LEKATO Bass Multi Effects Pedal, Bass Effects Pedal with 36 Presets, Editable 4 Modules, Amp, Compressor, Mod, Space, Reverb, IR CAB, Tuner, BT Connection, Music Recording

Ok as you folks know who look into these tank-g devices is to put a small pad on the battery because if someone big uses the push pedals with their weight, it could puncture the batteries and cause a fire. Surprise, upon opening this device, it already had a nicely thick foam pad on the battery and you can feel the indentations the solder points push into the foam, so that's great that it's protected. The black anodized metal looks quality, the knobs and switches light up and looks pretty fancy for a cheap pedal. The effects and quality are plenty good for anyone learning guitar, i bought one for myself and my nephew. I'm not going over the effects as there are many videos on it, but the 4 buttons and 9 banks of effects so 36 total. The 36 preset effects are customizable. It's easy to change banks, press the two left foot switches to go down a bank and press the two right foot switch to go up a bank. The digital number will go up and down based on the bank you're on. Then you just select one of the 4 switches for a specific effect in that bank. If you hold down the two center switches it will go into preset change mode or holding them down will put it in tuner mode. The cool thing is you can connect this to an audio interface via xlr cable, headphones with mini jack, of course amp out jack and a another mini jack that says audio out to say record on a phone, but you can connect it to anything that records via a mini to whatever like rca or other interface like if you have a fosi mini amp connected to some speakers that would work too. But i like the fact that you can practice without bothering anyone via the headphone jack. One thing to note, other tank-g sellers have a firmware upload tool and a few versions of firmware. I noticed Lekato's was showing as version 75. All other tank-g are using a version 53v2 firmware. I tried loading this 53v2 and it loaded and all presets were the same as they were in the v75, so not sure if Lekato just renamed this. You can download the tool that lets you customize the sound files to customize the sounds even more to suit what you're looking for in effects. Also there were 8-9 amp models, and 8 cabinets that you can select to mimic a specific amp/cab combination. For the price, i think it's a great value and has even if awkward a tad, a built in tuner so you dont have to go digging for your tuner it's all there. All this thing needs is a looper and it would have been perfect.

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.

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.

I go busking with my lap steel guitar and I wanted a multi-effects pedal that I could make a setting for a slap echo and another one with a dreamy delay. This pedal delivered. It’s great that I can charge it and bring it along and the battery hasn’t needed to charge since the initial one and I’ve had it out two or three times. I found some other pedals to be very difficult to work with, but I was able to come up with my own settings, pretty easily and quickly. If you’re into distortion, this comes loaded with a variety, but distortion isn’t my thing.