bengarland
Active member
(general question, not PedalPCB specific)
Does anybody else think it's a bit disingenuous to sell Spin FV-1 pedals without mentioning that it's a DSP?
I kinda do. And I don't have anything against DSP (I looooove my Eventide H9). But if it's digital, say so!
I was bit by this a couple years ago when Keeley released a "special" line of limited edition pedals (the "X" series). Back then I didn't know that nearly all of their pedals are Spin DSP so really the only difference is whatever algo they load onto the chip. So I believed the marketing hype that they developed this "special" series that were different / improved versions of some of their other pedals. For example, one of the pedals was a combination of Chorus, Flange, and Phaser but I don't think it was any different than the exact same algorithms that they use on their existing pedals -- they just put all 3 on one pedal, instead of having Chorus paired with Rotary and Vibrato or whatever.
Now it seems JHS has done the same thing with their new "3 Series". The promo video shows the internals for a split second and they look almost exactly like the inside of a Keeley pedal. Plus the config is 3 knobs + toggle which is a dead giveaway that it's Spin FV-1. But in the video they make NO mention that a DSP is what's actually inside. I think for a lot of people, the assumption is that pedals are analog unless they explicitly state that they're digital or a part of the pedal interface has digital controls (like a numerical LED display or a screen).
Is this being less than truthful by not explicitly stating out front that a pedal is digital?
Does anybody else think it's a bit disingenuous to sell Spin FV-1 pedals without mentioning that it's a DSP?
I kinda do. And I don't have anything against DSP (I looooove my Eventide H9). But if it's digital, say so!
I was bit by this a couple years ago when Keeley released a "special" line of limited edition pedals (the "X" series). Back then I didn't know that nearly all of their pedals are Spin DSP so really the only difference is whatever algo they load onto the chip. So I believed the marketing hype that they developed this "special" series that were different / improved versions of some of their other pedals. For example, one of the pedals was a combination of Chorus, Flange, and Phaser but I don't think it was any different than the exact same algorithms that they use on their existing pedals -- they just put all 3 on one pedal, instead of having Chorus paired with Rotary and Vibrato or whatever.
Now it seems JHS has done the same thing with their new "3 Series". The promo video shows the internals for a split second and they look almost exactly like the inside of a Keeley pedal. Plus the config is 3 knobs + toggle which is a dead giveaway that it's Spin FV-1. But in the video they make NO mention that a DSP is what's actually inside. I think for a lot of people, the assumption is that pedals are analog unless they explicitly state that they're digital or a part of the pedal interface has digital controls (like a numerical LED display or a screen).
Is this being less than truthful by not explicitly stating out front that a pedal is digital?
