| I just received my Stomp Classic yesterday. I had great hopes for it and have been putting it through it's paces today. At this point I'm willing to state that I feel it's an absolute game changer!! Very fast and very accurate. It's fairly large and heavy - it's not going to be scooting across the floor. (I purchased a new Boss TU-3 while I was waiting for the Classic to be released and by comparison the Boss feels - and performs - like a toy!) It feels extremely substantial and has several features I haven't seen anywhere else. My favorite is the Tuner Monitor mode. I generally use my tuner in a side chain that allow me to leave it on full time so that I can monitor in real time. The Stomp Classic has a mode (accessed via a hardware switch - not software) that routes the signal through the tuner circuitry and thus allow you to see your pitch as you're playing. Even in this mode, it still allows you to silent mute should you choose to.
It has an onboard d.i. as well. I haven't checked the d.i. yet, but judging from what I've experience so far I'm certain it's of decent quality. I'll be A/Bing it with my own Summit tube d.i. in a session next week so I'll report back on those results.
One of the biggest complaints I've heard about the older Stomps is battery life. Since I've only had it a couple of days, at this point I can't comment on battery usage except to say that they've appeared to address power consumption in some interesting ways. In monitor mode for example, the tuning circuit is off until a signal is present ,, then it shuts back of within a few seconds of the signal stopping. Again, I'll be happy to report how things work out in the next few weeks.
One last thing. I've seen people criticize the cost of the Peterson. At $189 I feel it's a steal! My Boss TU-3 cost me $100 less than my Peterson ,, and I think it's worth a good deal less than that!
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