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This is a exceptional piece of equipment which can entirely transform the sound of your guitar. Within a few minutes, I had my quacky piezo pickup sounding like my choice of high-end Taylor and Martin guitars recorded on quality condenser microphones. And I was able to do it with a free community created IR available directly from within the app. I bought this to improve my sound for live shows. I can now plug in my acoustic without worrying about the sound trade-off. In fact, my guitar now sounds better when using the pickup than when using a microphone. In addition, I have made presets to make my acoustic sound like a twangy electric for Country songs and a lush acoustic guitar with an synth pad with follows my chord progression automatically for slow ballads. Tools like this used to cost $1500+ and probably didn't do everything as well as this piece of equipment does. If you are looking for a versatile, quality multi-effects pedal at a great price, this is the best one on the market. I also have the M-Vave AnnBlack Box, which is 100% identical other than the shell. The shell on the Lekato ME 01 is much nicer all around with colored buttons, images, quality knobs, etc.

What a great, versatile processor! Lots of features, great sound Quality!!

I do think there is a learning curve with this unit, but so far, it's blowing the doors off either the Valeton Dapper or Lekato's smaller battery-powered multi-effects stomp boxes. The G1X Four has more variety, more whacked-out psychedelic options, has a wah-wah pedal, and may have better sound quality, but it's harder to use live for a longer set. The distortion sounds are usable, but seem a bit over the top. If you were using this for a fly-date (and I very well might) you might also need to bring your TS9 or clone thereof, particularly if you want more of a smooth rhythm kind of tube overdrive sound. But I need to spend more time with this and experiment more to be sure. It's definitely good enough for rehearsal, might be good enough for a larger venue in a pinch. Put it this way, the distortion seems, at first glance, more usable than the other multi-effects units I mentioned here. It's essential to watch a video; the preset mode is really cool because you can jump from preset one to preset three or four-- you don't have to scroll through preset two, etc. Another great feature is in preset, it's easy to bypass all the effects, so really, you have five different options: Presets 1 through four (in each bank) and bypass. One thing I'm having trouble assessing: It may be that for some settings, there is a SLIGHT delay after stomping the switch before the preset kicks in; if there is a delay, it's very short. In Lekato's smaller, three-button unit, the delay is like half a second which makes it almost unusable for live shows. But there's another feature that's NOT documented but very important: You can record directly, via USB, to a mobile recording app on an Android phone, specifically to Audio Evolution. Yeah, it's kludgy-- you can't monitor the track you are recording, at least I haven't figured out how to do that, but really, you're only gonna be using this for sketching on the road somewhere. Dial in the patch you like first, then plug in the USB to this unit and your phone and use the level control on the Lekato to set the level, and use open headphones so you can hear your electric guitar unamplified, because that's all the monitoring you'll get. Entirely usable, great to not have to lug around a digital interface for a weekend getaway if inspiration strikes. Yeah, sure, you can use the three-ring mini phone audio out for recording as well, but it's not digital, so there will probably be some latency in the track you are recording if you are multitracking. (I haven't tested this yet, but I bet you can monitor the track you are recording just fine. The problem is, without latency compensation, the track is likely gonna be a bit out of synch with previously recorded tracks. That's why I like the USB recording option, even though I can't monitor it.) I haven't tried the XLR out, but it's super helpful to be able to use this as a direct box, particularly for acoustic guitar or smaller clubs. Yeah, sure, the internal battery may not last forever--- who knows, we'll see-- but it will probably take several years for the runtime to get down to two or three hours, which is still very usable. I'm recovering from a medical event, so I like the grab-and-go element of this: Just bring this unit and two patch cords, or a USB if you plan on recording a sketch on your phone. It will fit in the outside pocket of my soft guitar case, so need for a separate gig bag. Anyway, so far, so good-- particularly for the price. * * * * Update 11/6/25 -- The unit suddenly stopped powering on after charging. I had to take off a full two-stars for this problem because it was so insidious; I was only nine days away from the end of the return window. Also, the timing was bad-- I showed up at a rehearsal with no effects yesterday, Wednesday. Had this happened at our showcase on Sunday, that would really have sucked. If I hadn't been using the unit 5 nights a week since I bought it, it probably would have failed after the return window closed. It's not a major venue or a big show, but even a cheap unit like this should be usable for band rehearsal or small shows. The fact that it failed the first time it left the house is NOT encouraging. And it was never dropped or mishandled in any way. I even bought an umbrella case for it, so it was transported double-padded in the pocket of an expensive soft guitar case and its own case. If I have to bring a back-up effects processor (with a power supply) that defeats one of the main features of the unit! I will revise this review again if the replacement unit lasts six months or so. I think that's fair-- there are some pedals I've replaced TWICE with no luck, from well-know brands. It's disappointing; I have several other Lekato products, and so far so good with all the others. More will be revealed... Update 11/18/25 Okay, Lekato replaced the unit within 48 hours, so I have to add back at least one star for customer service. This made a huge difference-- I was able to use the amp in our last rehearsal and dial in some settings, and had it for our showcase on 11/9. No problems so far! If this thing last six months or a year with no problems, I'm coming back to upgrade to 5 stars.

Solid build, sounds pretty good and easy to use. I think this might be one the best deals for a multifx unit that’s able to direct to mixer or through the fx return on an amp. The onboard IR are decent but swap them for some Ownhammer and you’ve got a great sounding unit. The reverb is probably the weakest link but it’s good enough for a live situation. It will meet most “reasonable” expectations and is well worth the money. At $68 (on sale) it’s a steal. And the fact that you can throw it in a gig bag, run it on batteries and save presets…. Makes it a good choice for a back up or even main unit if you’re a gigging musician.

Great value for the money! This thing is not designed for professional use, but for any professional this would be a great tool for practice at home or practice on the road. Very easy to use without connecting to anything other than a speaker. Easy to read display, easy to use. I played with it before reading directions like all real men do and then I read the directions. Was impressed while just playing with it then really impressed after reading directions to see how many options I have if I need them. I have it hooked up to a M-AUDIO BX5 Single 5" 100W Studio Monitor Speaker that I bought on Amazon and the sound is great! Total honesty...I am a 50+ guitarist and tools that let me just use them without requiring connection with phones or tablets are ideal for me. This device will connect to phones or tablets for controlling settings but I think it's not needed unless your doing factory resets, etc. Been a fan of Lekato for some time now and this product did not disappoint! Especially for the price point.

Absolutely awesome! I bought it because I’ve been looking for something that does a really good stock 70s Marshall Sound. This thing is perfect. It also does the really great 80s beautiful chimney, wet chorus, clean sound. It’s really small. It’s built really well. It’s real rugged and sounds great. Highly recommend.

Holds a charge for a long time. Has output for mic cable out and 1/4 phono out.

Good pedal for cheap money! and i like the form factor. fits in my gig bag too. still figuring out how to reprogram presets 👍🏼 😊