Tensor Pedal

I would have given this 4 stars but the thing that put it over the edge into five star territory was the fact that there really isn’t any other pedal on the market that does what this does.This is a pedal that’s a little hard to get into at first but if you treat it more like an instrument or a tape machine rather than just a guitar pedal that will help you get over that hurdle. I’m just starting to see the uses for it now and I expect to have to take more time with it to really get the hang of it.This isn’t a pedal you’re going to find a ton of uses for unless you’re into experimenting. This is not the pedal for standard blues licks. Maybe the classic rock guys might like the reverse feature for getting Beatles type reverse guitar but even with that any delay with a reverse setting could also do the trick.There are a few main sounds you can get out of this thing and what’s left over is infinite variations of glitch settings and loops. There’s a real nice flanger and chorus in this machine. It’s not a replacement for any standalone flanger or chorus but it’s definitely unique. It does flanging and chorus that replicates the origins of the effect using tape which is a huge plus if you’re looking for that particular sound. There’s a doubling effect that’s pretty tweakable and the final “main” effect would be the delay/reverse delay.Apart from the basic sounds this thing starts to really get fun when you add an expression pedal and use the looping features. An expression pedal will open up possibilities for effecting a sound as you play. That’s important because you may find that live play is difficult or just sounds plain bad without a way to ramp the effect up or down. Looping sounds good with or without an expression pedal. For me, looping really shines when you glitch the loop out. The looper only records up to about 5 seconds and it often feels like less. That’s a limitation for me but considering that this is more about tape effects than looping I can’t hold it against the pedal.Another thing that opens up possibilities and encourages you to use the pedal differently is the ability to switch the live play and hold modes between momentary and latching. So far I haven’t explored that but I can see using momentary latching in live play mode being useful and it can sort of approximate using an expression pedal to go from no effect to totally effected.And do not forget to use this on other instruments as well! This works great on synths and drum machines. Sure, guitar is fun to effect but pair this with an OP-1 or a Korg Volca and it opens up whole new worlds.This isn’t a pedal you’re going to get straight into out of the box unless you’re the type (like me) who always reads the manual first or you head straight for flanger and chorus effects. This is for experimenters for sure and I see this being more useful in practice and recording situations over live applications but that’s just me. Definitely worth it for those looking for something that’s unlike anything out there.

Icing on the cake for my board. Dead silent for direct recording and ALL KINDS OF FUN. Ya want LoFi reversed half speed? lol You've come to the right place. Truly a unique pedal that will set you apart. And the expression pedal is very simple and works easily unlike Source Audio stuff. I have a $30 Nektar expression pedal you can find here on Amazon and it works surprisingly well. Very smooth ramp up or down. And most importantly, it really sounds like a tape! VERY authentic sounding. I was going for a 70s warped sound and now I got it and more. I'm admittedly super anal about my sound and have zero complaints, which maybe a 1st lolBtw...you are the light 🌞

Should have spent more time with it , has potential , but just seemed to act random … maybe I’ll buy another one , sent it back

This thing is WILD. it takes a while to get used to the way it works but once you get it down it is truly inspiring. This is a difficult pedal designed for unique tone chasers, it is not really a plug and play pedal.

I am just starting to figure this thing out, as has already been said before your probably not going to plug and play useful stuff right away. Its cool though and Ive gotten some interesting sounds.

I basically make noise and the random feature of this pedal is absolutely perfect for me. Throw in the looping and pitch shifting and it's almost everything I need in a single pedal. Love it!

For any guitarist. branch out. get weird.

Like another reviewer said, it takes a little time to get to know this one as all of its uses are not obvious at first. One thing I particularly like is the ability to have an accompaniment that's both 2+ octaves up and backward, creating a loop in NXT with this sound and quick flipping over to OVR which doubles the loop and gives you like, these nutty little fairies to play over. Very *musical* fairies.Also good is the ability to grab a backwards solo or convincing tape stop effect at the touch of a footswitch. I found there to be a large part of its capabilities that are just crazy sounding. Depending on how much use you have for that is probably gonna move the needle between like and love here.In fact, I'd probably have hung onto it if I found the musical uses it has to be repeatable, but that wasn't my experience and combined with the fact that I have other pedals that kind of cover the musical end of its range, it's not a keeper for me.Very well constructed, classy look, and unbelievable amounts of control between both footswitches selectable for latch/momentary, expression/cv/footswitch out and vast customization and control via MIDI- if you like the stuff this little box does, you will be able to configure it to do exactly what you needwithin its ability. Which is not guaranteed to be repeatable.

Cumplió mis expectativas, de los mejores pedales que he tenido!