Vox Time Machine review and sound samples

Vox Time Machine, Joe Satriani Series

Vox Time Machine

The Time Machine is a delay pedal with a host of features to make this one of the most versatile pedals on the market.

Build Quality

Vox have put a lot of effort into this pedal and it shows.  The chicken head controls, LED's, switches and case are all of high quality, although it does have that hollow sound which makes me not want to drop it incase something becomes loose inside.  The box is well presented and contains a wealth of information about the pedal and its creator, the amazing Joe Satriani.

Ease of use

All controls are clearly labelled and the foot switches have a satisfying click when pressed.  One thing for me that makes this stand above other delay pedals are the LED's.  The LED glows RED or GREEN depending on whether you are in modern or vintage mode, but the killer feature is that it blinks with the timing selected, even if you have tapped your own into the unit.  Battery compartment is on the bottom of the unit, no problems there and you can also plug in a 9v power adaptor.

Sound

There is a massive amount of adjustment thanks to the chicken head controls, which allow you move it a miniscule amount rather than fixed stops as in some pedals.  I compared this to a Boss DD3 in my review and the Vox comes out on top.  The delay sound is very natural, what I'm trying to say is you don't lose any tone and the sound reproduced in the delay sounds the same as the original.  There is some difference between between the modern and vintage sounding delay (although not massively noticeable) and the hi-fi / lo-fi switch is good at eliminating any highs.

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Value for money

This is a bit more expensive than other delay pedals on the market and if you rely on a good delay pedal for "your sound" then look no further than this, if its not your primary concern but fancy adding a delay pedal to your armoury then you may want to look at something a little cheaper.  That said, for the amount of adjustment on this then its worth spending a little more.

Overall

You may have noticed that I haven't mentioned Joe much in this review and thats for good reason, this pedal isn't just for fans of his music.  You could take his name off the product and it would still be a cracking delay pedal, one of the best available in my opinion and worth the extra cash.  Build quality is great, sound is amazing and feature list is long.

G | H rating 4/5

Thanks to World Guitars - www.worldguitars.co.uk