I have the Dapper - use it all the time. The effects are definitely not subpar. I like the octaver best, then the envelope, and I don't really use compressor much. Chorus is ok. The bass amp unit I have been experimenting with but not locked in where I like it. The trick is to get the gain but not have wild volume changes when you kick it in - it has those adjustments but I haven't gotten it in yet.
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1)It's a single knob compressor - difficult to use with precision. I've also found I don't really need compressor much.
As an update, the bass amp section crapped out last night on mine. Will update if dapper doesn't respond favorably to fixing (less than 1 year).
As an update, the bass amp section crapped out last night on mine. Will update if dapper doesn't respond favorably to fixing (less than 1 year).
So unfortunately, the exact response I got (after sending the query 3 times) was "As the situation which you have described our engineer analyze that maybe caused by the footswitch, you can contact the seller/distributor for after sales support.
If you need any assist please don't hesitate to contact us, thank you."
I bought the pedal from a small mom and pop music shop online - I'm sure they are unable to provide any assistance.
So you should know that buying any Valeton product they are essentially "no warranty".
If you need any assist please don't hesitate to contact us, thank you."
I bought the pedal from a small mom and pop music shop online - I'm sure they are unable to provide any assistance.
So you should know that buying any Valeton product they are essentially "no warranty".
Update: Valeton's Distributor, Mixware, has agreed to allow me to RMA the dapper to them.
I have both the Dapper and a couple of MS60b's (as well as a number of stompboxes), and I concur with the sentiments in this thread. For exploration of effects, the zoom range is brilliant, even the lowly b1on has the same algorithms as the B3 and MS pedals.
I bought the Dapper as an alternative to carrying a backup amp (can DI straight into the desk) and as a small, quick and simple pedal for those gigs I only need a couple of sounds for (always on compression, chorus and drive*), and it does this task admirably. I tried using the MS60b as a standalone pedal, it sounded fine, but it's not the most user-friendly pedal to use on its own as you need to save patches for different effect combination and scroll through them, making turning one effect on and off during a song a bit of a faff - the bigger zoom pedals don't have this issue.
*although I may start to use my EHX Bass Soul Food alongside it, as using the Dapper amp section as an overdrive gets a little "flabby". The compression, however, is excellent - in fact, I'd love it if they made this effect in a single stompbox.
I bought the Dapper as an alternative to carrying a backup amp (can DI straight into the desk) and as a small, quick and simple pedal for those gigs I only need a couple of sounds for (always on compression, chorus and drive*), and it does this task admirably. I tried using the MS60b as a standalone pedal, it sounded fine, but it's not the most user-friendly pedal to use on its own as you need to save patches for different effect combination and scroll through them, making turning one effect on and off during a song a bit of a faff - the bigger zoom pedals don't have this issue.
*although I may start to use my EHX Bass Soul Food alongside it, as using the Dapper amp section as an overdrive gets a little "flabby". The compression, however, is excellent - in fact, I'd love it if they made this effect in a single stompbox.
It's the boost/comp button, on the far right. You've probably figured that out by now though lol! Tuner is accurate enough, too. Here's a YouTube demo I just did for the Dapper. Switch clicks and all!
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