First and foremost, this pedal does the job and does it well.
I play heavy riffs through a high gain amp which naturally has a lot of noise. The gain on my amp is almost always cranked up to the maximum. I have many pedals in my signal chain and each one of them contributes to the overall noise. When I turn this pedal on, there is a very noticeable and immediate silence.
I have read a few reviews that said that this pedal cannot reduce the noise enough.
I wonder what kind of noise they are trying to reduce. I assume that there is a misunderstanding on how a noise gate operates.
Please understand that a noise gate pedal will never reduce the noise of pedals or components that come AFTER it in the signal chain.
It will never reduce the sound of the actual signal, it will only reduce the sound/his/hum when you stop playing. As soon as you start playing, it will disengage and let all the sound/noise go through it. If you are trying to clean or shape the actual signal, use an EQ pedal instead. Please keep these points in mind and adjust your expectations from a noise gate pedal accordingly.
The pedal has send/return loop which is quite helpful if you know how to take advantage of it.
It has a plastic box and feels cheap. Although I must say that I have never seen a pedal that was broken because it had a plastic box. I think it is only a feeling thing.
I use this pedal before the amp or in the effects loop of the amp and both situations in performs well. No matter what I play I always find a use for this pedal. It’s worth the money.
