submitted: 10/11/2022
1 person found this review helpful.
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Tried a few of these and the drop so far worked the best. It will affect your tone/sound but it's good enough to be a keeper. I returned the others.
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Good pedal.
By: Jack
Submitted: 6/3/2022
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Good pedal. Does what it suppose to do.
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Does exactly what it says
By: Pauly
Submitted: 5/26/2022
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Old school bassist in a cover band and nobody is getting younger. This is much easier than drop D tuning or anything else. Need tuning changed, boom its\'s done! Great pedal!
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The most useful tool on my pedal board
By: Hunter
Submitted: 4/28/2022
1 person found this review helpful.
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This pedal is easily the most useful and versatile tool on my pedal board. As an actively touring musician it is a must to be able to switch tunings on the fly if you can't afford to bring several guitars on the road with you. Buy this pedal now. Don't sleep on it.
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Drop pedal
By: Tom Reese
Submitted: 2/25/2022
1 person found this review helpful.
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Awesome pedal drops 1/2 full steps without retuning the guitar. Excellent tool.
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Does what I need it to do
By: Joey
Submitted: 1/18/2022
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I play in several bands. Tuning up and down is a pain in the neck whether live or in the studio. This fixes that and keeps the tension even on my strings. Can sound a touch metallic, hard to explain, but not noticeable when the band is playing live.
For me, it’s a necessary pedal and everyone else in all my bands has bought one too because it just makes our lives easier.
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Just AWESOME!!!!!
By: Motleystyle
Submitted: 12/27/2021
3 people found this review helpful.
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Works like it should, havent tried it with bass guitar yet, but my guitar song arsenal has greatly improved with this purchase
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Works, but needs to catch up a little
By: Steve P
Submitted: 11/8/2021
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This is a great pitch tuning pedal. It's on tons of boards and it does it's job. I did find, however,that when going really fast at a whole step down or more, that it had a little bit of lag time on it. Otherwise, it is an extremely accurate pedal!
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Does what is says
By: Michael
Submitted: 11/7/2021
4 people found this review helpful.
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Great pedal and latency is limited if at all noticable. Beats hauling multiple guitars for different tuning
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Droooooop D
By: Troy
Submitted: 8/27/2021
1 person found this review helpful.
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Was hesitant about ordering this, cause I didn’t know if it was going to be too artificially sounding! Boy was I wrong! For Metal this is amazing for those gloom and doom tones! Squealing harmonics! Def recommend. Acoustically sounding tones for underpaying diversity in some really melodic touches, how can you go wrong! Love AMS and the selection of pedals and variety they offer with great payment plans!
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Life saver
By: Patrick
Submitted: 8/18/2021
1 person found this review helpful.
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I was very skeptical of this pedal at first glance; but was very intrigued by what it could achieve. I play in a three piece band that has tunings all over the place. I was growing very tired of lugging 3 or 4 guitars to practice. Because of AMS’ amazing low risk/no questions asked return policy I decided to give it a whirl.
The Digitech Drop surpassed expectations and will be staying a fixture on my pedalboard forever. This pedal excels at what it does, allowing you to drop by 1/2 step intervals on the fly, without sucking tone. Making it quick and painless to play a song where you learned it on the fretboard but dropping it to a key that fits your singers vocal range.
To my ears, it functions very well for the first four 1/2 steps. After that it seems to get a little questionable and I’m not so sure I would use it in a live gig setting. But the ability to drop 2 full steps without having to set up a guitar specifically to do that is an immense help! We recently dropped a song from A to G and then to F and this pedal made that transition quick and easy with just a roll of a knob. Highly recommend!
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dropped
By: D knight
Submitted: 5/27/2021
2 people found this review helpful.
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I had asked around about retuning type pedals and everyone had mentioned this one so I took a chance cause if it didn't work for what I needed it's only a couple hundo . I do a lot of charity events and dingers on the fly want to change keys .. this thing tracks great and is gonna make my life sooooo much easier .
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This Is A Real Problem Solver
By: Mel
Submitted: 5/25/2021
1 person found this review helpful.
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While I am able to play almost any song in any key, the Digitech Drop takes out all of the guessing work so that you do not have to retrain your fingers where to go.
Straight forward and simple to use. I place it first in the chain, followed by my tuner to insure accuracy. I only wish that I bought one of these sooner.
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Really Great Pedal
By: Craig
Submitted: 4/21/2021
3 people found this review helpful.
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Really nice pedal I don’t have to mess around with different guitars with different strings for multiple tunings now. Well worth the investment.
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One of the best pedals I ever bought.
By: KennethC
Submitted: 4/7/2021
1 person found this review helpful.
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I love this pedal. Saves the trouble of trying to down tune my guitars for a song or two. They should've come out with this a long time ago. Best investment ever.
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8 String? PPFFFTTTTT......just buy this.
By: J. Emerson
Submitted: 4/6/2021
3 people found this review helpful.
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Great for changing keys on the fly with no effort really needed to get the sound you want....especially those troublesome dark tones.
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love this pedal!
By: SilverFlow
Submitted: 3/23/2021
1 person found this review helpful.
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if you are tired of having 10 guitars tuned 10 different ways so you can play some of your favorite songs or just want to try different tuning's with out all the hassle of have to have your guitar's set up all the time for the different tunings then this is the pedal for you!
Now I only play in standard E flat and D but this thing does way ore then that. For me it is perfect. I can keep all my guitars set in standard E 440 tuning and then just hit a switch and I am in E flat or D . I love this pedal and makes life so much easier when you play songs that require different tunings. I highly recommend this pedal. this thing works like a charm and sounds amazing doing it just what I needed!
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This pedal is by far my favorite.
By: Sw
Submitted: 2/10/2021
1 person found this review helpful.
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I know longer have to have a u-hauls worth of guitars for different tunings.
Worth every dime.
I own three.
One on my board a backup and I
Keep a new one safely hidden away just in case.
Makes live playing so much easier.
Get one and you won't know how you ever lived without it.
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I'm lowkey mad I bought a guitar vault before I bought this pedal.
By: Adam Lamar
Submitted: 1/8/2021
2 people found this review helpful.
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I play in a band that uses 3 different tunings. Carrying a guitar AND a backup for each tuning is a PITA! Now I just carry 2 guitars, and I'm super swell. PLUS I don't have to carry random gauges of string in my tech bag in order to keep decent feeling tension on my guitars. I can play in Drop G on 10-46.
This thing is pure wizardry. If you don't buy one, you're stupid.
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Easy detuning
By: Josh
Submitted: 12/9/2020
3 people found this review helpful.
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This works great for drop tuning your guitar without having to restring and do lots of adjustments
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Blown Away!!!
By: Bryce
Submitted: 12/4/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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Had the EHX Pitchfork for months, but could not get passed the synthetics it added to my tone at lower settings... Decided to go for the Digitech and give it a try. And man... it is sooo much more transparent than the Pitchfork... yes, it adds a SLIGHT drop in volume. But that is easily compensated for, if you know how to turn up your amps volume knob. It’s not a big deal. Now I’m selling the Pitchfork and keeping the DROP.
And I would highly recommend AMS’s payment plan. THANKS GUYS!!!
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Works as advertised
By: Scott
Submitted: 11/11/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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This is such a cool pedal. I have several songs in my set lists that are tuned a half step down. Now, I no longer need to retune, or bring multiple guitars.
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Works like a champ!
By: Mark
Submitted: 10/26/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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I was a little hesitant to buy this as I have owned other Digitech products and they sucked the life out of my guitar tone. That was not an issue here. This pedal works flawlessly. It was super easy to set up. Now I’ll only need to bring 2-3 guitars to a gig because this will allow me to play in several tunings without actually changing guitars.
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Works perfectly as decribed!!!Must Have
By: Marcelo A.
Submitted: 9/5/2020
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Great Pedal. Had for a about a month. I was blownaway by it. Does exactly what it says. No need to retune guitars or having multiple ones. Tunning can be changed on the fly with confidence with just a turn of the nob. Easiely drop to 1/2 step all the way to a full octavive. It drops the tunning with perfect pitch. Does not create interference or distorts the sound. This is my American Express of pedals, "Don't leave how with out it"..
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I love this pedal
By: Nick Simpson
Submitted: 8/11/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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I bought this to learn a few songs that utilized it but it just makes things so much more convenient if you play a range of drop tunings from various bands. So, rather than buying more guitars to keep in those tunings, just buy this pedal and quickly switch between them. I tested how well it keeps things in tune as you drop down and I didn't hardly see much fluctuation in the notes. Some did go sharp at times but I would belive that's more my setup and guitar than the pedal so I'd say that's negligible.
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Tone Integrity
By: DoomLord
Submitted: 6/25/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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I set my axe in low D tuning already, then I add this pedal to lower the tuning 2 whole steps. When done this way I can play in B perfectly as if it were all just guitar adjustment
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Very Impressive
By: Pauly Eff
Submitted: 4/27/2020
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Really like this pedal. Easy to use and tracks really well.
A word of advice though...when used at low volumes, it will create a warbled, harmony effect in addition to the original signal. To solve this, turn up the amp volume. This harmony effect is not present when using headphones or line-out on your amp (if you have that).
Otherwise, I love it. It allows me to use alternate tunings without needing multiple guitars.
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Favorite Pedal
By: Austin V
Submitted: 3/30/2020
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The droptune is my favorite pedal on my board. Its so amazing to be able to change my tuning just with a switch of the knob and has saved me so much time having to tune my guitars
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Down tuning with ease
By: James
Submitted: 3/5/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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I really enjoy this pedal. The fact that you can go down several octaves without down tuning your guitar is a blessing. If you want to recreate the tones heard of "Icky Thump" and "Blue Orchid", then look no further. The only thing that annoys me is that you have to use the power supply that comes with the pedal, which isn't your standard 9v. Other than that, great job and props to Digitech.
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Awesome
By: Brian
Submitted: 1/6/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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This pedal is amazing so much easier than defining your guitar. You can even use it to play bass lines on your guitar. With a Looper and drum track you can really get creative.
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Does exactly what it says
By: Josh
Submitted: 11/7/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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I love this thing. I’m currently using it as part of my bass rig in a band that frequently uses D and C standard. Being able to switch in the fly is just wonderful
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Works Perfectly
By: Phil B
Submitted: 11/6/2019
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I play in a couple of bands, one of which tunes down a half step. I always had to keep a couple of my favorite guitars tuned to play with that band. If I wanted to use them for another band or project, I would have to re-tune and occasionally re-intonate. This pedal makes my life a lot easier. I only use it to tune down a half step and it works perfectly. Maybe a little tone loss. But nothing that inching up the highs a little didn't fix. Other than that, it tracks perfectly with no latency. Never even notice it's on.
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Tune down without headaches
By: John B.
Submitted: 9/27/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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If you’re looking to tune your guitars way down without having sloppy strings or heavy gauge strings, this is for you. Make sure the strings on your guitar are NOT really loose/sloppy because the pedal will have trouble matching the tones. This is a good pedal & it ACTUALLY COMES WITH A POWER ADAPTER!!!!
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Zero Latency, Great alternative to using different guitars
By: Michael
Submitted: 9/12/2019
4 people found this review helpful.
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If you're like me and stick to one guitar, this is great. Zero tracking latency. You do lose high end past 4 on the dial, but that's easy to remedy with an EQ pedal.
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Great gear
By: Will Martin
Submitted: 9/6/2019
4 people found this review helpful.
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though I chose the higher end model, this pedal is great for live use.
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Perfect for anyone playing out live!
By: Dylan
Submitted: 7/27/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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This is a must have for any pedalboard! If you play out a ton and have songs in different tunings, this thing will be your life saver! Does what it says. Happy with this purchase.
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Does what it says it will do perfectly!
By: Mike Yakouba
Submitted: 7/5/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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Love this thing. It was the final piece of pedal board and is going to allow me to use one guitar to play all my bands multiple tunings live. I cant recommend this pedal enough if you need to drop tune or play in multiple tunings!
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Awesome
By: James
Submitted: 7/2/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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Great product just make sure you turn your amp up louder than the guitar alone or everything sounds weird. Lol
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Great Pedal for live shows!
By: Dan
Submitted: 6/5/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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Pedal sounds great live! Definitely helpful live as we have different tunings for almost every song !
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Works great very convenient... life saver
By: Necroticism
Submitted: 5/29/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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I've been wanting to get one of these for a while now and finally got one.. it's everything I was hoping for.. I highly recommend it
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Great prouduct
By: David Saldana
Submitted: 4/26/2019
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Really enjoy the convenience of this product.All lower tunings sound great with no loss of sound quality. Quick tuning changes during live performances.
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Great pedal!
By: T.S.
Submitted: 4/8/2019
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I was a little skeptical about this pedal...I was concerned the pitch would be off just a little...but it's not!.. this is awesome pedal if your in band that changes tunings frequently. I think it's a bit pricey...but seems like all music gear is like that nowadays.
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Killer pedal ! AMS Rocks
By: Scott Stapelkamp
Submitted: 3/25/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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Saves me from switching guitars for eflat ! Tracks perfect and AMS always delivers fast !!!
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Great pedal!
By: Gary Jay
Submitted: 3/6/2019
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Pedal works like a champ!
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Worth the money!!!
By: David S.
Submitted: 3/5/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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I bought this because I play guitar and bass in different bands/projects and this has made my life EXTREMELY easier. I can learn, perform and record with this thing without having to change guitars/basses and/or strings for different tunings. GET THIS.
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Best sounding drop tuner
By: Hector Barrera
Submitted: 2/4/2019
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Sounds great - like no other
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Awesome Tool!
By: Barry @ Last Chance
Submitted: 1/6/2019
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The pedal works great for dropping a half step. Its does what it says it will do! does not affect tone. Well pleased!
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This gear is a lifesaver!!
By: Elukeano
Submitted: 12/27/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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Easy to operate and adjust!! Works like a charm. We've always had to adjust chords when singing songs that are a bit high for our vocal range. We've been playing songs with the original chords, but as we aged.. it got harder to reach those high notes. This gear allows us to play the same chords but at a lower scale at the push of a button!! Now, we can comfortably sing our songs without having to sing high!! We should have bought this a long time ago... The price is just right and AMS provided excellent customer service.
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I love it
By: Rick
Submitted: 12/27/2018
3 people found this review helpful.
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Best pitch shifter pedal out there.drop tune half or whole step plus other amazing features.doesnt change your tone
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Simple and solid
By: Jim Rispante
Submitted: 12/12/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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Works great, nice smooth switch.
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Great pedal
By: Nickdawg
Submitted: 12/6/2018
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This works great. I don't have to carry multiple guitars for different tunings.
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Awsome
By: Wmason
Submitted: 11/9/2018
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This is a great pedal I play guitars with Floyd rose trems and it's awsome to be able to play in lower tunings with out breaking the string locks loose all and all this pedal is spot on
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So much fun. Worth it.
By: Michael
Submitted: 11/6/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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I always wanted to be able to downtune this easily. My range is from standard E to Drop A. I have 4 guitars, but this makes it easier to jam and honestly it’s a blast to play with! Going from E to A with no latency (pretty muddy though) is a riot. Im sure you want to know how it’s practical though. Dropping just 1 or 2 semitones still sounds exactly the same. Once you get to 3 to 4 semitones sounds pretty damn good still but you can hear a slight tone difference, mostly in sucking the gain out of a lead channel. I was on the fence for a while about this but It’s 100% worth the money and will be stuck on my pedalboard from here on out. Irreplaceable tool for tuning changes on the fly.
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Great addition to any setup
By: Jim
Submitted: 10/23/2018
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Works exactly as advertised, Esp useful when playing in multiple tunings. I did not notice any form of delay or distortion of tone. Ive used it on bass and electric guitar and love it. American Musical Supply was super quick with shipping and keeping me updated on its status. Great buy
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Great drop pedal
By: John
Submitted: 10/23/2018
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I haven’t tried any other drop pedal but I really like this one. It tracks all of the notes perfectly with very little latency.
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Great item
By: Jason
Submitted: 10/4/2018
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Love this pedal!
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Great pedal for live use
By: Aaron
Submitted: 9/5/2018
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If you're in a band and you use more than one tuning, you should own this thing. We play in Drop C and Drop B and this saves us from having to bring multiple guitars or making big tuning adjustments on stage. There's definitely a little latency which, if you know anything about how sound works, you know to expect, but we are talking milliseconds here. It's not going to sabotage your playing.
In the studio I would still prefer to use a different guitar or setup my main for different tunings but it would work just fine in a pinch.
For me this pedal is now an indispensable part of my board.
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Great pedal!
By: Tim C
Submitted: 7/22/2018
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Great pedal!!
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Worth every penny
By: Mark Dunbar 55 year veteran player
Submitted: 9/20/2017
1 person found this review helpful.
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Saves me the hassle of ha e multiple tuned guitars. Less mess on stage and much quicker on the fly.
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Awesome pedal
By: Steve
Submitted: 9/20/2017
1 person found this review helpful.
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This tracks very well! There is no loss of signal when drop tuning .. great for the money!!
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Great pedal
By: Carlo
Submitted: 4/19/2017
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Really awesome pedal eliminates the need for drop tuning ever again.
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Great Little Pedal!
By: Greg S.
Submitted: 4/3/2015
5 people found this review helpful.
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My band tunes down one-half step so now I can keep my Floyd Rose-equipped guitars in standard tuning. This pedal was put to heavy use the after delivery at a gig and performed better than I hoped. Used my new Gibson Shred Les Paul with a Floyd in standard tuning and no one knew the difference. Plus it is a great tool for learning songs in different tunings so I don't have to keep changing guitars when practicing at home.
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I like this it seems to just what i neeeded
By: steve heffernan
Submitted: 2/9/2015
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very good product