Danelectro FAB modulation pedals - first impressions

[RickL]

Sort of OT, but oh well... I bought 'em today and thought folks might be interested.

Chorus - not bad for 30 bucks Canadian. Depth, Balance and Rate controls (the manual labels them, and describes different functions as Level, Tone and Intensity) and reasonably effective. More speed range than a CE-2. With Depth and Balance maxed and Speed turned up some almost EH weirdness can start happening, turn the Depth or Balance down and you can fade the overly-modulated sickness into the background. With more sensible use of the controls generic chorus sounds are available.

Flanger - pretty much the same results as the Chorus, lack of a Manual or Delay Time hurts it a bit. I wouldn't put it even on par with a BF-2 but for 30 bucks....

Echo - no delay time control! Balance had to be up almost all the way for me to be happy, Repeats won't go into self oscillation. Think of it as a preset slapback echo for $30 and you won't be too disappointed. Controls and descriptions are also labelled differently in the manual FWIW.