I am not a basher, I don't generally bash. My momma told me that if I couldn't say anything nice then keep my f***ing mouth shut. And really, you get what you pay for.
I have a pedal board that has the ultra-nice Keeley Mod Workstation on it - it's there for the occasion when I want chorus/flange/phaser/univibe/other mod effects but don't want all those pedals. They are great effects but the pedal is biggish and has a boost and overdrive that I don't need (this runs in the effects loop). I looked for a replacement that just had mod effects, and was smaller.
The NUX caught my eye: $79 and stereo in and out. Mike Hermans did a cool video for it, too, so I pulled the trigger.
Something wrong with the input circuit - it cannot be the first pedal in the effects loop because it is whisper quiet and thin. If I put it after the H9, it has volume but much tone suck bypassed, and when on it alters the tone, character and feel of the guitar.
No es muy bueno.
I thought I would try it at the front of the amp, after the tuner. Thin and quiet. After the Keeley Tone Workstation I get volume and all the pedal's tone-sucking glory. I have permanently bypassed the NUX to its box and returned the Keeley to its rightful place.
Maybe this will save an unsuspecting pedal-buyer some woe and tone suck...
PS - The Keeley has a Harmonic Tremolo effect that is just plain glorious!
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