FX150

Very nice. We'll accuracy.

I have had the helix lt, helix stomp, Fender tone master pedal and let me just say…the cab sims on this and the choices within the effects BLOW THEM AWAY!!! Do yourself a favor..spend the money!! You won’t regret it!!!

This pedal looks like it should have more to offer than it actually does

It has kick. It works. Many options. Like it .

MAY 2025 UPDATE: I FINALLY FIGURED OUT THE EXPRESSION PEDAL! Each part of the sweep doesn't calibrate separately; you need to do all three at once. So hit minimum, set it to heel down, hit maximum, set it to heel up, hit press, hold it down, and ONLY THEN hit OK. It gives you an error if you don't go through this full process and just try to hit OK with it in one desired location. I think it's annoying you can't do each separately and the explanation in the software is lacking (and the manual isn't much better), but good to have that sorted. First, a note on the expression pedal functionality (skip to the fourth paragraph when you get bored): I ended up exchanging the first unit I got, owing to an issue with calibration that my attempt to install the firmware update seemed to make worse (the version I tried was called V1.0.1). I tried customer service through their site but hadn't heard anything several days later, and the form still has a note about a break for Chinese New Year (which was last month). On my second unit, the built-in pedal is calibrated much better by default, but I still get an error every time I try to calibrate it manually. On both units, I was unable to get an external expression pedal working because the default settings are a poor fit for mine and I get the same error when trying to calibrate. As a reviewer, this puts me in a tricky spot. On the one hand, the unit I ended up with is fine for my purposes -- with the built-in expression pedal calibrated well, I don't need to recalibrate it, and I don't really need to use an external one either. Also, the glitch could be fixed with a new update at any time, assuming it's just a software/firmware problem, so the whole thing could be moot by the time you read this. On the other hand, this was frustrating, and having seen only two units I don't know how well the typical one is calibrated out of the box. Ultimately I decided to dock a star and call it a day. Maybe it should have been two. But if you purchase this: (A) test the calibration of the expression pedal by making sure you get the full range of the effect when rocking it and have to push down firmly and deliberately to shut it off; and (B) if you update the firmware, look into backing up the unit first. (This is not mentioned in the FX150 manual that I see, but I belatedly found a backup option described in the "FX200 Software Guide" on their site, and the software seems pretty much the same.) Anyhow ... otherwise, this is a cool product with a TON of different amps, cabs, and effects built in, which you can combine to your heart's content. They don't necessarily sound like the real thing, and they can be fiddly to get set right. But they generally sound quite good once you dial them in carefully, and they represent, according to my scientific estimates, roughly one bazillion dollars' worth of physical amps, cabs, effects pedals, etc. In addition, the interface is extremely intuitive - just turn the knob to pick presets, and push/drag the touch screen to adjust what virtual gear is in the rig, the settings on it, and the order of the signal chain. You can easily start with one of their default rigs -- many of which are pretty good on their own -- and refine to your liking. Seriously, just hook it up, boot it up, and fiddle with the knobs and touch screen in whatever way seems natural, and you'll get the hang of it in no time. It also has a looper and tuner built in, though notably, there doesn't seem to be a way to save loops. You can record into a computer or phone with it, too, though I haven't messed with that feature much. You can route specific effects in your chain to the preset's foot switch to turn them on and off, and use the other switches to go to other presets in the same bank, though unfortunately there is a slight delay when you try to switch effects while playing. And unlike the regular FX150, this has a rechargeable battery rather than always needing to be plugged in, though your mileage will vary as to whether that's worth the extra money. I was especially excited about the expression pedal, because my wah is old and noisy and my (also old) pitch shifter is kind of glitchy. The pedal can control all the parameters on all the effects, most relevantly a pitch shifter and two wah variations. (I found it kind of funny that it defaults to you controlling the Q of the wah rather than the "position," but you can just switch that in the dropdown menu.) The pitch shifter abruptly switches between pitches rather than changing smoothly as you rock it -- when you need smoothness to do something like the solo in Audioslave's "Like a Stone" -- but otherwise these functions work okay. The pedal is also just kind of small for an adult male's feet, though you can get used to that. This product exists in a very competitive market, so before taking the plunge, compare other options at the same price point -- which actually include full modeling amps with built-in speakers, albeit with fewer sound options, as well as profiling options like the Tonex pedal (which much more accurately recreates lots of amps, cabs, and pedals, but doesn't have the ability to mix and match a full signal chain of gear, and doesn't have any time-based effects at all). Even in this same line of products, there's an FX150 with no battery, an FX100, and an FX200 too. Some final suggestions: -Go on the Flamma website and get the full PDF of the manual to learn the deeper guts of how to adjust everything. The included paper instructions are just a little pamphlet. The full thing has FAR more detail. The FX200 also has a software guide that may be helpful. --This product can simulate amps, speaker cabs, and effects pedals. Since guitar amps and cabs tend to "color" the sound even if they're clean, this means you shouldn't just plug it into the front of a guitar amp. (You're effectively running the sound through an amp and cab on the pedal and then another amp and cab physically, which doesn't sound great.) At minimum you want to plug it into the return of an amp's effects loop while leaving the send empty -- in which case you'll want to turn off the cab sims in the pedal since you're still using your physical cab -- or avoid an amp and cab entirely: Use a "full range flat response" speaker that doesn't color the sound, or heck, if you're just playing alone, use any speakers you have lying around that generally play music as opposed to being tailored to the frequencies of a specific instrument. I've mainly been using it through some computer speakers I had handy and it works fine that way! All in all, it's fun toy, but it's also a lot of money to spend, and I found my experience with the expression calibration and firmware update annoying, even if it ended up fine in the end.

Well Worth it

Love some of the other features, but just can’t get over the fact that all the sounds, tones, effects sound generic and similar. Not talking about the stereo sound/effects, but in general, monotone. Amp mods and cabs, really! Nice try though. Most effects are not well defined, lack enough control variables. Not worth the money, l’ll be sending it back soon, but that touch screen I just can’t get over! I look forward to a day when all pedals have that feature, but still retain their integrity! ‘

It has everything you need, in addition to its large effect selection, it has tuner and drums 🥁 too

Overall quite good quality but unfortunately doesn't work for my guitar and amplifier. Definitely biggest advantage is a touch screen.