Attack Decay Tape Reverse Simulator Pedal Review

Loads of fun!

My new favorite & clean signal path, no excess noise whatsoever. The fact that you can store 3 presets an an analog stomp is just awesome in itself. Might end up buying a 2nd for 6 presets because it is so flexible in sound.

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Set Aside Some Time

I'm really sorry, but this is going to be a stupidly long review. This is a wonderful device. If you play any amplified instrument, buy one. It performs so many unique, useable functions. It's easily my favorite digital pedal. but... Wow is this thing complicated. There really aren't that many demos online for this. This is something that I had to block out time and sit down with… read more the manual to really get what it does. No, it's not that hard to get the the backwards sound and turn the fuzz on and off. But, this has so many features beyond that - to the degree that it's easy to unintentionally make it do something else when you're just trying to fine tune the swell in & swell out/gate functions. Although I favor gear with limited functionality (e.g. Big Muff, Small Stone, Blues Driver), I have had & used gear that requires much tweaking (Boss RV-3 - and I'm old enough to have used the DigiTech RP100 when it was new). There's a triggered tremolo setting that is pretty great. There's a built-in digital fuzz (very synth-ish - a lot like the BMP settings on an old does everything multi-effects unit like say, the Zoom 505). Besides the "slow gear & gate", part of the main functionality involves a digital compressor. You can disable that. There's an effects loop. You can change where that and/or the fuzz is in the signal chain. Again, there a two main modes (mono and poly) that are almost two completely different pedals. This is an insanely versatile box for the $, but there's a reason these aren't exactly flying off the shelves & why there are very few demos for it. I have burned a lot of time trying to figure out how to use this that could have been used making music or practicing. I don't regret it. But we're talking multiple 90-minute sit-downs on my days off. Buy one of these anyway. They're killer.

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This Thing Is a Lot of Fun

Often effects that have a great deal of flexibility and capability are not intuitively straightforward to learn how to use. Not so with the Electro Harmonix Attack Decay. Right out of the box, it was pretty simple to use this pedal. Additionally, the instruction manual is logical and well organized. There are many, many cool sounds to be had with this pedal. Sweetwater delivered… read more it quickly and safety.

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A great pedal that doesn't attack your wallet or decays your bank account too much.

I am having way too much fun with this pedal. It sounds killer.

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Great addition for specific sounds...

I have been trying various combinations of compressors, distortions, and fuzz pedals to achieve a "bowed instrument" type of sound, and this pedal nails it. Very tweakable and cool tones, and a great sounding fuzz as well that can be used on its own- my only gripe is that I wish it was immediately accessible without touching the other controls (you have to defeat the attack and… read more decay controls), but it's not that difficult to do. The presets are simple to set up, and make quick changes easy. This pedal is set-up in more of an old school fashion, which I love, without menu banks and such to have to scroll through. This is not a pedal most will have on very often, as it is great for certain sounds but not a "constant on" type of pedal that you can't live without. I haven't explored the tremolo capabilities but I know the pedal is capable of that as well as simulated banjo-type tones. Love the soft touch switch es as well, no noisy clicks. Cool pedal at a great price for the right applications.

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