FLAMMAFX50 Practice Guitar Pedal Multi Effects Pedal Mini Portable with 40 Drum Rhythms15 Effects 32 Patches Tuner Function Support Both Corded and Battery Powered

I've been playing guitar on and off for about 17 years and got this pedal a few years ago. I think I just wanted it to use as a pitch bender; I was dabbling in instrumental metal at the time but I do not have any guitars with tremolo bridges. I played it once, hated the presets which as usual are saturated in delay and distortion/overdrive, and shelved it.Well, as time's gone on, I've gotten more into off-the-cuff jamming with portable synthesizers, but dream of integrating guitar into that. But, I've sold off nearly all my guitar gear and don't want to try and position an amp with my portable synths.I recently sold off another wave of guitar gear and, plugging this in to make sure it worked before I listed it for sale, started fiddling with it and realized I was about to sell off a gem, one that now works perfectly for my needs.To start, this runs on 9 volts, about 300 mA. I can very easily power this either by rigging common 9 volt alkaline batteries in parallel, or with a power bank of appropriate voltage, or a high capacity bank that has a standard wall outlet jack. Either way, this pedal is portable and with a bit of rigging, can be "cordless" in a sense.Second, I wish I hadn't been so shallow with this pedal when I first got it. It is SO EASY to edit! 97% of the work done to change the presets is done with the encoder knob. Rotate to toggle, click down to select, rotate to adjust what you've selected, click down to back out and pick something else. It's that easy. Back when I was playing guitar a lot more, I would've had a heyday toying with tone possibilities with this pedal!But, since I'm using this pedal as basically a means to play my guitar with synthesizers, which are sequenced in advance, I only wanted two basic presets: a clean with a bit of reverb and the lightest touch of chorus, but with other effects ready to activate at will, and a very high gain lead tone, for "vocal" melody lines over synth sequences.This pedal had just enough options for amp, cab, effects selections, and controls for each of those items that I was able to really take my time and sculpt these two desired presets. But not so much that it took ages and ages to find just one preset to build off of, or ages and ages just to dial in a preset to my liking. Yet, I don't feel there's anything lacking. If this pedal doesn't allow you to dial a tone you like, then you're after something super specific, and you just need to get the exact gear that will get you that tone.I shunned modelling amplifiers back when they first came onto the scene. "This setting sounds like a Fender Bassman with a Shure SM57 set off-center to the cone!" Really? From a practice amp with a single 8" speaker? Give me a break.This pedal does not do that. There are some amp settings that will specify name brands like "Fender", "Mesa-Boogie", and "Jet". But that's it. It makes no promises to nail exact tones, but the settings will put you in the ballpark of the brand it's named after, and I personally think that's how digital modelling should be presented.While I'm basically using this pedal as a desktop unit, it feels VERY durable and I'd have no concerns sticking it to a pedalboard and stomping away at it. Also, this pedal has basically replaced my practice amp, a Blackstar HT-1R.Why? Because since I've got the tones I want nailed down, AND the fact that this pedal has drum sequences built in, practicing is much more lively and for the first time, I think I may actually be developing a sense of rhythmic timing! I'm sure it's obvious to at least most of you readers at this point that I am a knobtwister, so I can easily waste practice sessions toying with controls. Heck, I haven't even sat down with the looper to get that into the equation yet!Again, I regret that I didn't give this pedal the fair shot it deserves when I first got it, but I am also glad I starting fiddling with it before I put it up for sale! Looking back at the price I paid for it (it was on a slight sale), I really feel that I got an excellent pedal with great quality in build, component and audio quality! If FLAMMA keeps this up, they're going to catch some fierce attention from big name brands!

I submitted a review yesterday upon opening and plugging the devise in. I was totally impressed with the quality and functionality. I dove into the manual and learned the operation of the device.It s well planned you have 9 blocks of effects. Each can independently be switched on and off. You can use it a DI device with amp and cabinet modeling. Switch those off and place in a real amp effects loop and use all of the other modules together or independently. The connectivity and versatility is amazing for the dollars spent. Is it top line pro gear , no, is it only $150 bucks, sounds great, multi-functional in a home studio scenario environment, Absolutely. It's also built like a tank.This would also be a perfect device if your looking for a lower cost pedal. Wish they had this technology when I was a kid, Great for new beginners and old hobbyists with too much stuff.For beginners, All of the music stores and Amazon sell the Squire Packages with guitar amp and accessories for around $250. Add this Flamma FX100 in for tons of added functionality and your at $400 bucks. ( don't forget the Flamma also has a 80 sec. looper and a drum machine with 40 pre programed rhythms.I am completely impressed with this device. BUY ONE!

I can get some great sounds out of this simulator. There's a wide variety of impressively realistic amp models, cabinet models, pedal models, mic models, and studio effects. All the models seem to interact and respond very realistically and naturally for normal values. With all these options, it's pretty easy to find a pleasing sound in there. It's remarkable how far digital modeling has come in the last 10 years. There's a lot to love about this pedal, and for the price I don't know if you'd be able to do better, but I've found that there's a few things to be aware of also. I'm going to present this in the form of a pros and cons list because I always find that easiest to skim. Start with the pros:1) The simulations are great - very responsive and realistic. It's easy to get sweet or sick sounds, depending on your tastes2) Large variety of all types of effects, amps, cabinets, and post-processing3) The controls and options for each simulation module provide a wide range of possibilities while staying without becoming overwhelming4) The pedal can be assigned to control any parameter of any model in the signal chain4) Solidly built, all metal, and the expression pedal tension is good.5) Interface is decently intuitive using the rotary encoders.6) Stereo line-level outputs for feeding into mixing board or power amp7) The PC software interface provides very easy access to control functions. All controls are available through the encoders on the unit, but the PC interface makes it much easier.8) Built in drum machine and metronome with a variety of styles and beats9) Built in tuner that's easy to use, responsive, and accurateNow the cons:1) There's not much headroom to the input section. Higher output humbuckers overdrive the input section making it hard to get undistorted clean sounds. There is an input level gain adjustment, but it appears that the headroom limit is in the hardware circuitry because even at very low input gains the distortion is still there2) The expression pedal setting defaults to the position in which it was saved. For example if you assign the pedal to control amp volume and you save the setup with the pedal in the minimum position (lowest volume), when you switch back to the preset the volume will be at the saved level (lowest volume) regardless of the position of the pedal at the time of the switch. If you bump the pedal slightly the unit will then adjust to match the pedal position, but it would be nice to have the the controlled parameter adjusted to the pedal position upon switching to the preset.3) There are two USB ports, one for control using the computer interface (full-sized USB B connector) and a mini-B for on-the-go recording connection. The PC driver available from Flamma does work and Windows will use the FX100 as the audio in and out device. The issue is that the unit mixes the input signal back into the output signal instead of keeping them separate. This means that when you use the ASIO driver as your input to a DAW, if you enable a click track during recording then the click track will show up in the recorded audio track. If you're recording over other instrument tracks, they will show up in the recorded track as well. Whatever you hear in your headphones or speakers is what will be recorded. It works kind of like track bouncing in old 4-track recorders. You can record a single track at at time and that's all. It's really only usable for recording if you run the analog outputs through a dedicated audio digital interface and then to your DAW. Not ideal.4) The simulations get a little weird around the edges of some parameters. Right at the edges of max or min settings you can sometimes get unexpected jumps in response. As an example, as you roll back on volume (either from the encoder or from the guitar) the will be a point at which it abruptly goes to zero (yes, this is without the noise gate enabled). I think this is to be expected with digitized (quantized) response, so it's no big deal to me.Overall, it's a great device and I'm very glad I bought it. I purchased a 5V to 9V boost converter USB cable (center negative, like guitar pedals) so I can run it from a rechargeable battery pack which makes more portable. I really like it as a practice device and the variety of sounds it offers provides a lot of inspiration and motivation. 4 stars because it does have a few quirks and rough edges, but it's a very solid 4 stars and a great piece of kit.