I had this pedal for a long time, and I did not use it often. Its very noisey at band practice volumes and is basically a feedback machine. The pedal would be best used for Punk, Rock or of course Grunge genres but not much else as it does not have enough gain for Metal genres in my opinion,and it has to much gain for blues. It is gritty and can sound very muddy. Be careful with the setting on the high knob or it can also sound fizzy and shrill.

Its definatley better than nothing, but this would be good for a beginner or hobbyist. Serious players should look else where for their distortion. Many combos i have played have better built in distortion than this pedal.

This pedal does its job, but there are much better alternatives for very close to the same price. Try it in person before you buy it or you might be dissapointed.<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Electro-Harmonix-Pocket-Metal-Muff-Pedal/dp/B000MO2QJM/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Electro-Harmonix Pocket Metal Muff Pedal</a>&nbsp;Would be a much better option in my opinion.
I had this pedal for a long time, and I did not use it often. Its very noisey at band practice volumes and is basically a feedback machine. The pedal would be best used for Punk, Rock or of course Grunge genres but not much else as it does not have enough gain for Metal genres in my opinion,and it has to much gain for blues. It is gritty and can sound very muddy. Be careful with the setting on the high knob or it can also sound fizzy and shrill. Its definatley better than nothing, but this would be good for a beginner or hobbyist. Serious players should look else where for their distortion. Many combos i have played have better built in distortion than this pedal. This pedal does its job, but there are much better alternatives for very close to the same price. Try it in person before you buy it or you might be dissapointed. <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Electro-Harmonix-Pocket-Metal-Muff-Pedal/dp/B000MO2QJM/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt? ie=UTF8">Electro-Harmonix Pocket Metal Muff Pedal</a>&nbsp;Would be a much better option in my opinion.