Shadow Stompin´ Bass

I got one of these to use in an acoustic duo, used it for a couple of gigs and found it's sound difficult to mix / use because of it's resonant frequencies (very mid orientated and not much oomph in the bass) and ability to pickup the sound of footsteps from people moving about near to it. An eq and a noise gate later and things were slightly more manageable, but it never really gave the sound or performance quality I was looking for / would expect from something of this ilk. Other issues I had with it were it's ability to slip around on almost any surface and the pad section coming unstuck from the wood. Battery drain wasn't a problem and the build of the wooden box was pretty sturdy, but sadly, these positives were not enough for me to continue using it and it went to a new home.

I've used this stomp box for several years now. It's build is sturdy, and the battery lasts for a long time without replacing. The little carry case is very nice indeed. However, the dry sound has almost no bass, but I found that if you tape a small cloth to the top and EQ the hell out of it, you can get it to sound half decent. Just don't expect it to sound like a kick drum. There are also other problems with the design and quality. Although the material is meant to be non-slip, I've found that it slips on almost all surfaces except carpet. I use an old mouse matt underneath to give grip and this works fine. Also, this material has come away and I've had to glue it back several times.