Leslie Digital Pedal

Pricey, even on sale. I paid $282 for it on Amazon, shipped prime. But I've seen the price vary all over the place on Amazon from $282 up to $399.First, my use of this is with a guitar, not with a keyboard (at least so far).I like it, but I think you can get pretty darn close with a dunlop univibe pedal for $120 or even with a Shaky Jimi univibe for about $70. The difference being that this Leslie pedal has fast and slow speeds and spinup/spindown speed variation. Yes, it also has different types of leslie cabinet sounds...The size is large but it's not huge...if you have any Boss "double" pedals (for instance like their "Rotary" pedal) it's about the same size. Slightly wider but not quite as deep.My -1 star is basically for two things:1) The price...even at $282 is kind of steep. I don't think I'd pay $400 for it, and definitely for guitarists, you may now want to try the Leslie-G pedal which is designed for guitarists, sells for $349 (at least now), and takes up less real estate but gives up a few features. At $282 it's palatable, but still seems high for the subtle difference you get over a univibe. But if you want a leslie sound, this is the closest I've heard to the real deal. Still....$400 is a lot. I don't think it's worth that.2) Minor engineering issue here, and it is common to both this version, and the -G version. Both spec a power supply that is 9V, and with the usual plug and polarity as "most" guitar pedals. HOWEVER -- the current draw is spec'd at 300mA max. That's a lot. For most people this will mean you might not be able to use other power supplies you may have on your pedal board -- you'll have to check the current output of your power supplies. I use Pedal Power 2+ power supplies, and I CAN run this from it successfully, but ONLY on power outputs 5 and 6 which are spec'd for 250mA max. It seems to work ok on those. Plug into the others which are 100mA max and it will not operate. I'm not sure about some of the less expensive power supplies for current supply -- so I think maybe they should have tried to get the power draw down a bit. Especially on the -G model -- that seems like something they really should have done. Wall warts are a pain in the rear, and I usually ditch any pedal (or don't buy it) that can't run off my power supplies. Also in the manual, they claim it won't run on anything but the provided power supply, which is rated for 9V 1000mA, and the use of other power supplies voids the warranty.On the plus side, it's versatile, flexible, highly adjustable, offers mono or stereo circuit paths....and my drummer says the LED's mezmerized him. (ok the LED's are a bit "fishing lure" like in nature....probably catch more fisherman than fish.)Overall I "like" it but to "love" it the power supply would need to be lower current draw and the value (i.e. features vs. price) would have to be improved somewhat...I think this pedal ought to sell for maybe $200-$250....$282 was a stretch for me and had I paid $400 I'd have returned it after experiencing it.

As organ techs, we are sometimes asked to provide a way to get the "Leslie sound" into the house sound system. Standing a microphone in front of a real Leslie is one way, but has many drawbacks -- picks up all manner of extraneous noise, subject to feedback, hard to find the right spot for the mic, and you still have a mechanical Leslie to maintain and find a place for, even though nobody out there actually hears it now. And a real Leslie is very expensive. This little device completely replaces the Leslie and provides the output you need, in mono or stereo, for a small fraction of the cost.The only hitch is getting exactly the right signal level off one of the "G" terminal on the Hammond. We finally put a 100K audio taper pot across one "G" and the organ ground (with a .47 mfd cap off the "G" to prevent DC interaction), and adjusted the level until we got just enough to drive the Leslie emulator without causing distortion, and it's VERY picky about how much signal you give it. The unit's output was taken to a Direct Box, and the house mixer adjusted to give the organ level they wanted, throw it into the monitors, etc.Several controls to adjust certain parameters to your liking, but thankfully there are no "second functions" for the knobs, as on some similar emulators. Thus the setup is far less confusing and tricky, even if there are a few parameters that can be adjusted on some units that must be accepted at default on this one.There is probably room inside most consoles for this to be set, and it has a dedicated jack for the standard CU-1 half-moon switch, which players love. Highly recommend, and the price is even a tad below similar boxes from other makers.

OK so it's a bit pricey but I really wanted the Leslie rotating speaker sound complete with brake and variable speed and this delivers it perfectly. I've tried vibrato and chorus pedals that had suggested "Leslie-like" settings and they didn't really come close. This nails it. You want to sometimes make your guitar sound like a soul organ? This does it. I like to use it with a volume pedal so you don't hear the guitar attack and the whirling speaker sound just surges up.Serious build quality, has various Leslie model options, rise/fall speed, brake, fast/slow buttons. The only possible negative thing I can think to say is that it's a little large -- if your pedal board doesn't have much room left you may be getting another. The buttons click rather loudly, which is a little annoying if you like to play with the brake and rotor speed. But I wouldn't take the rating down for either of these issues -- the sound is the point and this has the sound you're looking for if you're buying something called "Leslie."

Having been a pro guitar player for a long time I remember playing through a Fender Leslie back in the day. I have about 4 pedals that are supposed to sound like a Leslie but don't quite make the grade. Even though the reviews are mostly positive I was skeptical about the Leslie pedal but ordered one anyway and was pleasantly surprised. It sounds great. The drawbacks are it's size and the fact that it does change they way your amp sounds a bit. It does sound good though and I can live with the slight change in the way my amp sounds. Definitely a permanent fixture on my pedal board.

Awesome pedal (I'm using it for guitar) - love the sound. Only played it 'live' once so far and I got nothing but great feedback from patrons and band members. Had to buy a step down adapter because I live in Australia but they cost very little. Good delivery by Amazon, extremely well packaged and prompt. Very pleased.Also purchased a Danelectro Rocky Road DJ-20C (spinning speaker mini pedal) at the same time for use only at home or rehearsals because the Leslie is going on the small pedal board for gigging only and I still wanted to be able approximate a rotary speaker sound on other occasions.Very pleased with the Leslie.