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Review | Donner 2-in-1 Viper Mini

Buy this pedal. It's as simple as that.

I'm fully impressed with this little rocker pedal. Like most people, I've only used it as a volume pedal, but I plan on doing a fully video review later on when I try it with some delay to see how the expression side works. The instructions on how to use the expression function are a bit lacking; you need to connect it directly to your controlled pedal using a stereo cable. The circuit reads it as expression function automatically.

So, for the details...

Line in, line out...no surprises there. The shell is plastic, but it's a very high quality impact plastic. It runs passively, so no power source is necessary; it's a simple volume pot on a rocker switch. Yes, it's tiny, but it has a great traction pad on the top and bottom so it doesn't slide around like you think it might. And it's perfectly comfortable to control.

As a volume pedal I've used it both in-line and through the FX loop, and it's awesome. The line through is unaffected by the pedal at all for tone, and the control is dead quiet. There's a little bit of a bump from where it's zeroed out to the first audible signal if you're not careful. If full minimum volume control is needed, something a bit more refined might be a good option. But the thing I like is it makes it super easy to connect my amp and pedals at a higher volume, and use this to turn it down to practice or apartment level and still get full tone through the speaker.

Yeah. Buy this pedal. It's as simple as that.


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