anyone hear about THIS delay pedal?

spectorbass83 · #1 02-12-2008, 06:58 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/Bass-Guitar-Effe...QQcmdZViewItem

Has anybody heard about these or tried em? I found one on evil bay for a good price, but I'm skeptical.

JanusZarate · #2 02-12-2008, 07:35 PM

I've seen them on eBay for years. That no-name delay pedal has always seemed too sketchy to gamble on. Plus, it's shipping from China, which means it'll be a few weeks before you even get it.

Jared Lash · #3 02-12-2008, 07:52 PM

There's also the possibility that it's made by children in sweatshops, like Kathie Lee Gifford's blouses.

I'm against child labor.

Their little hands are never accurate enough with a soldering iron.

Hookus · #4 02-12-2008, 07:55 PM

But those kids can get in some tight spots....

No seriously, I would not buy an ebay item from China with your ex-wife's money.

lbanks · #5 02-12-2008, 08:13 PM

Yeah, skip that. You shouldn't trust a pedal the manufacturer is afraid to put its name on.

spectorbass83 · #6 02-12-2008, 08:34 PM

LMAO

thanks for steering me clear of this one.

JanusZarate · #7 02-12-2008, 08:39 PM

No, wait!

I double-dare you to buy it and review it, so that all of TalkBass can learn more about this mysterious pedal.

spectorbass83 · #8 02-12-2008, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MysticBoo

No, wait!

I double-dare you to buy it and review it, so that all of TalkBass can learn more about this mysterious pedal.

If it was a little cheaper I probably would, but $49.99 + shipping? No go

Colonel Monk · #9 02-12-2008, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spectorbass83

If it was a little cheaper I probably would, but $49.99 + shipping? No go

Nah, man. It's 39.99 + shipping.

I hear you guys, but you know China is the copycat capital of the world. I'll bet it's based on a popular delay pedal of old. Check out the disclaimer:

Please be informed that Virtual Village has a very firm policy of sourcing only genuine products. If you feel any of our products violate your Trademark, Design, or Patent rights please contact us immediately and we will instantly remove any offending listing pending further discussions. We guarantee to respond to any email sent within 24 hours seven days a week.

Haha, that's great. Still, if you were looking for a delay to put in an old wah pedal (or sewing machine pedal) why the hell not?

Maybe I'll buy it.

bassbmx · #10 02-12-2008, 10:14 PM

My mate has one branded as a Belcat delay. It's not bad, definately nothing to get super excited about though. Has a bit of background noise. The switch is mounted directly to the PCB and will crack the board if the switch isn't kept tight.

To sum it up, go for it if you don't have the money for anything better. It's not bad but it's not great either.

Swimming Bird · #11 02-12-2008, 11:35 PM

Okay, so what other delay uses rate (delay time), repeat (feedback) and level (I assume blend) and only has a 130-350 ms range? I agree that this is probably an exact copy of something, but what?

D.Don · #12 03-26-2008, 09:26 PM

I just got belcat phaser on thE bay, locally shipped within France, a dude just outside town here, probably some guy who imports them as he has more other peds as well. It will be interesting to see what it sounds like, guess it's a phase 90 copy since it's orange.

D.Don

SteveMcB · #13 03-26-2008, 11:27 PM

They're actually not bad.
I've played my friend's Belcat branded one of these (using guitar, not bass), and it's a nice, analogy (they're often advertised as analog, but I'm not sure) short delay. The switches are not the juicy stompers they look like, they trigger a much smaller switch on the board. But for the $, not bad. I guess in the US the recommendation would be for an Ibanez DE-7, which could be had for around that much used, has longer delays, is from decent brand etc. But here I could buy 3 Belcat delays for less than 1 DE-7... And I trust Ibanez's lower level pedal switches not a bit (bad, bad experience with soundtank and 10-series pedal switches

)

I also own a belcat chorus (for g****r) and it's actually not a bad unit either.

Buying from ebay sellers in China is a different story of course... I'd say from what I've heard, you should do it, so long as you have no desire to see your money or the pedal you bought again.

Steve

D.Don · #14 04-01-2008, 03:26 PM

Belcat Phaser arrived today, nice little black carton box with the clear orange pedal wrapped in a plastic bag thing inside. Pedal was slightly bigger than I'd expected, but still small enough to feel "convenient".

First impression after plugin it in wasnt that impressive, a bit weak and mellow effect so I opened it up and found two adjustment screws on the circuit board and after tweaking with them, it started to sound nice. Now I quite like it, it's not hysterically phasing instead it's quite smooth and I cant hear any noise or hiss at all.

Most annyoing thing is the blue "mod speed" LED that flashes all the time, even when the pedal is not activated, activation is indicated by another red LED, I might rewire this some rainy day.

For the price I paid, about 35 euros, it's a bargain, and well worth the money.

D.Don